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5, " a : \ HorthBntaviaBbserber Id iil JAMES BAIRD, - - - Editor. 1877. PORT PERRY, APRIL 12, The Dark Ages. Perhaps in the whole history of legislation, if we except that of New York during the darkest ages of the the Boss Tweed regime, that of the McKenzie Government is decidedly the blackest, most unscrupulous, dishonest and extravagant, aud no thing saves it from immediate and everlasting expulsion from office but the unblushing impertince of the Government backed by a wretched, servile, time-serving majority who themselves have forfeited all claim to public confidence and only bold lease of the their seats on the life present corrupt Government, and who will in consequence support that Government, voling them through the most iniquitous meas: ures of which any Government could be guilty, and thus stave off thatdoom which awaits them when their present term of office expires und a plundered, outraged and. dis- graced people Lave an opportunity of pronouncing on the disgraceful legislation of the unworthy pack who are making Canadian legisla- tion a source of oppression at home and of laughter and division abroad, It would be an insult to the intell- gence of the community to suppose that they require now to be told of the ruinous course pursued by our present rulers, proofs present them: whether in debt of selves on every hand, the alarming increase of the the country, ur paralized manufac- tures, our sickly and expiring com- merce, our wide-spread destiution or our hardy toiling ones leaving * the country to find bread in other lands, to require to single out any partic ular act of the waspish McKenzie and his mercenary following, Need we refer to the now notorious Steel Rail Transaction by which McKenzie through his stupidity and extrava- gangs wasted ut least a million dollars of the hard earnings of the toiling takpayers, buying rails which were not required and no one gravel. We have no hesitancy in kuows that they ever shall be. pay- ing two prices for them and Jetting] oo, they would have gone them lie in the gutters and wuSt= | home determined to change their _ Take the Anglin printing joi as an=| tactics on road matters, euch gf them! ather specimen of the splendid rule of McKenzie & Co. Ilere is one of the servile support. ers of the McKenze Government ard a member of the House getting $8,- 123 in 1875; $10,264 on Juuc-30th 1876 and $2,710 in September 1876, making in all $21,100 in two years. The apology for giving this large gam was for some little Post Office printing te did during these two; years, notwithstanding the fact that, even this apology could not be urg- ed as Mr. Anglin being a member of parliament, could not constitation- aily doany work for the Govern: ment, so that this cloak is a little too thin. was brought home to the Govern- However when the matter ment, when they were charged with the crime and confronted with the figures the whole pack of the cor- ruptionists with McKenzie at their head rushed frantically to the rescue and sought by means the mast con- temptible to cover their guilt. On Saturday last Mr. Bowell Lrought the matter before the House in a fair honorable manner exposing the wrong and characterising it by its true title. This set the. insolent, snappish Mckenzie fairly wild in bis own waspish way and like a boy caught stealing apples he seeks Lo cover bis own guilt by stating that Bir. John A's Government hud done as bad: deeds in that line, justas if the guilt of ono bad act cou'd be lesen- - ed by the guilt of another. But Mr McKonzie must really be excused for talking such. nonsense, he is in a very tight place and sore all nothing but the utmost and Ls 1t is now too late in the day | judiciously employed, gravel every distances all along their roads-- Ldant supply of good gravel at tho -which is in reality only statute waste ecially the more hilly portions. of ers believe that the John A. Govern- ment were at least as great political sinners as the present Government. Ot course when the vote was cal- led the mercenary voting machines carried the Government through this base transaction as they have done through numberless other cor- rupt acts within the past four years. Of course the vote in reality was not s0 much to whitewash the Govern- ment as to maintain their own cor- rupt seats a little longer. : On the 4th Dr. Schultz moved that is the duty of the government to submit a prohibitory measure for the approval of the louse. This again brought McKenzie and his supporters into deep water. Me- Kenzie and a majority of his supe porters, in Ontario at least, had se-- cured their seats through their big promises to introduce a prabibitory measure, and when they got their seats they backed down and got their simple following to accept ot of that abominable fraud, the Dun- kin Act. Mr. Schultz had pinned McKenzie and his supporters to in- troduce such a measure or publicly prove the utter worthlessness of their most solemn pledges. The McKenzie {following here 'cailed in the assistance of Mr. Ross, the member for Middlesex, and the most blatant would-be temperance man in the Dominion who went right back on his former pretended self, swallowed assertions and came out slip shod with a reselution straight the question of prohibition at all.-- This was a loophole, though a wretchedly emall one, by which the McKenzie Government could get out of their obligation and continue to insult the country with that abor tion the Dunkin Act. ( Mud or Gravel. There is no other season of the year so welt adapted for judging of the value of grave! as that of carly spring, when the snow banks are disappearing and the frost getting out of the ground. A somewhat extensive drive through Brock on the Tth and Cartwright on thie 9th raised the value of gravel, in our estimaticn, toa very great extent, in fact we could have wished that every member of Councilg in the province had been passing over these roads at the samo time. The exper- ience would have been most salutary, within ten years from now there would not be a leading road in the province or any other roud pretend. | ing to be traveled to any extent, but | would have a substantial coat of asserting that if the members of Council bad been with us on these would be prepared to assist in fiam- ing a by-law providing for the in- aicting as a nuisance any pathmas- ter perving on a beat any one season without having made graveling a specialty. We think we hear some stick in the- mud complain that we have not mone V enough to go into the graveling, that it requires all the labor we have to ov ercome the work without doing anything in way of gravel. Doubtless such is the fact and will continue to be sue so long as the present wasteful mode is continued, so long as mon continue to throw earth on the highways in May and June so that it may be | churned as mud in the fall and washed back into the gutters in the spring, to be again thrown up in the following summer ; just so long shall wo have no roads worth the name, and so long will our path- masters be in a position not to afford gravel, and'so long will our mud roads be impassiblé in spring and fall. In 'any of those wealthier townships Brock, Reach, Cartwright &ec., if all the statute labor were commuted at only 50 ets a day, and added to the grants which are now made the money so raised would, if leading road in the township within ten years from now and then half the money would keep them in re pair. Every municipality ought to purchase gravel pits 'at convenient wherever gravel is.to bo found at least; no better investment could possible be made tnan in an abun: shortest possible distances from the leading roads; the Council can pur- chase gravel wherever they can find it convenient and euforce its use; and thus put an end to the eternal mud scratching year adtor year and dig- nifying the folly as ststute labor, d humbug. Every road beat, es- n, should be passed over by the hmaster or some one for him morning daring the spring 80 that he may make a pas- for the water off the road and llow it to run down the 6 'does almost invar- against tiie Government taking up | these hills and preventing . water from running down their centre and thus destroy the roads. Councils have only to consider the very large amount of labor done upon our roads every year and to ask them- solves it wo ure getting anything like an cquivalent for the work; then add to this the annual expendi- roads and then ask themselves if all this money and labor is wisely ex- longer, let us adopt the gravel sys- tem at once and in ten years from outlay they do now. Trimming Up. On our visit to Sunderland on indications of spring thrift which come up to the required point. good deal has been done but very order to give the village that ap- in a first-class village. bat this complish anything and it complete success is to be achieved it is citizens. gers of that rising village all alive and fully {up to the requirements of the time, they re. no desire to put their hands into other a way." the necessities of the village in point of im- such, and all appear ready and willing to supply their fair share without grumbling. We were pleased to sce the council in this, as in all other matter bearing on the wellbeing of value not only of the property of the village some degree affecting the whole. village with a class of sidewalks surpassed lages in the province. S---- 176) fost. the highly interesting subject, the known all to learn from a reliable source some o future happy home of mi sons shall yet be pressod! towards pes fection those who can possibly attend to advise them to go, ail will gladly embrace the raie opportunity thus presented. The fair ones are preparing a tea toenu tertuin their guests in the basement of the church. Tea from 6 to 8 p. m. Lecture at 8. Remember, Tuesday, 17th inst. (See Posters.) An Enjoyable Time. The Presbyterian fricnds are preparing a grand entertainment to be given in their Church, Bort Perry, on the evening of Wed- nesday, 25th inst. All will be pleased to learn that the Rew, John Smith, of Toionto, late of Bowmanville, has kindly consented to give an address on that occasion. The rev. gentleman's superior ability as a plat: form speaker, his "pleasing 'and ef manner are all well known and. highly ap- preciated not alone in this section ofi country but over a large extent of the Province: AN who have heard Mr. Smith will rejoice at another opportunity of hearing him, while those who may not have heard him may rely upon of. 1 interest. We need not reqnest a. crowded house for this peaker,, his reputation is such as pever fails in securing this for. him where- ever he goes, What with the address of Me. Smith and. other rev. gentlemen ; Read- ec ti thi lenied maoh damage to the iy as a dozen orascore ot parties living consenient bills be allowed one or: two. All repair in the same Gime "jugs by Mrs. Whartman and others, an nce of pleasing music, the eutertain- ment will be unusually attractive. The ladics are preparing to entertain. their gusts toa choice tea in the basement of the church -- labor each year for attending: Teascrved from 6:30 p.m. (See Posters.), looked for. ture in way of grants on these same pended ; if not lot us continue it nol, now we shall have good roads and not requiring more than half the Saturday we were pleased to notice the still onward tendency of that handsomely located village and the presented themselves on every hand, bat a still more determined and more united effort is necessary to fully A much more requires to be done in pearance and afford that comfort to the villagers absolutely necessary Let the villagers put on a little more steam bring their sidewalks into keeping with the intelligence, and enterprise of the villagers and of the prospects of that nicely located village.-- Doubtless an important and enviable fueure is in store for that village cannot be sccured as the rain from heaven, without an effort. A liberal, combined and persistent effort is absolutely necessary to ac- not with the butioned up pockets of the Williamsburg Pressing Onward. {On our visit to Williamsburg on Monday | last we were much pleased to find the villa- quire improvements but, unlike certain other localities which we might name, they evince people's pockets to obtain the funds to carry cn these improvements, but each man is ready to diaw from his own pocket his fall share of the cost of the required improve- ments, fully illustrating the truth of the proposition, "Where theres a will there's a It but scldom happens that one finds a village so well agreed, not only as to provement but as to the mode of sccuving All acknowledge that money is the sinews of war in this as in almost all clse, the community, ready to give their counten- ance and moral support to the efforts of those who were seckiag at their own expense to improve the village and thus enhance the but indirectly, if not directly to a greater or less extent ot the entire township, for the | value and importance of no single portion of a municipality can be increased without iu If we are not greatly mistaken the result of the pres-- ent movement will be the supplying of that in point of comfort by those of but few vil. A Night in the Great " Lone Land." quite a flutter in the coming Spring Shows. Our readers ned _scaxcely be reminded that the Rev. Geo. Young, of Foronto, late of Manitoba, will give his Grand Lccture on the Great North West, the Rict Rebellion, | and the foul murder of Scott the nobly loyal Jritish subject, on the evening of Tuesday, That the lecture will be a highly interesting one is beyond all doubt ; ability of the 1c etnrer, the intense desire of the leading features ot' that great land, the Ilivns of our race and kindred, wHepe the language, religion laws and enlightenment of Britafy)'s noblest and enjoyed to their fullest extend. Tt wo ald be a gratuitous insult to the intelligence of An Evening in the B. ©. Church, Prince Albert. An intercstsng "and highly enjoy. able entertainment is being prepared | under the uuspices of the B. C, friends and | will be given in the Bible Christian Church, | Prince Albert, on the evening of Wednesday, 18th inst. The entortainment ill cousist | of choice and pleasing music, i g ad- Brock Township Council. The above Council mét at the town hall, Sunderland, on Saturday, 7th inst, members all present, the Reeve in che chair. The mi of the pr read and approved. The Reeve submitted the following docu- ments. From several of Capningt & were intialitant township, and he agreed with the Beeve in saying that the matter should be seem to without delay. Mr Amey said that the council some years ago had done all that was then possible to a copy of this resolution be forwarded Mr. Chapman, Carried. have these obstructions removed and proper slides put in, but they had not been able to succeed. On motion the Council adjourned to meet dresses, &c., such as cannot fail in both | pleasing and interesting. AM 'wre respect. ' plaining that certain private parties had erected public platform weigh scales on the side walk on Laidlaw St. North in the vil- fully invited to come and enjoy a pl t i Wed , 18th 1. 1 8 H) a inst. Te ... Bu A Melancholy Occuranee. -- i On Saturday 7th inst. three children of Mr. Anderson went out on the logs in the Marsh creck in the 4th concession of Brock, the logs were apparently frozen in but the 1 t of the soon 1 d them and they began to roll precipitating all three into the water. Thanks to the exer- tions of Messrs D. Carmichael and Thos, Gillen two were got out alive but Maggie, al dear little girl of 10 years, got under the logs | and could not Le extricated till life was ex< tinct Dr. McDermott, of Sunderland, was promptly on hand and succeeded in restor- ing the two but the dear and interesting Maggie was beyond human skill, she had already passed to that better land where everlasting Spring abides. The family have the sympathy of all in their affliction. hild. rr -- Now for Splendid Buggies, Phee- tons and other Carriages. See Mr Emaney's new advertisement in this issue and don't iail to secure one of his mange nificent carriges of tho most stylish make Superior finish, first-class workmanship and ¢ superiority of the work v's Ontario Carringe Works, Port Perry, Is now too longand widely established to require any cominent from us. ---------- = Fire in Whitby Town. We regret to Jerry that the handsome residence of Major Donovan, Whitby town, was burned to the d with allits contents on the morning Of Wednesdyy¥ 41th inst. The inmates had to rush from the ilding only partially clothe . Choice Spring Goods. J A Stirling & Co's magnificent Spring Stock hasarrived and has been opened out and is deservedly attracting mueh attention.-- The first selection speaks well for the good taste and future prospects of the firm (Read thelr advertisement and go and sce the goods, ) Groceries and Irovisions for All at W. M. Jones'. See his new advertisement. He is effering Tams, Bacon, Lard &c., unusually cheap and Is prepared to supply reliable seedat the low- est figures, Improve Your Horses. Mr. F. Elliott, so Tong and 4 favorably known as one of our most energetic, active and liberal proprietors of thorough bred Stallions, and who has owned ome jof the best Stallions ever imported into this and a large share of the inmproversens in our nntry horscs, especially the heavier class of them, is due to the auperior horses owned by Mr. Elliott Horses and, we suppose, finding that this Having long owned heavy Draught class of horses is happily increasing with considerable rapidity, but that another class of horses, desirable roadsters, were now much wanted he appears detepmined to supply this want and has, regardless of cost, purchased one of the best blood stallions ever imported into Awcrica, This #s the celebrated Thorough bred Blood Stallion «Rymen" whose record is such, whether as d sure and perfec stock-getter, a leader on the turf, a superior animal in every particu. lar, with a faultless pedigree, as justly enti- tles him to occupy the front rank amongst Blood Stallions. Very much is expected of this ine horse, general satisfaction is being felt at his being brought into this pact of the country and Mr Ellivtt deserves the thanks of all interested in first-class horses, and who are not? for giving an opportunity of having our stock improved by the. use of this splendid stallion. *'Hymen" will cause He will be at the Reach, Port Perry, and Scugog Socicty's Show at Manchester, on the 24th inst, See Hymen's pedigree in our advertising columns, lage of Canni , that said weigh scales are an annoyance to the memorialists, who pray the council to have the same removed. From the Trustees of 8 Section No 4 re- garding the non-resident school rate of the said section for the past year. A petition praying for a grant to procure gravel for the swamp on the centre road in the 14th con. From a party named Wm Williams, ask. ing the assistance of the members of Council with the view of finding some information of the whereabouts of bis brother, R L Wil- liams, as he is anxious to hear from him, From Mr Chas Ward, declining to hold the position of pathmaster any longer. From the officials of the Agricultural college, regarding the privilege which each municipality enjoys of placing one student in said college ; and giving a copy of the proper form' of application. From the King Iron Bridge Manufactur. ing Co'y recommending pile drivers for the construction of, bridges, &c., and directing attention to their manufacturing Ly said Co'y. . From Mr Curtin, the assessor, to the effect that after having assessed the property of Alex & Archie Brown he had learned that a greater extent of swamp had been given in than there is on tle place and that in conse- quence he had increased their assessment, and he had mailed them a slip with assess- ment increased Hart & Rawlinson's account of $36 64 for rolls, blanks, &c, &c, furnished to the Cor- poration was presented, On motion of Mr Shicr, the sum of $5 was ordered to be paid to RB Edwards for gravel furnished to the corporation. On motion of Mr Cunningham, the clerk was instructed to write the Messts Alex and Archie Brown te aftend the next meeting of Council regarding the disputed assessment. Mr Foster represented to the Couacil the vad condition of the 14th con from lof 21° to the town line east and asking that the same be graveled, Ou motion of Mr Amey, Hart & Rawlin- son's account of $36.64 was ordered to be be paid Mr Cunningham moved that Mr Sproule, tha pathmaster on the division in Canning. wl in which the weigh scales complained of are located, be and be is hereby instructed to notify the owners of said scales to have the same removed off the side walk within oue month from now, and that the elak notify Mr Sproul to that effet. Au indigent named Whiteside made ap- plication for ab. : On motion of Mr Shicr, the applicant's name was put on the indigent list for §2 per wonth. . Mr Mokure addressed the Council on the matter of a scraper which he had purchased and had given the use of it to the corpora. tion for three seasons and consequently he wished the corporation to take the scraper und pay for it, Mr Cunningham explained the nature of the transaction. In 1873 Mr Mosure bonght the scraper in Uxbridge for his own use and paid $8 for iF, that he had given the corporation the use of it for three years and it would be only right that be should be paid for it The Reeve said Mr Mosure had taken a very unusual course, as puthmaster when his beat required a scraper he ought to have made application to the Council anl he would have ben supplied, but if every ofi- cer who considered that he required some thing should go and purchase, the conncit would lose all control of the expenditme. -- Besides the corporation can get scrapers cheaper than private individuals and if the corporation should pay it it would only be at the rate at which the corporation could have furnished it. On motion of Mr Cunningham, an order was granted to Mr Mosace for $6 in full of scraper, The following taken from the, Dumfries, and Galloway Advertiser of Feb'y 28th, 1877, will be read with interest by breeders, We | way state that Mr, R. Reesor purchased and imported "Hymen" and Mr Elliott Leoughit trom him. « SaLs ox A Tuorovcn-Buen Stun Horss. --Mr Teenan has sold his celebrated entire thorough-bred horse "Hymen' to Mr R Reesor, Silver Spring Farm, Markham, To. ronto, Canada, at the sum of three hundred guineas. "Hymen" by Neville, out of Mat. rimony, combines the best racing blood in fhe world, and numbers amongst bis avces-- tors Glud ator, Touchstone, and Bay Middle- ton. When on the turt his pedigree was fully borne out by his performances, having won several important races carrying tep- | weights, including the Irvine Cup, in which | he beat the celebrated King Hall, di two scones, He was alo winner of two races in Eglington Park, beating two of Lord Eglin tons favorites, one of which was backed to wir ; he was also winner of vari, ous other races, snd when he gave way in "his fore pastern he Was carrying the Hon. Sir George Montgom,'Ty with the extraordi. nary weight of 13 sone 7 1p, and win- ning easity up to the brexk o "Hehas proved a sure fual.getter, and his stock is the most promising of any horse hat Tins travel- ed this district. ¢ ---- ber the d Rougog AE A petition was presented from a number of the inhabitants of the village of Sunder- land praying the Council to ave "all ob. structions removed from the sidewalks of suid village. The pathmaster was informed that such was a part of his duty and he should sce to it . Mr Cunningham introduced and carried through a by-law to appoint certain town- ship officers. In committee of the whole the blanks for pathmasters were filled up. Out of the 110 names there were but few changes. The blanks for Commissioners were then filled up as follows : J Carm hael, J McLean, D Currie, Alex Brown, J W Tiffin, George Thompson, jr, and L Lodwick. Fhe blanks for fence viewers were next filled up as follows: J Oliver, P Scott, "E Rundle, Geo Hadden, Josiah Thomas, Geo Thompson, Wm Ward, Neil McKinnon, Geo Bagshaw, H White, P Sproul, § McKay, Wm H Shier, sen, Geo Hart, Jas Ruddy, J Tiffin, H Amey, J Sprowl, jr, C Switser, Jas Daw son, Julius St: John, T H Glendinning, L McLean and T Purvis. The blanks for Poundkeepers were filled up as follows : A McLean, © McLean, M Keenan, W Brandon, J Reynard, H Glen. hy Soclety's Spring Sliow to be held at ! Manchester on Tuesday 2itthinsk A Grand | Exhibition may be relied on. Letus have a rousing show. The Spring Show of the tewnship of Cartwright Agricultural Bociety | will be held on the day following | that of Reach and Scugog, viz: Wednesday, April 25th. Much in- terest is always manifested in the Cartwright Shows, whether Spring or Fall, but the interess in the com~ ing Show will doubtless exceed that of ang provious Spring Show; and this. is only what might be expected from the increased desire for supor- ior stock, the -rapidly inereasimg woalth and prosperity of that thrie- ngeliaw, Aaron Barker. H Shier, J A Campbell, J Calcut, Levi Mosure, J Elsworth, E Hurren, Geo. Shier, sen. w White, J W Tiflin, Jas McDougal, and C Cook. ©n motion ths Committe - arose and re- ported the by-law as amended The report was received and adopted and the (bylaw read a thied. time sud passed, signed and sealed i Mr Evans made application to be allowed to:do his statute laboson the concession in stead of the side line. Thik created quite & and re- : had | * at d on the second Saturday in May. 5 number for which he was Jiable, that he had been instructed to finish the job and it had taken that time to finish it, On motion of Mr Goggin'the sum of $7! was ordered to be paid to Mr Cuthbert in fall of the extra days refirred to, 3 The council then proceeded to he had pi d last year in addition to | Sovoit The Municipal Council of Cart wrigh The council of the corporation ot Cart-- wright met at the town hall, Williamsburg on Monday 9th inst. The Recvein the chair and members all present. _ Tu the absence of the Clerk, who had been subpanaed to attend the Court at Cobourg, Couneilor Parr was appointed Clerk pro. tem: Fence Viewers as follows $ i Div. No. 1, J Beacock, J Werry, and J Trewin. Div. No 2,'J McKee, J Edgerk Lado belly press themselves as ¥ c h ~All " Hir Cuthbert came before the council re- ov dito] ine Der oie ana garding some nine days statuté labor Which ' He would recommend a general sweep if any- m me hing is to be done in way of change. 'We would fain give a full report of re discussion, we careful to take hon but in doing so we would only be péturo} space un ty for the many dive and in many instances opinions, and Nong more, of the Speakers ved that the matter was t Yat ins fete presented to the public there is to be a meetihg of the council on 'when the bc JL RE n for ; bel the 0 yg which 3he: Hatley Dis) be handled intelligently. e discussion went on till the 'noon of n The wh Mr. Ourrie & Aad to Gufine the boundaries whi apd Clark Powers, Div. No.3 J Veal, 8 Muirhead and J McLaughlin, POUNDKEEPERS. Div. No. 1, R Freeborn. Div. No.2, E Bryans, Z Brown and J Brown: Div. No. 3, R Ney and W Bartlet, Lab ER and lo seport thereon to the. éouncil on the evening of thd 17th inst. ba The council then adjourned: Sd County Assizes. = Queen ws. Wiley --The indictinent charged Mrs Wiley with having obtained money from one John! Moore by false pretences. Oa t of the tability of the parties one John Martin, an indigent. On motion of Mr. Latimore an order was granted for the amount. Mr. Seymour "reported that he had paid over to Mr, Henry the smn of $6 being the amount of the order granted by the council for one Mrs. Loughead, an indigent, and expended for her benefit by Br Henry as per order of council. Mr. Henry's account of $1 for repairing two road scrapers for the corporation was on motion of Mr. Latimore ordered to be paid. An account of $1.76 was presented for 196 feet of pine supplied to the corporation. On motion of Mr. Goggin an order was granted for the amount. On motion of Mr. Latimore an order was ranted in favor of Mrs Loughead or bewrcr for $1 as indigent aid, * Council adjourned for dinner. Council resum d. The Deputation appointed to proceed to Toronto and try to influence the 'Government in fayor of building a wharf at Cesarea, reported that they had waited on the members of Government but failed to obtain either a grant or a promise of one; the partics applied to asserting that the Government have not in a single instance done anything towards buildi or & The of the p ting. were | Mr Goggin introduced and carried throng read and approved. a by.law to provide for the i ding of Mr. 8 p ted an t from | horses, cattle and other animals ; to establisl Mr. Byers for $3.10 for goods ished to | Poundkecpers' fees, for prohibiting the run. ning at large of certain animals, and to re- peal by-law No, 104 passed by the council on the 9th day of March 1872. On motion of Mr Latimore the Clerk was instructed to get 200 copies of this by-law printed in sheet form Eight or ten miles of mud, a few feet deep, black as tar and todgh as bird-lime between us and home admonirhed us to leave ere the council got through and we left at this point. a # -- Port Perry Council. * The Council of the corporation of Port Perry, met at the town hall, on Tuesday evening, 10th inst, the Reeve in the chair, Messrs, Dawes and Jones were absent. d this case has excited considerable interest in the morth part of 'the county where they are wel known. G R Henller- son, Q C, appearad for the crown; M CT Cameron and W Bain for the defendant Mr Henderson explained the case to the jury, after which the witnesses were sworn, John Moore said-I bought the furnitnre at an auction sale. I went to sche With Mrs Wiley herscifas 1 had a contra account. Shetold me when I paid her that the furniture: was hers. 1 did not ask her any questions. I cannot swear whether it was before or after 1 paid the money that she said the iurniture was hers The farniture was afterwards seized by Thomas Johnston under a chatted mortgage. Cross examined--Mr Gould advised me to The of the previ ii read and approved } The Clerk presented the account of Mr. W: H. Higgins of $18.45 for publishing by- law for closing up certain road allowance on the 7th con., and opening another iu licu thercof On motion of Mr. Currie, the Clerk was instructed to motify Mr. Higgins, that as the corporation did not order the work it is not diable for the payment, The reeve stated that since the last meets ing of Councii there bad been two public muetings held with a view to the incorpora- tion of the village as & town, that the first of the two meetings had been a failure in were in Luilding any similar work and were the Government to gran any assistance in this case it would be a signal for numerous other municipalities similury sitoated to rush in with their claims and there would be no end of applications. On motion of Mr, Seymour the sum of $7 was ordered to be paid to each of the deputa tion--the Reeve and Mr Parr--for disburse. ments, Mr Goggin introduced and carried through a by-law. appointing Pathmasters Fence Viewers and Pound Keepers for the corpor- ation forthe ensuing year, as follows: PATBMASTERS, Jas Graham, Wm Bruce, T Vance, J Ma- haffc J Hambley, Wm Woodley, T Coulter, Win Hunter, Joshua Ferguson, Geo Wilson, ST Ferguson, Sampson Shepherd, John Smith, John Jobb, Wm J Beacock, Wm Argne, Chas Larmer, Wm Watson, John Qnin, R Kirscadden, J English, J H Devitt, Teasdale Whitfield, D Johnson, J McKee, Jas White, N Mavlow, KE Gina, Geo Folliv R Wm McLaughlin. Geo Revnolds, R Lane H Pool, Wm Philp. E Willin A Malcolm, J Prout, J Cuthbert, G w. Cowan, R Brown, .T H Nev J Peel R McQuaid, H Me- Quaid, -- Follis and J Devitt At this stage of the proceedings the port. als of the hall fisw open and in marched the strength, num sical, physical, financial, oratorical, dictatoral and intellectual of the village of Willinmshurg whose steady tramp and deteryided looks betokened business, -- One of the Teaders of the party bore in sol - emn silence a ponderons petition, a lu Magna Charta. The somewhat formidable host contained representatives of all degrees and conditions of the people. Fhe learned professions, especially the medical were strongly represented, men there was a host, meclianics were numerous and representatives of all other interests made up the balance. The document was tabled and when unrolled proved to be a petition praying the council that the peti- tioners may be allowed to perform them statute Tubor or commute for the same in | building side walks in the village The request was a reasonable one and was so viewed by the conneil with regard as well to the interests of the village as to the town. ship at large wanted to have: the details so arranged as to sécure the object aimed at. 'Fhis brought on an animated discussion whem one of the more formidable of the deputation, imitated the ambassador of old who with his sword drew a circle round the monarch forbidding him to pass out of that circle until he had yielded to- his request, demanded an immedinte and satisfactory reply from the council. The council "felt good" over the matter, rather liked the de mornstration than otherwise and pleasantly told the parties that all would be right, and just as soon as they had done their part as it ought to be doue, by so arranging amongst | themselves that a sufficient number had | agreed to as to secure ial and | that all should commute or work at least i the full extent of their statate labor, thew | the council will be prepared to give effect to { ie wishes of the villagens, of commercial Onc of the deputation however would accept of no such terms but would bave the | matter arranged as he desired if not he did i not wish anything done. ; The Reeve smilingly said :--O yes, there are some men whose minds naturally run in | & groove and it is not easy for them to get "out of it but the council would only de their duty in the matter \when the deputation bad se. arranged as Yo secure the object sought With this the deputation was dis missed with. the assurance of the whole council that when the neceseary conditions were put in the document that the council | will tuke the pecessary action to ensure the carrying out of the wishes of the villagers and at the same time provide that all the | statute 1abor shall be properly performed of d' : sulted!in. Me Cunningham's moving that Mr Evans be detached from road division 82 and attached: to division 91 and that beat 91 extend from: the side road between lots 6 aud 7 to the centre road and that. Mr Evans be pathmaster of said beat. --Carried, On motion of Mr inghi the sum. With this the formidable deputation retiv- e putaide of. the incorporation and $1. for «d and we felt vasy, drew a long breath and inwardly wished! them good bye for. ovréainly their approach: asused us some littls disquite not knowing what mignt be the: result for had "clearing: out" been part of. the pro- ye it could have been accomplished The reeve referred tothe matter ofl allows ing townshipiand a largely extend: people that d and the 11 ok of $3 per month was allowed to one French, the very letter. , an indigent. | The council having learned! that Mi. Chapman's f-nce had not yet Leen removed tug the fish to come up the rivers, urgedjthe: off the road allowance for the quarter line in. led intercourse With the surrounding importance and advantage tothe the 8theon, Mr Goggin, seconded. by Mr 'Buy . moved that Mr Cuthbert pathmast- municipalities A grand exhipi of stock horses and cattle may be (See posters.) should be necesary slides put in' Mr Thompson said it wonld certainly be | much to the advantage of the public of this fence off the road allowance + er of that division, be and he is hereby in- JR Bailey. Alfred Nattrass, J Strong. | B © q! , as alleged by some of insuffici- ent notice, The next meeting was an nounced by bill and a good turn out was the result, but nothing defimite was arrived at further than the niceting was in favor of corporation and had lft ia the hands of Council the duty of sctting omt the boun- darics and submitting the same to a public meeting to be cal.ed for the purpose of consi ering the same, and the matter of boundary now rests with the Council, The Collector now came before the Coun- cil stating that he had collected the face of his Roll except some $3 which cannot be collected, and showing the Tredsurer's cer- tificate for the same. The Clerk stated that Mr. Gordon had in- structed him to call the attention of the couneil toan error in the return of lot 13 which has been returned by the County Treasurer as 10 arrears of taxes while the fuct is that there are two lot 13's within the incorporation and it hapjens to be the other 13 which in ar- rears of taxes. Mr Jones entered and took his seat. veral accounts from Mr C. Holt amount- ing in all to $) for lodging and meals furnish- ed Lo ind its un the order of the Reeve, « ation of Mr. Crandell an order was gran for the amount. The Clerk read a communjeation from J, "fgelow. Kage, iatimating his determination (0 close up a certain portion of Union Avenue, m anntion of Mr Currie the error in return- ing the cast=half Of lot 95 was corrected. Mr Crandell moved that orders be Eranted ou the Treasurer tn favor ofthe following in ligents for the following sums, Mrs Zwickie 3 r Coster $!, Mr Demera $i, an indigent 1, Mrs Murray $2and Mrs Powell $1. ollector was heard in favor of Mr A dn indigent eir- much in need of assistance. s and Crandell both urged the Mr Brown, the Reeve too admitted Mr Brown's claim, when Mr Crandell so amended his motion as to strike out the name of Mr Demera and insert that of Mr Brown for 'The motion as amended was carried and an order grunted for the aipounts. Fhe Brown who is now sick ane Mr Jones as member of the committee cn Street improvements called the attention of the council to the necessity for immediate attention to this department as very much may now be done in way of slight repairs to prevent injury to the roads and as his col - league is -ick and not able to attend he (Jones) would consider it wise in the coun- cil to appoint one to go with him and in. spect the several roads round the munici- pality, that he and the Street Commissioner had been round a little and found several places where water had accumulated and had to be let off and other matters necessary to be atte dud to. The Reeve stated that from the remarks of Mr Jones it was obvious that he was not inattentive to his dutses and required no further ass'stance than (hat of the Street Commissioner until Mr. Dawes is able to ve around. Mr Crandell coincided with the remarks of the Reeve, and would advise Mr Jones to take the Street Commissioner and proceed at once on the work of inspection, The Reeve said that as Mr, Jong was not present when he had ca led attention of the Council to the matter of the proposed in. corporation, he would again state that at the late public meeting held to discuss the mat. tor it was left, as Mr Jones is aware, for he was present, to tne council to define the boundaries and submit the same to another pubic meeting, and it would now be neces- sary for the council to proceed by resolution to define the propos ed boundaries, he would like that Mr Cranderl would frame a motion for that purpose Mr. Crmneetd said that be would by no | means assume any such ibility. this Mrs Wiley, So did Mr Howell.= Mr Howell advised me to give up the furni- tore. He was Johnston's lawyer and di- rected the seizure to be made. 1 did not know whose furniture it was til} after I bought it. No one else but Brown told me it was Mrs Wiley's furniture before 1 paid my money for it, Johnston Brown said--T sold the farniture by Mrs Wiley's orders. 1 was present when Moore paid Mrs Wiley. They talked aboun the contra account and nothing else, but passed the compliments of the day, She did not say the goods were hers Moore knew over a month before he bought them that the goods were Wiley's, He had come to my auction rooms to try and buy this same furniture on several occasions before L put it up at Dr Hilliary's sale, Thomas Johnston said--<F endorsed Wilcy's paper which he gave when: he eompounded with his creditors, He gave the a mortgage . Ms Wiley assisted in giviug in the names of articles to be put in the chattel mortgage. Whenever 1 heard of the sale of the farni- ture Tcaused it to be seized, 1 left it at Moore's till the mortgage was due, however and took it away on the 24th of Febuary. -- 1 did not seize under the clause relating to forfeiture for selling. Cress examined--I had a howse of Wiley's also in security. 1 got the chattel mortgage' on the distinct understanding that Wiley was to go on with the business and sell and pay the notes. I became security for $1600 The house cost about that but I value it at $1000. Donaldson signed the modzige as witness. On looking at the mortgage T-see Laidlaw was the subscribing witness, (The witness here became confused and still per= sisted that it was Mr Donaldson who signed it.) I never told Wiley to sell everything. His Lordship--How then werethey to pay off the notes if they could not sell ? Witness--The groceries only. Mr. Cameron told the witness that there were three mn pow in court would swe ¥ that witness had told them Wiley had authority to sell everything and asked the witness if he would swear that they were telling a 1i€? Witness--There was something said like that Have sold the furniture since I seized it, I got $40 for it: Wiley had paid $400 on the notes, being all that was due at the time Moore bought the goods. After some conversation between the Judge and the Counsel on both sides in which all agrecd that there was no case te go to the Jury. His Lordship said he Lad much pleasure in discharging the prisoner without calling for the defence as there was nothing to support the charge against her. We have been informed that Mrs. Wiley has instructed her Attorney to bring an action for false arrest, laying the damages at $2,000 Itiy wish rumoured that My. Moore is going it lively 'for Mr. Johnston' to-secover his furniture, Auction Sale of Valdable Real Estate. Parties wishing to invest in valuable Real Estate will do well to attend at the Anglo- American Hotel, Prince Albert, on Wednes-- day, 25th inst, at noon, The proprictor, Bir Park, bas instructed Mr J L Watkis to sell! by wuction there and then these two excel- lent properties, the Angl Hotel, Prince Albert, and that large and advan. A werk { was a matter of too much importance to be i lightly assumed by any one, and doubted | much if it would not tax the wisdom of the | best men in the incorporation to deal judiciv | ously with this matter and he for one would assume no such responsibility. | Mr. Jones says from the remarks of Mr. + Crandell, it is obvious that he dovs not un- derstand the duties involved. that the bound. | aries suggested by this Council are not by any , means unalterable they may be changed and modified by the meeting to be held to dis- curs the same and all that is expected from this Council is a recommendation of what they conceive to be the most ad | 2! located t frame block situate on Queen St, direstly eppesite the Pout Office, Pot berry, The hotel Io simte: in the centre of Prince Al one gh thie most pleasant villages: in the provi and, being the only hotel in the. village, while 16 my uot be expected todoa #n Dusit ness" cannot fail to secure a con . respectable patronage, providing a good liv Pp tora bust sud bis mlz me ; ngs are commaodious a nan 'excellent condition of yepair, Gg The Block in Port Perry is located on the pringipal and being dircotly opposite the. as a busis Y boundaries, Mr, Crandell still refusing they matter dropped, . The collector stated that in addition to his salary as collector aud his - allowance for eollecting the sehool monuys outside of: the incorporation, there was $1 costs whioh he had One Mr Welsh having left the village and goue to reside in [ort Hope re- fused to pay. blatuzen, about $12, he had-surd him for the same and got judgment, and the costs bad eaten up the amount and §1 more, ©n.motivn.of Mx Crandell the sum of $87 was ordered to be paid to the Street Come missioner in full of salary to the close of the first quarter of thie present year, ©n motion of' Mr Carrie, the sum of $60 was-ordered tn be paid to the collector salary, $10 for collecting the school slo costs. After considerable more sparing matter of incorporation as a town, Ng Su tie My. Jones moved, that in the Counoil the boun 2 e opin ip 3 We Poration asa owns Shonld include as much as e tl possi Fie 13 ry hat village known On motion of: My, Gurrie, the €ounoil into committee of the wh motion, Mr. Currie in the oie on Wi: Jones Mr. Jones sald' that as the Reeve was relieved from the duties. of the chair; he would like to hean his views on the matter, , as Pri wl Th e: $s views. bat' hi rir in ip od AR TRL motion, Mr. Jones said he had taken some trouble to" structed to notify Mr Chapman to move said a a eelingy of ihe Yillagors on this forthwith. and. that'they arc taking a deep interest in. the a : , adds to its imp 'Lhe rapid; onward and upward pro the village of Port Perry op points lo. largely increased prices [came at no distant day, within that? | poration, This block may now be p ed at » bargain and partivs will do we take note of the time and place of and not fail to attend at tie Anglo-Am Hotel, Prince Albert, on Wo y Apri. pa As it Should He.: Mr. Trow's bill for the er. ence: of passengers on railways provides. i that all tickets issucd by railway oo y s shall be: good for the tip at alt With standing; any notice to the | printed on the ticket ; mo g his or her fare if the company fails to nes, ito pro. vide a sear; soy attempt to use a ticket a second time shall: be puni ished by . imprisonment'. 3 by ne. or Wel done Mr. Trow it is bigh Hib that! the insol: of railway was check: ed in tis disection ; it's a_ lithe {Bo much: of a good thibg to sell a party a ficket to: carry hiin to & given place, but afterwards: reftise to carry him unless he gous just when: the autocrat 'orders im, Mr. Tiow's bill! tend to cure such insolence' and mako rail- iis way men porform their part of the contract with the public as they ought ta do; Ca ' i Sf « { ! { { nessa ------