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»ls A choice ¥o spat up in 14 Ib catties. .5 Gallons best Coal Oil = on Bags at 84.30 per dozen. «Are requested to pay up forthw + Manchester, Feb. 1, 1669. 5 tion may be compelled sooner than they ex. y es or $300 or $400 damage sustained, If Oe Bubavia Bhseeirer, ly 2000 2400 emsge wawied. i tir ~-- [necks of the lieges who travel between "i, JAMES BAIRD... Great Tog "Price of OUR TOWNSHIP COUNCIL. : We regard the commencement Toade by GREAT BARGAI NS jou council as highly cominendable i and a decided improvement upon that pursu- ~ MND RY? 'ed in the past. Previous to the,late meeting 'VU. DO. 9(* commettee of the council had passed X ANCHESTER. arownd that portion of the township whose ; n CHESTER. roads stand most in need of repair, and Farmers and others are informed | when the council met they were presented That hie Subscriber will Bell bia lari Stoek of with a businesslike report pointing out the oy otf Fetniay All persons in [localities most in need of repair with 'the $0 give the gubseriber an early call, as great | probable cost of said repairs. Here they bargains will be givon for cash or produce, were prepared at once to r l a % Ni ag MANCHESTER QUARTERLY FAIK. The next regular "Quarterly Fair will take place at Manchestér, on: Tuesday ferred upon Farmers, Stock Breeders, and Cattle Dealers generally by fihese fairs | require no comment at our hand, EE ------ A ~--tnn. DIRECTORS' MEETING, The Board of Directors of the N. 0. E. D. Agricultural society, will meet at the Royal Canadian Hotel, Port Perry, on Solturd ay, 6th March, at 2p. m. . Heat the} 9 Sapls Frio Zists course which might meet the most urgent BI ee Ot reg wants, Mr. Graham applied for and ob- J Shiiting Sos Yariely tained a grant of $42 for the purpose of Ladies' Bal-| putting a railing on each side of that part of the centre road between the two bridges, known as the Nonquon bridges. Now bere was a matter of necestity as well as policy--necessary for the protection of the Rennes tor 81 Ate Currants | lives and property of the vast multitudes reat Bargains in Teas. Ladies try our | travelling that road, and policy inusmuch "Teaput pin 14 Ib eaten 5 Gall as the corporation would be held liable for any damage sustained. We hope to see Mr.Graham or some one else coming before the next council for a grent to put into a safe condition that portion of the centre road opposite Bear's Mill, or the corpora. ents Winey Shir at $1 Striped Shirting tage, adel Cursa | n a per ypair,-- s oe Boots at from $3 per pair, in Gents' and Boys Ready- 42. Dried Apples at 81.60 per bushel. Rice, 20 Ibs for $1. Nails, $3.25 per 100 ibs. Cash for Falland Spring Wheat, Peas, Oats, ih Deid and Pork, Spring h ! E53" All persons indebted la 19 subscriber ADAM GORDON. EE ---------- pect to hand over an I. O. U. to some'one -- Utica and "Epsom on. that break neck pre- SOCIAL. An interesting social wil be 'neld fu the on the evening of Monday next, 1st Miaret,, This will afford anot'aer of those Plersing occasions for bringing together, ju yooial contact, members of he varios d tions as well 7g 1/0 inhabitaY ts of the sur- rounding villages and neig! iborhood. The charge is on'y 20 cents earsh, it~ . THE HEEL OF mpg pypant. The usurper of vne French throne hav- ing succeeded 'i; either strangling or gug- 10g the press of France, now altempts to Place bis 61 on the neck of ther whole nation br / preventing them from holding eetings. "NOT FOR JOSEPH" public cipice at the old lime kiln we can j but ++ PRINCE SALBERT, FEB. 25, 1869. ps THE FUTURE OF LINDSAY, COMMITTEK'S REPORT. o -"sommitted the investigation of the probable advantages or disadvantages of a branch of ' the Toronto and Nipissing railroad being carried to Lindsay, brought in a full and doubtless a fuithlul report of the situation. The report sets forth that the extension of the Port Hope and Peterboro Railway to Lakefield, will likely be contiased to Mud . Lake, in which event, thav read will carry off a large portion of the wade of Lind- say 1m the shape of Lnwber and other freight. The ressht of the Lindsny and BeaverloMextension is regarded by the committee as detrimental to the prospects of Lindsay, inasmuch as markets will be opened up along the line 10 the north where which would otherwise have bean tranes ct- od w Lindsay. The eommittes cone' idnry that the Port Whitby and Port Perry Rail- way will not injure the trade of Lindsay in the slightest degree. The com miitee be- lieves that the extension of the, Toronto and Nipissing Railway to Eldor, wi) have the effect of arsstingto darken the futare pros- pects of Lindeay--0 that with railroads from Port Hope to Mud Lake, from Port Hope to Beavertoww, and from Toronto to Edom. the: committee considers that the fotuse: prospects of Lindsay would not be over brght. The committee next referred to the proposed Lindsay branch of the To- ronto aod Nipissing road, and gave a state- maut of the cost of a trip to Toronto, first by way of the Port Hope and Lindsay,and then by way of the Toronto and Nipissing. Fare from Lindsay to Toronto and back by way of PortHope is. $7.70 Time occupied (3 days at $1 per A8Y) ams cn ncn arvivannna Board for the 3 days at $1.50 per day 3.00 Making im W................ $15.20 for each trip 10 Toronto, by way of Poit Hope. Fave from Lindsay to Toronto and back by way of theNipissing isestimed at............., $5.00 Time occupied (1day at $1 per day) i... . svnaiasiniese $6.50 This would be a saving of $8.70 on every trip to Toronto ; and it is estimated that there are at least one thousand of sucp: trips taken every year, so that the annual saviog in this item alone will amount to about $8,700 in favor of the Nipissing . * branch, y The committee after further showing bow the comstruction of the proposed branch would benefit Lindsay andthe county i . geesnally by lovering--by means of com- 3 +. petition--the tariff on the Port Hope line, ; Mids op with the following cheering state: ments, they are playing a game at hazard, and | staking 'more. than we would like to do, °, isa the family to which the the corporation would to pay afiything approaching that The committee into whose hands wae |The Ts would % ho! life that is not worth $1,000 © party belongs , but squirm consi, op) be very » ¢ --and with reason--that the phzte have attended to it in time- ' say ¢ ovneil should It may be hat a Horidus smash up would be made some unfortanate Wr o ; or buggy and is living freight bein', req Py tion over the preci pice, Doubtless these places beng left ag (hey have been for years past is OW yo to the system that has prevadled of 'giving a certain amount to each membs.r of council to be expended by him in hig particular ward or division, a syster", which never can be productive of ony goed results--some divisions may scarcely require any money, at least as & the council has beer, 'waiting 10 see w Tequire so much that the little "they a large share of business will be transacted, | Feceive will scarcely do them any good. Of course it won't be quite so agreeable not to have jobs to give to one's friends, but it is undoubtedly more economienl and could not fail to suit the general purposes of the corpora- tion infinitely better. By the system which the Council introduced at its past sittifig, of giving to those places which require assistance, irrespective of the lo cality in which they may be situated, the most pressing demands will always be met first without being under the necessity of giving 810 or $15 to three or four different localities where it is not required, in order to carry a grant of $20 to some locality where twice that amount is absolutely necess- ary. We say that the system adopted by the late session of Council will, if carried out, effectually cure this vicious habit, and allow the money to be appropriated where it is most needed. Ninety-nine outofevery hundred of ratepayers of the municipality will hail this change with the utmost satisfaction, and will never be fonnd grumbling over the amounts expended on the roads so long as they know that it is judiciously expended, of which the system just adopted wil! be an abundant guarantee. There is no other way in which the funds of the corpora. tion can be employed to more profit or yield a better return than when they are judiciously expended on the roads in the township. -- I --eeas. CHURCH OPENING. That handsome litle Church (Church of the Ascension) which has just been erected, at Port Perry, by the members and adherents of the Church of England, will (Di V.) be opened for Divine Service on Sunday next, 8th inst. As stated in our last issue the Archdeacon of Toronto and several eminent clergyman are expected 10 be present, The Devutiounl Services of the forenoon will, consist in part of : Ist, A Voluntary-- 2ad, *¢ 1'will arise" (Irom the 15th ch. of Luke, 18 and 19 verses)--3td, « Venite exultimus (from the 59th Pealm)--dth, «Te Deum Laudamus.~5th, * Jubilate Deo" (from the 100th Psalm )--6th, 164th Hymn, ¢ Jerasalem the Golden' '--Tih. New Hymn, c0'nyared with others, while others may | Services at 10a. m. and 8 and 6} p. m.. From all appéarance Hants is * not for Joseph," and Joseph in consequence begins 10 look around him for a soft place to fall. He has made vp his mind that it Hante wort have him he will retire from public hfe, What a pity he did hot do this'ere he trailed his colors in the mud, and indelibly inscribed on his esculcheon INCONSISTENCY. ------------ JAPAN BECOMING MODERNIZED, The Mikado of Japan having entirely subdued the Tycoon is fully master of the situation and has gone 10 work and remod- led both arms of the service. Grinnel, an American, is made head of the Navy ; and one Paul Frank, an ex- United States officer, has got command of the Military at a salary of $1000 per morith. ee -------- BIBLE SOCIETY MEETING. The Annual Meeting of the above So- ciety will be held in the Prince Albert Presbyterian Church, on to-morrow even- ing, Friday 26th inst. The meeting will doubtless be an interesting one. ANOTHER ROWDY, A fellow named Goodwin was hauled op before the Police Cort, Ottawa, on the 17th inst.. aud fined $10 and costs for striking tn the most genuine rowdy style one Huber- tus a Newspaper reporter. It is a pity that the fine had not been $1,000 or twelve months hard labor ; this would have taken some of the wind out of the blosterer, and taught him better manners in fotore. But dirgraceful as may be. the conduct of this bully the daily press of that would be capital which has taken pert with this boxer is at least equally guilty and ought to feel ashamed of . themselves. Hew the, Hotentots of Africa would pity us should they learp that in our would be capital an ex-Aldermag will play the bully and the press applaud the act, -------- A LAMENTABLE ACCIDENT, It is our pamful duty to record the acci- dental death of one Samuel Fisher, a farmer near Brooklin, who was instantly killed, on Thursday, 18th inet. about two miles west of thut place. He was drawing poste, and in going down the hill there, the king bolt of the sleigh came out, and he and the load came jam again-t a bridge, and killed bim on the spot. His wiliow and five small children lament their sad bereave- ment. ---- Another lamentable accident by which a woman was deprived of ber husband, and five small children were left fatherless. On the 11th mst., Wm. Uxbridge, was instantly killed by a falling tree while sta" bee," getting out timber for the erection of a shed for the Methodist chapel. A tree, cut by other parties, fell into the crotch of another tree, which split, and a part fell on Snowden, driviog in the skull and seattering the bram ; 'also break. ing into several fragments the bones of the lef leg. sed leaves a wife and five small children in not by any means affluent circumstances, : : next, 2nd March. The advantages coy- | illegally increasing ns income by changing one dollar 'ojleof the Royal Canadian Bauk into ten doilar bills, and ro cleverly are the ehonges made, (hat it would require an ex- Prt 10 detent the fraud. Prince Albert Wesleyan ett,o;st Chure',, | 0111 and proceeded to change it when the Seowdown, of MAKING MONEY FAST. Some covetous rascal whose ingenuity is mote than a match for his honesty has been The word one is era sed and the word ten sipatituted 1n all Places from which the one is erased, and #0 Well is the cheat executed, that one of these spurious biils had been taken by a Bank teVr withont discovering the fraud-- Feelirg a sittle ashamed at the fact that he had ber done, took the same billfto an ex- ch.ange offioe and offered it to the Clerk, who hesitated not a moment, but took the teller informed that the bill was not a gen- uine one, bt an imitation which had béan palmed off on him, and that he wished to see whether the error was easily detected. SHOULD NOT LIKE TO LIVE THERE, Tfabalf be true that is asserted of Duv- das no one would be over anxious to cast in his lot with the Dundasians. A respect- able stranger was walking quietly along the street of that refined locality when he '| was gecosfed by awillain who asked him to * treat." « Upon his quietly declining, the ruffian sprang upon him, dashed him down, and gouged one of his'eyes, utterly destroy. ing its, | He was about to burst the other with bis thumb, when another rough, less blgodthirsty, drew him off. A DREADFUL EXPLOSION. A terrible disaster occurred on beard the frigate Redetsky: while cruising on the Adriatic, on the 20th instant. An explos- ion took place in the powder magazine. making a complete wreck of the ship and causing great loss of life. Most of the officers and erew were ins'antly killed or blowa into the water and drowned. rl i FIRE IN BROCK, Wa regret exceeding to have'to recor the destruction by fire of the barn, * stables, sheds and other, buildings of a farmer named Quin, near to Vrcomanton, Brock. The fire took place about half past one, on Monday morning, 22nd inst. Everything in and around the barn, grain, hay, etraw stacks, &e., was totally consumed, and eo very rapidly did the fire spread that a load of grain standing mn the barn ready for being taken to market could not be hanled out. -- We have failed to learn the: particulars, SCHOOL CONVENTNOSS, Dr. Ryerson's school Bill is meeting with very indifferent success. As a general thing, the people are mostly talked out of doors ere the discussions begin. The Clarendon coavention was held at Hamilton on the 20th inst. There were abont 200 people present. The Dr. went FROM EUROPE. The news from Enrope since our last, is neither Yagi exione/ va pur overly exciting" Spain is the only country where times are lively. It "will be long ere that benight= ed land will outlive the evil effects of big- otry and tyranny. i + Gen. Prim, one of Spain's best frientls, made a narrow, escape from Assagsination. Marin, Feb, 17.~ Considerable excite ment was created yesterday by an unsuc- cesstul effort 10 assassinate Gen. Prim. -- Three arrests weie made of persons suppos- ed to be implicated 1 tbe affair, Tt does not appear as it wers an easy job for her to obtain a king ; even the cast off king of Portugal will. have nothing to do with it, . The London Times, of Feb. 19, in speak- ing of the Alabama claims, says: --The want of a definite basia of arbitration' will reconcile England to the rejection of the Convention by the United States. 'Thin point should be kept clearly in view in the event of offdra for future negoliations. -- England now awaits proposals from Ameri- ca. The 7%mes continues: "We have dong our best. We have gone to the verge of national humiliation to secore a 'settle- ment of the question at jssue. = We shall now wait for propositions from the new Ads ministration under Gen. Grant. It is admit- ted tliat the claims are a (aig sutject for irindly mtbhration, i The Grecian=Turkish fracas has burst up; the two nations have been torn apart by their big brothers, and they have both put on their coats for a time. ik! The British Press is unanimous in its regrets over the failure of the Alabama arrangement; and dll agree that the next move must come from Washington. The Spanish press with one voice urge upon the Government, the importance of keeping on friendly terns with theUnited States. The Turks and Greeks have again shak- en hands and are as friendly to' each other as can be. ; Mr. Fortescue said in the Housé of Commons, on the 220d inst., that the Goy- ernment proposed to ralease 45 Fenian prisoners now confined for treasou some of whom are in England and some in Ireland, ELECTION OF OFFICERS, The election of officers of the Right Wor- shipful, the Grand Iidge of Ontario West, took plach at Stratford on Wednesday, 17th inst, The Meeting was a large and impor- tant one. The following officers were nly elected : R. W.G.M.--Bro.D.A\.McCarthy,Barrie. D. G. M.-- Bro. J. Ross Robertson, To« ronto. + D. G. M.-- Bro, W. W, Connor, Huron. G. C.--Rev. Bro. Smith, St. Marys. G.,T.-- Bio. J. H. Bessy, St. Catherines. G. 8.-- Bro. T. Heyes, St. Catherines. G. L.--Bro. W. Parkhill, King. G. D, Cer.--Bro. W. 8. Fletcher, St. Catherines. The election of officers of the Right Wor- shipful, the Orange Grand Lodge of Ontario East, took place in the Victoria Hall, Co- bonrg, on Wednesday, 17th inst., when the lollowing cfficers were duly elected : nto a history of tha New School Bill. When the Dr. had finished, Mr. Queen said that the preset ould not be held to represent the county, as riot one in twenty in the county knew anything of ihe meeting. -- The attempt to take the power from the people and vest it in the Government will be resisted. But that the latter part o the afternoon 1 no time 15 take up so jin- portant a discussion, besides all those who come from a distance mnst leave, he wanld move, seconded by the Reeve of East Flam- boro : "That this meeting, feeling the grea importance of all matters connected with the educational institutions of this country, and having heard the Chief Superintendent's views in regard to the proposed alterations of the Common School Act, and seeing that some of the proposed chances are of such an extreme and arbitary nature, this meet- ing would not be justified in professing to give a decisive opinion in the matter, as such an opinion conll not by anv means be 1ecogn zed as that of the people of Went- worth ; but would recommend insted that the Warden of the County bu requested 10 notify the Reeves of the several munieipali- ties within the same, to call a public meeting in each of their respective municipalities, for the purpose of giving the p.ople a fair, Just and reasonable opportunity of disenssing and understanding this all-important matter be- fore giving their decision regarding it." Mr. Stork said that at the Convention in the County of Brent, only 25 had taken part and this would go forth ax if the Connty had sustained the Bill. He desired that Jue time should be taken 10 disouss the various sections. - ' The Dr. said that he was willing 10 wail till 12 o'clock at night if necessary. : The chairman rolled Mr. McQueen's motion out of order. Here the utmost con- fusion prevailed, and Mr. Queen and 40 or 50 others left the room, Mr. Calder moved that this meeting does not assume lo express the opinion of the county, ' En | a tice, ie | «The Pilgrm of the might." Afernoon : v The Dr, said that Whitevar ex resion i / : that a railroad from gly Sms Service. nt " Praise God in His A POWERYUL snetumy. Riven here mw only for.thore present and w i + mould not only eubance but give stability | Holiness." - There will also Le an Anttiem'| A Solicitor-General about to get his ears Ty i ; a to She Vales of property,--weuld cause a sung at the evening service. besed, i 2 a aoa Folie buninohe th tipi aay args Fe em On the Tuesday and Wednesday follow- The ag iops Battistor, O'Fapvoll wany/ ivgsed, "1 ©. y ; 18 ing '10 inves ! . on t h inst. . Te ee amon rons _ Would render Lindsay a desirable place of | lecture delivered each evening in' aid off wits My. Trviiie the Soficitor- General, "*Phe vole bei } ". desilence--would add 100 per cent to, i } i #l hing * ; tone of. The vole being taken there were 27 nays - eel op _Satk.to the building fund of thre church. - As (he pxamining tng 4 witness. in| and 20 yeas, . Deter class of steamers cn our back wh waters, weuld enbance the value of proper, Part Perry Presbyterian Church can ac- [wvonnection Mr. O-Farrell a 5 iv lies, and be a |of the Ascension the committee have wise. Ji the » ; ty. ' [ly determioed 16 bold the Jectures there. red froma railway to Toronto and ex. | *"* f ce Tal ww dors to peenns 5 peopeanes sek but the Wight tarescing. Is namie of the rn and [tures. For the es ability of Railroad when a meeting of the the talented lecturer [Rev. Mr. | 1d the universally populér subjects of lecture. "| 1st. *"The Duke of Wellington as- a Gea. tod, {#7817 26d. "The Duke of Weltmgton together with the land: a! Gow. Tiats.-- Keratownse, the. Indian - od committee have referred toa few | Even that will be small enough for the ac ould be | commadation of the 1arge numbers who will | ty | commodate a larger nunber than the church phd being re The Solicitor-General told O'Farrell that he wouiul not allow him 10 interfere until the proper time came. ii? Mr. O*Farell replied that he! wonld not > pus down 1i20s, And should hie-- the So- ieiter General afempt it, he (O.Farrell) would olap his face as goon as court was over, abana Le . Ti Soliettm-Giom eral. called the judge's a's 'Attention to the Meats pot forth by prisoners. counsel, , | Bani bo wnt boy «We are not formed whether ths slap- ping did really take' | 5 'but if caused quite" a breeze in court. And in or- | der' fo "cool this irrepressible de- | bater the', Judge fined him in. the sum of $100 for contempt of curt, and go. to yeil "[ontit is paid. This | Wan paying pretty dearly for 'ig talk, tat there was no he for it,.and O'Farrell paid" over the cash, at *1ho same ime; lodging,a roles. 'high wind, prevailing ©. Question blew if ayers: , the time that the meeting had ole the 10th seetion in the Dc' decalogue, the were scarcely a baker's dozen left, and it was now dark... tending er --t | 4 CANADA : CONFEDERATION, | 'If the Legisltative Council' of British Columbia, represent tie feelitigs of the peo- ple of that c ony, ibere is no likelihood of their soon jajning the Canadian Cone y tion. A vote was taken in eT geinive Council on the propriety of joining the con. federation and was refeeteds +0, ---- A A ------ © LOOK APTER YOUR CATTLE: Mr. James Tennants, jr. 3rd con. Blenheim,/ © had two valuable steers, valued at $50 each, killed by the uptetting R. W. G. M.-- Bro. Mackenzie Bowell, Belleville, D. G. M.-- Bro. D. G. Hatton, Peterbora, D. G. M.-- Bro. H, 8. McDonald, Brock- ville. G. C.--Rev Bro. Wm, Burns, Omemee. G. T.--~Bro. S. 8. Peck, Minden. G. S.--Bro. A. J. Van lugen, Cobonrg. D. G. S.-- Bro. Oronyhateka, Frankford. G. L.-- Bro. Dr, Potts, Belleville. G. D. Cer.-- Bro. A. Barr, Cobourg. TE town backed by a few from Port Perry had banded together to'foret a scheme opon the townships and make them pay for 1t--a scheme which would be very much to the tridividpel personal advantage of the schem- érs while it cannot fail to prove detrimental | to the intersts of a large majority of the ect injuriously many of our own people as well ag ya Mariposa. > Had these parties had the least regard for the county of which they so much boast, had the welbeing of Soutn Oatario or Reach : the slightest eoncern to them § had they the most remote desite to benefit that township, in place of ranning the line along the eastern limit they would have taken it west of Manchester. But this would not have suited the selfish purposes of ihe par- ties concerned ; as one of the main ntjects of the undertaking was to kill off your ewn villige and Manchester, the latter of which tg all appearance will at no distant day absorb the lion's share of the trade of North Ontario. Though not a man of ox at- tempted to oppose the Scugog and Whitby read, there were not ten men in the fown- ship who did not see through the plot, and admrre the profuse generosity ot Reach and Whitby while, the company was squeezing $95,000 out of them for running a road from Port Perry to Crafty Chester's whait. The people of the town of Whitby giving $50,- 000 for Chester's special benefit, and 1o their own nranifest disadvantage ; and the rate- payers of your own township giving $40,000 to benefit one corner, and injure all the rest of that township, Should these parties suc- ceed in their designs, which 10 me svems rather doubtful, it would prove a great an- noyauee to a large portion of Brock as well as to. many in Mariposa, who instead of slipping easily along the centre road to Manchester as we now (lo wouid then have, to our great disadvantage, to seek ovr way to Port Perry, Knowingall this we Mull al- lowed those concerned to manages theirown affairs. No man from Brock sought to fol= low the inissionaties a« they passed around Reach and Whitby swelling the heads of the people with big stories of the amuzing- ly great things which the lumber mansfac- turers of the back lakes had offered to da, far the road. It was time and agam potlely assertyd by the missionaries, if they were reported correctly, that Messrs. Boyd and coma others had offered in the first place to take $50,000 m stock, and as mach moro if that vould not suffice, besides guaranteeing an annual lumber traffic of forty milion feet af lumber. 1and many more of my fellow lownsmen understood the whole thing 10 be a grand hoax attempted 10 be palmed off on the people of South Outario, for a sinister motive ; and the sequal has proved that we were right in designating the $50,- 000 stack blow a complete hoax. The big Inmber tr: fic afair, time will prove to have been equally fabulous. Yon, Mr. itor, may be wnclined 10 say this is none of our bositiess, that the people of South Outario are quite capable of looking efter their own affurs. | have no doubt of that, and am quite willing that they should do so, but will demand an equal privilege lor the peos ple of Brock. The Whuby Chronicle of the 18th inst.» is committed to a general onslanght on nar- row gauge railways generally, and to Brock and her <haré of them in particular ; and here allow me to say, onee for all, that the people of Brock are far trom being ignorant ot who tho prime movers are in the con- tinned attacks that are being made upon her Irom time lo time, nenher are weinsensible j ol the end which these parties have in view ; | but can assure them that they will miserably fail in the ore, anil never 'obtain the other. The townships of North Ontario have, I should judge, been nearly long en- ough under the whip of a few wire puilers whose only ambien is to fill their own coffers at the expense of the rest of the county ; and the day may come--and no one knows how soon, when this thing be- eoming intolerable,a remedy may be sought for it in a quarter where it is hile expected and a permanent cure obtained, none to the profit ot these hangerson. SAAC ---- Jeople of South Ontario; and will 'even af- | ed gar 18, fair held in Prince Albert last Dato 8th and winds up on the 13th. If he could hive at Port Perry 1 wonid advise him to' move there. His reference to the county $100,000 bonus is perfect clep trap, He,in' bis would be futive simplicity, tells the people of Brock that had the 'grant «been given, that the road would have secor- for that amount ; while a man in Brock, himself perhaps exceptéd, but knows well that the celebrated $100,000 was only a firat instalment, and when that was ex- hausted the grant would have 10 be repeated twice, st least, if not thrice, and after all it would be carrying us away from the best market As matters stand we have a better market at Manchester than we could have at Whitby, and our bai Wing of the Nipissing road does not deprive us of that, should we see fit to go there. The action of our Reeve and Deputy Reeve with regard 0 the $100,- 000 bauble so far from incurring the censure v the Sriends of Brock Heilud and recives their unqualified approtation excepting per~ haps this bird of Pasige. eR Py Fearing thay I have aljeady 4 ed on your, space, I would! nfily acd Yhutno one needs feel at all alarmed, our Reeve will hold oii to the debenturen (ile corporation is fully secured: Neither will 4 uneit ratily the By-law 1ill; they sed] way clearly. \ Gg A RESIDENT RATEPAYER. Broek, 22nd February 18687 [70 T r-------- Torthe Editot of she.Onta A Stm,-- Permit me through your colomna to make the following raply 10; Mu By Yar- nold's letter of Jans 80th, which was then published in your paper. Ita that Mt "Yarnold feels agrieved ' Béchise he failed to secure a prize on hig atthe 4 r, and the pill has been sticking in his throat ever since that. [ was the' owner and mam « Tactorer of the ane shown by me' and fhere- fore entitled 10 the ptize awarded me. 1 convinced "w whole of the Dirdétors.-- But if Mr, ¥ tof is_really in, wap of the gr hin an order on prize money, T Will the Treasnr: for if, $a it will Tremaine in his hands fur me, Tn my surprise he states #¢ | ean only regard it as'a Jeliberate imposition in the multiplied category of swindles." ' If there was any atempt at swindling it must have been on his party for entering an article contrary 16 ths rules of the society. A Cock and Bull Story of this description might do, My. Yarnold, for your old Corps, the Jos Marines, but Cana- { dians will never believe it, Yours truly, GEO. U. WHITE. Port Perry, Feb, 23, 1369. In justice to Mr. Yarnold we thust stafe that 80 soon as he found out the nature of the Rule bearing on his case he had not the most femoto iden of obtaining'n prize, besides had he obfained the premiuny he meant to give it for some benev + olent purpose. We heard him state this pnh- licly ere he was aware that any protest eoild b lodged. ~Ep. On, » -------- (To the Editor of the Ontario Observe.) Dear Sin, ¥ / Tn your issue of last rin read of a thrilling encounter with a anther, ail to have taken place some th ago when Reach was a wiidern Edntor, 1 have heard OId in thrilling adventores and hair bre relate escapes | which they had with Wolres, Begs and Wild | Cats, but certainly this is the rst time I ever heard of an encounter wiy/ a' Panthey in these paris. I like, Sir, tojont and read of deeds of daring and valof/ an! had this brave and learless act hey tepresented to have taken place on the cky Monntai: I for one am (ree to admit that the Direc- Communications, To the Editor of the Ontario Observer.") Sir,-- The more than necessary share of attention paid to Brock and her private con- cerns by the hberal minded gentry of the town of Whitby, and a lew of the disinter- estedly generous people of your own town- ship ought not to be allowed to pass un- noticed, lest these unselfish individoals may ad the «in of ingratitude to the already 100 extensive catalogue of vices which they have tramped vp against us unfortunate Brockites. | am free to admit that this town- ship, like all other townships, has its faults and failings ; but were we as narrow mind- ed, as unscrupulously selfish, as covetously body steer anr course 10 the unsettled regions of the far North-West, and spend the re- mainder of our days with our superiors, the wanderingludiana, I am not ignorant of the sins which the people of Brock have com- mitted againet a few of the great minded men of Whitby town,and we are prepared 10 make open ronfersion. These gents find- ing their craft in danger, and foreseeing, with a clearness which none but selfish men can, that shold our railway go on, that that un- nawral connection which has apparenily been already tco longin existence wok be cut short, and gogh a division of the county take plage ns bol mands, came hurrying back to Brock in feverish haste, and winl earnestness "de~ termined; "if possible, tn' upset our hated plans, and frustrate om designs, by any and every means fair or foul, backing "up 'their [allen pt by statemels whose only merit was the completo absénce of even thesemblance of truth. That the people of Brock 'sinned against these men 1n not giving them a migre befitting . reception, | am quite pre- pared to admit, fi © rece tion was and considerably better than they are hkely to rec-ive should they uadertake another pali-Niiv g Vik ah tonr jigugirity Téxions of k. "You are wel aware, Mr. Editor, that not a man of us interfered 1a the test. deg Whitby and Lake Se ,although we 'wa hadigood canse for doing 80 ; we could at least have done so much more coneyst- ently, and with a mnch' better grace than they can infetfere wiih otra. < Had fany of us felt inclined it-would have been a: very simple matter fo show np the' trickery of thers gentry, and we could easily have tone Fo "10' "much better pure pose than these missinaries (id in their | vain attempt .. upon - Broek. The fact that we had truth on our side while "| these'men had not a rag of it to hang by gave us a great: advantage 'over them ; ai- though'lt really appeared from their persis: fence Jai the entire absance of the least '*hadow of truth in any argument they ured was' no obstacle in' their way. When a t 'was once malle and though fair- of the straw stack on Saturday night week. The stack being unpreivetedat the b the cattle had undermined it fo that the on fhe evenicg in ove ly proved 10 be false ; they would re-astert it with as much brass ag if it were 'a fact. It wonld not have troubled us much to have sliown liow a féw of the people of Whitby ' "wo inclined us our accnsers, we would in a natare and jastice de for ii 1 wak infiuitely') r than bhey deserved, ME of thd {Seu tors of the Toronto and Nipissing Railway Company have by their own acts very much retardeq the progress of the enterprise, and caused the various memicipal councils, who attempted to aid them in their work, no small amount of unnecessary trouble and anxiety, and the ratepayers a vast amount | of uneertainty. Had the promoters of that | undertaking placed the matter fanly and squarely before the various municipalities, | and permitted the necessary conditions to be pit into the By-laws granting aid- which | believe will yet have to be done--all the | necessary grants would already have been aiven, and the work wonla have been com- menced ere now. 1 look upon the state ments made by the Directors of this scheme as unworthy of them, 10 say that the de- bentures could not-be sold il there should bosh. No one donbts for a moment that the company will fulfii their engagements to the very letter ; and so will the townships per- form theirs ; and that being the care guc| party ought lo be prepared to give whatey, rearonAble security the other may requ 1 for the fulfilment of the stipnlated condi f A --besides the Directors wonld do wel | \¥ consider that the ratepapers as well ind council ought 10 be satisfied regar, e security, and 1 is certainly no har the Sompany 10 giye securit taithful performance of those which they promise and mean t one at all acquainted with the this scheme will be perfectly implicit eanfidence in. their w, believe that they wil perfor, letter whatever they under! be borne in mind Jhat a vi of the raiepayers know and very naturally de that théir money «hall way than that lor whi peat-it, that the deter, pany not to admit eo has caused our coun d 3 cers nollitile ann unxiety, and the ra ee Ws retarded ance, while at the a /given the | the progress of thicheme enemies of the N But the anti-Ni o Nip cern these! vane NIPISY a unes oi th, the Y8hirions Bi but 1t must some security | AP #ed not eon- will be built, Ouiano will ofintimate con- mal 4 We Province, | gry by ya" vay. And huagly! & may wich the | Fot my own for (he e the year [97] pajt I gel confident t eypires your townshi jon ns by ranning a some where and se; direct course lo this thnving Pro 'ch to meet ong |i ur way by a more | Mar osperous capital of | Of they did not §§ they were ng AM aware i pears int ring to Rowid be, the town has bee; being coma ed with the secunty. | tet of a column long: ap= wud of the Chronicle pur. a resident of Brock. This | tisdertainly no credit fo { short as his past residence utnre has every chance of drier, and he knows it. He 18> special produttion on the ¥ fay r 0 where it 1a known the. | shonld have allowed § be any conditons put in the By law 1s rere | ¢ pours from Amly lorgiven every livin federate drummer reat m jority the figure head of the g of the men, | Was nt in no otner | chief of all | | miercifnl 'Andy bas ordered' ection of al) iy Bo 1@ Assasin of the n disinterred and gen | 3 Ag 1 geverously i | ap to A dispatch from Washington of the 171i shows thatthe batror Yi Thy » a handlafe work by. Tof Andy's spaciona schemes Washiseron, Fab. 17, Commitee of the Senate have the President's Chirstmas 'A prosperity gt [+ © ~ b or yy i Manilla, on Friday, seeking 10 5 ; IF tb There are not. o | Srm------ jjarley, AL30 1.35 or in the wilds of Africa/ South America, nimals abound, [ paws ennaticed, -- Bot, of it is a that this bold and intrepid hunteg#*patched this Monster of the forest as rej! by himself, 1 say, or his name shou place in the | hanged down h fame to fatureigene rations for having yed the only Panther ever heard of infe*e paris, Lrc Utica, JP- 23rd, 1869. AMERICAN. | or Nt $ I oh ab Revolution ts getting Grashe \I the revolmion ists are rapidly lavi their arma tor the ary p sing tfidious Mexico is wilf'in 4 Most . nn- led state. Gen, Nigrere.im in open re- lon against the Goverment and i« anid be marching upon the capital with a ou | owerful army, \ The public affairs in the Staten ride our #1-have been rather pleasant than other ire, ied . Andy Johneon, is making his very bon of © few last days that be will occupy the (01 | President' chair, Our own immortal Shakespeare "anys :-- "The quality of mercy is pat strained, |t droppeth as the geutie rain from Heaven 2 1 it does not tke tite 10 drop, 1 fair'y Johnson, (who, having . 2 hing, fron Ife con- boy, up to Jet himeelf-- whole concern--who 80 frequent] "hing: apoa 14 « sonr ple tree.?". Ang now having forgiven the ng political ofienders, the Fresur- ead traitors, even Booth, 16 Lincoln, has been m has beep kicked out q' Midiciary repaid that . Wp Procla- ton was unauthorized by enher the con- ution er laws, ¥ g Bonsj | Nel.eub, oF x dug a | MARRIES, | "fl Carrie, . ee ay a TISOTL WRB ¥ wife of y tay in Brock that REACH MA . dozen Benin 1ssing, and there pou a REBT. ! are oppose 0 would give dol- Prince Albert, § o'clgdk id do that ll. Thosa" who have, : on Haim hind ve one so--not that| Fall Wheat 0 ; bush, voted nay hitle conome, but because Spring Wheat, ony a na c il ate th. LF i Hams, 12} ¢ per 1b. * Ba Pork, £8.00 het. t Sou lapertly Potatoss, 0c persbuse,. |.» 0) L&E sl mine - ---- mn