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I a ' iii orth BntarioWbserher ONLY ONE DOLLAR A YEAR! ee JAMES BAIRD, - - « Editor. PORT PERRY, NOV. 26, 1574 Eee z Pay Day. We would take it kind if parties indebted to this affice for sub- scription, job work or otherwise would remit the same without putting us to the trouble and expense of employing a collect: or. The several sums are so small that it would absorb a large portion of the amount to collect them; we would there- fore esteem it as a favor if ies would remit without being called upon. Certain con- templated chanzes in this office render it neccessary that our accounts should all be squared at this time. The Local Legislature. Hon members have been amongst the figures since our last, and like the stupid boy whostates his account incorrectly and yet finds the right answer--by copying it from the book----our rulers succeeded in show- ing up their celebrated five millions of a surplus. Treasurer Crooks commenced Lis budget speech on the opening of the Housconthe 19th and spent the great- er partof the sitting in going through figures in his own dry Style, making every fizure possible and impossible do duty in the surplus ranks, and thus striving to make - the 'country believe that the Grit party were telling truth when they asserted that the surplus was over five millions, and this is the way they get at it. 'They crowd everything into the as- sets, even the old books on the li~- brary shelves must have a fictitious value placed upon them and this amount placed in the assets. canoe couch, the picture gallery, de- canters and bottle dusters would too have been crowded in had their walue not been so much depreciated by being carried round the country in the penny show style. The total assets of the province is "setdown at nearly nine and a half millions, and the liabilities at less than four millions, leaving a balance of over five millions seven hundred | thousand in favor of the province; and this balance they designate surplug as if the terms balance and surplus were synonimous. But Mr. Frazer, the speaking machine of the Government, feeling ashamed of the ridiculous claim of the Government to a surplus of $5,756,353 made up as it is of large sums which can't be The | Railway Meeting. The much talked of railway meeting was held in the town hall, Port Perry, on Thurs-- day, 19th inst, and many of the leading men from various parts of the county were pres- ent ; but we certainly do not remember of { ever having attended a mecting at which an equal amcunt of nonsense was talked in as shorta time and we spare our readers the infliction of wading through the trash in de~ tail. On entering the hall we found the Reeve of the corporation occupying the chair and the Managing Director of the W. & P. P. R. addressing the meeting, he was just about finishing as we entered. James Austin, President of the W, & P. . R Coy was the next speaker, He dwelt, in general terms on railways as a doubtful speculation for stock holders though highly profitable to the localities through which they pass and to the country at large. The greet wdvantages conferred by milways es- pecially on the farming community were di- { lated upon in detail as to their influence on : the markets down to the very fowls, The advantages, he said, were by no means | fined to the farming community, the success | of the manufacturer and merchant depend- | ed much on proper railway facilities ; rail. | | ways, he said, were the means of extending { and building up citics and towns and thus largely increasing the revenue of the country, After referring to the condition of the road | | | | and rolling stock of the W. & PP R and the | | advantages it confers on the public, and urg- ing the necessity of the extension the speaker resumed his seat. A general call was made for Geo. Laidlaw Esq., president of the Victoria Road. Mr, Laidlaw said he was prepared to address the meeting but not till after hear ing what the parties connected with the W | & PP Rare prepared todo ; he is prepared to come down with a-distinct proposition | J. IL Perry, Esq , was now called but the leading men of the two schemes, Mr. Draper said he wished to hear seme of the northern part of the county leading men, as much depended on them ; a county measure would have but a poor chance if the north were against it. . J. H. Perry being again called took the | stand, and after advocating the most liberal | and generous policy imaginable, repudiating ja idea of local jealousics or sectional fecl- | ings he went on to foreshadow a not remote railway millenium, After relating his twenty years struggles, privations and prayers for a county road the speaker expressed him- self as satisfied that the idea had now be- come general, if not unanimous throughout the county and he had reasan to hope that his long cherished desire would be realized. As the speaker proceeded the fire kindled, he waxed eloquent and began graduallytosoar to unexplored heights, until he reached the thin unreal regions of fancy, when his be- wildered audience becoming giddy in trying to follow him in his cthereal flights could only gaze, wonder and worship as the speak- er soared from the real to the imaginary, fron, fact to fiction, from the known to {he unknown. The speaker adverted to the schemes already on the tapis, the W & PP extension to Washago, and the branches from Port Perry to Uxbridge and from Whitby to Oshawa Harbor, not forgetting the Ontario Central all of which in the aggregate would require a connty bonus of $300,000, But this time, he said, it would be necessary to con- | declined till he should hear from some of into the grouping clause with capital effect, | would not recommend the construction of { thoroughly exposing its injustice. All the | either branch or extension. He considers railway men present rushed to the rescue, but | the Victoria connection as being the most it was no go, the speaker held and sustained important and the only practicable sceme his point. Brock, he said, would doubtless | now before the country. : 1 grant a fair bonus if a simple, fair and hon-| Mr. Trounce said that Mr. Glen's motion | {orable scheme for extending the W & PP R | was entirely out of order, the meeting had { through Brock by way of Sunderland and not been convened for the purpose of .dis- | Canuington were submitted ; but as it is ev-- cussing the merits of the Victoria Railway, eryone appears to have his own pet scheme (but to devise means for the extension and he can put very litue confidence insuch [of the W & P P R and it would be schemes ; and he can tell the parties having | a waste of time to discuss a resolution which this matter in hand that the slightest at- is out of order and ought not to be submitted tempt at sharp practice will prove the de- | to this meeting at all, struction of the whole scheme. 1 Dr. Gunn now took the platform. He said | Hon. T. N. Gibbs was now called. He that Whitby town had burdened herself to | Sympathises with the remarks which fell secure the W & PPR. She had granted 'from Mr. !erry as to the advisability--ne- $60,000 towards its construction much against | cessity in fact, of burying all former section- ! the wishes of a large number of the inhabi- | al feelings and local jealousies. He regards tants ;and many had found the debt thus in- the scheme of the extension of the W & P P : curred press heavily on them ; it was a long R including the branches as of the utmost time before any returns were received but importance to the county, if not a necessity now that they are beginning to feel the ben-- | for the preservation of its integrity ; for efits--and they are only beginning to ex- without such a bond of union it will be diffi- perience the benefits--it would now be too | cult to keep the county together, He had bad to divert these benefits to Oshawa by | 1istened with some degree of surprise to the i the construction of a branch to that village | great scheme proposed by Mr. Perry, and he , and thus allow Oshawa to fish away the | (Mr. Gibbs) felt satisfied that had that gen- ) benefits. He can tell them in time that the | tleman desired to crush out the extension by | people of Whitby, men, women and children { loading it down he had taken the best possi- | (to the third and fourth generation) will op- ble means of accomplishing his purpese by jose the construction of that brauch by every the introddction ot his unwieldy scheme. It | meaus within their power. | may possibly be that Mr. Perry's scheme is| The ruling of the chairman being now the best that could be introduced, but it is | asked as to, Mr. Glen's motion, the chairman too magnificent, and under no circumstances | ruled that it was cc for the could so comprehensive a scheme be dis- | to deal with the resolution. cussed within the time allotted for one| A. Gordon, M. P., now followed but from meeting or withina week. In referring to | where we sat we could not see to report him. the necessity for a branch from the W & P P| He first tackled Mr Perry's magnificent R toOshawa,the speaker said be found it to be | scheme and sympathised with Mr, Draper impossible to do business profitably with two | that his (Mr Draper's) expressions of admir-- roads ; he would rather team his grain from | ation tor the scheme were limited for want Port Perry to Oshawa than bring it by cars | of more grandiloquos phrases. | The speaker when he has to depend upon two roads for | then went at Mr Gien's motion and cliarac- its conveyance ; there is such a difficulty in | terised itasa wicked, wicked motion. ' He he finds thg old method Ly teams as the | bonus to the Victoria R. which is in another more preferable of the two, Oshawa, he said, | county seeing that no one municipality can wanted the road extended, and a branch |give aid to another municipality. The constructed connecting Oshawa with the line | speaker now took up the extension and so that that village may be put on an equal | branches and advocated all of them. He footing as to railway connection with other | said he would like tosce the W & P P R parts of the country. He felt as Mr. Gilles- | connected with the Oshawa harbor, he would pie remarked the grouping clause would | like to see a branch built to Uxbridge and create a difficulty in carrying any grant from | the road extended north, He remarked that the county ; at all events the county would [the W & P P Ris the best grain carrying carefully consider the matter ere they would ; road in this section of the province. He go into a grant such as is proposed by Mr. | said that he has been buying grain in Ux- Perry bridge during the present season and he finds Here Mr, Draper threw a bomb shell into the camp, the boasted putting aside ot 1lacal | Jealousics, the ceasing to secure sectional | advantages were all found to be bosh and | that sectional plotting and local jealousies | were as rampant as ever. Me. Draper stated | that Whitby would not support any scheme { which provides for a branch to Oshawa ; that | Whithy for the express purpose of opposing | any scheme which would grant a bianch to Oshawa. This was letting the cat out of the | bag. { Mr. Laidiaw said he had no interest in| | opposing the proposed extension, but he | would like to ask the promoters of the scheme where the money is to come from ; | how are the railway company going tof ! raise $600,000 for the extension. That may | be said to be no matter of mine and neither lit is, but I think, under the circumstances | the extension is neither desirable nor practi realized, and some hundred thousand | 9¢al squarely with the several municipali- | cable while the scheme he has to offer is dollars worth of old books; Mr. | Frazer, wo say, in part acknow- | ledges the corn and says that hel thinks there is a good surplus of $3,000,000. ° This is just about half of what his colleagues, Crooks and | some others, make it. Tt is refresh ing to find one Minister giving the| surplus at nearly six millions anoth er minister following and admitting that it is only halfthat amount while the fact is that by reducing 1t still! another half the amount would be as | nearly correct as possible this wel think will be the outside fignre but no two even ot the members of Gov. ! ernment appear to agree as to the = true Amount of the surplus ; and all | the cooking and crooking the public] -accounts undergo little more than a| million and a half of clear snrplus an be screwed out of them. | It must be remembered that with | one fell swoop the Government in| their despiration to creat a surplus, | bogus or otherwise, laid violent| bands on some 2,700,000 of the late! commofl school fund and made that | figurein the ranks of surplus. "Our readers will remember that Frovious to confederation Canada t and Canada West being united bad a common school fund common to both provinces, and at the time of confederation there was no divisi- on made of this fund between tbe two provinces but the whole fond $2,699,487 was consolidated for the benefit of both provinces According to their population , but this whole sum Mr Treasurer "Crooks has hoisted into his famous surplus. On Friday the.20th the debate on the Financial statement was in taken up, but the .only remarks of the least consequences far as fishing out the true state of the surplus those made by Mr Scott of : rboro who showed conclusively how much more extravagant the t Government is than the Jabn 8. Government,and how absurd t was in the present Government to » Eur She ove of another: olen tion, to 0 e in the 'matter of surplus. Bathe remarks 3 aber for North Ontario ties--(we were pleased to hear that a Leading his auditors step by step, the speak- er next tackled the Victoria Railway, , But here lie lost his ballast and shot riglit up in- to the regions of sp: ce, lcaving the audience with open mouth staring after him as h Lot from their view into the thin but pleas- ant regions of fancy. Here the speaker sketched (he outlines of scheme wh c sign and fertility of imagination almost boundless. The toundation of his scheme was a grant of £570,000 from the county and it had a wheel within a wheel--first {here was the grant from the county and {Len there was to be a complicated system of re- funds, or a sort of sugar coating to the pills which the municipalities were expected to swallow, Reach and Port Perry were to be in one team and billed for £78,660 as the share they would have to pay of the $570, 00 ; they were to get a refond of $30,000 ; and when the trimming was complete Reach alone was let in for $42,137 ; Brock was to pay £74,100 and to make this "go good" was to have a refund of $10,000 leaving Brock to pay $55.100 ; Pickering was to pay $114,000 with a refund of £10,000 leaving ber fo pay $104,000 ; Whithy township was put infor £54,435 and cased down with $15,000 leaving her to grapple with $39,435 and the town of Whitby was put in for $1,220 Scott was put in for $37,905 and the shock lessened by $8720 leaving her to face $26,185. Uxbridge township with the village was bil- led for $18,450 witha refund of $16,600, leaving the township to pay $25,298, and the village $6,557; E Whitby and Oshawa to- gether were put in for $82,935, but the township is to be refunded $5,000 and Osh- awa $20,000 so that Oshawa would get £1,500 more than she paid ; Scugog was put in for 88,000, but gets a rafand of $5,680, leaving her to pay $2,320 ; Thora is in for $18,825, Mara for §21,660 and mama $4,560. The scheme was so vast thai it' took the wind out of all the speakers for atime, they could neither get ronnd it nor under it, and to get over it was out of the question. After referring to the magnificent advantages cer- tain to result from his scheme Mr, Perry re- sumed his seat amidst much applause, C. Draper, Esq., followed, but his vocabu- lary seemed to give out when secking terms sufficiently strong to express his ideas of the magnificence of Mr. Perry's scheme, He then proceeded to point to same.of the ad- vantages certain to result from a .connestion with she Victona, He advocated the branch 6 Uxbridge and then turned his at- tention to the Ontario Central, After repeated calls M. Gillespie, Esq, Reeve of Brock, took the platform and pro- ceeded at once to clear the subject of the | Just what is wanted and can be easily ob. | change in railway tactics is contemplated.) | tained. The speaker went on to advocate | the connection with the Victoria Railroad. -- | He said that it must not be supposed that he | is only consulting the interests of this locali "ty or those of the W. & P.P.R. when he | comes here to advocate the connection ; it is | for his own benefit, the benefit of the Vic- | toria Railway that he comes bere ; but while , he bencfi's that read he will benefit the | and the scheme has the further advantage of | The Reeve took the chairat 8 p.m, Present, | i being a tangible one, one easy of realization and further he Pad reason for saying that the | | Victoria is the only road the Government | will deal with dur'ng the present Session, -- | Tho speaker went on to show the vast ad-- ! vantages which the Victoria connection { would vonfer on the W. & I. P. I. as well as {on the Victoria. He demanded of the W. | | & P.P.R. Coy a distinct statement as to! | whether they were prepared to go on with | | the geonnection or would leave it to the Victoria to accomplish ; for $30,000 they will bring the Victoria as far as the Nonquon (and for a very little more the connection | willbe complete, This section of country will | then have the advantages of a trunk line run- | ning through it over which will pass all the | bulky and heavy materials of that vast region | of country trave rsed by the Victoria R. and its connections, besides giving direct com. munication with the great Valley of .the 'Ottawa.and thus securing a ready and valu- able market for every thing.which farmers have to sell. J.B. Campbell, Esq, was next asked to address the meeting dnd entered at once into the practical bearing of the case, urging that the idea of extension had came too late, the ground was already occupied, and no judicious Government could be expected to giant aid to the extension until it had got into new territory ; and he would like to ask where are the funds to come from which -are to carry the extension over the territory for which no Government aid can be expected. The speaker went on at length to show the position the extension would occupy in rela- tion $o roads already traversing the territory over which the extension is expected to pass, In referring to Mr. Perry's scheme, Mr, Campbell characterised -it as a wild one, and said that Mr. Peary 'must have been taking lessons from Mr. Fowler, and if that gentleman should have no other Ontario than Mr, Perry he has reason to feel proud of him for he pioves himself to be an apt student ; he conceived that this fact must tbe obvious to all who heard Mr, Perry's spread-eagle scheme with its $570,000. It 'might be.all right svere it possible to raise 'he funds, but nearly the whole ground is already turdened with milway debentures. The speaker went on at length to discuss | mist and smoke with which previ kers | the several sch bad enshrouded it ; but when he designated their elab h scheme brough He regarded the Vic~ toria connection as the only practicable a8 80 many vagari it took the poetry out of the whole thing and forward and characterized the contemplated extension as an absurdity. F. W. Glen, Esq. followed, and moved the following resolution : R "That the construction of the Victoria R as a trunk line tothe Mattawan and'over the | delegates had been sent here to-day from | liable; | | intervening territory and the connections' | (stating the roads with which it will connect) that he can afford to pay five'cents a bushe[ more at Port Perry than he can at Uxbridge. This is a big difference, five cents on cvery bushel, but still he says he can do it and that grain is worth 5 cents more every bushel at Port Perry than it is at Uxbridge. Cross firing now began and continued with some energy for a time when Dr Gilles pie moved the following resolution :-- - That a meeting of Delegates from cach municipality in the County be held in the Village of Port erry, on December 17th, at noon, to consider the extension of the W, & P. P. R. throngh this County, and also to consider other railway schemes now before the public, and that each Municipal Council be requested to send thres delegates to said gameeting ; and that said meeting be called by the W. &P.P. R. Coly. The Dr's motion was put to the meeting and declared carried, Mr Glen's motion was also put and declar- ed carried, A motion made by the Managing Director of the W. & P. P. R. declaring concurrence in the extension of the W & PP R and also its connection with the Victoria R. was put and carriedand the meeting adjourned. ° -- Port Perry €ounolil, Tht' Municipal Conncil of Port Perry mt h showed magnificence ot de- | other road and this whole section of country, | 8¢ the Town Hall, on Tuesday, 24th inst-- ! the Reeveand Messrs, Davis and Shaw, The minutes of the previous meeting | were read and approved, On motion of Mr. Shaw, the Clerk wax instructed to purchase a copy of Harrison's Municipal Manuel for the use of the Council, On motion of Mr. Davis, the Bond of R. McKinley, Esq, as Collector for the Cor- | poration with the names of Messrs. D. Ire- land and H. S. Campbell as sureties was accepted by the Council, When we entered the chamber Mr. B. Crandell had the floor lecturing the Council and the House 'in general on the great sub- Ject of meum and tym. The reason for Mr. Crandell's lecture was this. After the ereotion of the Nav School Building, some time towards the epmmence- ment .of the late harvest, the Council deter- mined to have a suitable water fank' dug and a pump putin convenient to' the new 'buildings, and parties were engaged tobave the work dome. Mr, Crandell, it appears bad been talked to regarding doiug the mason work connected with tank, buy the Council had not formally employed him. It appears however from the statement of Mr, Crandell, that Mr. Chad. Paxton, a mem- ber of the Council, did employ Mr. Orandell and autliorise him ogo on and disthe work and agreeing, as Mr. Crandell expected in the name of the Council, to pay My. Cran- dell $5 every day that he, his son should be employed at said tak. Mr. Crandell went on and completed the jab and 'a | 260% his account into the Council for 8} days works dor self and son at $5 per day amount- ing in all t0§42.60. "The Council demurred at paying the amount and sought to dock $8 from it. Some how or other it is found that this celebrated tank will cost the corpora- tioni nearly $300, and it is little wonder t.at they should attempt to squeeze the flag-end out of Ben, Mr. Craddell however wants to have some thing to say in the matter and appears to have no relish for allowing the 'Council to out and carve athis yay after it is caned and this brought Mr..Crapdell fo the floor of the House. He said he did not wish to get into a squabble with the Conncil neither did he wish to put the r ion fo unnecessary expense in the. miller of a law suit, and to avoid this-ke would consent of said railway will be of the utmost import to leave the matter tv two disinterested par- ance to the province and therefore deserving 1 f that Reach Lad allowed sharpers to pocket the money which she should have got. The speaker now went bs . monoy Sec. of state." but thet was| MrGlen characterized the proposition to con. of Government aid ; and that & copy of said ties who understand such. work the Council resolution: be forwarded to the Att.-Gen, and might name one and he would name one struct.a branch to Ohawa as a piece of non- sense, a useless expenditure of money which wight be profitably invested elsewhere, Heo and let the two choose a thind i necemsry ; | The Reeve said the Council 'did not em- ploy him neither was Mr. Paxton authorized todo so, and he did not believe that Mr. 'Paxton had done so, he might have talked to Mr. Crandell about it but he (the Reeve) did not think that Mr. Paxton would au- thorize him to go on with the job; and the Council would not consent to arbitrate, Mr. Crandell--Well I certainly will sue the corporation. Here the Chimney Inspector for the past Year submitted his report which on motion The report set forth that the Inspector had {inspected 330 chimneys and fire places with in the corporation ; that he was pleased to find that the inhabitants in general had tully complied with the requirements of the by- law setting forth their duties, and that the inhabitants asa whole appear desirous of having their premises in a safe condition against fire. The only parties complained of were H Miller, stovepipe in back kitchen considered unsafs ; H. Charles Chimney, too low ; D. Ireland, defective stove pipe in one of his tenement houses ; John Tipp unsafe stovepipein kitchen ; Austin Platten defect ive stovepipe in kitchen ; and another party whose name we did not catch has pipes and hi 'both def y Mr, Davis introduced and carried through a by-law to appoint a chimney inspector and fix his salary for the year ending 10th Nov. 1875. In committee of the whole, ' Mr. Shaw in the chair, the blank for the name was filled up with D. Rose and for the salary with $30. On motion of Mr. Davis Messrs A. Gordon, - pbell and the Reeve w inted procuring cars and getting it forwarded that | 1s surprised to hear parties talk of giving a IB Cawphsilan " ore Soo delegates on behalf of this municipality to attend the meeting to be held in the Town hall,Port Perry,on December 17th to consider certain railway schemes to be submitted. On motion of Mr. Davis the following ac- counts were ordered to be paid. W. E. Yarnold $9 ; Brown & Paterson, $8.50 ; J J Shaw, cedar posts and other ma- terial furnished the corporation, $38.07, and teaming $44.25 ; W H Park $6.10 ; Wm Ad- dison $5.12 ; A J Harrington $6; D Rose, Chimney Inspector for 1871, $15 ; E Brien, - work, $20 ¢ D Ireland $2.50 ; Jas Wright 89; Jas Dewart, teaming, $222.50 ; Street Com- missioner, for lumber supplied, $175.54, for two picks purchased $1.30, and Salary $210, and RR I Barber in full of salary, $30. Mr Shaw called the attention of the coun- the water tanks and pumps, and suggests that a party be appointed at once to inspecy them and have them put in a thorough state of repair for the winter, On motion of Mr Davis, A J Harrington was appointed to inspect the water tanks and j pumps without delay and see that they are all properly prepared for winter. ~ On motion of Mr Shaw, the Reeve was in structed to procurp suitable stoves for the town hall, On motion of Mr Shaw, the Reeve was in- structed ta grant his order in favor of Wm. Pound for $1 per month for November and December, and in favor of Mis Arnold for $3 per month for November and December and that the same be charged to the poor fund. On motion of Mr Davis, the council ad- Journed till December 15th. -- i a -- : BEF" Get your tickets for the Winter Series of Entertainments in connection with the Church of the Ascension, Port Perry. -- Tuesday, Dec. 1st, will be the grand opening ing night, See the adv. Magistrates' Court Port Perry. A Magistrates' Court was held in the base- ment of the Town Hall, Port Perry, on Wed ! nesday evening 18th inst. Two parties named | Mundy and Goodwin had «informa. [tioa with John Nott, Esq., against Messrs | Charles, Broad, Worthington and Maitland for having sold complainants liquor in less | qrantities than the law allows to Le sold from liquor stores: | We were not present on Wednesday even. | ing but there was little done and the court | adjournea till the following morning. | On Thursday morning the court resumed | their Worsbips Nott and Holman on the bench. WM Cochrane, Esq., watching the case for the defence. Complainant Good- win was present but Mundy was scarce ; when hisname was called there was no reply. E Broad, son of Mr Broad, sworn--1 atten- ded shop for father on Monday last, I open- ed store about 7:30 in the morning and remained there without leaving till 1 p m. I know Alfred Goodwin--here witness pointed him ont. I know Mundy ;saw Mundy and Goodwin together in my father's store on Monday last. Heard Mundy ask father for whisky. Father refused and he got mone! they were in the store again both intoxicated neither of them got any whisky. Mr James Broad. sworn--I know Alfred Goodwin. Saw him in mystore on Monday {last : it might be about 10:30a m. They | were 'both. intoxicated, Goodwin was beastly drunk. Mundy asked for whisky. I said they had got too much already, I did not informants whisky in my store on Monday last, and tliat they got none inmy store on that day. Saw Goodwin after that on Mon- day forenodh ; he was lying beasty drunk on the steps before Nott's furniture store this was not long after he had been in my store, Mr Coch briefly p the mat. ter clearly showing that there was no case. "The case was adjourned for one week. Mr Charles sworn~I hold a shop license, Can scarcely recognize. Good: ber his being in my store .on ome' | was previous todanday last; never remember him being in my store except on that ecoas- fon. He was not in my .store on Monday Did not sell Mundy any beer.on 'Monday.-- Mundy was in my place on Monday. T never sold him ten cents worth of whisky then or at any other time, When Mundy came into my place on MondayJast, he said 'I want you to givemea drink I! I replied that I . would give him none, if he wanted liquor he might go to the tavern forit; Mundy then raising bis finger said I will have you with the rest. ~ Robt. Vansicler sworn--I know Alfred Goodwin ; saw him on Monday last about half past ten in the morning ; he was lying on the steps before Mr Noit's farniture whre house ; he was much intoxicated--saw con siderable' water lying aroupd him ; he - wag beastly drunk. TheCourt to change thewater phrase and make it 1ead not in a fit of Mr. Shaw was received and adopted. | cil to ths unsatisaztory condition of some of give them any, I aware-that Idid not give p Mr Cochrane remonstrated saying there certainly was no case to adjourn. Thecourt expressed themselves as satisfied that the parties complained of were free from the charge ; but the charges were of a serious nature and it could harm no ome to have them postponed for a week. x Upon the cases of Mr. Worthington and Mr. Maitland being called, Mr. Cochrane said that if it was the determination of the magistrates to adjourn for a week. to see if Mundy was forthcoming, he could sec no object in proceeding with the examination of the witness Goodwin, but would prefer an adjournment of the cases until Tharsday, The hearing of the other two cases were also postponedfor a week. The witness Good- win is held for $100 in his own recognisance to appearon Thursday next at 10 am, The court then adjourned, Sent Down. On the evening of thy 16th inst one Craw- ford and another resident of - Cannington, a comperative stranger in the village, were having a jolly time, the stranger got tight. The two had been having a regular fuddle together umtil the short: hours of the morning. When the stranger joined comrany with Crawford in the evening he had about $60 in his pocket, and when he wakengd in the morning he had no money He at once lodged information against hi carousing friend Crawford and constables. Walshe and Brandon were at once dispatched to apprehend Crawford. On going to bis residence they found him in bed. As the constables entered the room Crawford at once said that he knew why they were come and handed them out some $56.10 saying that his neighbor last night had money on him and as he was unable to take care of himselfhe (Crawford) was afraid that he might loose it intending to give it to him in the morning. The constables took him and the money to the magistrate and the trial was deferred till 8p, m. When the trial took place in the evening NF Patterson, Esq , appeared as prosecut- ing attorney. . The prisoner admitted to have taken the money, but said that it was for safekeeping and that he intended to restore it in the morn- ing when the party got sober. After hearing 8 witnesses the prisoner was fully committed. A Pleasant Entertainment. A fine Concert is to be given in the Pres-- byterian Church, Port Perry, on Wednesday evening, Dec. 23rd. The proceeds of the Concert will be devoted to the benefit of the Sabbath School connected with that Church. This Sabbath School is confessedly doing a a large amount of good in this locality and the public will thank the officers of the school for affording them another opportun-- ity of showing their appreciation of the value of the institution by turning out in large numbers to countenance an entertainment got up for the benefit of the School. The entertainments got up by our Presbyterian friends are always good, but a spec ffort will be put forth on this occasion being Christmas time, mt re nr It is with feelings of sorrow that we copy the following notice :-- Large Land Sale. W. 8, Sexton, Esq., Port Pe has sold to James Graham, Eaq., the the worthy and esteemed Reeve of the Township of Reach, 800 acres of his Springwater Farm on Seugog Island in consequence of which Mr Sexton will shortly sell by public Auction, he whole of h.s immense stock of choice Horses, Cattle, &c., in al} over one hundred head, together with a large quantity of farming utensils, Hay and other produce. Mr. Sexton will also offer at the same time near- ly two hundred acres of choice farm- ing land in the same locality. We wish our esteemed and enterprising | friend, Mr Graham, much comfort and pros- perity in his extensive purchase, We have little doubt but Mr Graham will make this great farm a source ot much interest and profit to himself, and much advantage to the country at large in the improvement of our stock of Cattle, Sheep, &e. : Improvement in Stock. We direct farmers and stock breeders to the advertisement of Mr T Clarkson on an-- other column, He has been at large ex- | pense in securing one of the finest stock ani- mals in the province, Enterprise and liberality which tend so much to increase the value of our cattle never go unrewarded by an intelligent com- muni ty who are only too glad to embrace so favorable opportunities of improving their stock of cattle especially when the opportun- ity is offered at so trifling cost. (See Mr Clarkson's advertisement.) The Holidays are Coming. It will be seen from W, H. McCaw's New Advertisemenc in this issue that he is fully equipped foran extensive winter business with an extensive and varied stock of the best description of Watches, in Gold and Silver, -and from the best manufactirers known. His stock of Chains, Rings, Brace- lets, Lockets, &c, &c, is now magnificent, Go and see his splendid stock of Silver plated ware of the finest quality and most hand- some designs, all at the lowest possible price. Don't fail in going to sce his splendid stock of just such goods as all wish whether io presentto a friend as a Holiday present or for personal use. (See his new Adv.) -------- To the Ed. Norti ONTARIO OBSERVER, Dear Sir,-- At the Railway Meeting held the other day in Port Perry I heard anew version of the law given by A. Gordon, M. P. for North Ontario, to the effect that municipal corpor- ations could not assist Railways unless the railway receiving the aid passed through the municipality giving the same. and that gen- tleman gave as an illustration that Port Perry would give a bonus to assist in build- ing what js known as the Cartwright Bridge provided the law would permit. I had thought that a man of Mr. Gordon's experi- ence and pretended knowledge of the Muni. cipal Law should have been able to distin guish between minor municipal corporations and a railway company having a charter ob. tained fron parliament, which so far as res lates to the powers of the railway com. pany and the municipalities becomes statute Law. Didthe gentleman not know that h lity of Toronto gave a large bonus to the Nipissing Railway which amount was expended by the Company out- side the city--the Township of Scott gave a bonus to the same railway and no portion of the line passes thro' the Township of Scott. Had the gentleman read the second clanse of the charter of the Victoria Railway Com- pany he would have scen that municipal corporations were authorized to assist such Company although the line does not pass Arpaxy, Nov 21--The Rev J T Whitby, Ontario, Agent for the F adian Mission, f211 dead a the street here this morning while on his way to the railway depot, He lectured here last evening. Deceased was an old and respected resident of the town of Whitby. We sympathize with the bereaved in their severe loss. hh Can. A flre chance to purchase a capital "arm. Parties wishing to invest in good farm property in Reach will find something to in- | to-day. | The west half of lot 9 in the 2nd con of Reach will be sold by anction at the 1 Hotel Port Perry on Sat. Dec 5th.-- (See advertisement.) Promotion. Capt. Cowan having resigned his position of Capt of No 7 company (Cannington) 3!th | battalion, a meeting of the company was | ot selecting a party whom they might reco- mend to Head Quarters as'their future cap- tain. | Bugle Major McCaskill was called to the | chair. Tt moved by private Scott, | seconded by Corporal Mitchell, that having (learned of the res tion of Capt. Cowan, that we the members of No 7 company do request O. R. C. Walshe to allow his name to be placed in nomination as captain of said company, and that Walshe's name be for- warded to our worthy and esteemed Colonel requesting him to favor the company by using his influence at Head Quarters to have Walshe promoted to the position, and to was opportunity, deeming as we do that this will be for the best: interest of the company. Here followed the names of the entire com. pany. That 0. R. C. Walshe was chiefly instru- mental in getiing up the company and, that from its orginization till now he has continu- cd to devote--at great personal sacrifice-- the company, 'Wwe think no one will dispute and that the company are showing a generaus and commendable recognition of services rendered by recom- mending Mr Walshe for the Position of cap a ln tain, As Colonel Wallace ractical officer and is neither slow in ac- knowledging or rewarding merit, doubtless he will make the recommendation request. AUCTION SALES, Lots of capital Horses, Cattle, Carriages Impl &c. such .as almost -one will be sold by Auction at Dafoe's * | requi ro on Saturday, Nov, 28th. This will be most important sale and a capital chance to secure just what one Hse Crothers & Willcox are the Auctioneers -- Sale at one o'clock s . posters, There will be an rs ja of Singlo- ng and Saddle Horses at the hand Place. Prizes will be awarded. This will 'be an interesting Show .and a 'big turn out may be expected. It will be seen by posters that Mr. T. H. 'Walshe, Auctioneer, will offer for Sale by Auction, on "Tuesday, Dee, 22nd, the Hotel, known as the " Ferguson House" and premises in the Village of Cannington,~. (Bee posters.) It but seldom happens that so favorable an opening in a prosperous village ig resented and doubtless the property will go) readily. os Sxtonsive and impor orses, Cattle, Sheer, Reaper, So Fanning Mill, Ploves, i ape, Sova Buggies, Cutters, &o, ke, the property of Mr % Braden, Cartwright, The Sale will take P 3¢2 on 'Thursday, Dec.-3rd, on Jot 16 in the th Concession of Cartwright. Mr. Wm. Lucas is Auctioneer. (See posters.) The Stock, Farming Implements, &c, con- pg le i 8, arn Plows, &c | the property of Mr. D, Grabam, will be sold Auction on lot 15 in the 3rd con of Mari- Pposa on Monday, 30th inst. Messrs Crothers '& Willcax are the Auctioneers. (See Posters. Tiant auction Sale Byrne of that the Victoria Railway will pass through terest them mm onr advertising columns of called by Lieut Lumsden for the purpose of have the appointment made at the earliest H much time and attention to the interests of through tl e same. However it so happens the County of Ontario, and that the Town. ship of Reach and the Village of Port Perry | will be either placed on or near a it line of Railway running from the ca 1 of | Ontario to the capital of the Dominion.-- | But when Mr, Gordon says that it, is | # wicked" to give even a moral support fo a line of Railway which is to open up a vast country which otherwise must remain a wilderness for generations to come, we need not wonder at any strange statement al- though made by an M. P. . 1 remain yours, kc, A STRANGER. BIRTH, InTmlay City, Mich, on the 20th inst ] the wife of Dr Geo W Jones, of a son, At Prince Albert, on the wife of Abner Hur At Manchester, ¢ wife of Mr Samuel Esq, otaron, nd inst. the |AN EXCELLENT 20th inst, the | re» IN THE TOWNSHIP OF REACH, FOR SALE BY PUBLIC ALOTION! Situate about Four Miles from Port Perry. TP HE Subscribers will Joffers a very valu. T avle and excellent Grain Farm for Sale by Zublic Auction, at one o'clock p. m., On Saturday, bth Dec'r, 1674, AT THE ROYAL HOTEL! Port Perry. PARCEL 1. The West half of Lot 9, in the 2nd con. of 'Reach, containing by ad- ement about 94 Acres of Land, of which about 85 Acres are cleared and in a fair state of cultiva- tion. There is erected on the pre- mises a large Frame Barn. There is a good Orchard of bearing Trees on the premises, The above property is beautifull situated on the lineof the P. W. & P. P. Railway, and would, with a little . outlay, make a desirable Homestead. For further partienlars apply to the undersigned as to Terms, which will be favorable, and made known at the Sale. J. &D. J. ADAMS, Brokers, Port PERRY. J. L. Warkis, Auctioneer. Port Perry, Nov. 25, 1874. i Holidays Y W. H. MCAW IAS JUST RECEIVED { One of the Largest Stocks of GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES! That Las ever heen offered to the publie, whiclr will be sold at WwW PRICES During Tolidays, [48 2w and Finest 0) a3 ! . They arc from the most reliable Manufacturers of England and the United States, such as the ENGLISH LEVER WA RAYMOND, RUSSEL, & Ww N TCHES, MARROW, | us Ultra or, United States Watek Co. ¢ English Colored Gold Bets in Cages. Fine Gold Opera 2 fa son, D. the | Prince Albert, | the ¢ Bow A daughter of Joshua At Willis my, ( i day, Nov. 5th, by t r. Hodgson, Me. John Stewart, of ( to Miss Martha { Jane, second daug Liter of J, C. True, J. I', of | Cartwright. ete #oerem The Markets. rmon Soper, of on Wer Onserrver OFFior, Nov. 26, 1874, Fall Wheat, ,, .. 80 90 to $1 00 | Spring Wheat 087te 088 Barley 105t0 107 Oats . 030to 035 ¥ Peas , 060to 065 Pork 600to 750 Butter 028to 028 Eggs . 014to 015 otatocs 050to" 060 Apples , 050to 0175 IMPORTANT TO FARMERS! HAT Superior Thorongh Bred (Short Earl of Balsam Will stand for Cowsat his own stable, lot 22, in the 14th con. of Reach. Charge $2 each cow, The Pedigree of Earl of Balsam taken from the Short-Horn r. No. 1647, Earl of Balsam (Roan) calved J 'y 17th, 1872. Bred by Geo. Hicki tom, Esq, - Pickering, Co. of Ontario. Got by Forest Duke, [1412]. Dam, Pride of Balsam, by Prince of Bourbon [568,] 7141. G. dam Ruby by President, 4 Gr. g. dam Graco Darling by Young England, [822], 5281, &e. See Herd Book, THOS. CLARKSON. Reach, Nav. 25, 1874. Strayed Cattle. PRR Cae into the niemises of the Subscriber, 10t 16, in tag 3rd con. of Heach, on or about the first day of November inst., . 3 Yearling Heifdrs. The owner is requested to come, prov pro- perty, pay expenses. and {ake them away. DAVID LYL Reach, Nov. 23, 1874. Strayed Steer. or into the premises of the Sub- A scriber, lot 19, in the 8th con. Reach, about the 20th of October last, A BLACK STEER, About 2 years old. The owner is reqaested to pay expenses and take him away, other- wise he will be sold tc vay expenses. FEORGE DEWE. 16 "Reach, Nov, 7, 1874. t Ann, sceond | a 48-tf |. 5 fet | «=, Ladies' Fancy Rings, Seay nds, ted V in I inner and Tea Cake Bas. | kets, Car , Fruit Knives, {Toast Racks, Fable, Desert and Tea Spoons, | Dinner and Tea Forks aud Knives, &e, &e. Clocks, Fancy Goods, Writing Desks, &c, &e. W. II. McCAW, Port Perry, Nov. 25, 1874. 48 { { | Bronze and Fane | Toilet Sc ARRIFF OF FEES TO BE TAKEN BY CONSTABLES. (Under Order in Council, dated 24th day of July, 1874.) 4 1, Arrest upon 'each individual upon a warrant. tise neneea$1-0N 2. Serving summons or subpeena... 0 25 3. Mileage to serve summons, sub- peena, or warrant. Mileage when servi cannot upon proof of due dilligeuce... 0 10 Mileage taking prisoners to gaol, exc.usive of disbursements ne- cessarily expended in their con- veyance., . vias © 10 4, 5. Attending Justices on summary trials, or on examination of prim soners charged with crime, for ' each day necessarily employed in one or more cases, when not hours.. 1 00 than engaged more than four Do. do. when engaged four hours. ........ Attending A 7. .eee 1.50 Oa0h ABY vsvns vr nsseivns sana LBO 9. Mileage traveling to af sizes, Sessions, or before Justices (when public conveyance can be taken, only reasonable disburse- mentsto be allowed)......... 0 #0 10. Summoning Jury for Coroners' ° Inquest, including attending at - inquest, and all services in re. spect thereof, if held on same y a8 Jury summoned 11. Attending = each than four hours, , 12. Do. do, if engaged more Jory aneseas savany HE 150 13. Serving summons or su to attend betore Coroner (subject NO. 19) vu sviins ones 14. Mileage serving same ,, 15. Exhuming body under warrant... |, . 16. Re-burying same ....., wees 1 50° 17. Serving distress warrant, and re- turning sane ....0.iivv ieee. 1 BOF 18. Advertising under distress war rant , teers ives TBO 9. Traveling to make distress, or to. -%. fistres i, search for goods to make when no goods are found...... 0 10 20. Appraisements, whether by.one or more, 2 cents in the doilar,on the value of the gaods iT .- Catalogue sale and commission, and delivery of goods 6 ets in the $, on net produce of goods. 22. Executing scarch warraut..... 1 50 23. Serving notices on constables when personally served Published by order, H. J. MACDONELL, Clerk of the Peace, C.0. Whitby, Nov. 17, 1874, 57-6w 21 0 50 FARM -, HA 5 4]