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That more than suspicous $200 "which each member of the Local ~ House jerked off the Province at the : value, including resident real estate, close of the late Session, and which Lo: in place of styling plénder ns' it really was, was dignified by them- selves as "additional allowance' -- begins to disturb the consciences of ' Bomorable members; and if this dis- ". turbarice produce its legitimate re- sults every mother's son of them will either surrender themselves to justice or restore the plunder. The M.P.P. for East Kent is the first to fal betore the stings of conscience; hel s made 4 compromise by giving half tho money to the Hast Kent Agricultural Society. This halt: hearted repentance won't do; he must come right to the seratch and disgorge tho last dark dollar--in fact, if any of them expect peace of conscience or a country's forgive- ness--good old Zacheus like they * must restore four-fold. The M.P.P. for North Ontario, with a tenderness of conscience and exquisite modesty characteristic of him has never dared 10 tace his constituents since be was innocently led in to join his brother hon. members in their unanimous raid on the badly depleted Pro- vincial Treasure Chest; when each of them ran off with an additional $200. We sympathize with those members who like the M.P.P. for North Ortario was innocently led into this act of gushing generosity to themselves; but it would be the greatest misfortune in the world if the constituency, through this one act perpetrated through bad example, should be deprived of the inestimable services of their hon. 'M.P.P. The wonder however is not that one or two honorable members should show signs of repentance, but the wonder is that one of the whole eighty=six of them dare to face his constituents ever after this unballowed raid. Putting on Style. The community of "Saints" clus- tering around the Welland canal, . have been patting on considerable style of late. The generosity and forbearance of the public in allowing them to retain the style of Town bave been badly requitted; for now wefind thesv presumptive saints as-- suming the longest robes in the wardrobe of a nation the full dress of a city. Now itis the city of St. Catherines if you please. : 'We wish our Sainted fellow pro- vincials much prosperity in their ex- alted sphere and we have not the least doubt but that they will wear their full dress as citizens with a corresponding dignity with = that with which they wore the halt dress of townsmen. The important change was made on May day. -------- Reach Assessment Roll for 1876. " The Assessment Roll for the town- ship of Reach for the year 1876 «as *arned by the Assessor, M. Wer, sq ., presents a very creditable ap- _ pearance. The total number of acres assessed is 60,575, of Which 1,850 are non-resident. The value of the resident land is $2,122,945 and of the non-resident $14,130; the "value of personal property is 8152,- 3 ; the amount of taxable income is set down at $1,800, making a total 1 property and taxable in- ; 3,659, Cattle; 3,649 Sheep ; Hogs ; 379 aces, and 11 biteh- Another Bonus By-Law. From the minutes -of the special meeting of the Reach uncil pub- lished elsewhere in this issue, it will be seen that the Council cavs two readings t6 a by-law ploposing to grant aid to the extent of $15,000 to the P.W.& P.P.R. Co'y to extend their road by way of Lindsay. This is all that the council can do with the | by-law till after the vote of the clec- tors, which vote is to be taken June 241b ; after which, if a majority of the electors vote in favor of the by- law, the council will read it a third time and pass it. Bat if a majority vote against the by-law the Council will allow it to drop and that will end it. , The action taken by the Reach was highly creditable to them ; one or two of the members, only for a banter, and to bring out the malign- engrafted into the bond given to Port Perry, claimed a discrimination in favor of Manchester; but not a man of them would ever have thought of anything of the kind had such a clause not been insultingly placed in the bond referred to. But as it is | there is not a man in Reach that would give his sanction to have any such villanous condition inserted in any bond the corporation would ask or receive though in the case of Reach the matter is very different from that of Port Perry ; they have no desire to discriminate in the slightest degree against Port Perry in the matter of freight tariff; and we assert without the slightest fear of successful contradiction that there are not ten-men in tho Dominipn so utterly lost to all sense of honorable dealing, so maliciously blind to every principle of fair play, and so cruelly resentful as to seek to cmploy any such contemptible means to accom- plish the ruin of a neighboring com- munity. The man or class of men are more to be pitied than envied who can deliberately plan and would willingly accomplish the commercial assassination of a neighboring community, and that mind may well be said to have touched bottom which can descend to any- thing so despicable as seek to become the commercial assassin of an entire community. The Township of Reach would scorn to either ask or accept of apy condition as to her grain freight tariff which would discrim- inate against the interests of Port Perry. 'It is neither the interest nor desire of Reach to injure Port Perry or seek to block its progress on the highway of prosperity. Reach is not insensible to the fact that the greater the prosperily and more rapid the progress of Port Perry the greater will be the advantage hot alone to Reach but to all rounding municipalities, and every obstacle thrown jn the way of the the prosperity of Port Perry would inflict a corresponding injury on the surrounding municipalities. But Reach, too, has interests which it is her duty to protect and which she bas both the will and power to dol and no amount of iniquitous, puny, impotent threats will be ofany avail in seeking to drive her from her duty in this matter ; and while it is to the interest of Reach that she protect her rights and defend her interests, her doing so will be of advantage to Port Perry ; and none but the greatest enomy, as well to the best interests of Port Perry as to those of Reach would ever have proposed the insertion of that Abom- inably silly condition in the bond which agrees to carry grain cheaper from Port Perry than from Man- chester. We are glad to know that there is not a man in Port Perry whose opinion is worth a moment's consideration who does not feel heartily ashamed that any such sin- the sur- than are, | ly intorpolated into the bond. Of 1 course it 13 uiterly worthless, but it | shows the anime guite as weil as it shows the anim, it ister condition was ever clandestine- The | eee of every principle of honor and Council in the matter of freight tariff ity of the discriminative grain tariff larity. * justic. "Neddy" and he have done their little best to make capital out ot it. "Neddy" put on his very best grin when contemplating the famous bantling, and the team made themselves ridiculous by insinuating that the 'OBSERVER wag running up against the business men of Port Perry, because forsooth we opposed and exposed the proposed frand.-- "Neddy" and his partner are highly welcome to any little capital they can make ont of it in this line; the OBsERVER is thoroughly independent ot the team and equally indifferent as to any contemptible tricks they may employ to injure us; this last feat will give them a notoriety of| which few will envy them, -------- Blundered in His Geography. The Orillia Packet of Thursday last says :-- " A Traveller to Port Perry is of the opinion that the Sunday law is not in fordein that part of the country. A Sunday morning or two ago he passed three houses in succession, At the first threo men were engaged in slaughtering a calf. At the next,a woman in bare feet was mopping the verandah, and irr] the third, the industrious housewife was driv- ing her sewing. machine with hasty feet." Mr "Traveler" must have been sadly out of his latitude on that "Sunday morning or two ago."-- Very likely he may have been in somo port--the nearest portin a storm no doubt--but we have not the slightest hesitancy in asserting that no such great sights as "Travel- er" supposes himself to have seen are possible within the precincts of' Port Perry. If it be possible to de- teCt a flaw in the charactor and bear- ing of any of the inhabitants of Port Perry it is certainly not in their or- thodoxy or lack of the most rigid observance of all religious ordinan- ces ; their piety is most exemplary. Most likely Mr "Traveler" may have have got somewhat mixed ; he very likely meant to bein Port Perry on Sunday but had lost his reckoning and arrived there further on in the week. Ifkilling calves bad been indulged in to the extent of which he speaks "a Traveler" never would haveseen Orillia again ES -- An Airy Contest. Men seldom dispute over that which they understand or over what is susceptible of proof; but they generally get by the ears over what they do not understand, and are in- capable of proving. The Toronto Presbytery of the Canada Presby- terian Church, are in a great sweat over the orthodoxy of Rev. Mr. Macdounell. Io is head and shoulders above aii who dppose him and it is scarcely to be wondered at if he should be n century ahead of| them in his doctrine. They would | rather cling to the musty old con- fessions and grope in the twi-light of three or four hundred years ago than bask in the blaze of the intel. lectual light of the latter part of the nineteenth century. Mr. Macdon- nell has certainly reason and Serip- ture on his side ; and while there are 34 who voted against receiving Mr. Macdonpell's declaration and onlyl4 in favor of it, Mr. Macdonnell's par- ty was the stronger in intellgence and grasp of thought: The eternity of sin is nowhere taughtin Scripture Those who voted to accept of Mr. Macdonnell's qualified statement are Rov"ds Meikle, Carmichael, (King), McFaul, Mitchell, Hay, Atkin, Croal, Carmichael (Markham), McLaren, Chelthenham, McGillivray, and Eld- ers Gemmill, Johnson, Bell and Mit- chell, Mr. Macdonnell has appealed to the Assembly. S-- A Cheap Blast. Oar respected cotem the Orillia Packet suys :-- "Our base ball boys" may thank for them a fair share of cheap popu- "" Our base ball boys are prepared to chall- They enge any club in the , received Bact fee Jor Swallow ie cricketers ; but come along w prove where hard hits come from." the shrewd Editor for thus obtaining "They are prepared to challenge anything in creation."-- any Such blowing. may be all very well 80 long as there is no way of making this "prepared to challenge" stick ; but let "oun=hase-ball-boys speak for ; > od J96%. whisper, loud spend both money and blood Yo rita of Steam Up | The month of May is an interesting soason in Port Perry ; by that time'stern winter bas fafly released tho imprisoned waters ; tho r steam engines, which had stood mo- tionless since the advent of the iry monarch, Is now let loose to play ; and the glittering saw with rapacious tooth is again_supplied with his nocustomed food ; while the bosom of the rolling waters again embrace our heav- ily Indancd fleets. May day may bo styled the Manufacturing Anniversary of Port Perry. 1t is true that 'many of our factories go.on throughout the whole year, but the ranks are sadly broken in winter, when our extensive lumber n are silenced for the season and the hands set off for the shanties to provide supplies for the coming spring.-- telligent workmen again buckle in for the summer's campaign. The mills are in full blast this week, and the nniversal hum of activity and thrift forms a pleasing concert, Now our chain of factories is complete, The splendid and extensive mills of Mr. Sexton and Messrs. Paxton, Bigelow & Trounce are turning out the manufactured lumber by the million. These mills are about as perfectas can well be, and the rigid economy applied in converting every foot ot the timber to some useful purpose is little less astonishing than the vastquantities they throw off. , We have again the Planing Mills, Door, Bash and Blind Factories of Mr A Rickardson and of Messrs Taylor, Powers & Breathwaite, These arc very superior establishments } using the best machinery known to such factories and employing the most expert "hands, Here the lumber is taken from the saw mills and having been properly season- ed, is converted into any useful or ofna. mental purpose that may be wanted. The dexterity and precision with which the several machines in those factories nccom- plish their work is no less interesting than surprising. Builders have only to. order their lumber, take it to one of these planing Mills, and at a trifling cost, on the shortest notice and in the most accurate manner the flooring will be planed, tongued and grooved the siding will be accurately planed, the doors, sash and window blinds will be' made with a precision which cannot be approached without the aid of such machinery. Mould. ings of any desirable pattern will be got ont to any exient at a very small cost. Thus everyone building o1 repairing anywhere in this entire section of country will be largely profited by calling in the aid of these fac- tories, : Passing on from these to the Cabinet Fac- tories ; we have of these two splendid estab- lishments, the one owned by Messrs Davis & Sons, and the other by Messrs John Nott & stylish Furniture, noted for cheapneys, is constantly kept on hand'at these factories, The manufacture of Carriages is carried on most extensively at the Ontario Carringe Works, here, Carriages from this Estab- lishment are highly prized and much sought after over a large extent of country ; where- ever they are known, Mr Ewaney's car. riages are great favorites as well for material, workmanship, and style ; durability, comfort aad appearaace being fully secured in every carriage passing from {his establishment. ( Whatever is wanted in ths metallic line may be supplied on the shortest notice and to the greatest advantage at the Foundry of Paxton, Tate & Co. here. It is only those who have to go some ten, fifteen or twenty miles for their castings or repairs who can fully appeciate the advantage of having a foundry loeated in their midst ; certainly a Foundry isan important acquisition to any locality. Any one passing through our village will readily admit that there is something in the phrase : "there is nothing like leather" ; the manufacture of this important material is carried on to an astonishing extent here.-- The extensive new Tannery is doing an ex- cellent and increasing business, and is al- lowed by the most competent judges to turn out really first-class leather, The Boot and Shoe manufacture is carried on most extensively by a host of superior workmen devided up amongst the several shops. Our Flouring mills, and Woolen mills, and our several other factories might well be re- ferred to in terms of congratulation had we sufficient space at our command, ---- Clouds In' Europe. If anyone supposes {hat the peace of Europe is at all reassuring, he deserves' cre. dit for his good faith. As matters now stand it would not'be at all surprising to receive a telegram at any moment that a fire had been kindled on the continent of Europe which can only be quenched by a deluge of Blood. Self interest and party tactics have long kept swinging in the balance, the divided inter- 'ests of this Eastern farce, Britain has. re- | garded the maintenance of the "sick man" as necessary to her hold on her Eastern posses- sions, and she has made herself ridiculous in figuring in positions with which sho - has, 'neither sympathy nor real interest ; but true to her instincts she has not hesitated to position she has assumed. We should hope, however, that the Crim- ean campaign has taught her a lesson, from | When May comes these factories again teat | with active, profitable industry, and: the in- | Son. An extensive supply of choice and |: enn continent of Europe we risk nothing in pre. dicting, as only what may be expefted ; and when once kindled, God only knows where the smoking embers may give their last flicker. That England has, in protecting and defending the only remnant of Mabom- etanism on the European continent made a big blunder, none know better than her own statesmen ; but the question now is, how can she get out of it and keep her honor bright-- death before dishonor, It may be that a wholesome dread of each other amongst the" continental powers may postpone the ecrimmage over the "sick man's" farm ; but that the day of spoilation will come can admit of no earthly doubt; but every inch of that devoted territory will have to be ransomed by the best blood of Europe's noblest sons. Still if it must come let it come now, and let the dark and murky cloud which has been hovering over glorious old Europe for centuries gone by be lifted up and dissipated for ever. The Cross and the Cre- scent can never amalgamate. ---------- More Generous than Just. The advisers of the Governor General re- garding the commuting of the death sen- tence of Smith, the Sombra murderer, have been very much more generous than just; few murders were ever commited under more aggravating circumstances ; and if the death penalty should not be exacted from Smith we can of no d who may not with fall confidence rely on execut- ive clemency. The murderer, Smith, not satisfied with debauching the wite of his innocent, unsus. pecting victim, deliberately planned and accomplished his murder under the most revolting circumstances. Had more than Smith paid the severest penalty the law can claim the Goddess of Justice would have had no cause to weep. We have no complaint to offer regarding executive or any other clemency if it were at all uniform or fairly balanced. Shakespeare says: "The quality of mercy isnot strained, but droppeth as the gentle due from Heaven." But exccutive mercy knows no dropping, it either gushes or wont give a drop. J ree. Improve Your Stock. This and adjoining counties are fortunate in having liberal and enterprisiug stock- breeders, who, r il of exp , secure the best animals which can be had in this or any other country, The stallions travel. ling this scction of country stand at the head of their several classes and cannot fail in leaving a stock of horses unsurpassed by those of any other land, In the Draught class Elliott & Co. are traveling thosé two magnificent Imported Stallions "Dumfriesshire Jock," and Scottish The former will travel from his owrstable 8th Con. Reach, to Uxbridge, Valentyne, Sundeiland, Saintficld, Greenbank and Man- chester. The latter will travel by Woodville, Can- nington, Beaverton, Gamcbridge, That noble Imported Draught Horse Young Lord Clyde, will travel this season from Cartwright to Ballyduff, Cavan, Mil. brook, Cavanville, Bethany, Lifford and Janetville, thence to Williamsburg. In the General Purpose Class Mr G Rich. ardson of Saintficld has those two splendid Stallions, "Prince of Wales" and " Young England," traveling this season from their own stable, Saintficld, by way of Sunderland, Barker's Settlement, Derryville, Cannington, Woodville, Oakwood, Little Britain, and Nonquon. 4 That handsome French Stallion Frengh Tom, the property of Mr W A Searles, 'passcss through ¥ticaand Port Perry on Monday, Seagrave on Tuesday and Sunderland on Wednesday, Valentyne, Udora and Leak- dale on Thursday, by Victoria Corners and Uxbridge on Friday and will steer towards home on Saturday. In the Class Carriage Stallions the famous "Charley Kimble" owned by Mr Stickney, Myrtle, will trail frow his own stable, at Myrtle, by way of Epsom, Victoria Corners, Sunderland, Valentyne, Vroumanton, , Der- ryville, Cannington, Manilla, Little Britain; Hoover's, Saintficld, Manchester and Raglav. That splendid trotting stallion, Victor, owned by Mr L H*Hurd, Port Perry, travels by Prince Albert, Brocklin, whitby, Oshawa, Columbus, Epsom, and Port Perry during the season. Young Green Mountain Morgan, the pro- perty of James Jones, will travel from Glen Major to Utica, thence to 6th Con. Reach. -- Tuesday, by Epsom, Plank's Hotel and Con- waith's Uxbridge. Wednesday, by Siloam, Goodwood and Garibaldi to Uxbridge. Then to Altona, by Glasgow and Clarement haul ing up at Payne's Hotel at noon on Saturday That splendid Ruadster King Charles, the nroperty of J C Galbraith, Esq., of Saintfield, will proceed from Saintfield to Greenbank and Uxbridge by Sandford and Zyphyre, thence to Egpyt and Sutton, thence by Sag- ar's to Pefferlaw and Derryville ; by Sunder- land on Friday and Seagrave on Saturday. Here is a variety of the very best Stallions in the several classes and parties wishing choice stock in either class will know where to find it, 8 ~ --eee. 'Well Sold.--Mr. J. D. Irvin, a few days ago, sold the east half of lot 4, in the 9th con. of Reach, to Robt, Stretton, for the handsome sum of $6000. . EE A Railway War. The several trunk Ties of Railway on this continent are now engaged in a tariff combat which is likely to continue till the several companies become poorer and wiser; there may be no necessity tor the former but the Intter is much needed, The Grand Trunk is slashing away at the passenger tariff. -- Through tickets from Chicago to Boston which up till the thet day were $26,are now only $16; a rather significant reduction. A fow days ag0 the fown of Picton carried the Dunkin By-law by a _large majority. Now we find that on May 4th the vote for eil of the United Counties of Lennox and Toronto show a total of $56,277,679, being an increase of over a million during the year, The population is set down at 71,693; ' EY a eye dt pe the Duncan by.law submitted by the Coun-| it. possible consent | The assessment: returns for the city of] Bpecial Meeting. The Council of Reach met atthe Town' Hall on Saturday, 6th inst., bers all present--the Reeve in the chair, The Clerk stated that a petition had been placed in his hands sigued by the reqisite number of resident freeholders requesting the council 40 submit a by-law to a vote of the ratepayers for the granting of a bonus of $15'000 in aid of the extension of the P. W, &P. P, R. towards Lindsay. The Clerk 'here read the petition, © On motion of Mr Dobson the council went into committee of the whole on the petition, Mr Christie in the chair, P. A, Hurd, Esq., presented a draft of the proposed by-law and urged upon, the council the many benefits which would arise from the construction of the Extension. That in the event of the Ly-law being carried Man- chester would have equal advantages with Port Perry in the matter of freight tariff, that a proper siding would be built at the Man- chester station and several other advantages besides furnishing a better market at Lind say for Pork and other prodnce of our farms. Mr Holden pressed on the attention of the council the many advantages of the extension not only as a scperate township but as a con. stituent part of the county. 'Mr Holden bere spread out before the council a map of the territory where the extension is likely to connect with other roads, and dwelt on the advantages likely to result therefrom to this whole region of country, The Reeve said that he had examined the by-law with care and considered it all cor- rect as a by-law, and only requires the blanks filled up ; but now that it is before the council it is for the members to make such suggestions as they judge proper and 'y for the prot of the interestg of the corporation. After a general conversation on the matter of the by-law, the Reeve said that it was competent for the council to have inserted in the by-law whatever conditions they deemed necessary for the protection of the corporation, so long as these conditions were within the limits of the law, that the Act gives them such privilege and he would much prefer to have the necessary donditions "in. serted inthe by law to have them put in a bond, He had prepared the following condi- tion which with the consent of the council he would wish to have inserted in the by- law. Mr. Ewers here submitted his con- ditions. | Messrs Holden and Hurd both objected to have this put into the by law ; the Co'y would have no objection to pnt into a bond any reasonable demand the corporation might make but to burden the by-law, with any dit which would militate against the sale of the debentures, would be a pecuniary loss to the company, and could serve no good purpose; while the quired by the corporation may be at least as well secur- ed bya bond. All other municipalities had been satisfied with the conditions being given ina bond. The Company however would have no objection. asin the case of Whitby township, to put in conditions as to sidings, grain stores &c., but nothing as to tariff or any matter of that kind can be admitted into a by-law, Mr Ewers said he failed to ene what valid objection the Company could have to allow- ing The conditions he had prepared to going into the by-law as there is nothing in them interfering with the tariff rate ; but simply binding the Company not to charge a great- er rate from Manchester than from Port Perry, and he would be willing to submit the document to auy or the best lawyer in the land, and if he should say that it would in- validate the by-law he would not urge its being inserted. Ait i Mr Holden said that no by-law can fix thé freight tariff, as this is a matter which be- longs to the Governor-in.Council and the tariff of every company must receive the sanction of the Governor-in Council ere it becomes a legal tariff; the Governor.in- €ouncil fixes the maximum rate ; the Com- pany may go under this but they cannot go over it, " Mr St. John said it generally takes two to make a bargain, and if the council is to have any part in the making of this bargain itis only fair that they should have some say as to_the conditions, if not there is no usein the the council saying anything about it. The ratepayers of the municipality had by their votes placed them in cotucil to guard the interests of the municipalify, and he for one would not sit by and have a hy- law thrust upon the ratepayers without having something to say as to the conditions of that by-law, He would prefer having the matter of switches, storehouses and such put into the by-law ; and certainly if Reach should be asked to give $15,000 some equi. volent should be demanded from the comp- any ; and if there is to be a discrimination in the tariff it ought to be in favor of the short. er distance. Mr Mowbray says he fully agrees with Mr St. John that the council ought to have something to say as to the conditions to be put into the by-law, and that these condi- tions ought to be such as guard the interests of the ratepayers, He would like to see these conditions put in the by-law, and if a discrimination is to be made it ought to be made in favor, of Manchester as being the short er distance, Mr Dobson said he regarded this in the light of a bargain, the Railway Co'y ask $15,090 from the township upon certain conditions, and the better those conditions the greator will be the chance of its being carried ; but it ig the duty of the Council to secure the best conditions possible for the protection of the ratepayers; and as to ought to bein favor of Manchester. Mc Holden said if the tariff were made it would kill Port Perry, ' Mr 8t. John said he had no desire to injure togivemore ? There is not a member of Council who would be willing to in freight tariff if there is to be a difference it | - lower from Manchester than from Port Perry | Port Porry or retard her progress in the | ee ---- Perry, but no friend of Port Perty-o advised the company to grant After considerable more discussion, On motion of Mr 8t John, the committee aroge, reported progress and asked leave to sit again after dinner, Council resumed committee of the whole and®roceeded to take up the by-law section by section until they had passed over all, when, on motion of Mr. Ewers, the commit- tee arose and reported the report, On motion of Mr. Dobson the report was received, . . Mr Mowbray moved the adoption of the report. Mr St John moved, in amendment that the report be not now adopted, but that it be referred to the committee of the whole with instruction to amend the same by striking out June 24th as the day on which the vote shall be taken and inserting July '6th in, place thereof. The amendment being put the division was yeas--Messrs St John and Christie, and the nays--Messrs Dobson and Mowbray ; the Reeve voted with the nays and declared the amendment lost. The report was then adopted. On motion of Mr Dobson, the by-law was introduced and read a first and second time. On motion of Mr Christie, the Reeve and Clerk were appointed a committee to secure from the railway Company a legal bond containing such conditions as may be con- sidered necessary for the protection of the interests of the corporation, On motion the council adjourned. New Advertisement.--See Mr Cur- rie's Now Advertisement for choice Carpets ofthe best quality, the richest patterns and the lowest prices. Lace Curtains, the most sty- lish and Cheap. An unlimited supply of American Cotton Hosiery, just arrived. (See the Adv. Engineers at Work. Engineers have this morning commenced laying out the line of extension of the P. Ww. &P.I. R. from the Port Perry station northwards. G. P. Hanning, Esq., with a complete staff of assistants commenced bright and early this morning. Their move ments are quite inexplicable to the un- initiated. - \ That Challenge. Mr. Wm Stillwell has been in this office to eay that the challenge to trot for $100 which appeared in our last over his signature was not sent by him nor did he authorize any one tosend it. The signature to the ge my be 8 in place of Still- well. However let it be Scllwell or what- ever it might be the party appeared to be spoiling for a trot and Mr J C Galbraith has hall a $5, rees, lamp. Amongst other disasters he of Grace Church, 176 nt ih d Serie through the roof and ie aisle, the The choir were practisi the church at the time but were not "The loss to the Shute exclusive t Sesplels estie aver Hemodish chun fell iiito a lot adjoing. The of the roof of the old country' was carried away. The chimneys on the lower portions caused much ing to the building, The € were seriously hurt. house was blown down and besides several of the tenants | A fog bell at the crib, together with & newly erected tower was swept into gutinely aesttoyed, The loss debris strew the streets, In some the city the sidewalks are + jammed st the houses, de, Bat J hows, bs the south side the tornado, turned over, and some of worthless on account of the storm. Innum- erable chimneys led, and signs were hurled into. the shostec" In but h vessel lying inside tho harbour and in the river, as well as those outside, lost sails or masts or portions of their rigging. Lig! ing struck several times, but only in one case was a man injured, and he ouly slightly. The storm lasted buta few minuter, The total damage is about $250,000, There are no great losses but inumerable small ones, BE -- BIRTHS. Ia Port Perry, on the 29th ult., Mrs. J. A, Phillipo, of a daughter, In Reach, on the 29th uli, Mrs, Jno. Moren, of a son, In fort Perry, on the 1st inst., Mrs. J. @, Morgan, of a son. At Port Perry, on the 6th inst., the wife of Mr. George McLean, of a daughter, In Port Perry, on the 7th inst. Mrs. Thos Small, of a son. In Port Perry, on the 7th inst, Mrs. Richard Wellington, of a son, On Scugog, on the 8th inst., Mrs. J. Rod- man, of a son, r In Port Perry, on the oth "Inst, Mrs, McHenry, of Culross, of a son- MARRIED. In Reach, on the 27th ult. at the resi- dence of the brides father, by the Rev. Mr. Douglas, Mr. Charles McLean, of Mari posa, to Miss Annie, eldest daughter of John Munro, Esq. The Markets. OsserrvEr Orrice, May 10, 1876, Fall Wheat... - $100to $107 Spring Wheat a . 098to 100 Barley ,.... . 050¢tc 066 Oats . . 035t0 036 eas , 065to 065 Pork 850t0o 9(0 Butter , 020to 020 Eggs 010to 010 Potatovs..., .. 030to 035 taken him up. eer Lp is Manchester May Fair. The Manchester May Fair was held on Wednesday 10th inst., and as is the caso with all these fairs, was a success as well for the number and quality of stock offered «J for the class and variety of buyers present -- Buyers were present from our best cities, Ottawa, Toronto and all places around be- sides the numerous staunch puyers of Reach and Port Perry. The everlasting thud le it disagreeable in getting around but still there was a capital turnout of people and % lively time was kept up. At first the buyers and sellers could scarcely come within sight of each other; the cattle were there however and buyers were anxious to get them but their market value appeared somewhat diffi- cult of solution ; the estimate put upen this particular appeared tobe widely divergent and the buyers and scllers stepped around and would scarcely deien to look at cach other, but the practiced eyes of the shrewd buyers were kept on the splendid cattle whiting patiently for a change of owner As the day passed to afternoon the mpve- ments of buyers indicated a nearer approach to the views of sellers and the two parties began to talk business, and it was not long ere numbers of fine cattle changed owners at highly remunerative prices. Our farmers are getting rapidly into the secret of profit- able Stock raising by going more largely into well bred stock. The energy, enterprise and liberality of snch mel as John Miller, of Pickering ; John Dryden, of Whitby ; Joseph Moffat, of Reach ; James Graham, of Scugog. ; Chas. Pascoe, of Brock ; Chas Marsh, F. Rain and E. Blow, of Reach, and many such have bLastencd the improvement of our Cattie and sheep and have given an impetus to our Cattle markets hitherto unknown in this section of country, The raising of stock is now a profitable and extensively followed branch of farming. -------------- Advancing Backwards. The assessment returns for that city show that London the little is becoming beautiful- ly less. That city has now a population of 18,196 as compared with 18,413 in 1875, showing a decrease ot 217, Still Prospering. Wo are pleased to notice tha the munici- pality of Oxillia is from year to year increas. ing her asfenset value, Be¥ Total assessed value for the present year is $472,460, Not Perry wasno higher than 'that of Orillia now. We wero once poor ourselves. v Bi many years ago the assessed value of Port Notice to Pathmasters The undersigned will be at Sunderland, on Saturday, 13th inst., to take the declara~ tion of office of Pathmasters and supply them with Road Lists. The parties con. cerned will please take notice and govera phemselves accordingly. : T. H. WALSHE, T'p Clerk, Brock. Brock, May 10, 1876. Noe js hereby given that the Court of Revision to revise the Assesrment Roll for the Township of CARTWRIGHT, For the year 1876, will be held at the Town Hall, in said Township, on MONDAY, the 5th day of JUNE, 1876, at 10 o'clock a. m. of which all parties interested are - hereby required to take notice and govern them- selves accordingly, WM, LUCAS, Township Clerk. Cartwright, May 8th, 1876. 214d disorders of the Liver, Stomach, and Bowels, and are invaluable jn plaints incidental to Females, an SER,