That your petitioners would desire to approach your exccllency in council, or in parliament, praying for the abolition or per- manent reduction of the tolls on grain and merchandize carried through Canadian can- als. as certain partial concessions of a tem- porary character have from time to time seen granted and faithfully acknowledged. That the reduction of canal tolls on grain to two cents per ton, first wnceded by order- in-council of the 4th of July. I885. and re newed on the 2lst of April. I886. has proved of great benefit to both the ex rt and import trade of the dominion. be early date upon which it was announced in l&`l6 greatly enhanced its value by enabling freight arrangements to be entered into be- fore the opening of navigation. the result showing a remar able increase in the volume of European export trade via the St. Law- rence route during the season." That it in tlm nnininn nf vnnr nu-titinnora I'\llIK|A|ll. Mr. Harty did not think there wa.-4 A sui- ` cient. number of merchants present tn make the meeting :1 represontatiw one, but he suggested that the petition. to be sent to tho- -.:nvernment, be endorsed ; that the mer- rlumts be asked to sign it, and that the ex- ` (`entire eouncil nf the hmu-I be authorized to forwaml it to Ottawa. The following was the petition addressed to the gm-ernur-gen oral : IVIJHSIU. Capt. (laskin said that at the meeting of the Canadian Marine association held in fo- -- IQILW. res9i1tJy_it,.m.am:e*l.tlicst tlw L'9..\.."=.lLl.l:.. ment should be asked to reduce the canal tolls for -the coming season. A ninnher thought that the boards of trade in the lif~ ferent cities should also take an interest in the matter. The Montreal board had al- ready acted hy forwarding a petition asking that the tolls be reduced to the same gure n.s last year. The foi" wa`rders were particu- larly interested as the time had arrived for them to make purclnsses, but before they could gure successfully on cargoes they must. necessarily know what the ctuml tolls would be. it was true that the meeting was not lurgely attended, but the captain was certain none of the citizens would be ad- verse to asking the gnvermnent to reduce the tolls. If they were reduced no city in the dominion would be nmre benelitted than Kingston. Klr `Inn-hr nlini nnf lluinl: linwn Irnu n uII.';. A s cial meeting of the board of tnule was he (I last evening in the cmmeil Chamber for the purpose of endorsing a petition to be sent to the government praying that the canal tolls be reduced during the coming season. There were present Messrs. (L Ri- chardson, Hobart, Redden. Dalton, T. C. Wilson, Harty. Hz me. Minnes. S. Obern- dorffer, U. Chown, . (iaskin and W. Mc- Rossie. t`.._L ll._._I.:__ _._: I A`_-L A A|.4. '.,_..:_, , t MERCHANTS TO ENDORSE A-PETl- } non TO GOVERNMENT. ` I REDUCE CANAL 'I_`OLLS. n the Iuterent of Kingston. as '1-ll All Other Plnoes. the Rates Slno_uld be Cut Down--A Sfrong ,l`-tlun to be Circu- lated to; Slgnaturen~\\'hy the `hull: Ought to be Reduced. Ingod out no IJVOI. Ill Ill" - \I'r" 1 r all our craft: t In time: In: an vru cvvwwiw u...- .\ young woman name-l .\lAry Lanty. em ploye-I in the cotton mill, while on her way to work this morning full on some rough ice and broke her right Arm. She wu taken to her hnanling home on John ntmet snd Dr. Hunt! immediately hlephoooul for to not the fnvturod limb. The young woman nu!- fen I po.in.u it in 5 very serious hunk. It I`! I In some time befon the will he dale In rulurn to work. CIIIYUI jl VIII KY` `II -I!I". Fr. Cuu.l:rothr magma. -mum. rut...uunuauu.uu at you. :- chrpcl l oII'|oI`oehtcQ|obe. 1 K van: J:-..u.. .. m;I-.`. Dunning will ht Oh; nlodicuu-n lu:`ithq `uh graduating Inn in Quota`: uni v ty. Rev. Aluudor hnghnl, Wlnnipq. in nccuphtl cull t Ibo punish cl London church 03.11 will Ln nut I. l\.-_ L....aL.. .5 AL- ..xnu. __|_n..-_ any Min Louioe Myers. ol 8 clcnham stunt. lelt this nlhmonn for outrun] mo with "*:.*`t. L ` IL.__l.._ ....lII L. AL- ...I.4Il,4-_:_.. Klsosnxs. Feb. 8. (To the Editor) : In your issue of yosterdsy in paragraph appear ed under the heading of Women want the franchise. from the reading of which one might suppose that I had issued the circular on my own res nsilnility. I do not sup- pose you intenxed to lnisconstrue, but ui order tocorrect an vrron im ressiou and in justice to myse and t c \ '.(.`.T.U.. I would explain that in connection with the \\`.C.'I'. Lnion of this province there is a department known as legislation, Iran- chrse and petition," of which I was appoint- ed superintendent. The work of the "Iran- chise' branch of it. since that time,has been to urge upon the lady voters of Ontario the necessity of voting for ten es men to fill municipal oicee. This as been suc- cessfully done for two years t. shown must notably in the case Ha r How- land's election at Toronto. In view of the I nod resultin from women's use of the ' uallot in s ler matters. they are (es- pecially the ladies of Toronto) anxious to ave the right extended to get grester things. and, so. in snurer to numerous I!`- nusutn I Isnrn nan! oh. AI!-onlnr on .II 0|... I EZTIIHIL II` ITIIITT IE I' rlllly. .\l. Sullivan. worli In Nov York {or oolno line. In tonne: to the city. Minn Izwino `Ivor; nl Rwlanhgnn -nan I`!-oplo Whooo Movononln. laying! and noun Aunt: Anonllou. J. N. Carter. Pictnn, hngoronnly ill. is ` nlntly rvcovering. An K` H lALnnI-unis -I A \'\ll` A ITIITWI In KVUKWQ In` llwllt. Cit ntkrk Flanagan n rhidng lrionalo in Peter HQ return on Friday. H, Rnllivnn, rt!-linn In Now \'n:-I lnr KTVKT III` _VI'. ne I. I LFII JUICY. The avhr. Hartford, owned by Jnmoo Mr (`anhy And 0. F. (hylunl. of Ouregn. hm ` In-on Iohl for $11!!) to \\'. L Connul, of (`lA_\`tr~u. I XE BIICIIIIIUWIIIEIII "A".`; "|I.\1 I I" hot friend: who claim that he intend to do what wu riht in the piano truunodoa. They lee! hitter y toward: the ex-nldonnun who is cnsdite-I with hoiug the inforlnnt in the matter." I beg to any the information `in not given to me In an uddorlnan directly ot indirectly. but y Mr. llooupre. I make this sutouanl to vindicate A friend of mine who in An eX'tld0l'lI'lllI, and for whom the iuul in. nodouht. inulexl, judg ing from the put.- -(`. L Cl RTl.'I. III II I ICNJYB Hon. IN`. H.153: spoke at I Y..\l.(`.A. moeti In Ottawa last night. l`i!u '|nI-L I`I.n..... In rnn In-&4-.I- in Klxusmx, I-`ob. no the lollowingin the 4 Van : hgn friomln uhn nlniln [MAO unngi. Iuu, Io, Ill nuiitcr w uulnoroul uoau. I lure ten: the circuit: to all the ( urio unions. some two hundred in num- ber. asking for Answer: to the nation: you published yeItonlAy.--ML\`. . Rot'x\\ ILL. uuuguu w eauuusu upon me mind! 01 me electors that the Mackenzie government was toblanie_f-ir the failures and do we sion experienced in Canada from I8 4 to 1878. Mr. .\lcLelan took good care not to admit that the same state of aiiirs, to a greater extent, existed in all parts of the civilized world at the same time--in highly protected as well as entirely free trade countries -and that its effect was less seri~ ausly felt by us than by the pee le of any other country. He knew it was less severe here than elsewhere, not excepting even the extremely protected United States, whence came thousands seeking employment here. l*I\'erybody knew this,and Mr. .\lcLelan knew . ...:.luit .alLguv.ewuumtawon powerlesstoavert the calamity. no matter what their fiscal policyr~ whether free trade, protective, 01 one merely for revenue only. Then why blame the Mackenzie governinent? Be cause, tory-like. his object was to deceive lllv public. Had he` desired to be fair he could easily have instituted` a comparison of the extent and ctfcct of the crisis here and that existing in other lands, as he did re` rding a similar state of things which came ater on under his policy,` and during the management of atfaus by the administration of which he was a member. That would not suit his purpose. His aim was to cstal lish lack of confidence in the grits and make it appear that .\lr. Mackenzie could have done somcthin which he should have done but did not, al which Mr. .\lcLelan knew to be utterly false, as does every intelligent, but designing, tory in the land. But they still go on dcceivinv the electors by such literature as this, Ir ich is only a modicum of what is being sown broadcast at the pre- senttime. What did Mr. .\lcLelan say in regard to the dullness of the times under his government since 188`) 3? \\'13', he com pared the state of trade in C ada during this period with that of other countries. particularly the states and Britain, and claimed that we stood better than they did. Well, if true, that was a fair argument. But surely, if ood in his case, it must be equal- ly applica le to Mr. Maclicnzie's time, and well those dc-ceivem know this, but they haxe not the fairness to admit it. They also know that people cannot be made rich by set of parliament, and depression and pros pcrity will come and go under any form of gevernnnent.-F.uR l'L.\\'. Aslup Donal 7. To the Editor) : I no lhnfnllnu-inn in tho . ':u-1 5 ".1 ll unnnlnnv characteristic `for; Tull. Knmsrox, Feb. 9. --(To the Editor) : A tory cunpaign tract. coutainin extracts from the bud t speech purphrte to have been delivoroein tho houne of common: :1: Ottawa on the 30th Much lust by nance minister McLeian, in being freel circulated throuah the citv nnd'mnntv_ w or-nin it in uuuususr mcuelan, II nemg noel cnrcunwa through cit. and ooun , w erein it is sought. no can link upon t. e minds of the electors Flt the Llncknnxin anx-nrnmnnt _._j:jj___,.._. AIOIIOIQQIIIOOO. _ _..__-AL_ _.lII L. _,A,, A PERSONAL MENTION. Llnlo Inrlne l`nI-nymphs. (`apt W. I). Wart, nf Ognlenulmrg, who uomlnsmlml the prop. Uneicla. of the (`en- Irul Vermont line, Ins! you.hu received the Appointment of capuin of the ntr.Blunchu1l. now at Chicugn. and which wu not in the service In! year. She is I Lil} toner. `PI... .,.|._ l.l__nl..__I .... ...I I... I-_...- \I,. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. Seeking (iron;-r Rlouunn. .. . .. .4. . u... Grand (`omblnat|un. An electioneering rntllc. lance and sup- per took rlnce at Joseph Latranieri Int n ht. .\l'I the young and ambitions John ` A. ices were present. Of cuuru they were N All very nnxiuun to win Join homo. politic.-I Iueing n aommlury mnniuleutinn. They kept up the merrv making till the wee sum` hours. never losing An opportuuil to remind Joe that Sir John Inc I cundit no and he would expect his vote. ....v`-_,.... -......._....... Among the Kingstonians who ore in at- tendance at the .\Iontrenl carnival are the following: H. l . Wells anal wife, J. A. Lnidluv, H. (`. Umvel. Miss Duly. Joseph (`u-vingtou. .\'. Sykes Mu! -I.-mghter, Misses Britten. Rev. J. Mu] .\lrs. .\lm-kie, Mayor ('u'snn. .\Ir and Miss .\IcRne. W. R. Skin- ner. Jnmua Galloway, jr.. J. ll. .\lnl.ool anal I . llolnlrick. ---- .----y-u ...~g- Arthur l-`ihel. a poet. otce clerk of Town! I to. sentenced In seven years` servitude in the Kingston penitentiary for stealin regis- tered letters. arrived here yesten any in charge of Sheritf Jarvis. line! hml previ- ously borne: good character, and was at one time A member of the metmpolitan church choir in Toronto. uvurrvuuu Uvw-v I ww- The Ki I lnhtoto-RE company st iuunoe ng urdqydouuoll lho the Inlnnl Aial nnrlotv gal-dad In II: II- -uv -w-a -.x..s.u-as u .\ young man. char d with neglecting to support his wife und zunily. was dismissed fmni the police court this morning. Tho cnmplaimmt wilhng|_\' withcln-w tho charge when she heard that he llltl not elnped to .\lnntrul with another wunuui. He haul gone to that city to accept a aituntiun. u.-u-. `an-U u---u \IIlII Rev. Sam Jones declares that the host may to kill it man is to kill him with love." liirls, if you wish tndo execution in the lnmle of life remember this valuable hint. Paste it in your theatre hats. ladies, and take the latter 0!!` once in in while to read the words of the inspired preacher. It Wouldn't Do. You Know. It is rumoured that J. W. Brown. conser- V \-alive school trustee. will not move. at the next meeting of the school board, as he in- tended doing. to have the bible selections replaced lry the old book itself. He will su unit his resolution, ]')l`0lllllJl_\'. after thu dominion elections. The ;oudorn Are Out. James Adanls will, in the spring. erect :1 shop llllll dwelling on the corner of Princess and Albert streets. 'l'cmlm'.~xJfm* the work lmve been awarded as` follows : Masonry, J. Gray ; painting. J. Luinl ; casrpentering, \\`. Clmpman. ll. llnunncem spccuslru. N The only `!!`9L`i..`r..9,1?!iTf9.EE.k'i.iQll...{lL,J,.,. (5. King's-Jrng store. Buy none other. See every nir is stamped l3.L." Imitations Rlmllllt The fnunc may sometimes be close- ly imitated, the lens never. lie`: I Cqnnnclllor. J. W. Anderson, of Pluto, has been elected a member of the town council there. 1 He is ll Kin tonian, a liberal gncl an old journalist. \ u congratulate him upon his promotion to the councillorsliip. on. an-un_I-Iv II nouwvlnl usrwnuuyo ` The meeting of the St. Andrew's literary aocieey which was to have been held on Fri- dny evening next has been postponed until Friday evening, I-`eh. lsth. "Crick In the Buck." ` I Stich in the side and all such alictiom cured by Pomex-oy'a Pomsqd Planters. Sold by druggista and J. G. King. Kingston. sgarumrregn u|dl'lno.' I Fresh salt water herrings, 2-'N.`. dozen; fresh `sou mackerel, l25c.; fresh haddock. I L. in; fresh cod, .'c.--Ju, Cmwforul. 1 To upon it In tho Public. I.'.l__.-_ A I|_....L._A.- DD ... St. AIdr_oW'n Lltensry Society. .. ._\.._s!__.4 _E gL- L`A I. l_.__.`_ I15- --III -o-uuunnnuovu 'Ancthor cup-um _!\V_l|JL|ndnu IIuo'c A Very Severe l'\lI. . ......_.__ -.-__..l \I__.. I I-fnjoylng Thounu-Ives. ` . -n. l.'...- I .....l \|... \|....L-;.. um...- Ilo Han Arrlv uv n ed HI-re. LOCAL BREVITIES. _ He '35 Helena:-4|. Girls. Cut this On ..a-xm! Int: 0. Dunn bl Fvnhhntollopollvdqy. An-hub .I}L.~i.iii. mu-` IL till: Us In at your hot. KT XUU}W'II'$"|`IICf-' um: tho purity ol the at w wonvuuuu. AllIoddn-dlvn dedu-homtluldndnohnu. ul __ _._.|_. ._ .....aL..A.. _uL -51.1. III IDWDTTVPHIIB, IICVOUIKI H) Ollf Onlff. Ill eunuch lneu rt 0! its princi en. Holul the balance power in this ominion, on you ereeble toclo. and neither perty will clue to do what In preju-llclel tn yuur Into reete: you will elm-eye be able to control their legieluion in lnvour ol nel ri Me. just toleruwe. and I Are lty. nu ourebly oppnee any pl itlcel put thet will denyne our rlghu. and lnoneety support wbetever party will eoennl ea whet we no eoubly demand an due to no In common with our lelloweelnjeete cl evw clue end In. eat an - .Lon'd `:3 rzlth rug-. I in the to which our ee':l:en earl lnleeeoe our `.`.`.`.'.` "3 ............""""' 1?` "..f.'.`.`?` . not our - deelddru. not even the edveneeueetol our betthevelluenltbeeem nu.-..I..-. oh. -ulnnlnhg ah-nth UICKV. Then. brethren. let me urge you In he no men slave: of par! , tn he lo-I ihnul like I mnnled hour, that lofl its (rich but in povorlon lot or evil. lb inulo mlont and inoorrupu o, ulovouul to our on or. mud nmnnmvh In gnu-nun-l nf in in-inoInIaA "(Jul UPFZ Ull IIIVIJTII Illly. Brethren. I do not clsim, us some do. that the orsnge institution is not politix-sl. It is, and should he. But it it not identified with party politics, nor can it be And pros per. It is no blot upon orsn ism thsl it is politics] ; but it would he s sstinu disgrsce should it ever slly itself blindly to s ed psrt . tolligeutly sttschod to either nifonn or con` Iurvstlve policy and interests uui work no wrong to the individual or the society ; but that they should give so usnssonin sud unrusonshle sllegisnce to either coulu only be dissstrons both tn scpsrsto snd mllective interests. I-Ivory onngomsn, so s citissn. should s-lopt such I policy ss he believes will conduce to the we-lfsre ol churvh sad state. hsvi slways s due mgnnl to the opinions of t use who sro qualied to touch and direct him. He must not blindly follow sny psrty in sll the ruuitiutinns. inconsis- tencies. sud even lslsehuouls of its policy. as it emleuvours to (lelude the multitude And hoodsink its votsries. He must couscin.-n tiously ulopt such principles, sud strive st such 0 ininns sncl convictions us. when ur- rsngec into s ulctiuite policy or detailed scheme of svtiou. will result in tho true wol. lsre sml mired progress of 1-hurvh lntl Ihslsl liti- 1 Thst orsngemou should iu- I NEVIS CUl,`L'I(,'(l. But, brethren, what avail these outward demonstrations if the head he untrue ? What avail public meetings and street pa- rades if private discord and dissension exist among us? What avails our organiistion if we are not faithful to our Jrlnciples, consCi~ entious, harmonious, am united? If we csnuot show ourselves to be of one mind, And devoted to the interests of a pure creed, an open bible, an intelligent worship, tole- rsnt conduct, true morality. snd unselfish pstriotism, we might as well disbsnd at once for any inuence we csn have on an observant eoinmunitv. Our mere profession of protestsntism will not further its inte- rests. If the welfare of our institution is to be secured we must not be selfseekers. or subservient to the whips of political parties. who secure their own ends at the price of principle and good faith. We sre not orgn- I nized to further, but to resist. Rome`: sd- I vsncee: and that onsngennsn. or body of } oruugemen, who. for ty or rsousl ends. joins in An unholy al innce with the foe, is untrue to his obli stion sud s traitor to the oommon cause. Ve want none smong us who prefer their own selsh purposes to the rulnotion of the object for which we Are nded together. Brethren. if you sre only I tnie to yourselves none shall ever be sble to oppose you successfully. llralhr-on lsln nnt r\lAilII, Ll snnm dn, | than: no prinwu : l` .\l ' year of oice, now expiring, has not been evoid of interest ; in fact it has been of orangeiam in Kingston. The animated contest with Bishop Cleary and the home a rule party last winter greatly agitated the public mind, drew attention to orange Ju-.ius:inLegs;i1a1 :>.|2t iln L perhaps, the grauslt-st demonstration that our city has ever witnessed on the anniver- sary of the battle of the Boyne. The only regrettable incident in connection with it was the unjust restriction placed in n our brethren of the Kingston penitent ary by the Roman catholic minister of justice under `whom they serve. Our local demonstration \\'a.~,x no isolated display of force and mun- bers, but one of many equally imposing dis- plays throughout the dominion, and espe- cially through the length and breadth of this fair province of Ontario. A scene of sorrow soon followed upon our rejoieings. Not long after the demonstration, in which he took such a prominent and eilicicnt part. our deputy county master. llro. Samuel Thornton, was `called by the messenger Death fmm the lodge here below to the grand lodqe above. We miss his cheery presence and warm heart. and genial and sympathetic disposition. Another matter of note was the visit of the deputation from the Irish loyalist union. No doubt they brought us little additional information about Irish affairs. every phase of which we were already acquainted with, but their presence and addresses, throughout Canada and the United States, rc\'i\'cd the memories of old times and evoked an enthusiasm which no isolated and local ctforts could have etlcctcd. uD..a |_....sl.._.... ...L..o ......2l sl....... ....ou~.....l one of the most eventful years in the history vm ":':'::m:?: 0! lb flllclt It u. Iuruhuntlhudthonvill ""7 II II in GI du-than Mung, g. ...__________ Nliny Tlnlngn of Ilnpertnnoo Occurred- tho Oxzdol.---llow It Shqnlcl Sand In Politico--Do Not Becdln Slaves to Any Pay. Rev. J. Gallaglxer. Pittslnir [late county I master. made the following a dress to the ` Ornngennen of Frontenac at their recent meeting, The lodge requested by resolution ` that-it be printed ' \Iv vamr nf nim-._ now exnirimz. I lloyr Best to Further the Interest: oh I l ; ADDRES`S%TO.0RAjNGEMEN REV.` GALLAHER MAKES REMARKS on o-us RETIREMENT. sT.}...a' " ..m.a." Linn. bf in A: ` ` mu! nnd n Ar ` ' n wu|- | | THE `BRITISH WHIG, WEDNESDAY FEB. :1. The Indians In Ilod Condition. R.-x-. J. Robertson, an rintnnclenl nf l'nhyun'An minions in nnitnbn, now in thin city. in the around gentleman who run In wild Atty.-led in parliament by Dr. Ferguson. lac-lo. bocnuol I righteous n-pun mulo touching the cnultion inllicto-I upnn the Indian thrnugh the government`- nu!-ul-uibtnuon. HI: In-non. on un- lnv hen-. won 5 reiteration of the damning charges. A Trip to Wnhnown A00: Counhrtolt 00060-A Ionovlil Duoovory. Souutltuo nhohlhopustsvilh outlook. & l'..`oR. land that than :5 money lot Isle 3: New York. Ha I No Mother:-In-law they hold I mean` and doddod to puchuu Iouool th0"dut lack an nhocrllod H0. The noun van uuttotbo NovYorl Ira, Ooh ..`'`I`..```.'`'......``` 2""".........' ".``.. .`..""......"" FOUL The Roynl Slmting Rink is ilnmlcci. To- morrow the skating will be the In-so since 1 the rink opened. At 5 dance lut night on Uuuurio ntreet I Portion luuh ca . owned Ivy 1'. Bureau, Wu ntolen. The po ice IN looking for it. H. Stntfnnl say: no one will min the hlnlu used in ormmenting ladies` hut; .\li|~ llom of bird: die Annually. yet they are re- placed by I now Itock. Suva-t nrumc-I. `Kin. lnz_: lo-mnnn. lo, I "ICU? U3 I-IIU [Tull- I'I\-gporltcq (Uifornin plums. 20:`. lh; (`nlifnrnin pitted Plums. ilk-. lh.; eupnnt en! ru hurries. Inc. In; hlsclun-tries. I50. ||n.; uh-n gnu euporsteul Apricots. 251-. ll En. Cruvfnnl. In Muotrul than in so much ulintreu that I mrrenpondent wants the lumhormnni nhant . on Phili `u nquu-o, onnvoru-I into 3 map itchen. ml thin under I mnoersw live government 3 Horrible S llnnyvill rogue to lnorolthnriouo` lllnx ol Alba-ru Blrrowon, daughter 0! W. Burrowu. gu inlpoor. There in link hopol her rvoonry. She ha been Ill ` tines chrintnum 0| CIIU CI`, . Mr. White. .m American, has leased the Morton pm y, King root. and will any on the ma ting bulinou on m extemivo node. Ho intends to nuke mwy impmve menu to the routines. I.`_.__,__.g_ l`_ll.._.... ..I...._, IYL. Q . ' I3` IIIUIY ,,.`Ull|lUI'lIl)lI Illllflli. Yesterday I mother appealed to the ch_ie{ at police to his naps to oupprcu hung ` in the city. Poker plnying and 03:: we nefuriuul guns: are ruining the young men of the city. Mr \\'I\lp ..n Anunrit-An '|Al Ingnml Oh: I*'TI1- _ '\ -H. \ run I|'f\I Richnr-l Cowman dread: I thaw. You tenlny water poured into his house on Mon- treal street und formal him and hi: fnnily on seek more counfurtlblo quarteri. ` Vnnnnlnu A I-nlhnr Annunlnnl In Ohm phi;-f ` ..:..'.,"':........"" tutu! dd ouch ouuducud by the nil- I'll n-nnlnvun -ans: will In haul In }lIRL'Ull "y I IIIW IKE-"I. ` Sweet oranges. `lb. 1101.; IUIIIOIIH, lo. dnz.; fruh cocouzuu, new dates, I01-. lly.; gs. I01; I'h.; lino winter apples, chain can In-rries.- Jun. (`n\\'fnrd. D: .L-._ I l`......_.._ .I..__.I_ _ AL-... \'._- III . ! `W10 Kingston & Pelnbroke RR. company`: trainshave never injured a punengeron their roul. `PL- D.,....l u|...o:.... D:..|. L. LL... l.. I 'l`.. Pnrngrnplu of Interest In Plrliod l'p by Uur Busy Reporter: on the Street. The police were engaged today in collect in fines fmni delinquents The skating is immense today. A free rink on the cricket lielql is L`l'()Wiil*4i. For about the fteenth time A temperance N Ind has been resuscimted in Napanoe. on annual meeting of tho rs: congregzr tionnl church congregation ocuunu this even inn n`lllIlvll BC 5' LIIU IUI CUB Ul UIJUICIJ IIU HUI: Uwl at: in a vacuum, and hence in estimating the probable issue of princi )les of action a due allowance must be mine for the dia- turbing element for friction. On the whole the question was hrilliantly lxandlxl des ite grievous diflicultics, both inherent am of circumstance. and one or two references apart. Un all hanuls is extended the warmest congratulation. --H I-EAR!-JR. PICK UUHI. U\Cl`Y "lull HHS IIIG Ilillllu 5 However, when the preacher abandoned the slippery ground of purely secular poli- ties and reverted to his favorite theme of prohibition he evidently felt more at his ease and struck out condently from the shoulder. From his point of \'lCW we have seldom heard anything finer than when call- ing upon his friends to nail their colors to the mast, regardless of consequences. He reminded them of the assurance in the event of disaster of a glorious epita )l), Blessed are the dead that die in the rd," while the obituary record of the party, crushed under the Weight of its own iuiquities, would be summed it in the words of David's la- , mentation, ieil Abner, as a fool dieth." But with all deference we believe the true course in all moral questions, to produce lasting results, is to hasten slowly. and that abstention from political co-operation with all not fully in harmon with our views is simply playing into the iamls of the enemy. It may not be a very heroic policy to fight the devil with tire, but as long as there is so much human nature in man (`immerian dark- ness cannot be instantiuieously dispelled by i mere legislative enactment. As (loldwin Smith says, the forces of society do not oper- ntp in II \'m~uum nlhl honvn in nstinuuinu THE CASE DIDN'T COME OFF. EU` IIIU VI Illuo . - Sunday evening last the Rev. 3. D. Chown i preached a sermon on The duty of chris- tians in the prose t pplitical crisis, his text being the se nd Verse of the twenty- ` ninth chapter of Proverbs. He made a for- cible attack on the professional politician, apparentl fully in accord yrith the cynical views of t e lmintin hisestilnateof human veracity. Little objection could be taken to the discourse on the ground of partisanship. though at, times we fancied thdere were indi~ cations of unstable equilibrium when discor~ dantly blending with the silvery accents of Jacob were heard the incongruous echoes of the political Esau. The inference drawn from Mr. Blake's course on the Riel ques- tion was far from being justified by his pub- lic utterances,though the speaker's subse- quent handsome panegyric on the Hon. Alex. Mackenzie proved it soothin lotion to the milled feelings of reform. `e would, in this .connectiun, protest . most uigomuslx. ` against the` pernicious tendency , of the tweedledum twee(.lledec style of argument undercover of which the most agrant palm- itchin corruptionist is wont to take refuge from t re storm of public imlignation. How many a villain has emh.-zivonred to screen himself` from righteous retribution by the plea that every mun has his faults? Hn\\'\\'m'_ when Hm nrunulmr nlmmlnnml . For` the Wage. LL... J . .. -..___: l - ' } \\'lunt Rev. Mr. Chown Want: Chrlulnuo ` To Do In This Crluh. ` J INCIDENTS or THE DAY-. THEIR` POLITICAL DQTY l`. |||.i DCTIII Iily r ch_ic{ ' we ; J and V6 mwe mnt Iibluln-an A_..I- .1 AL. .1... . '53`. "'.."n..'."&'.7........"' "" `-'TIIII `lnlavvnu the nut In mules rdudonh .._- A.lI........I. nhl-..l A.II._A...I -_-I. luvs-noun oqnrlot hunt Ouhdnulvuuiu MIat.unno'oIeok. II n ' I I lirl _'.n|'.L'.'.. ' III IIIIC III UNIT IIIWVXIICII Ill Ii` UIIQII he lnnhvrlth Ilguul and hula u to I no (`nnulhIInnh." Illl If` KITIU Cl-\ `our poutiooen do earnest] pray your ucolloncy in council to mat an the n.- dncoul nun ol two can per ton on cunl tollnon gnla. oonoodotl in Innd "I80. and that u onlot llmouocil to that olact L. l..aL..lnL ..I._L..l ._.I I-`Lg nL-A IUIICU IUUIU Kllll Ills KIII7 Blfdlu. That it is the opinion of your petitioners A uestiou of paramount importance that the rec uced rate of two cents per ton on gain. which has prevailed for the last two yeun, should in prevail the coming eeuun, or if poeeib e entirely abolished. or in any event on order-in-council should at once he issued making the rates the same no hut year. For even now contacts are be- ing made for lnrge qunntitiee of gnin at weetern points. waiting trons-Atlantic ahi - l ment, endure bein entered into vi: the Erie ' anal. n coneidorale share of which might be secured for the St. Lnwrcnce route were it possible to uote ntcs on the heel: of re- duced cnnnl to In. \l'I`L_ ._:A.. ._l I.'.'..._A.__ I-_......`:--I.. -:A._-n l'hore is Another lnrvibla argument in fnvor 0! recent and immediate action, and thutin t ntu nnonu the reduced nun! canal toll: in concealed, Inge quantities of ' lunnsge will at once he in request by for- Iunlen and othern. who will he chnrteri the name in mlunco of the season 0! on ! ptim. which must immediately benet the inlnnal shipbuilding interultl by creating I ' lemnnal for vencln. Incl further um the in crease of inlnml tnnnnga than secured I` ill he available in the nturn journo woutwtnl. fur the convoylnoo ol good: IPIIVIIU hy the Rt. [Air-snot routmnnd no Itinmlnu-not only the export tilde ol the Dominion. but the ilngort truloulon. . _ _ _ . . A. .._.__ .1. .._._.__AI.. -__.. ._....- IIIIIU KFUUC ll `IUIIC. ILUI wen engaged Anal the In goal. ' ` ` rluu-Q I'll`! It: in Annlhor fnn-Ila 1 GI III I-lI|l IIIIITY. IUCIIGI II IE II II [HG KN. of Lake Ontario. the termination of lake V navigation, and having the heat harbor on the chain of lakes, and where the lake vessela discharge their cargoes into river lnargea. so that to the working clause: and to the trades people. it in a question a! the groateet importance whether the (`anadian route gem in ehare of the volume of grain. ing thmugh from the wee: to the tea- nanl. If the reduction in not made the people are inllv. the seamen out of employ- ment. anal at the vharvce and uhope very linla truly: in Jan [Ant lunar all nnr r-raft: IIIUIII, Cllll I` III! WIIITVIX Ell little trade is alone. but our 1 .____ __..._- I __,I l|._ 1.. _ -5 - ` IIULVII CIIIII IIIIII. The city of Kingston ispeculinrly situat- ed in this mntwr. located n It At the foot ` ..c !.L.. l\..o-...`.. .5... .--...:..- ..._ ..t I_L_ \