The Clinton New Era, 1879-07-03, Page 4THE. CLINTON NEW ERA.
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- iTanhilt 'Iltrr `L'irerP"1.1 n • Tue'sdaY,
for honse.
The recount in 'West Elgin reduces
1VIr. Cascaddeit's majority by 3 yotes., •
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41:ciTail: 15111,151:lat0fIleiaagttahruaesrsailislatia,h;vdspBee;c;
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the balance of tins week in Toronto.
..• On Saturday afternoon, in the Quebec
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Legislatuee, a vote was reached. en Hon.
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Mr, '01:tapleftu'e. amendment. to the ad-
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dress from the throne, which'wasloit on a
division of 31 to 26. 'Mr. olelY has.
therefore been eustained by a majority of
three, not including the vote of the
S eaker ,
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An Ottaweeeo. ryespoeident, writes .e--
The Neirth.West Territhrtes, under
Conservative rule, are going to. ' beie.an'l
expensive acquieition to the pommion.
Every Conseevative. who.applies „to the
Government for a position ettd.whose.
olaiins are pressing is sent off to the.,
North-West on eons° indefinable mission
at a, liberal salary, - •
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- -Canntliaite.arestaking-highe 'positions.
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in the wordDrRalph Lesslie
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inediet youngd Toronttenianf, .was oniat-
ern . ,
ed an .eccepte a post ion o sureeme on
Sir GarnetWolseley's staff. Dr. Less-
he oceupied a proininent position on:
•the medical staff -of tho Turkish' arm
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wes present at many of the leading
en •Russo-Turkish •
. gagments an the •-witr.
He is a ion of l!dr, Joseph Lesslierelate
Postmester in Tpronto.
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The- re-count of ballots in. the
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No tit Perth ;election leaves Hay's mti-
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' 't •exactl iti• it was ' 17 • We under-
ion y - 3.! . •, ... . . ,
• • stand that• a protest will uow be 'enter-
e agsuns . r, ,. ay,. sever ,.
d ' • • t M • H " al ceses of
litib,ery having come- th the .knciwledge
o many o i. c erne° s men e.
f f M • M D • tt' fi • d
We have no faith in protests and. hope-
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the ConSerVattve party wIll not. act so
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foosh. • As M. Hay hbeendecare
ras ld•
elected, 4e should be .allowed to quietly
retainhis seat, and Ms opponents can in
the meantime prepare .to defeat MM..:
' • e • • • 't ee 'Mitc ell Advocate .
feet yeais It n .--e- ,,li . , .. .
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• 'The followine paragraph is • from.. the
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London ePree. Press.' 'We makethis -ex-
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' 'people •• %ell •
planation .as nu„ i suppose i
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was flow. somo resseaorgane If etesups
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tame its readeis will infer that the
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prospects of good cropssis the result of
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' the .N. P.,theeditorehas reached. a state
,
• time fully -qualifies' hire for. a pOse.tion as
private reeinberef the *back institution
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(test .of the city :-.-" Throtighoet. Central
and Western :Ontario.apd the -ProvinCe•
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Of Queheo dalso-•'f •
, and Manitoba se. or as
heard front the Crop' prosPeCts. ar:e 'ex-
• •follow
11 t' • Ialmost• . 11•
ce en -.•-an evely respect a that
could 'be desired.- More of the N. P..!),
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IVIr. Prefo.ntaine •is 'once niore. the
• b- f Oh ••• b
mem er elect or a mit lye •erid by • a
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: majority t at cannote under the circ.e.m.
stancosebe considered othereise than as
•handsome. 'Sixty-one, eo. far ...as 'the•
%Titres -themselves are concerned not a'
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Very.' lerge number, -het. in it: political
centestein Chambly • .1*k tl - : .
, 1 p• le present,
it is considerable. Fpr hie:victory Mi'
Prefontnine hes tO thank.not only friende•
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.of bus own political stripe, but he is iii.•
•deliteil to many sound. .0=Seioveitives
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•whe esteemed cauntry. before .partee. and
.were not coptentoto place tho. Province
once more at the feet Of men.frowwitote
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Maledniunstrations 'Mr. Letehier, by
his cOzip d' dal,: had relievedsit. A:de-
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sire Mr.,Joly ft trial ,may e ta-
.as 0 ie ineantng o e vote in am-
•' • f the ' Oh
bly • *hog° people.believel'it to be better
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to endure. the ille tliey now haeie ;then
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fly to others that they know not of, but
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of.whieh the aft form some ap recia-
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tion. Mr. Pre.fontame s .personal motets
were no iniall recoMineridation to him,
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. It- Tries evideut, from the .-tone of
the Conservative press, that, Zome whet
may, eliould the Conservatives be in any
degree uasucceesful in their negotiations
for British aid Le their Peeific It
scheme, the Reformers. Will he alone
held to blame. Again, if the Natieual
Policy fails, it will, of course, be Mowat's
doings. It was ever thine it 'ws as tio. .
with the late. Pece Railwa sellente
When the whole watao of •eaYtteee .w. ivil
laid at the door of the Globe. It is a
fortable dectrine with Conservatives
cow . • . „ .
that they are never responsible for their
.f.eilueese but alw.aystand alone deserving
a credtt for their successes.
,The Globe'e Ottawa coil espondeu t Says:
The Premier is yet pestered by a horde
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.of offiee-Seekete, and admission to• his
gP er enstel zelmc'ea n iee:s.thei trane dl:. end: t ear: :el:" er :940:tetael fewtel.4. rt.- cri at
reservations was in tbe cit a•weeks
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am_gion,iastendrsdo to con.verse w, ith. ,„.0.0
ing eer-
.tasin matteeseaffecting Indians.: ,He cell-
ed several tunes at, the Pretmere Once,
•but invariably -Was hal:wined- thateSir
siohnewaseout..---SeveraL.daysaelepseil;
and still he failed to see the Premier.
At length, driven desperate, he laid* his
ease wore one a the Rd/ordinates,: end
was astonished- to receive the thply, 'Oh,
if that is your business nitdoubtedly the.
Premier will see. yot•i:" ' The: Premier
was then ' discovered'. to be in. . Office-
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tie° ars should profit by. the .nipral. de -
ducible from these eircumstanceSe
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Stieis the Toronto Telegram, :-.-,.-specti,
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letion.is life as to who will.rbe Speaker
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of the next legislature.. sist is talcen for
Wanted • that. Me. Wells will not be A
candidate wean It is onl' au • e -
, se s • . y u o say
that durmg his tepure of. the •Speakete
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shtp he discharged' the &Ales .of his
office ably and with Acceptance' to
b 1 • ..1 fH • .
ot I me es o the . . ouse.. The most
'likely member io • sticCeed him . is •Col
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C. a rke, . of Centre • 'Wellington.. • Col.
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*Clarke hes frequently been spoken,. of
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a.sea Moly., inernber ..of the-. Cabinet in
of redistribution of • ••
the event, . . portfolios ,
but as a redistribution . of :portfelice
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is not at present - looked far ' he will
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probably bethonen Speaker. His lono
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experienee aac airman of cemnuttees of
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the Howie. will stancrhim - ' in good steae
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• in-tne Speaker's ..eliair - • • - • '''
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, Ottawa'Free Free e -A geed. Many foe.
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ails on both •sides of . polities are- pooh:
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poohing the formation of a new coalitioe
or -third, Party but we are in anosition is
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.deoliase-that a •streng feelme exit aniong
. old•time 'Conservatives ageing the leader.
ship of Sir • john •Macdonald ' and' that
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many. o t gee o, d-tinie Cenaervatives te
this city.and district are notinclispesedec
the leadscif.Mr. Blake --iihile the3
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are decidedly prenettncea- in their „adhe.
siert t� Government- of, Mr. Mowat.
.
We recently gave currency to a ,rumor,
that on Sir JOhn's.miticipated. iefiremen.t.
Me BI Ictrw• 't•ii li 11 a • • :b lie
Excellency to form. a, :Government, ens
that
that at'genm
tiean• Would. call in' m Pa
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members of the Con.seryetive party to as
sist late in; the. farmatiOn . of 'that Govern;
ment. • To -day we are informed that Con•
servatitesewhos have been life.long •follow,
ers of.Sir John, and -men whe have Gem
:pied high -positions in thecomidilie 'of tht
country are in a state of revolts SirJohn.
they say, 18 pot to ,be. relied- upop., 11
his made promises to'hiti.friends that ht
can neve r have intended to fulfil .• he' hat
made. a ' ' - ' • " ' • • e •
• ppointmentsewhieh are standing
intats to hie old supporters. They elm
that f the ' .. • • f the d f
one o e main causes o , es de?ea
Of .the 'Mackenzie Govermednt-waslhe ors
oiy. got. en by Sir john and his 'friends,
that .the Grit Government ..in Outgrip in.
terfered before the 17th September watt
,
the Federal eleetions; and 'yet when • the
Local elections mune On the very men ivhc
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ad eleprecated• such notion- were'. foupd
n a ed •o' . t
. a g g in a propaganda -aeams.,
Mr Mowat • Honeet Conservatives can
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not understand. sech tactics, and long Lot
an opportunity 'of • giving expression to
-theivediscoh-tent. . If, as manfbidieve will
be the case, Lerd•Lorne -.refuses; a .short
time hence to sanction Mr" Letellier'o
d• •• t • ' '
• . isnussali Sir John Macdonalcl Must range
and go. to the cOuntry and,:then it may be
depended upon Oct there :will. be ease;
before the electorate than the con.
stitutional oneandthe, R. -St5,' ' We do not
pretend to indicate the current of populat
°pillion -in that event, still less are wepto.
pareaeo•say'w o t ill, itt. certatn evente-
tattiest,. he .called_ripon_ to form* -ft -Glover&
niebt, bait ip, at'any rate, -Very signifi•
cant to find so noimy .Cons •v ' o '
et ateves
epoken egainst the' present Goveintnent,
and pattioularlytgattist its' Chief, who•has
heretofore been looked upon as the, incar-
nation of Conservanyo impair/ s.
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iseeeisssieee ,toefineremosore
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Re•Ig-Allirtifigelttei4to Olio glittet
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TUE WIJI..14AND CANAL VIASCO,
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We mention in a paragraph. oise-weere
that Mr. Bed well, •S tt perils. enden t a
the Welland Caual has been restored
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las ornier
to 1 • f position, and since pen-
uing that, we learn that the whole of
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h13 3:31/011SeS, WhIell he incurred by ern.
ploying counsel to watch the premed's
trigs ,of . the commission, together with
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his salary, which 'has accrued during
, thetime of his enspensiop, is to be paid
him. We else leatm that all the ant-
ployees on the Canal that were suspend-
ed itt. consequencefrof the Commission of
Inquiry, haye all been reinstated, even
Mr. McMahon, vvlio nraclestrill dainaging
statements against Ryk.ert. and Ste. phen-
son, net being omitted: It is pleasieg to
'see the good ' effect that is resulting feet')
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the admonition . that. wile • administeeed
by the publie'on the 5th of Jena, and
ie ie_reeeneeblestossixpe.c.tthat.theraWill.
he no need to repeat the cheek, but
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that in the . future the eighte_ of . _civil
servants Will be respeeted..
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The re'sult of thia• cetutuissien has cer-
tainly done one good thing; it has prey-
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'
ed bow false were the slanders 'tittered
agaitist,a numbor• of the -employees of
the canal who gave 'their votes lef the
. se .
Reform .inteeest.••• After the September
, o •
elections, at dinners get up ia honor of
MeSsi•s. Bunting and Rykert, these gen-
tleinen'promised, et clean eweep of all
the. Reformers, !hem they charged with
eising their influence agathst them, and
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in other 'ways' interfering•at elections ;
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but 'see the resettle: , all exoherated, not a
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little of °Videlicet to show that they *did
.anythitig blatnewerthy--only exeteised.
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tlieir •rights -of citizenship. . 'We ,believe
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it to be almost universally- the -case that.
when such charees, made against 'goy.
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ornmerit eniployees of RefOrni teiulencies,
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anis:then:Me:lily investigetted;eiptilar re-
sults at o.btained. :
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afro tthown up In the face of the Bug-
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lish People of to -day 1 .Wh.tt here they
(loner Nothine; but a few of her pro•
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minent statesmen have remonstrated
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against Our Protective policy, whielt will
• • 1 well • I b •
Injure t tem as we . as euise ves, )
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forcing, •by tt hotbed process, the manu-
facture of 0 floods which they can supply
us, and have been so' doing, theaper
than we.can make them. ,
For the ()roan of the government to.
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pursue such $ COMBO, at a monteut when
we ouoitt to endeavor to conciliate the
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goodPevill.of England, it would appear
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as if it had gone daft, and was no long-
,
er responsAle tor what itwas doing.
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POlitiCal and PersOnal Notes,
. it Vi not - improbable eliat rtheePreo
Mier of Onta.rio, Hon. Mr. Mowat, tvill
'tit Manitoba this summer.
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Mr. Prefoutaine, a Governineut" SLIP
p3rter, has been returned
Th' • ' ,vi., Jobfl),..1Uhte.roerbiltY;
00,ray, is gives i 1,.. A Inii
ett of
of three in the House, incleprde
the SPerksro . .
The woritingmea at Ottawa who hove
just bed their wages reduceilea 80,.. cents
dl• 1 k •th f . '
a day, will,. har y . 00 wi aye/ on
the e high waries and good time Pre-
° ' h
milted: on the. accession of Sir lo n to
Power.
• Rey. W. U. Peole,the pastor of Berke.-
ley street Methbdista church, Toreato,
has had the degree of L. L.1): conferred
upon hint oy Trinity College, INT, C.
This college is one Of AO oldest and
best lef • Hi 1' t • s • 't• s • the Unit
ad sta. tees,,,et ts mittein ne th. . _7
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A prenitnent Ottawa Conserentive
states that Sir. Cliaries-•Topper's pros-
pects of reeeiVing the leadership of 'the-
Conservative party on the retirement
becomingless
of•-tlie Premier arc • • daily - - .
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on account -of his ,growing unpopularity
ip Ontario. . s . „es • . .
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Thei•e, are only. fouy of the De M. inion
Mintsters either enjoying thetnselyes in
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in England or on •the ° wei thither at
theeexpense of the people. Had such iti
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thing occuire in a
" d ' M ckenzie's .: time
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What a; howl the Conservative press.
id have setup. . •
would ...„. , • .
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Beep tvil e ecot or : re • o y le in
po.wer in Quebec. ' 1gr. Moevat held,
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the retns in Ontario, send et. is. he duty
f • "' John. to
o these. gentlemen to give.Str
ounderetand• that his system .of dismiss:-
- L'h l• f • tl ' 0' 1 S • ' •
ang . i era s. tom . te . est ' . et vice),
:simply becatise they are Libetals wilt be
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'tad he contin.
met with retaliation, sho
"tie •the. practise which heehas• entered
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upon eine° Ins accesmon to °ince.
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Slight accidents eitint cause mueli
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nein . as the followino showe :---Vice
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• - Chancellor Blake of Toronto is confined.
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to inehouseethrong an acci entawe i
_which he met last' week.' He wae. cont-
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lOg fixub. his residence when an umbrella
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lie.'w&:earrying.canres-ineeontactsewith•
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"n such a way that •the. shar
qi. fence a . . . . . . . p
• toint of tt iietrated bite- eare'errjecrring•
l - P? - • •• • • : ' - .
ally. . Tie ts .suffermo
the organ inter .. ... , ,•.
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mud), from. the injury.. • ••• . • ..
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..... Th,e tea-cciiint Of hallo -Atkin. the Reesell.
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fernier)
Local election givealVforgan (Re , ,
a: majority pf 26 votes. ' Three: hallot
boxes giving 13aker . a -majority -of. 68
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votes were thrown out, owmg So the
. deputy .tettirtiing officers- ntimberin,gthe
ballots according' to the yoters' Hit. The
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•ConservatiVe candtdate was originally
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&rel. d I t d but the -Ref • r • 11
gre e ec e ,e. , came tvi .
now .take the *sent. We think • there
ought to be a. new election theit. • •
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. The ennommement is .i.nade that, the
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eleetion of 'Col. • Rees --for West Iiiiron
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-will ' be protested tiu the• , ground' . of
" cleriCal interferenee " ' The. . threat
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doesn't eppear to •alerm Col. Ross'
fs'ende very much but Shows: the con.
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' teniptible : meanness •••••of :the • defeated
ParSY. a layer since the. election they
have been unsparino of abuse and in.
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: sults to the .clergy, which are •sure to
reeoil on thene Own heads -.----Strtalb)d
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• Beacon: • • : . - • • .. • ,
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,:4V. :Ii. '13.6.0 Well i'was efficially notified
on Sitturclay evening that 'he bad boon
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' ' • • - f 'at 'mireactively
ie ne his position p S p .
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tendent of the Welland •eJanal, t e Cent-
miseionet
' ' ' • havino reported that none of
Alm charges pregnat. cul.aiLbem_suata,•
d ' d• Full • t* ' ,„:. h•• • f• ate
e , an •.y exonera me nu. tom
,bia.ree. Had not Sir John found pub--
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hc•opnnon so strong, ag,antst - 14 r. ,Boc17
well's suspension, . we are inClined to
think that he Would have lost his post-
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tton the same as otheis.-:....- .
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....The Woodetoek See trizel-flevie,zo liits e''';
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erticle on tne causes and lessoni
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of the 5th of June, Om. conteroparee• Y
' I. d ' ''' ' *foil ' l'il ' - '•t• •• h'
optic u es -as-. ows : ten. yie my as
given P hopeaticilifeaneteouraae to their:
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Comrades in 'the other Peoyinces, ande•
• under proper conditions, with able and
skilled 'generalship and a united • cbm••
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.mance eftger for tko fray,' the, Liberal.
: t ' £ tl D ' • : • 1 .
pat y o le mninion may now await -
patiently •and with .eonlideece •fer the
greater 'victory 'which,' at •the lint op-
portenity, awaite it ' from sea ,tel.,,sea.'..
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T . • • - •1 .
he following teuntrks, „hem et Ain-
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Orion pgpor Ire applicable to: this corm-
o eo
try a•lso, but. not to the eante extent as
the United States. . One peopke .liow-
eVer would do well to • w
, . diet a leseon
from them :-..ie seems ati•ange that
there should he. so soon againclanger of
running . into the extravagances which
in $:0,141700 indasure breivtlit the distress.
q u,L) . ...
es 01' the past six years pon our people;
yet-, i S ,g ) t„1 , . ,
- 't look st ' t to lei retarnine twos
peritY had tented the heads of the Am-
/nicest, peciplo mid that they are ensiling
tack with all speed to the .spenclthrift
extta,vagence. of .the inflation tlays ot
1866 and 1872, ., Ahead tl ' •
, . y Its year
man
ore th' twice as many .yards of silk
hare been importe4 aa during the samo
teriod of 187ii, and the importation of
Ohilut liAil dottbled,
Tionee Wanted-14mb et Co.
Gent's Furnishlogs-j. Smith.
eteseesines Repaired -11. Issorseworthy•
Exteeord leery Sale -Fish er„ Craib,se Cp.
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Copies ot ouirey's New Es/....47 be Asa IIIG Alie. Book
store of Manors. 1./InKrnen ek lltfmli1o, eas w. ii.
a„,,,,„finii, Arboo, so:ott. Prioe 5 coats . pe Corr
- --s...-
..,,,-•., . . ili mi. se
40,-.- • _ ,1( I
• ee, •-e-stiViq't.),e.e'
ir °4_711:1le
40k' '''''' -'.- i
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Clin./011 f4ttW tit
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OFFICIAL FAFER, OF THE cotoe'rY.
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•TEUBSDAY, ArLY . 3, .1879.
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Gortlee Brown,- of the .0/obe, is yisit.
Xariitobo, . . •
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Lord Beaconsfield has refuse& to .o.o:
•
.eept the golden 'wreath puchated by the
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yeereeseebs'eription.
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For the fst ir•six weeke after., the • in.
sa.
troduction-of the.tariff, the .11ms to the
revenne of the. cotintry was $547,469:
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LieuteGoverner Macdonald left To
ronti miMonclaY on a visit to Manitoba.
He lei • , • .
11 stay' in the Prairie Province
over a forteight. ' . •
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This weather causes considerable of
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what, ie celled ."sweating,"ibid. it 13
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nothing -compared . with the "sweating
process" introduce -d. by the Government
.
in t e s ape o the . . . . .
h h of •
0 • . - .
• -
Hon ()r Tupper Jett on • Thursday
.. • , • . • . . . .
f'Country • Sir John A
Macdonald- will not be able to sail until
- • .. . • .•
'Saturday next.. • It is understood that
re eating, . le .
Sandee 1 Fl • ' Oh• f F • • 11
accempany hien. - ... . . • • ' . • ..• '
' - * - - • ' • •
An etithusiastic Reform' dernonst
• M.'
• was' held in Berlin on. Sattirday. There,
) , • •
watl .a large attendance :and .addiesses
, . 4 •
were . delivered be.. Mr, . Mowat Mr.
'Blake and the eeSident. ` arlia ' te •
- - ' - - .- . . • P . ..P1Pn- 'Y
•rePresentatiYe's.-.. .
. • . • - . • ' ..• .
•• .
. A report 00111ea from 'Toronto to the
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'effeet..thet the ' U.. . .4. C b i pc
' - - 7 - .1ii ' ' 'a" in •ii -ii-
financial' difficulties that it will .haYetce.,.
• te ..--. - •
close soon. ' This has lOneheen. •expeet
ed ---but bennot.the goiernment send sit
" another 'ten thousiind," • ' r. h • , . • .i..
. . and c at ge...e,
to ." eontingenciet." •• .
.. ;-• . • ' • '' • •
Jeer. Rykert, Ms•Pi, of -r i. bay
- '
Ina made his stateine.nt in refer° ce to
os • • • ' .' ' ' 11 .
the $10,000 protnised him :ler serviees
:' ' • -
to 'be. rendered a contracting . fiem, it
••-- i • 4 t • ' •
looks even from ns own set entente, as
• if thole was considerable truth in It
•
„ a 1. . „ . • • . . . • • ••
ar le s .repntation ia this yespeceas
not the .rnoet. eneiable.:
. . . . . . . e
•Were a general election for the Do
••• ' ' ' • d - • ••• • 1
mutton to be hel •to -morrow, . it..is •be
1, . • • . " . ,_ ,• .. , .. . :. , .• .
•lieV.ed , thee ' large majorities would . be
cast • itgainst the, present 'Ottawa ineem
.• . . ,. - . .
bentany. °Mame New .Brenswick.. male
- • bile tiebee • would .he
Nova Scotia, w Q .
.06:set a tie. - • A. .generai 'election may
.be nearer at hand than Some. inmaiee. •
. . • • .,; .... e ._.
• ' - • • - • ... ' , .; .
It ie said that:the Hon. 1VIr. Masson'
' ' - • - • • • •-• ' -
KEIN no notion 'Of retirtng frora the Ca
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.hipet et • present, •having :largely.. re
coveted his health.. The • belief .is held
that Mrtangevin• will be appointed token
•an office 'requiring his residence -in Epir
.. . .
land, 'le Which Coe Mr. .Cartn. will 17e•
.al) t :
pointed his sueneseor in, he Cathnete
' Dundas -once the " Birminelvere -it
e. . . . . . 0 •
Canada-lias its •Wor.kshops. new Ones
_Lai ........-Ent ;D.
-great
PieltAlioNAL CANVAssiNO..
• --- • .
• .
No person, whose opinions toe tvorth
. se
a.nythitig, but what will admit that per-
sonal canyessing or the menet:ie. in• which
• • -
it is conducted, has many objectionable
.
.eese•ree, eq. whiete a sensitive minded
and honorable. gentletnan will 'not un.-
dertake to peefornrs eIt is also true
that in consequeuce ot this pommels
. t•
canvassing the least w.orthy candidate
way become. the successful one.; but,
neYertheless, we cannot see. how the
.
lessislature will be justified -in passing
m
an act to .prohibit this personal canvesse
lug, oven if they had the pewer, which
is very doubtful. . The more thoroughly
• I.
a country is inculcated.with theetrue prize
'ciples of liberty, the further removed will
. .
it be from the bonds and fetters 9f a ea.
ternal oovernment. ,• . Our eclueatienal
0 •
----..
and political' Institutions are of such a
character as to teach every one that he
has duties to perform as well •as. rights-
•-• • .
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and privileges to enjoy,' and that it is in
the free and faithful discharge , of these
duties that gives, extends, and eantinnes
to him these .righte and privilegee: ••• .
• Pedleis and .itgents. • are really, melee
Ceseary and a nuisance,' but wile' would
- • , .; . .1,
advocate the enactthent of a, law to Matte
it an offence tO act in • that. dapacity.
intr..
The evils ' committed. against . the .:England•
°basins, communit3r by these agents and
b
peddlers is eeknoWledgett to be very.
great, and that no• honest dealer, cr
• • • e .
• one with less pertinacity and:606.0%n
so successfully -dispose of hiS 'wares, bet
• .
what good Would result from legally inter-.
•
tet or preventing such. traffie 3 The.
. ..
people must be odtteated to look efter.
their own interests and make 'P1 their
. •
principles,- When a man's • principles.
are known, or• oven his 'a.i.ptessed,
.....
. ,!,
. opinions upon different public quess
tions ere, he is not canvassed. en...411Y
, . .
troublesoine, extent. • The only. reagens
able way to put'an end. to personal 'can.:
• • • • • .
yessing is to socially.disdounterraneethe.
. . -
practme -; letting it be , therotigh13" ..this
es, . .
derstond that it is.imgentlentatily to. at
tempt to gain. the support Of any one
. . , . .
otherwise than by free anti Open'diecuee
•: • Th • .1 d , ' ] s •
sten.. eie are a rea y mme. aw on
the statute book than • . • .
an 3.8 needed by an.
educated end constitutionally' governed-
people.. • . - .. •
• - .
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1 , ..,.• . . . . . . ee
.oluit .4.8taTforai %villa ENG,LAND,
• . ., .... .,. ... . _ea,: , . . ..
•
No • One will deny. that our . 'elate:tits
. •
with should be, especially, • f
°-
• the most haruieniouS and ceedial .ehare
•er and that we should be willing if
teer ). , . . . . ...., e
neeessary, to -make. some sacrifices to re-
. . . . - .. . . .
tain this relationship iii a calne and. un-.
. . .. • • •
ruffled ..cortdieion, and it will, also, not
. . . , .
be denied.that events have trans »i ed in.
• , . • - 1 • •
.this 'country of such a tharactee ae has
• ..• , - . .. .. • .- . •• - . .•
aroused ell-feeneg,in, the Mother Land.
Whether it was wisdom on one part to
• - .. .
permit thesc.eventsete take place, and
thet • .7inglitud.. should i takennibrage.: t
.et
:;-..-----!.", , . • ..; • '• %. .. - - - ....
them, are questtons open. tor uiscussion,
• -
but:We. think the discuisions should be
. :. .
.conducted- its the Most Conciliatory and
friendly.. manner. But instead' el this
.
tieing the case with that portion of the
Canadian .presS thet , look • Uponathem-
- •
eelves as. .the most . loyal tewarde Eng
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land,. they nee': the inest • insulting Ian-
giteg.a The $11fail of' Menclay, in . corn.
meriting twen:. an article ' tn,.the. _Anse-
,
.• , .
reentli. Centueessevritten by Earl Greys
Peincipally uponthe 'question of our ta-
. , . .
riff, says, "'The theory of British:come
• .
merce is now 'Very selfish arid .abserla
. - • .
ineT". TI' this is not both untrue •and.
• .
, -
very sinsitleingewedtreioteknow went -.to-
call it British, •cornmerce is the very
, , .. . ,
opposite of selfish ; her sports are open.
• . •
to (leery on'e - on equal. terms.. with he!
, •
1 d . • 1 ".•f
own peep ee. an . erac e ia so nearly rea
-. • - . . ...„
'that this.. cetnitry, at least, is-uut trou.!
- • . . s
bled • 710, the • her en o . riayeso. dutv
. • ' - ' - -
th• h . 1 b f • h
upon any ing S e proc uees e oec.s e.
i • ' • •''''' ' •
has' an Opportunity or (Impostors of it .
. The' Mail, "IipParentlY as if it desired
we:go
:thee t' a iina-ri'el,.:"aird- finitily-,:..
Se i' f '6 th : tl •• • • • t • -
pare ion i m .e mo let eoun iy, is
rakine u tl • h • r ' m d 'tea' 1 t h •
. . .„ . p the algae mado ce ise et.
*), • a •e evolutions of - 17'6 whicheli
.y, le 1 • v . / • AV
. . . . .•
be -se b tl f 11 'y'' - .• t •. tet - •'• . ...From.
en, y s to o ce ing ex ide ..----- .
,
Plitt theory of British 'commerce is now
very selfialeand absorbing., eewas nutre..so
in the last century. The navigation laws ex-
eluded' foreign natiene from.eolonial tredo:
•The eolOnies were not 'permitted to export
1 Ph - erectiori.
woo . , e of .thasnafactorieS was
discooraged by oyery meansenot for free
trade principles and generta benevolence,
but for the benefit of the Biltish mantifitee
thrcr• • The reapufaeture of iron was for-
bidden in any British colony, for thee woold
interfere with tho homo monopoly; Pi ;
P•--1•8
restriction was removed so far as prohibition,
Wont, but. hea•vy duties were still impoeed
on colonial iron. Colonial fut hats were
not allowed to be exPorted. As a rule, the
-
most oppressive reetriptions were placed On
all doyelopmenee of colohislinannfaettiring
indeetry, When, in addition to that, it
was attempted to raise a tat Mit dab() colo e
nies trouble oestuta-a, location into whicl
• 1
,wo need not enter.. Oppreasien we follow
d by dialoyalty.,
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• 0
What do one onservittiee reeders
. -
think of that 1 . Why are. the. riots of
VingliSh Tories, eommitted a tentury, •
. ' :
FRAUDS ON THE POSTAL OE PA Ita,
. • . ..
' Melly people seem to. he . under the
-
impression that letters, if left unsealed.
• • ' -
can be forwarded -to. °thee ..post offices
• .
'for one cent. • This - is a-Mistalce • and
• 1
' ' •
one which has .deprivea the peseseffice
nf a considerable .amoent of yevenue,
,
Matter that is .earried ' foe Ono emit is '
printer s copy; (whoa'. ,so , deSeernated)
. .
printed .circulars in . which no....writipg.kee.
Ocem's, and legal.' docuinenta'• • Vt 1
'' '°).° l•
circulate are printed without' dates, or
e
P11008 of any particular artiole,er hlanks
. .
left in thorn to be filled in with a pen,
„ .
and these are afterwaylls filled In with
writing, and. the •sittne•• mailed; the, ch..
miler bobonees subject toletter pestage,
We suppOse the pnly reason the matter '
has not boon 'noticed, •befoixt is became;
postmasectes 'have not tinte to 'open un-
sealed letters and inspect them, There
tue a number of atomalies in the • postal
•
leg,nlationso and-wo.,trust that th. a Post-
;inaster-Geneeal will sooti see to. it that
they are righted, . and thee mistekes of
this nature•not permitted' mth) even
to o.
.
if the advice 'is tendered Mtn by a Bee
. •
form paper. , .
Y--...-seseesee-- ........- •
New ork Herald t Tho.proposed dis.'
, n
missal of Lieut.-(lovernor Letellier, of
the Province. of Quebee, is tot sustainede
by the Pritisl) .Mirustry, all ot .vhfch
thowg On -Lorne handles be a svienlig
one. •
;Lear:, eels eorew factory is. as- .o.
`t had not existed; the fires are all blown
1 , • • -
out eboilor-makthg is nearly a tiling of
the• past, There are a feW men: still at
•
werk.in the fonndry but we fear that
' : . 11 ' d • ' . '
also wi . become . cleserte ., The cheap
.
bre.ekfast, th . hugh, ,
0 Idot • and bonstant wagee
in-fadt all • the7greirt • promises ..of . good
• • • :
tl ' es t hand,'ot ea to 1S, • -• •
tine, a ,,e 1 a mete moon
shine ,saran&
•• ,The mechanics are, some of then
-. going west; some of Omit' half.' starYine
and ,mari.Y. feelme desperate. -A.- rdt
. . __ . 0 . _ _ • .g.
oVer'dbie Of protection has 'clone it All -
It IS Well the people' begin to. eee that
, e • . ' . .• /
!amnia was utterly. d.cceived.
• • • ---:-• - '
All . Ottattra C.OrrespOndekt says :-
• . . •
infatuation recetved fsom one of
. • - .
the largest touring mills in this section.
. ,,
.of the country, it is leasned that in
April, 1878, •the itverage price per bush
el paid foteerheat woe$1,13, while the
' ' .•
average price. pan en the correspont
• • '1 • : ' ' • ling
1 tl • • . , only 98.
ono( us yen' en cents, n
P • •
decrease of 15. cents .pot bushel. The
fleet under the Old teeiff, and .the second
aortal -.Polio • In Mit •
under the Na .. y. . yr,
1878, the averaoo puce paid wag $1,12,
in May, 1879, enly'0'8e,, a decreaee under
the. National Polley of fourteen cents
er bush .1-, These praetical. facts are
P • • LI'0
lethe arned by farmers -every time, they
.. '
go to the thills,• and are more impressive
than a bushel of logic. .The reason as-
sighed 'foe 0d -decrease by .t1te millers, is
that tunler the new tarie the duty een .a
- ' s • .... .
bareol of manufactured &Mr ie less than
on th"f 1 t ' 't t
.e quantity o w ma requist e o
make It bitta. .rel of' floureas eonsequence
the.canadian millet. has 10 reduce 'the
'Moe of Cartadian •whette in order to
compete Nvith'American ilone. -.expensive
,., .
but te and the aeovornment must not
f ' t th e th • I ' • • e • rf '.-;.
°Igo a . e a most. excep lona at 01
With Which they aro - regarded will terst.
yareltrit theni in edoptino measiires
N . - . , . is, - .
U hose eolereetnnatendetion es• that the
Mmistry have intreduced thew—.issiies
.1. -
! triad StariVoaservatiVe. - ..'.• .. , .1. •
• • ' ' : •' • . . •'. • • . '. .' •
'' s The • '.Voronto Telegram . 86v.'s):-`.1.he
• . .• • • . ' ' ' •
' . Canadian. representatives .haVe ,chosen a
:very inoeportuno. time to ot ea -begging.
is t on , ;•.,- . ..-
•It• • 1 'btf 1 'f- tl :
it 1 . leY Ivui succeeu. 111
gettlitie a ourtranteee snatch leSe. a loan.
.. .•,
Great Britlin has alrea.dy.given.'Canada
n guarantee of twelve and a half millions
of' dollars for the. Ceenada Pacific, in Eta-.
.
•knowleclgerneet of the abandonmen.6 by
CI d - f tl I' ' 1 ' • • but • .
ann. a o le .eman e awls ,e'
guarantee of tteolve I 1 1P in; i'l
Ant. a. „la. .111.......0..S
., .
-of dollars, is not ft very largo item in the
sum. total .or.one It tioncli•ed millions of
dollars' ' the :eon,. which it will , Coat
•
Canada tie build tho , road. Had the
Canadian repres 't t. 0 t E
en a wee bone e ng-
. .
'land When the Imperialist fever Was. at
its height, the.eoyeted lotus or guerantee.
ini h be s , au •ed. • But the Ire.
, ght . Ore en c i •
porialiat teem' ie rapidly subsiding,
Jingoism. hits ietired to its cornet• ; the
commercial depression has left its mark
on the face • of ti;)3 whole comitey and
. .
thar
e people o Opening. thesedi
eyes in e-,
, .
um ystt the million:4'0f. pounds thirt have
to be raised by eaxation. to pay elle shot
of the Afghan and Zulu elfish's. •In.
each- a stete. ef things it is quite too
ranch. fo4mpo'. that Sir Seintrel Tilley and
. 0 0 101' mem tots 0 e a i e w i
th . tl • -I . f th 0 At n t l'o
nee to follow M tn will enceed in incluc-
log tho British Clovernment to Conn) to
the rosetteof this country in the matter
of the'Clanada Paeigo Railsvay. • •
• .BOR N. ' ' •
. . .
T.
-AIDLA.W.---ill MOrria; Oh I:110. 25th. ilifit..,
the wife ofMt John Laidig:iv, of azon.
„ .IVIARRIED. . . .
Fox-Temsr.sv.-;-At the residence ot the'
• bride's father, en the 30th Stine,. hy
the Rev: a, Fowler, M.A, Mrs Robt.
. Fox -to Mare Me scowl daughter of
' . • Mr, H;Tewsley 11 f Cr t
, a o in on.
KL . e ; 0 ' Ab•St •tf d . th
o 10.1,L- AILEY.- ' ra or on e
• P . • • 1 '
. lst inst. hy the Rev. R. Mmtland, Mr,
. iv, re, ktophell of the G. T..11,, to
eltliss Jennie Car'ey, of St- tford 'for-
, 7 ,
poorly of Clinton. • . . • , .
Irticrete.-fireicseeAt the Ilible 'Christian
. , . ,
church, ' Clinton, on the 2ncl.- inst., by
the Itev. It. Thotnae .1VIr. AndreIVAik-
inl
s, to Mies Ilizab4' Henry, both of
liulltt
• , e \ . • -
Isonime.'--Weie-r-•••-set the reeldenee of the
• brides father. oo the l'Ith Juno by
1, . e e, • i . °
.ey.„ . rite lard, .14fr, John Vedden,
. to Mise•Elizeboth Walla of the town -
• ship 1)1 Itullett. - • •
• . : ,. • • . , DIED.
es • - , ..ei a • , : e I
. ogress, n •. beton, on tho 2/ th o tine,'
tiorlAra.f. ef An A 0 lit. ttr tit.....1-...,
• 4 •