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t place, and cer- ion and practice to produce such (ve been stupend= dinary character verance, talent ion reigned sup- g entire rendi- jostrumental-- ic certainly pre ta was highly much appre large, intellix fil assemblage. bwell it 'would 'be iminaté; but the | cipalities. This' deputation that waited on Hon. ]. J. Foy, and )8tained t sir partstb 3 Elen decd] ating several.m as gathered in three day's notice, 'and it would have been an easy matter to have had ten thousand instead of the number present, but a request had been ofade ouly to bring 4 a small deputation and thie promog- | 1 ers of the scheme: had difficulty in I a 3 ¢ keeping it within limits. It was Reach ahers acknowledged by parties in autho: | hep he moy ity that the movement is Backed be over eighty cent, or more of t electors ofthe rovince of Ontario ol of all shades of politics, In fact 1874 he was ap) the movement is too stupendous 16 |, position he held t have any palitieal aspect; © It iss on however b pleasing to know that the township of Reach and Port Perry ars alive tos imporfance and they were Sana snd i aply represented in the deputation |g ial effect on the i large; he was en public spirited and st ed every enterprise or Si was likely prove 1 f resented a memorial on April 1st. each was represented by R.Mc- Intyre, Reeve; J. T. Dobson, Dep: Reeve; W. F. Weir and John Stone, Councilors, and Port Perry G, Gerow, Reeve, a A