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THE Gazette says that the most prominent among the nameq men- tionedforthe Via rdenship are Messrs. Steeie, Reeve of Orp, and Atkins, Reeve of West Gwiliizubury. .The Examiner thinks'Mr. Steele will be Warden. ' WING to a pressure ofjob print- ing, a number offload z:xa1ters”ar¢ .Seferred until next week. , ,,,V__ 'v .u-ullsbl ‘Lllky- Oliver «5 Co. were charggd with obstructing Peter and Front streets, at the instanceof the Inspector. Wit- nesses for defence gave evidence'to prove that the items of obstruction mentioned in the information were not. left there by Defendants. Case - w-...vv sun), uuu uuuuucu striking the boy with his hand. Fined $1 and costs, James J ackeon charged L. Heyden with obstructing Peter street by ' leaving thereon firewood. Fined $1 and costs P. Scheif, on information of the Township Inspector, charged with. mega} sale of Liquor at ‘Washago. Witness for the prosecution gave clear evidence, proving the charge.‘ Fined $30 and casteâ€"half of fine to informer and half to municipality- mg... I. n - - Sittings held 2131: January. Be- fore A. King, D. L. Samson, T. H. S. Drinkwater and A. J. Aiport, Esqs. John N .Kncxaccused W. Hubbard .of assaulting his child by striking him on the head with a broom stick. Defendant denied this, butzidznitted .L,'l' -' uuvemmem otn'cmls were underpaid was, he thought, proved by the pre- sence of an hon. gentleman in the House, who, if his salary had been more adequat», would not, perhaps, have left; the Bench. On Friday, Mr. Wand, of South Victoria, drew attention to the pusio tion of'empiuyecs of the Hausa and Government. M r. Ard agh considered the matinn a feeier thrown nut to elicit thevpiniou of the, Huuse. He was in favour of a fair increase of salaries. He believed the oficials of the Province were all underpaid. and so far as he knew they wen“: i efficient and deserving of better pay What was adequate rexnunemtiun fivé or ten years ago was very in- adequate now. ’ The fact that the Government oficials were underpaid ] man LA AL-7.A7 - \J‘l!’ lleCl t Hr: Ardagh concurred in this view, to 9-185 3'6 andspoke of soxneinsmaces in which [”158th a: he knew that. the interests ofinteml- the Llelm ing settlers were made subservient latlve A55 to those oflumbermen. The Com- the Owe-3‘“ missioner of Crown Lands had al- people (Inf ways endeavoured to meet allâ€"appli- DID N0 cations to him in a, liberal spirit, but Gemley di be objected to the general principles Saturday, which had been handed down in preach the the Departm-‘nt. He also spoke of" Sunday in his having been obliged tOScll asaw- Chum-L. J mill became he could not, uuderthe appointme .regulations of the last Commissioner Monday ev -of Crown Lands, obtain any lumber the firstSa to saw for theuse of the surrounding missed «lur settled territory. He had~ been very he had beet happy to hear the statement of the ploined tha present Commissioner that the inte- an error in rests of these mill-owners were not of the Gucci to be overlooked. He thought. 'Lhat .. perhaps it was (mad policy on the DE‘UH O . b . . . ‘ Death has part of the C()IX)mlSs)-mcl‘ of Crow" nmnher oft Lands to have brought on the late “Iv“ 1s 0le sale Without allowing time for inâ€" durin‘r‘ the epection, and perhaps thereby aecur- we "2 calle ed a higher price than he would ~mise of one otherwise have done. . - , '7 Mr. Dervche thought that. mon- interest- should he shnwnin the we!- fu‘e of the settlers. Hadid not, wish to blame the presentm'ti'xe last. Com- " missioner of Crown Lands, but he thought some scheme shéuld I}: L:- vixed to remedy what was a great .cxvn. mamas W , Mannzgwn Said 2513‘ cf; fected the infiersst HF {.52 trade, anal dub the 3:2:rzh-‘r 5:ch this imam-:3: :2: the w}; try. It had hecn stator! : were sailing ti": ziymk-z-h; ts ed 2.. price; in: fin m: Uaim they were Sailing timber at smaiier price- tfmm bzxdthé Government. The land h last Friday upon a zu .ti-m pruvi_xw f0?8f'"t-'li“3 ".54 ‘338ii);.i"“)£1"Huils, 0AA. - Intro-laced rrv Mv‘. Rykerf. We ”ix WW8 rap-art ogthc rm: rk-u,‘ the? meme-rs for N rain Oumria and Sithcoe. - gag g‘iwfigémfi; A debate {‘L‘k vi OIULLIA, £3»; “ :5 mimzsf :33? ‘u '56 ~ els r31" rel. ary. Be- ' 130:; ,.T H S - ort, Esqs. p'rit Hubbard b‘". striking ”P? om stick. gg“ admitte d :t: is hand. I tipl Heyden I hv ' :Ieet by y] PH“ FinedSl per if: m:‘ .015. lity- ' Jan with rest reets, H. I VVit- tOM rce'to Rev ctionv The were the Case ; gim .. I573. 32 -9 J3, 3.3" a :3 Due ‘FASHIOXABLE WEDDINGâ€"0n last 1e Saturday :1 flutter otexcitemeut was :11 apparent amongst the fair denizens 0, i of this tuwn,vand ab half-past one re o’clock there was a large gathering e. of them, with a~ smaller proportion ;o of the sterner sex, assembled in St. James’s Church, to witness the inte- 1 resting ceremony by which George H. Corbett, Esq.. M.D., was united ,- toMissLouisaCarolineDawson. T be u Rev. Rural Dean Stewart officiated. 1 The attire of the'beautiful bride and elthe lovely bridesmaidâ€"Miss Hod- a ’ gills, of London England â€" was« - i very becoming, and pruuuunced un- , exceptionable by th. se best able to {criticise Mr. W. C. Haven was ' groomsman. Mr. H. S.Sc.=ddinggave 1 § away the bride. - At the conclusioa 1 of the ceremony, as the bridal party I were leaving the Church, cougratu-_ 1. lations were showered upon the hap- Lc‘ py couple. The wedding breakfast! '1 was prepared at Mr. Scadcling's resi- :,dence., The Doctor and Mrs. Cor- ! bett left by the afternoon train. N. _ RR” on their wedding trip. l1 5. r Ghoul! r great TECHNICAL MEASURES.â€"-For the benefit, of our re:1dcrs,w<:givea table of measures for their practical use. A firkin of butter equa1356 pcufids; a. sack of Goals. 2224 pounds ; a truss ot'stnmgSG pounds; a stave of hemp, 32 pounds; a, sack of floor, 280 pounds; a quinmll, 100 pounds; a, i piggot of steel, 120 pounds; a truss‘ of hay. 56 pounds; a bash, 80 bush- els; a kilder'cin, 18 gallons; :1 bar-- reel, ‘36 gallons; 3, hOgShead. 54- gal- ' Ions; a puncheon. 84gaHons ; English prices current often speak of the price per quarter; to reduce this to ban-913, multiply the price by seven fund divide by twdve, and it will give the price, at t' e same rate by the barrel. Thus: ifwheatis quoted at fifty-sixshillingn a quairter, mul- tiply fifty-six by seven, and divide hv twelve, and it. will give you the pvt-ice,thirty-thshiHings eighthence per barrel. 7 _ NHU'I‘ DEATH OF AN OLD RESIDENT.â€" Denth has remuvcd an unusually nmni-eruf' thenld settIers in thisas wuil as other parts of the Province during the past year. This week we are called upon to recnrd the deé -mise of one of the oldest and most, favoumbly knuwn resident-s 0i Orif- Ii», Andrew Mnfi'utt, 1qu who came here from the Cuunsy of Fermanagh, Ireland, thirty fuur years ago. As a. merchans, he accuum-Iated 1:1 competency; a's a. Magistrate, he wm actixre and respected- Ho Jeeves several sous and daughters, nearly all of whom are comfortably settled in lifeâ€"the eldest our former respected and enterprising fellow- to_wnsman, Thomas S. Mofi'att, Esq., of MianSUta. :Ln ermr in the “‘ of the Guardian” _ ,ivv-J v-Iw JV“(Q he had been": the Ministry; and ex- plained that 11; had been ('38st by an ermr in the “Traveller's Guide" Uhmch. He apologise! for the dis- appointment, at the tea-meeting on Monday evening, stating that-it. was the firstSahbathappuintment he had lDiSSed ‘1‘"102 the thirty-one years 1‘151‘..A L.. ”A ' .v ‘n- ~ i f. DID NOT C.)>:::acr.â€"-Rev. John Gemley did nut, reach this town on Saturday, and Consequeutfi,‘ did nut, preach the Anniversary sermons on a ‘ . . , ri wry. Thc-vva l‘iuus Tuwbs'liipCCnm- ciis interesued have been requested to p.153 resolutiuns in favour ut' the prqjectfand to present. petitions to- the Lieutenant-Governor and Legis- lative Assembly. for the passing of the necessm-y Act What, are our people doing? A movmu-ns'r is on font, to have the 'I'z:rri;nriai District. u'f Muskvka erected into a County for Municipal purposes, and t9 provide for the or- gauimtion and annexation thereto ot'certain-adjacent unnrgahich ter- , ,7 v. W, unu- uuuv “la-lul- S. McDunald occupied the must. pro- minent position mnung the .Oppmi- “on members. tennis :4» cmzhnu thq upiniou china the ‘Icadsrship‘ has nut beeu'cunférred upon Ma'. Cameron. A movmu-m is m font, to have the 'I‘z:rri;m'iai District. of “.113ka THE In-Xt- lm-etinvr 0f the North Siuwm UniunTuu-Hcrs' Assneiation i t if: in: hvid m Hii‘isduit‘, an the fimt f: turdav in 11': wijxuury. As impuls- nut business is tu be nansucted it is ismcially requested that. tin-re be a . iii): mi numb:- -rn’ thu"‘Ped: unwues )1 the North Riliw' in attendance. 5' 1 CUNVEXI‘IO) .oâ€"A Conyention of the Suns 0'1 Temperance” m this Rid- in" Will be: held at 1-. ughy, un the both Insazmt. Apublicmcetinw wiil be: heul m the Telnnemnce Ha”, in that viflave, at” r “Cluck p. m. sharp The t'uIImVing- «.rcntlemen are full)“ «meted tn address the meetiw-, {Kw “858:3.F41rudnn Rose, Fergu- 50.;, P: u 1 i511; QiSD,J.‘v1T.Edal(JH;UH, and others. We nope there will be a vrnmi uticndilnCc. THE hequcut absence of Mi. M. C. Cameron fm» u the House is R'- ~ tribunal to his fcciirw the lack u! racngnicion as .endel of the Opposi- tion. The fact. that be u id not ac- eumpany the. members uf the Legis- lature to Bi'anttbrd, and that, Mr. H. upp- A PUB: C benuc‘licthrâ€" The man Who ashes his sid~:Walks.J Ram-35338 tthums' Anniversary mic must:- {tip-u m- lnurxuw eveniny LATEâ€"Tic \UI'H'JL‘ID tram W35 E fhm I'uurs ‘atc thisufiemuuu Causr, Erru : nfi the trad: abuut King. " l . E Rom". ADAMSJ .uc: uf 'chsE ieyBin, '- E ham 5 T: n Shup. Oriflia has com- me: accd business on his own account in 8:“ :ctirridge. , 182: HuniftunSpeclafors nysflxab the M» Cllmhéit 1m!» Intends (9mm- inr a buy," Cum-3r; in Dundas as Suun as sm‘iwr opens ‘ 2335 .579 ”Jaw-i35- X i‘LUV ‘Ulmfluailesm and £111)me meg, tOOh-w â€" in? IMDM. ggaigaigoin Band; i nnmbernse ershno 0 mad . . on omlon, i ' . agn- o-' on 13nd whichi-notyet in attack»; Wrmmmtod by the Secret!!!“ may, F. Wm 01:15). John mu, â€"-Jdrou*¢. ‘ pnhlhh the list hi the may: of tin.- wha In flax "man ill heaith, to resign the charge “of the Muskoka. field. An efficient successor to Mr. Barron is urgently required for that field He must be thoroughly devoted to the work. and imbued with a, large missionary spirit. May the Lord of the vine- yard speedily raise ups. minister qualified for the work. Final ar- rangements were made far holding the Missionary Meetings; and special iatten'tion was given to their being made more interesting and better adapted than heretofore, for com- jmunicating information regarding the missions of our church. An up- pliention for a supplement or $50. to Willis Church, Om, was favourably l entertained, and recommended to the General Assembly’s Home Mis- sion Committeeâ€"RA. Presbyter- ‘ Smcoz Permanentâ€"At the annual meeting of the Simcoe Pres- bytery, an animated and friendly discussion arose. rosynct’ng the Mis- sion Field, (specially that of Mus- kuka, and as, owing to the poverty of the people, the students had only been. paid in part for their lab-"S during thesummer. the PreSbytery felt constrained to negr-tiatea lmn ‘ for the purpose of paying off press- ing claims. In the course of thede- Iibcrations. a very decided opinion was: elicited from all, who have visited Muskoka Mission, that it ought to be under the direct charge of the General ASSembly's Home Mission Committee. Regret was also expressed, that the Rev. James Barron had been compelled, through "dl 'AS an evidence of what Sunday *T- School children may voluntarily (19. t0 :1 friend mentions that donations of r- froth $3 to 86 each have recenzly 3- been sent by the Sunday Schocl of «l the Church of the Redeemer, York- It‘ ville, out of their weekly collections '0‘ to the Girls’ Home; Boys' Home, 5‘ Orphzzns’Home,BibleSocietjflhurch >f Missinns,etc. Thenietliodudoptedis 1' to make outn plan at Advent tor the entire year. assigning to each- Sunday a Collection for some special object. The collection thus tnmle and distributed amount to from $120 to $150 a year. - This is t a most admirable plan of educating. - children to give to good objects-â€" Mail. _ NEW F IREâ€"Messrs Isaac Cuck- . burn, of Toronto. Ont, and East , Saginaw, U. S., John P. Cockburn, and A. P. Cockburn, n! vaenhurst, have associate; themselves together for the purpose of carrying on the Lumber business. Theyhau'esccured l l the timber 0n the greater part of two I f of the best Pine Townships in the dog-.3 .1 district of Muskoka,and have bought 1 several thousand acres of Timber " from settlerH, together with all the f‘ l'llldS, timber, shanties and entire “ interestof Alexander Macaulay,Esq., f‘ Lindsay, in the district. We be- lieve it is not the intention of the 1, Messrs. Cockburn to operate’in snwn 7, lumber this season, but theymre W now getting out a. considerable or quantity of verv fine board nine firm 0‘ ber. It is their intention to erect a J‘ large mill at Gravenhurst during 5‘ the comingsnmmer, so as to prepare p, as far as possible all lumber for ship- C] ment to market. ‘ - v‘vv..." Vt u 1 -. a... v. a1. :59: war aunt \vageriiig‘ «in ‘ Iections‘a’n illegal :ctf ‘ in! ROME” 3 ’ Nu dnulgt much crime has been bom- ’ T32 Ezfl‘wr Blamed 91° "Nona!“ zhut pitted in dpsilfc to save bets. 7- of Mr. B. 330001“. ”have it’fl*fltfl3 JH‘I' ' PERSONALFâ€"We have nnee mbre dmd" ‘9 P the ”W” “5 M 3“” 5 “5 t”, thank Mr Thomas Mulcaby for “m“ ”'1‘ 33“” "f C"‘.“m°“" freqzent attentions in the shape of W: minfgr'med that certain parties In: urgh Culifumia papers; Their unmet-nus interesting fiamselve. in gettinx Upaba ° tizm h-iend.‘ in Vthis region will be glad tn quet to thejhdland Waxy contractors, first know that 'g prince lapse! recently and thanx. 0. Moore had: the Hum ”11,- received bringsintelligence that Mrs. 825. it is Mulcahy has qixite recovered, Mid R. D. W. think; flat thewood-Ihpn Ire u: 2}, both she and Mr. Mulcahy are an- . . _ the 1:30“ ham: people imagimblc. Be 165 _ Juymgexceflent healch. The r begun 1,“ known 5,“, to ‘ pend 5.15.4” orvrding Ice. to write 01' returning home. » . . . . ‘ . u. - _:IA -1 , BOYS TAKE WARNING.â€"-Com- plaints having been made to the Cuuratzlbles of the annoyance given { by boysswearingxm our streets, and ‘ pzxrtlculzulyattheNorthern Railway station, we ,m'e assured that. the nfiifiiais are determined to arrest a a fcw of the young offenders, and place than in the luck-up, as_:m ex- :nnple. Such action would be u re- lief to many who are pained and shocked by'the yuuthful depravity 511mm by thq prufanity conseguently heard in our streets. ' John Cuok, £32311... Huldivtch,‘ Geo. Mins, Albert Spring; Walter Sharp: J. P. Cuckbxir’n. ,Audimrs,‘ James Clerihue and J. W. Dill. THE‘ofi‘xcgézs of the United Tawn- ships AgricuhuralSuciety. Mdakukn, for the current. year, are: Mr. John Tc‘viotdale, 'President; Mr. James Tuukcy, Vite-President; Mr. Myers, Treasurer; and Mr. R. J. Bell, Sec- retary. Directarx, Gurdun M. Ew- ing. Ed.â€" F itzmurris, J uhn Hammell, John Cnok, .1VJ‘L.H()1dif.flh FMI § A YOUNG-than win; was crossed in lave attempted suicide recently by taking a dose‘pf yeast powder, He 1' mmediately rose ah‘Wéhis tmublea ‘PARLIAHEXT'sbanda further pro- wgued‘mntil the 8th of nghmnry. It. is generally undemtmd that it wig] meet fur despatch of business befin‘e the end of the month. MR. H. S. MCDONALD, M\P.. has introduced a hill tn wake betting or ‘ wagerin'g‘dn ‘Iecfiuns‘an Illegal act. I \v . Presbyter- Rnrcxocs Mama-In course of a. sermon last Sunday, Rev. John Gfay forcibly condgmned lotteries, grab-bags, [The above, {rum correspondence of the Bowmnnville ‘Melchgmt, contains sentiâ€" ments which 01-min will now do well to not upon.) principally benefit Contact)" sud“ ofioe seekers.” and minnowâ€"pot by entering into {Rail- rornd speculations, whichmcertaintn much increase taxation, and frequently withdraw businea to lrmlitifs mare manage, and __‘-_ -_‘_,!IA, 9 I‘- “ It is by encouragement to Factories of productions, for which there is both an ex- tensive and ready sale. that town: situated n3 Bowmanviile must lexpect to impmve __J -Jâ€"..A_ ; A 1 character of the speakers, excellent ad- dresses may be expected. W1: have to inform our readers, that the Annual Missionary Meeting of the Orillin. Presbyterian Church will be held on Mon‘ day next, the 27th inst, at. half-past seven o'clock, P. u. The Reva. M. Fraser, of Barrie, Rodgers, of Collingwuod, and Fairbaim, of Oro, ”have engaged. along ‘ with I ther speakers, to address the meet- ‘ ing. There will also be the singing of ap- propriate Psalms and Hymns. Fm'm the Tm: Asuvx Bananaâ€"In the Legio- lntive Assembly, on Tuesdhy. Mr. Ardngh asked whether the property situated in the village of Orillin, formerly used an a ‘ Branch Lunatic Asylum, was held to belong to this Province. and‘ if so, whether or not it was the intention of the Government ‘ tomake use of the some in connection with 1 any public institution proposed to be estab- lished within the Province, orforany public purpose fox-which thesaid pmpertyuiight be suitable. The Attorney General replied that the Government (3 'd not so consider it, nor did they propose to nuke men!” it. . Wesleyan Methodist Cunference, and Chairman 0f the Whitby District, and RN John Gray, of Orillia, ate expected to de~ liver addresses. Th: proceeds to be ap- plied towards paying 03' the debt on the Church. Tickets 25an each. to state that he was unexpectedly absent 3 from tmrn at the time appointed for t_he ’ ‘ Temperance ineeting Inst week. Suppose. Temperance friends consult the ministers I and fix a date, which will be convenient, for holding a public Temperance meeting, 1 with a View to discussing the proposed f formation of an open Temperance Society. Tu Mammalâ€"A tea. meeting will be 1 be held at Fair Valley, Mara, on fifiday, i 1 7th February. tt five o’clock, P. 2:. after} 1 which Riv. Wm. Scott, Secretary of the 3 : I Ir is but justice to the Rev. John Gray, 1 i _ enptmgmnnufactories from tsxes for live {sun-T: P. ~{.‘f'n'nphell, P. Fitzgemld’and J. pars. Would it not he as We“ to reduce j C. McMullen. Meters. Booth, Suthcr~ , the number of hands to be employed from 5 land, Pe , and Wilson were nppointed a r hty to twenty~tive l ' sub-committee to uni-ass the Village and Y. M. C. A.-â€"The‘ devotional mectinr, 00119” the funde. The 5‘9 NM '33 in~ . being held in nnotlxer room. does not in. “meted to invite the members 0‘ the DO- terfere with those who wish to sttend the i minion and Ontario Governments. the - rooms for reading ugly. We in”: u, cf. l lenders of the Opposition, nnd our repreâ€" fort will be put forth to make both the i sentntives, H. HLCeok. M. P..v:nd W. D. Monday and Saturday evenm meetings : Ardugh, M- Pâ€" P- ' It “'98 decided that as nttractive as possible. 4 ‘1‘ the Banquet shall take place on Thursday, u 11' 8NOW8” cries the schonl boy, and l the 6th February. The Committee Wt! everyone who has looked out during 110 l again 0” Friday eveuing. 1 past week will agree with him that it snows, A Goon Movesâ€"The proposal to 3d- with more than commendable regularityrl vance'the cost of license, and establish i by the day. .If it be true tint. deep snow I a thorough system of inspection, is one 1 means n good harvest. our fume“ may which meets with our entire vaprn'al. anticipate n extraordinary yield nextsea-l While we laws as many unlicensed as son. So mote it be. I licensed grngshops in the place. the law , WE tire requested to intimate that the f of liceneeMm If it is to be enforced. l 3 Rev. G. Bur-Infield, B. .~\., will. by nz-DOiut- ; 3" “fwd“ “h" “i" "“t ‘I‘Ti‘fk m“ "94‘ ment of‘ the Simcoe Presbytery. preach duly m the face of any opposition, nor for I the annual Missionarv Sermons in the ! any blundishments, mustbeengagedfiuc‘x Orillin Presbyterian church; on Sabbath 3 ‘ """f will require " 3°”d “1333'! fad it i‘ ,nert,the26:h inst. Wehnve beeniuformed ; but “8’“ “'3‘ the “5° "‘1“ “POW! ed that Mr. Bumfield i. n Preacher on” ”Pi“ "WA“J' upon tho Corporation should, considerable pulpit power He will oflici~ I bear the expenze. Even then, licensing ate at 11 ‘1'. and hump”: 6 r u. ' f is an unprofitable system, compared with 1‘ prohibition, since the greater part of the . I expense of the “ministration of justice is to “me that I” was uncxpectealy absent ' the direct or indirect result of the liquor ‘ i from hm.” at the hm" nppomted f”? the ‘y trailic. But since we must tolerate the l 1 ~ . l Temperance meeting 1““ 'Yek' 8“me ‘ evil, let it be made as little burdensome to the raltepuyera as possible. ' Temperance friends consult the ministers l Exruxuiox. â€"We have received a. let- mnd ti: 5 date, which will be convenient, - . : - 1 :Z‘Li‘ildfiil’l.“ Ensign??? :ii‘ng; I lot from Rev. Walter Wright. Muskuka g l ‘ Falls. in reference to 3 report which had :ornntzon of an open Temlnranee Society. I circulated that he had not invited Tu Mammalâ€"A tee. meeting grill be the Rev. John Mc'l'nvish, Woodstock, no] In kn!) ‘4» B_:_ 17-"-.. ‘9‘, A , 'UWOI‘vâ€"e my unnuemnea lotteries, grab-bags, MARBLE Wonn.-â€"M'r. D, quhmn :know how {hitch wood W8. waited {0! ': offiwe,” election cakes, and other In: commenced the manufacture of new the belt-"P. At the last meeting of the rd echemes for nining money for umentn. mantles. you“, 14510“. c..‘t Councilesimih: bill was presented and 2 and benevolent purposes, usdimct 8“"“0’.” w° "81' a” new ”“er PSM- Be 8110 enquired how much wood .on of the third commandment. It .OuTn' Thur-118m Amman"; Sodety 1"“ been PM for the 3‘- . Mr. Hammond explained that the bill nut-aging to see flat ministers of held their annual meet' ‘ for the election ' . pad 11: December was for wood which he :11: denominations. in my part. of 33,500”. 11511311213“; 3" ":1: Setugiay, - - 3 Inst. 0 nomngm co care be mg _ . t“;“";'°- ”‘23:. 22* M” m» m. m z-ww. w- Jim :1?°r":°‘"°“PI-W . eee enees, 7.! - e. ‘9'. . . J. Cumgnn; Viee-Prenident, Mr. Chm” _ . paid er st the tune, out of -, edxtor of the Bible Chmtm: Ob- , Galloway; Mr, Mr. Thou. thfmd; i hi! 0'9 Met: ‘ The quanflty’of woadhg m+ :mmiuo‘m.tuk-n...:v. -2_.: u. n__ a__:u_, rooms for reading nnly. We trust an ef- fort will be put forth to make both the Monday and Saturday ovenin, meetings as :ttractiye as possible. , Mn vncrt'nm. â€"-Mr Kean gm 0 notice at the Council we sting on Monday of his wtcntion to in tnducc a by- Jaw for ex- enpting mam: ‘actox-ies (mm fixes for tire yams. W onld it not be as We“ to reduce the number of hands to be emphyed from i: ty to twenty five I AN mrxussrox having got abmd that; the Reading Room of the Y. M c. A. is} open only to thaw it: connection, we m- I? post that it n free to ererybody. law! are invited, and wall be cot-daily Welcome, 1 without distinction of coxour, caste urcrced. ‘ Pun-ms in pow-n not receiving thfir 3 copies of .Tnltgnuszron regularly m m- ; queued to inform-us of the fixer, and we j will endes'iour tn secure better i-egnlnrity T on the put of the carrier for the future. I I RD. W. thinksmumewooamm the mout how: people inn-gamble. He has known me to pend 11:15: day carding up a pile of woodâ€"too honest to crowd tvm cards mm mm. Pznnxn. LWe learn from the Fret Press that the Rev J. G. Sandersm. law of Rugby, has «ate red upon his duties 111 Ottawa, uni isexooedingly well liked by 1111 parishionen there. 1 [Tl A rvu - a of the member: 0! Hi- I B awn. 're , 1. o. 6. 1:. is-noquested 1 Pi on Friday ‘ next. W LAFH-fixo The Y. M. C. A. lure hung J8 out 3 nut com-picnom lantern, bmr- 8" ing the mmfi “ Y. n c. A. Free Read-1 A :-:v i and that de~ he did re flp- did not a $113 Rev. Mt. a waxy an m. sides-able JANUARY 23rd. Rev. Mr. Wright adds, “ This is of course it very small m. But it assumes eon- eiderahle importance from the feet that it is only one little sample of s very great msny equally imignifieazthlsoboods w hich have been propsgsted sgunst me by wicked auxd unreasonable men «We: since I mime into Muskoh (with no little self- > denial) to seek the spiritual nail-being of this district: and which I haw reason tn fear here received tno much credence to my great injury. 0 that the spirit of God may at length be pou red out upon us frnm on high, on that lying lips may learn to sing the pulses of the Lord, and oped: the truth every men to and of his neighbours.” 1 assist 1!: the opening oeremunies of the Pn-sbyu-risn Church at South Falls. a.- requested by the Committee. Mr. Wright wrotctoRev. Mr. M'cTsvish of the rumour," and tLat gentleman replies distincxly that he did receive an inflation, and probably did not reply thereto through an ov‘ersight. Tm: Pnuc Lmnmu.â€"Thcmu9e two pfiblic libraries in this mumâ€"one owned v by the athnntwn. dial the other «pwncd i by the now dodnnnt Mechaniu’ Institute.- I The Young Mb!) 5 Chmtian Aunciation jlmve madc an ofl'nrt to «£3th a. reading 1 room. and hpve to add a iibru-y when they an mine the necessary funds. Mean- ‘ t: me wnuld it not help ItheAssoci'uion, and 1 f be a benefit to the genera-.1 public, to have I the libraries show-mentioned, which we gnowbutlitde used. placed in chugeo If [he Young Men's Chrmian Association, I . . [3 I Mmuxn quunr.â€"Thc BanqueiCom- mittca met st the Queen's. un Mundzy evening. Present, Messrs. Enoch, Quinn. Sutherland. Fuwiie, J. Perry, G. M. Wil- at whose minds the people could have free; access to them every evening 1 ' 1 gain in trading hut-sol, {tiling to get “fa trade back." took the horse he had re. ceived to 5: table 9:; an unoccupied {um which he suppmed beidnged to the other, and though informed the: the owner of the “ebb wu not likely to vitit it, left the aims! there to starve ti) death. If the fat; are u stated to us, and we hue no reason to doubt them, the cruel per- pen-atm- of mi. deed should be severely punished. T"‘ V,-‘ â€"v vâ€"--v-' "up. a “W. W. Binghnm, T. P. Campbell, 1.3351”. June: Quinn, Juhn Thompcon. J uh}! Ra'- gm-,J. P‘-.rry 11:28);ch, G. M. Wilson, A. Kennedy, Dr. Runny, A. Doolittlc, ‘A. Poetic end John Km. ‘ ' ‘ WI have been infra-med"! whst 3;)me to be l Mqu of mall; tour imaln. A party nsidiug in the township of 011., who was dinniefind with a. bar- have been appointed on the commas: to get up 3 Banquet to the Directors of the Treasurer; John C. Menu] B. Sutherland, H. ,S. Fi mid, R. Janos, Wm. Gamma McMnllen, Socmbry; - V"UIâ€" “wwuuu _-.. _ i - - if â€" It in? d datum»: 1- presented two accounts, one of four dol. “'83 named an secon o lomng' bills and ucoounts be peltâ€"Mu- lu-a, for wood for nioirnl School Grant, 8153; County Rate. { nu Locum, $62.33; School Rate 5. s. No.1. $159.42; ’ " ; e1 Ba- the other 87 for cleaning and repau‘ to 1233"” S. 8. ho. 2' 81‘0'87 8mm Impectorof Licensee. Stake. Puke. said institution. Mr. Ken Would like tn 0 for painting and posting signs on the Ut- know how much wood was required for hereon Rand. 34-50- ' - Moved J. ‘1‘. Kirk trick, seconded by the look-up: .At $1.19 M meeting 0f the, T. A. Feathershrneftahat the Comma d0 Council ‘ ninth: W Va presented tad 00' adjourn to meet again at S. S..No. I paid. He also enquired how much wood 5 School Home, on Saturday, the 15th of hadbeenprocmdfortheu JFebrwy. If- B-_A_, ,, - . . - _ ,,° __- 1 Wilson, his views were2 somewhat modined. so that he thought two feet enough, 0 1; none too much to allow: On motion of Mr. Booth, seconded by Mr. Bailey, the By-hw was amended so a to allow «business men 'to occupy two feet from'the inner line of the Street, in front of their premises, fur the purpose of displaying goods. Mr. John Hammond presented two accounts, one of four dol- lars, for wood for 1‘ The Mews said the luv at preseht was a. dead letter, and could not be enforced. It should be amended. Since hearing Mr Mr. Ken was opposed many alteration in the by-Iaw. If my concession were given, it Wealtibe abused. Instead of AL tering the law, veranda!“ and cross signs should be strictly prohibited. DISPLAYING GOODS ON THE SIDEWALKS. He thought the try-law oppressive, and that the merchants end other: shouid be anon-ed {mm sixteen inches to “whet for 1 the purpose. The Rcere suggested that ‘ tw'o feet from each edge of the sidewalk might be given without incommodin'g the pixblic. This Mr. Wilson thought more than required, optima it would be wise to . 'gmnt. Two feet from the inner line of 3 the street onghc to be quite enough. placed in charge of the Young Men's Christian Association. Their room are eonmnient, open only evening. nndif required, the key could be left in some phee any of ms, no that books might be obtained st any time. He did not pro- poaethat the library begiven for the benefit of member: of the Association, but that it be placed inâ€" their charm, for the cum venience of the people of the Village. 111 ' ter eume discussion, the matter was left ‘ 1 over for consideration at next meeting ‘ uocon Lxcxxszs. Mr. Limes Kenncy was granted seer- dilute for ehop license. M. Dnfi’yspplied for cavern license, but upon being infurm~ ed that it.oould not granted until Much, decided to withdraw his application until that time. Mr. G. M. Wilson was heard in reference to the Bylaw prohibiting busi- ms men from ‘ , j_-_ .v, and would do so agdn. He beliewd in granting a may licenses as might be asked fox-“1nd charging a good price {or them. He moved,woonded by Mr. Booth, that all liquor licenses be raised to $100. -â€"Ca;r4"cd. A The Reeve read the namss‘httached to the petition for license presented by Mi- chael Duffy, amongst which ware those of the primipal hotel-keepers, and Mr. F. Mr. Kean thoughtdifi'erently. The re~ speotuble hotel-keepers would be better satiafiel with a more thorough impaction, which would suppress the illegal tnfiic, and do away with some of the glaring evils of which the people complain. The ad- vanced cost of license would, make it to the interest of licensed dealer: to aid the Inspector m enforcing the luv to prevent illicit- traffic. The Reeve thought the unlicensed deal- tars wouldaenliqpprgnyway.â€"He did not Micro that raising _ the price of licenses Would be ram with Wabbit: hotel- keepen. Mr. \Vainwfight said something should be dune to put down the in egal sale of !i quot, and for the better reguhfion of the licensed traffic. ‘ RwBeere said thaCCouhéiI? {hie not to blame for the numbetof unlicensed houses. Mr Kean-It is somebody’ s fault. I propose to pay an lnspectnr who will do his duty, a. good salary, and raise the price of license to one hundred dollars. be aboliahcd, 3nd it would payflmue who hfiieenm to keep betm houses. the place, nine were unlicensed grog- shops. [fan Inspector'm uppcdmod, and paid We": salary to'perionn his dutyfaiflifully,tl;e linliceused tnflic Would 1'33 mums: QUESTION «fa; discussed, Jr. {Zena stated that opt bf twenty-two lxdunes’ ho‘ could’mK-h tion in F. Evan, mdm'CoWJIr. M Ball“, 3 Auditors. On motion of Maura. Booth and Kama, Mr ’ John World was appointed Collector. When the choice of an Impector me up for consideration, Dunn, Charla McInnu sud Thou. Booth Fence-V" Levers Tho Reeve tamed Mr. omcum. " Mean. J ames Cupchnd s_nd J. J. Hind were MW Ami Gas. Gar, Elle-sensor and Poun§l~keepen Robert ‘ nut luau)“ tau-cs : . ”inn W Crown Land: Demnment. omit- ted to be produced at the former mee'mg Mr. Grant whoquoafly and that waov Jxo purified MM for keep in: thebooks and pcpcu, the unfortunate omiuion vould not have occur-Nd . 0!: fiction of item. Bailey and Wainwright, Mr Booth was instruct ed to nuke; book case for the use of the Clem to the Corpo- afiun. ‘ it mu «m Mondgy. the member: of Canon to; the current year membled at the Tmanm Ball. And having daiy (unified, file minutes of but wetting'were mad md-appmved. The Clerk then mad ma: comm WE. id ceztu'nly he signal it, 0 again. He believxd in a'1’} hearing Mr “10 fdl tad Vlvintcr, of: litany M: {gt-312‘ pnrpyog of: map-ting Hi. aqua Ix Buntford the Sons have joined nth the Young Men's Christina Won, 231d organijvd an Open Temperance 50- may. The pledge consist: of 3 fear liWPl. w'urdo, , ta, be signed by my who Ind: to glye up liquor drinking. 13331-800“! xm‘hgld flag-is: of W meetmasdnm ,# -l-Â¥_ ,A,~ Councillor: Kirkpatrick, Jones, Taylor and Feathentone. ‘ Petition from R‘E; Suttabyuad others, praying for the ahblishment of a up» ‘rateroad Maud thegnnt ufammof ' money, was hid over till next meeting. .Petitinn to the Ina] Legislature 0f On- tario, asking for the formation of a. new County, to be called the County of Mus- :31“ wusigned bytheBceveandwnm on. Also. petition praying fol-the Migh- ment of a th‘bitory Liquor Lug m rugged and «twin The first meeting of thy new Coundl of Muskoka took place atGr-avenhnm, on the Mr Jada-y. M, the fleece; Councillor: Kirkpatrick, Jones, Taylor ‘_.!h, .0 saw count. He thofight it would be advisable to gets man to canvass the townships for signs- ' tum to the petition. If we sit with fold- ed hands, we will be cut «a: . The Reeve thought it better tn ask our Loan! member-the proper oouraeto puma». Mr. Ken: explained that the petition should beau numerously :igned an possi~ bio. and presented early in the [intent Session BMbr-idge m acti‘wy opposâ€" ing the chin: of 0mm, and mo! the townships which were in favour of union nth it. to separati‘m, and by supinenesa ur dehy, the cvpportunity might. be lost. The township hf Moniséu was duos: unanimously in {Mom- of the movement, and hwd been the first to take action. The ‘ Reeve enquired whether the present replying in the negative, he said that a statement of their action 3nd ox- penditure would be rgqufind at next meet- ing of the Council. The Council adjoumeddu die. noun) or Bums WWW to report. The member. amazon 29mm cm R. Ramsay Co. having failed Mpg-int the by-laws within a reasonable time. the Clerk was instructed to give the copy to the printerwho ofl'ered the next lowest tan- dcr. Mr. Ken: acquired flat action the Cuuncil intended taking in _mfemce to nxzmn wacrAcrogxss employing not les- than fifty persons, {mm tunes for five years. On mutiulboi Masts. \Waxfnwright and Bailey, the sum often dollars was gamed t... Mr. Jackmm, fur extrz services as In- szmr. Mr. Kean gave nutice of his in- tention to introduce a Ivy-Int to «mums, and it was ordered that theiueonnt from Mr. Doolittle, $1 5, for refreshment: fur- nished fur the Barrie fire gammy, be paid. On motion of Messrs. Booth and Kean, it was on_iered that the Auditor: and libra- rian for the past you be paid the amount . f their Michael has, WWII). Council inmfemnee to we“ of Colin Livingstone. who broke his leg by filling down stairs inDufi'y’sHouse, whih-amnk. It was uoertuned that the injued man had been boa-ding st Dnfi'y’s two We. previous. to the accident; that he no drunk, and fell 03' the shin in ame- queuce of thergbeing .nq qéling or other protection: Duffy chimed that Living- :tone got drunk up sheet, 'hfle Baler, ‘e individual who presented fixe applia- tion for and, at. the previous .meetug of the Council, distinctly denied that he was drunk at all. It u ill Be rem smbgi'edflzat a committee was appointeim an: the to render Ihat relief has necessary; and It. ' Booth now reported that the unmade man m ux a bad condition. Dr. Elliot was nttendinghim, and fireman“ had promiseJ Mr. Duffy-82 per wait for ha board. The Reeve aid the Corponfion ought nut to be hdd responsible‘ .or such accidents. After further diacauiou, it. was resolved to any out the promise of the committee; and the sum 01’812 wa granted on account. on motion": Iii: Boom, the m of $4.29. use; charged against. Jamaal-ck- sou. tiuwghgmn:m, «If tho M ii. Assessors, was refundeiv norms; ciunxnn ' f (Am:- the Council had ndjrmmed, 45. Been shed the cpun'on of m. my... in W to the ”Mbaflyofhilyfily. [ing for s grant imp; the Catatyhthgn' luck-up house, stating that} (he Ila-gen: grant that had been p‘ven mmwm this Corp-mum would be acquired to supplement with a ainfih‘r aim. The Counchlox-t afipeued maniacal, agreed that a building which amid be erected-for 34770 uould belittle, if any bdtériuthe one we late at present and that it would be more pmdt n: to defer making the ap~ pliestion for the pawn] . - - Mr. Bammrmd said that if the Coin; were not satisfied. he would take the w “my. utheprieew'uaslw u I" could «bum veal fl 2' his on: 12% I]. lock; up wu cliuned and we"; “‘33 the window which had been enigma ‘1.“ year, were put in, thehfiiling'on’m quite comfortable.- 3.211 aloud M. ugmmodaionjor another year. Her. instructed to hate the new window put a immediate‘ly. ' in; ward at rate- which his fellow-to“, menonrylwut cannot nttain. Thea“ Councillnn t_hcmght+.hat the m“. u} 'hig'terrtilnn '3?” Wetfduenf an!“ qucaod by him that he succeeds. in; 701