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PORT PERRY, FEB. 7, 1878 Reform Wanted. OF&ITFaloFiis possTbla™ iH obF Htjep! sys omy an hr a roost rank-and--that man or party Who does not make i reduction" in our expenditure 'the first plank. in his political 'platform no more deserves the ne of reformer than a Patagon ian, 3gsarves the name of christian, and any government or representa tive of the people who does not make this the first and chief 'ain should be hurled from power on the shortest notice. It is a con- temptible prostitution of the term reformer to apply it to the now rul ing piirty, either at Ottawa or Tor- onto. The terms Grit and Reform are ns far apart as they possibly: can be, the first meaning self first, self last and party in the centre; while the proper definition of the word. Reform is to improve all that requires amendment. While all will- ingly concede: the apolicability of the term Grit" to | the Governments ait Ottawa, 'and Toronto, no 'man having the slightest regard for truth would ever suppose that eitber had the shadow of a claim to the term Reform, for the term Reform could $n po way bo applied to either Gov- ernment unloss the term is Eynony- fraud, trickery, mous with craft, gorruption and waste. *' On Wednesday last the subject of increasing the representation of that wonderful Algoma camo up for dis cussion before onr Iincal Legislature when the Grits to a man went in for the increase with a rush withoot the slightest regaid to the interest of the country, but it remained for the member for North Ontario to crown the absurdity as he generally does ; one increase was too little for him he would open the flood gates and let iv an additional erowd fo help to Cevour the fruits of the industry of the toiling ones. Here is Mr. Pax- {on's amendment to the motion for | Algoma "That the Committeo bo | instructed at thesame time to con- sider tho propriety of giving in- creased reprosentation in this louse to the district of Muskoka and Parry Sound." Mr. Hay said :-- The people in | his county were of the opinion that | there were altogether too many members in the Ilouse, and believed | that the business of the ITouse could be done with more expedition and economy if the members were re duced. Still he believed the new districts under discussion required larger representation." Kr. Paxton findiug that his over flowing liberality:with other peoples' money was not likely to suceeed, finding, in short, that he had "put his foot into it," begged to withdraw his amendment and thus provent it going on the records. but the House objected and the amendment was put and--to the honor of the House --it was voted down. What in ereation could onr worthy member | pai mean? What interest can he have jo dragging the country by every meansin his power into increased and wastoful expenditure? Is be not yet satisfied with the burdona of the toiling ones, does he desire to see the 'country in amore deplor- abo condition than it is, are our people not sufficiently cramped, 'burdened and disgusted with the a t misrule of the whole : bated of incapables, does not ho sup- © pos> 'that the _evowd of incapables ~ in that House are already out of all "reason in point of numbers and ox- e? Does he not eonsider is enough to pay for wi 2 The time was when mombors were satisfied with $400, thon they grabbed an addi- . tional 8200 each making their salary 1 P. for St. Catherines, in his | property and know nothing about | gage sales would be rainous no less f three or or fout ci vd, We do not charge the olet- the crimes of the representatives, for it is not the duty neither can it be the interest or desire of the gen- eral body of. the. electors that the: country should be robbed and over: | bnrdened, but any elector who will give his vote to continue in power any mao or set of men whose legis. lation is at variance with the best interests of the many is no less guilty than the most unworthy of the pack of misralers. What inter- est can tho public have in throwing away the money of the country, and retarding, and injuring tho legisia- tion of the province by sending three réprosentatives for every one that ought to be sent, especially when such a reduction would facilitate legislation, improve it to a vast ox- tent and be a the Province of forty or fifty thousand dollars a year ? Of all reforms a reduction in the number of members ought to be a sine gua non with the people and the claims of cither in- saving to dividual or party to the sufferages of the electors ought not be consid- ered for a moment without having a pledge to cconomise in this direction There are numerous other ways in which our taxes are shamefully squandered * but this will bea step far in tho right direction and other important amendments would soon follow. shadows In place of contending over if the electors were to taco realities and seck the substance all parties would soon arrive at a profitable understanding. There might then be an end of meaning- | less strife, having something tang. ible to contend for parties would know what they wanted and not as now follow a shadow which cannot be grasped but which leads its vic- timsirto all sorts of quagmires.-- Let the battle ery be:--"Down with waste and eorruption, Legislation in the interest of and justice to all !" AP -------------------------- Taking the Whole. Mr. Currie, the magnificent M.D. usual gushing generosity, has brought in a nll for governing the sule of tors on cither side of polities wit tn vision Hat the sheriffghall be hand- go to the pring Bi Hers fs the soll provision for 'the "sheriff : «8. The shedr spf melts the | dorodtd of such sald, and shall be entitled fo retain as his fees therein two-thirds of ther amount that he would be entitled to receive if the money had been" 'made on an execution { against lands." It connbt bo possible that a num-. ber of sane men will allow any such burlesque ever to go to a second reading; it is an insult to tho intel- ligence of both the House and the country to have anything so stupid brought forward in solemn earnest. Dominion Parliament. If there be as many members left who have not forfeited their seats through greed of pickings, as form a quorum the Parliament will meet at Ottawa {his Thursday, but as they have no speaker it will be in order for the President of tho Senate dismiss them that they may elect a Wouldn't it be magnifi- cent to sec them re-elect the white washed Anglin with. his $20,000 worth of Government pap in his pocket. to speaker. But every new member must be presented to the speaker-- if, thereforo, Anglin were presented to himself, if he had not a leather conscience, would not tho presenta- tion make him feel heartily asham- ed of himself ? Bulking Again. Mr. Blake bas aghin' thrown his portfolio on the floor of the Chamber and will have no more to do with it, he will be no longer President of the Council in such a Govern- ment ; if the rotten frame should give way he will no longer consent to remain a prop to it, he has already sacrificed enough for a | worthless cause, and is determined to break off for good. tion that Mr. Blake was kicking in the traces and had thrown his portfolio at the Government, and when the fact was pub- It was known to the Opposi. lished in the Opposition papers the Grit press almost unanimously and most distinct- Jy asserted that Mr, Blake bad not sent in his resignation. Some of the more inno- cent of the organs knew no better, and of course were less gullty, they were simply following their usual course and echoing the sentiments of the leading organs, but one would have expected that even these would by this time be satisfied of the unreliable character of the organs and be more careful of backing up any statement they may make, lands under mortgage; and it cer tainly would be difficult to imagine anything more stupid or unsuitable, in fact it would be difficult to con- ceive anything more awkwdrd and | blundering. If Mr. Currie has any idea of following the example of his late chum, ¢ Archy," in creeping into the shoes of some defunct sheriff then he may be regarded as wise in his generation in preparing to fea- for the present bill would prove a windfall to sheriffs, increasing their salaries ther his nest beforehand, to a large extent, bat ruinously af- fecting both mortgagor and mortga- gee, as well as being an awkward, unworkable bungle. Listen to the magnificent mode by which mortgage sales are to be ad- vertised : By publishing the same for twelve wes successively, at least once in each week in a newspaper printed in the county where the premises are intended to be sold shall be situated, or if'such presises shall be situnted in two or more connties, in a news- paper printed in either of them ; 2. By posting at least fifty of such notices in fifty public places in each of the munici- palities where sich lands are situate, at least one month before and not more than two months before the day of sale, and by de- livering a copy of such notice at least two months before the day of sale to the registrar or registrars in the county or counties wherein such lend is situate." But the place and manner of soll- ing cap the climax. Here they are: « ¢, Such sale shall be at public auction, in the day time, at the sheriff's office, in the county where the mortgaged premises or some part of them are situate, and such sale shall be conducted by the sheriff, at whose office the same takes place." Isit possible to conceive of any more unsuitable arrangement? Suppose, for instance, that a pro- perty in Thorab, Mara, Rama, or in fact any place out of the county town, is_to 'be sold by mortgage sale, can it be supposed that pareies will go all the the way to Whitby town to witness the sa'e and it may be bid on tho property. And property sold at the sheriff's office amongst it may be a half a dozen of parties who have never scen the it, are not the most likely to put lite: into the sale' and raise the price through competition. Such mort-- : whward, and unsatisfactory, ot under heaven put it into any man's head to propose such an absurdity is hard to conceive. - But what i to be said of the organs who knew that they were publicly proclaiming an untruth when they declared that Mr. of course no Grit wishes to see the Government stripped of everything worth naming in the woy of intellect and legislative ability ; but they need not add to their misfortune by falsehood and deceit. The organs knew as well as they know the value of Government. al pap that Mr. Blake's resignation was in the hands of the Government, end 'yet they unblushingly asserted that such was not the fact. Mr. Young and Mr. Brown are spoken of as probable successors of Mr. Blake, but such a report must have originated with the enemies of the Government, still it must be admitted that Giit governmental resources are at the lowest cb, it cannot be that they are so completely exhausted as to throw them into the sad slternative ot selecting cither Mr. Brown or Mr. Young as President of the Council. For the credit of the Do- minion we hope that the Government are not driven to such straits ; if they are they should not retain office another day. Blake had not sent in his resignation. Another Candidate. Another candidate in the cartoon and comic line has come to the sur- face in the city of Toronto, bearing title of Lance; and if one is to judge from the num- ber now before us the title is no the significant misnomer, and as it appears to have fallen into skillful hands it will draw blood profusely but just at the right time and from the right place, not from malice, but salutary for the in- dividual and healing for the people. The cartoon is good as well in con ception as exeention and tells its own tale to perfection, the charac. ters represented are not burlesqued . The letter-press is creditable, and from the tout ensemble of the young aspirant there is every reason to hope for a successful. future. Mr. Wilkinson, lately of the West Dar- bam Mews, is publisher of the Lance and wo wish Lim much success. ---------- I ----et of F The violators of the Indepeaden of Parliament Aet may look out for" squalls. The Gazette's Ottawa cor- respondent states that 'writs are ule réady being prepared for service upon Messrs. Workman, Car rmichael Ind a. aud the sword has sipped ume satiety, it bas become drunk with inary stream. T urkgy- "has consation of hostililea" and the "conquerors | will be a capital urket for sheep and lamba as well a8 m along. Newly Calved. ~--Mr, Clarkson lot 23 in . rs ip o the em pe nditions | the] 4th con. of Reach: gffers ne Hye of place foe | a, (eobivadv) LJ th dh " Vl d when the courage of the ne nations tiegari to well up from their boots ; Grosee at once declares war against the Corrigan & Campbell's great Sacrifice Sale a tremendous success. (See their new adv.) ea pn oy eT od Turks and Ausirin begiok to squaré up to Russia, while British speculators laden down With comparatively worthless Turkish bonds hre going waving mad at 'the' prospect of their heavy losses should peace be , secured, and are dofhg their best to lead the nation frito the toils of waz. 'While they may not succeed in their object their action will at Toast retard' the progress df the megotiations | and prolong the gloom a uncertainty little less disastrous than actual war. For both Austria and Britain to fall on Russia fatigned and bleeding from her long and desperate contest would be mean and cowardly, and we cannot believe that the British people would sanction anyt:ing of 'the sort ; and if Austria hasany ' inclination for a brush with Russia she will soon get all ghe wants aud a little more. Austria is only talking big because she expects that if there be any more fighting she wont need to do it unless with great odds on her side, -- Much depends on the attitude of Germany whether the war shall continue ; if she stand by Russia neither Austria nor Britain will interfere but if she wishes to see her power- ful rivals "Russia apd England exhausted, weakened and set back half a century she will exert her cunning diplomacy to get these two nations in each others throats, and if the work of destruction do not go dn quite fast enough she will hound on infatuated Austira to ber certain rnin, We wou'd not see aray of Britain's honor . touched and she is well able to defend her own name and fair fame Tut a great and good nation like Britain fighting for a shadow and spending her blood and treasure to perpetnate a frand would be humilating in the last degree. Let all Men fall down and Wor- ship Him. One of Reach's potentates has issued his Mandate. The following is an exact copy, no less in form Let all men keep silence, than verbatim et literatim of an order sent by a magistrate residing not a thousand miles from Greenbank to one of the most repect- able hotel keepers in Reach, "Jueneyr 5 1880. sir if you turn this men out of dors to wit in the could i will preak your Lisence, thay ar abill to pay for thar Logins. The above speaks for itself and regui:es neither note nor comment, Lut it is humil- iating to the last degree. This is-one of the men whom Mr. Paxton delighted to honor with the title of J. P., one of the late nymerable company of J. P's thrown broad cast on the county by the grace cf the pre- sent Outario Government on the recommends P.P. We have no fault to find with the author ation of our worthy M. of the above wmuax for what he docs not know, but there can be no apology for any man assuming a position the duties of which he is totally unable to discharge , but cven he is not half 8 culpable as the Government for makiug such an appointment, but most disgraceful of all is the conduct: of the man who for party purpases would disgrace his constituents by making such recommenda- tions. The above document is lacking in cvery- thing but insolence and in that it abounds, more supercilious in wiiting to one of his slaves "i will preak your Liscnce {" Indeed | Preserve us from ever holding - a license of any kind if they are so easily "proken." Rev. W. H. Poole again in the Town Hal! W. H. Poole is justly regarded as occu pying the foremost rank of Canada's best lecturers and all will thank the officers of the N. O. Mechanics' Instituto for the pros. pect of a second opportunity of hearing this accomplished lecturer ; and those who had the pleasure of listening to him before will be most thankful for this second opportunity as no one can hear that gemtleman once without wishing to hear him again; and those who have not yet heard him may rely on something grand. The subject of his lec- ture this time is © Our Gales," no very poetical title, butin the hands of the rev. lecturer it will be found to open out a rich fund of information, entertainment 4nd in- struction. All should hear it. Remember toumorrow, Friday, evening, in the Town Hall, and be on time and secure seats. ---- An Interesting Entertainment. The Church of England (Bt. Cartwright, ae preparing a fine treat for all who wish to take part with them in their highly social and enjoyable time, The Jadies will furnish a tea in the town: hall, Williamsburg at 2 p.m. on Thursday 21st The Great Mogul hiwself could scarcely ' be | John's | Sdintfleld Fafr. ~*~ Prepare your cattle, sheep and lambs for the SaintBeld fair on Tuesday next; a lively market may be looked for. Sheep and lambs will add to the interest of the fair and increase the number of agin ii Bring Along Your Fenthors. Boyd's Steam Feather 'Renovator in fault blast in Port Perry. a eps No More Corroded Pens or Faded Tnk.--McNelly's Peoples' Favorite Black Ink preserves its color and does not corrode the pen. It flows freely but neither blots nor blurs. Sold wholesale and retail at the Steam Dye Works, Port Perry. Try it! -- Shall we to Men Benighted the Lamp of Life Deny ? Find in our advertising columns of to-day a record of the places and times for holding missionary services in connection with the C.M.Churches in Port Perry, Prince Albert and Prospect. Sermons on Sunday Feb. 10th at Fort Perry 10:30 a, m. by the Rev. E. R. Young and in the evening at 6:30 pm. Rev. A. Browning ; Prince Albert Rev. A. Browning in the morning and Rev. E. R. Young in the evening. Rev. W. H. Jamieson, B. A. will preach at Prospect at 2.30 p.m. The annual meetings open at 7:30 cach evening, Fort Perry on the 11th, Prince Albert 12th, and Prospect 13th inst. (See adv. and make a note of the time.) ee ree Courting on an Extended Scale. The Division Court held in Port Perry on the bth inst. was a rouser. The capacity of our magnificent Town Hall was pretty well tried in accommodating all that longed for law, but numerous as the clientage wight be their wants were all fully supplied, they got all the law they wanted and some of them {oo much. The regular army of legal practitioners, Messrs Hurd Billings, Cochrane, Ebbels; and with the powerful assistance of strong if not numerous auxiliary force in the persons of the Coun ty Attorney, and Mr. Paterson from Beaverton, equal to supply all the law that the most law-loving conld desire. were In looking round the crowd onc almost despaired of the legal arm being able to reach them ull in ome day, but when the numerous legal host appeared we changed our mind and came to the conclusion that our courting friends would get all the law they were likely to need for one month at least. Justice flowed down the hall in a stream, and if all parties were not satisfied it was simply in consequence of a distorted vision. Itis not often that two people go to law and happen both to be right. ---------------- . Another Entertainment: The N.O. Mechanics' Institute treated the community to another highly enjoyable entertainment on Friday evening of last week, and instrumental--with some choice readings eovered the ground. -- Music--vocal The staff of performers was respectable as well for numbers as talent, Miss Sibley from Lindsay, is a fine singer, nature aud cultivation have dene much for her and hearty encores endorsed all her performances, Mr, Rurns from Brooklin gave his ser- vices in a kind and hearty manner. Miss Cleghorn from Prince Albert sang "The Old Man Dreams" tc perfection. Mrs. Whartman is always a host in her self and was fully equal to herself on this occasion as well at the instrument as in reading. Miss Frankie Whartman is worthy of her talented parent, Mr, Diesficld is charming on the flute. Mr. G. II. Abbs has a superior voice, sings with good taste and never fails to please. Mr. J, G. P. Rook is a valuable acquisi. tion to any party where singing is wanted, Mr, W. Ross is a good resder and reads with spirit, Major Forman's name was not on the p but in the ab of one of the party he was induced to take the place and gave two capital songs. The major feels at home on this line and is always highly acceptable, Miss Forman presided at the piano in accompaniment to the major and did it well- Rev. C. C. Johnson, took the place of am absentee and gave a charming reading. . inst. After tea the pany will mb) in the church, where interesting and appro- priate addresses will be given by Revds. T. W. Allen, R. W. Harris, C. C. Johnson, J, Creighton and W, E. Windell. A choice selection of music will be fur- nished by the church ohoir. They cordially invite all to attend. (Bee posters.) Remember the time and 8: nog fail to attend. Are They Grits, too?" The council of the County of Victoria at their late session made a ridiculous attempt te follow the example of their bigger brothers in the Local Parliament of Ontario by attempting a "salary grab." The Cunningham, Jeite and Laflamn M.P.'s in suits for the penalty of $2,000, for each day members fn. fringing the Act sit and vote in Parliament. - Serves them right, let | The framer of the Lill, trua to bis them smart! , | lights of Victoria supposi that $2 a day' was not sufficient remuneration made an at- tempt to grab an additiona: dollar a day vy raising their salary to §3 a Jay. The mo- tion was submitted and voted down, so that the council will have to continue for a little longer to starve on $2a day, New Trial Refused. Tu the Court of Queen's Bench en Monday last Chief Justice Harrison gave judgment in the case of the Queen v. Wilkinson, or better known as the " Big Push" cage, and may now be styled the "Long Push" as well as « Big Push," Chief Justice Harrison de- cided that there was no ground on which to ground a new trial but JusticeWilson dissent... ed from this view considering that Mr Justice Gwynne, who tried the case at Cobourg, sdirected the jury, The latter, however, withdrew his judgment pro forma, in order to give defendant an opportunity to carry the case to the Court of Appeal. Justice . iy | - » > ---- a oe oo" i" The Bastern W. Fair. abet the| . Speculators G ; ' : gray Wo hi This dread ae Tact Met bh saben Pol OR Wednesday next. There | The stock jobbers and other speculators of the great British Metropolis are 50 much affected with Russis-phobis that 'they ap- pear to have lost an 'control of themselves and are cutting the most ridiculous figures. They hrve not the most racks desire for "| adept itthef oan \ raising a rumpus sufficient to affect - stocks to their personal advantage they will have z which either Government gives to the toiling ones bears a strong resemblance to the pro- tection which the wolf gives to the lamb-- covering to devour, --Mr. Bethune, carrying out the idea to perfection, has just introduc- &ained their object. London, Feb, 1.--The members of the tock Exchange yesterday, amid groans and other. publications of & pro-Russian -tenden. cy. The members then signed an address declaring their confidence in the Govern. ment. There was a similar demonstiation at Lloyds. Several outdoor meetings in the country yesterday to protest against the supplementary credit were turned into, neiis Russian demonstrations. Of course it would not pay the stock jobbers'to have the war end now with their pockets crammed with "Turkish bonds hun- dreds of thousands of dollars of which would not be worth the paper they are written on if fhe present peage should be confirmed. -- The same class did their best during the American Civil war to get Britain into the melee with tlie view of giving value to the worthless confederate scrip held by the The cupid. ity of these men cost the taxpayers of Britain million by British speculators, a vast amount of hard cash in'answer to the Geneva award, and if they succeed in their present purpose they will entail a loss on Britain which may be felt for a century to come, "Thrice is he armed that has his quarrel "| jst, Lut he's but naked though locked up in steel &c." Dunkin Going to the Wall." ™" The first day's voting in Lennox and Addington shows a majority vf 416 in favor of repealing the Dunkin by-law in these united counies. Secret mectings are being held this evening by both parties, and a hard struggle will take place to-morrow .-- The anti-Dukin party expect a large major, ity for repeal. > t-------------- Needing All the Money. The Dominion Government ig said to have taken action ngainst the Bank of Montreal for the recovery of $6,000 Secret Service money paid out after the fall of Sir John A. Mucdonald's Government ; Mr. Bethune has the case in hand. ------ ---- ee "The Late e Squalls: The squally weather abont the middle of last week has been disastrous along the east coast of America. Wasuiyaron. Feb, 1.--The signal service observer at Hatteras inlet reports the schoon. er Wharton a total loss The vessel and cargo are worth $10,000, The body of the steward was washed ashore. Several other disasters to small vessels are reported, New York, Feb. 1.--Two cottages were carried away by the tide at Coney island last night. Two women and five children were drowned, One woman had just given birth to an infant, Great damage has been caused to property. Bavtivorg, Md, Feb. 1. The brig (Chattanooga went ashore on Little Cove point. The captain, second mate, and a seaman were drown-d, Wasmyaron, D.C, Jan. 31.--The Signal Service obstrver at Kitty Hawk, N.C, re- ports at 6.50 p.m. as follows :-- "The steamship Mctropolis is stranded on Currituck beach, three miles south of Currituck lighthouse. She is a total loss.-- The metropolis was a leaky old hulk better fitted for diving than swiming, she sniled from Philadelphia on the morning of the 29th ult, with 500 tons of railroad iron and 200 laborers ! bound for Brazil. The mate of the Metropolis states that the death of over one hundred men and two fenales may be justly attributed to the culpable negligence and inefficiency of the life-saving service. A party of negroes went to the beach during the night and carried off everythivg of value. The dead were robbed, their pockets rified and cut out, and the men even stripped of their clothing. Norrorx, Va., Feb, 3 --There was a large South American mail on the Metro: polis, and registered letters containing » hundred and fifty thousand dollgrs. It is asserted that the mail bags were cut open and rifled of their contents, and the letters strewsd glong 'the Leach. xe----ren Further Deferred. At the late meeting of the County Council of Peterboro the committee reported favorably on the submission of a by-law to aid in the constrac- tion of the eastern section of the Toronto and Ottawa Railway, but the Council deferred action till the June Session. This looks gloomy for the immediate future of thal scheme. An Interesting Case. The Mail's Ottawa correspondent says :-- Orrawa, Feb. 5.--The Citizen to-night comments at leagth upon the constitutional points involved should the Government carry out their intention of re-electing Mr. Anglin Speaker of the House, Itsays that in neither Great Britain nor Canada can be found any parallel case to that of Mr. Anglin who resigned his membership, and is now 8 didate for re.clection as Speak the fact of his vacation ot oftice or Te.clostion as member haying yet been communicated to a body which eanoot recognize him as a member even, until the duly constituted authority has annoumced that a vacancy ocurred in Gloucester, and that Mr. Anglin was returned therefor. And this cannot be done until the House has elected its Speaker and vested him with the power to produce the certificates and returns forwarded by the Clerk of the Crown through the Clerk of the House of Commons. Such certificates are laid upon the table by the Clerk of the House, and in what manner, or by what contents of such documents to Parliament Armour was absent, having been ined for the prosecution when the case was otigi- nally instituted. The chances are that the onse will ave to simmer through the Appeal Court before a final decision is arrived at, There are other mills than those of the gods which grind terribly slow but awfully acce fine. unless Parli t is prop ig difficult to see. The point is one which will doubtless attract attention. Hon. Mr. Huntington has pnt in bis resig: nation, and will insist upon its being accepted should Mr. Anglin: be Toclested | Speaker. yells, burned the Zimeo,. Daily Hogs, 23 authority, the Clerk can communicate 'thie | Burley ly constituted, it' oy It is asserted in political circ! that the. senans s Ass po les. Bees ed his famous Cumulative Voting Bill. . In|: cities and towns the working men will have a fine time of it if this bill carry. In voting at elections in cities and towns the entire control is to be placed in in the bands of men means, 5, parties "assessed for real estate wt $1,000, but under $2,000, are itled to twa votes ; over $2,000 and under | al vote, until the amount passes $5,000, which secures six votes; from $10,000 to $20,000 has seven votes, and for any amount abgve $20,000 eight votes. So that the "| toiling ones in our cities and towns may bid farewell to all further influence in municipal elections if Bethune gets his bill through. They will scarcely sit tamely by and let the bill slip through, If our present Govern ments, Dominion and Local, be allowed to live only a few years longer they will have firmly-establishéd in our: midet, in all its rigor and caste, the famous old system of patrician and plebeian. Will the toiling ones submit to this ? lpr. 'Well done, Honest Billy. We are pleased to know that this fine, re- liable horse took second money at the late Trenton races, and first money at the Fenelon Falls races on the 6th inst. Jessie Hoitt took second money. Well done Port Perry $3, 000 are entitled to three votes, and so on, | every additional $1,000 securing an addition. | Feb. 7,1878. DOC LOST. OST, on the 18th Ve Hound Sits color, white and an answers to_the name of ** Minnie." ntomaon as will es to her recovery will uitabl d EA NY KTR D. B. DENNISON. Port Perry, Feb. 7, 1878, CHANCERY "SALE Lorian, (SEER Valuable Farm IN THE TOWNSHIP OF MARIPOSA, In the County of Vietorla. Hay iii HERE will be sold by, Ti vteke 0 Knol in pursuance decree of sale by the Court of Chtacers, in the cdube of WEST VS. MINTHORN, Sh pi artnel .» Master in Chancery o Court at Whitby, » On Yondayi ne vA day. of Peb- At one o'clock in the afternoon, in One Pars, "Ly Clement Dawes, Auctioneer, AT SKINNER'S HOTEL, - In the Village of ™M ANTI Lira In the Township of Mari iposa, those valuable or Fire at Beaverton. The devouring element spread his unwel- come folds over the Glover Hotel and the two adjoining stores on y last and madea clean sweep of iis victims. The loss is considerable and we are not Aware how much is covered by insurance, --t- Almost a Fire. Parrish's Block, Uxbridge, came near being the scene of a disastrous conflagration on the evening of Monday last. The ex- plosion of a lamp set fire to the premises, and bad it not been for the perfection of the fire exti hi tus p } by our Uiirides. Rlendsa a big fire would have been the result. As it was the fire did little daniage, but the everlasting stream of water drowned out everything which could pos. sibly burn and damaged goods to a very large extent, water more than fire being the trouble in this instance. mmm op Se The Way of the Transgressor is Hard. 1t is stated that Wells, of the Louisiana Returning Board, arrived ut Washington on the 31st ult., and took lodgings in a private house, and that a small circle of public men have been informed he demands protection from prosecution for his base election frauds. If they cannot furnish that he offers to leave the country if enongh means be given him to live independently. Othetwise he will protect himself by making unpleasant dis. closures. © Wells appears to be as good at black-mailing as he is at falsifying the ballot. " eee Heathendom. It is a humiliating fact that there are three heathens in the world for every one Christian nominal and real, Prof. Dieterici of Berlin, one of the foremost statisticians the world has ever scen, estimates the pop- ulation of the world as follows: Roman Catholies, 170,000,000 ; Geek Church, 79,- 000,000 ; Protestants, 76.000,000 ; total, 335,000,000. Budhists, 600,000,000; Ma hommedans, 160,000 000 ; Jews, 5,000,000 : various heathen races--Afiicans, South Sca Islanders, &c., 200,000,000 ; total, 1,300,000- 000 pe -- Another of America's Great Per- sonages. The press and the people of America are watching and worshipping His Royal High- ness, Sitting Bull ; if his Bullship happens to look. round or cough the interesting event is heralded over the country and talked about with suppressed breath. All over the land the wires must be ready at all times to record his movements. This is just a little too much of a good thing. Here is a specimen ; New York, Jan. 28th. --Tt is claimed that the treaty made by the Sitting Bull Commis- sion with the Commissioner of the North- West naturalized Sitting Bull as a Canadian Indian, so that if the chief doves cross the border the Dominion Coveroment will be responsible, WasmiNGron, Jan, 28 --Colonel Miles tele" graphs that almost daily additions of Indians from various agencies have been received at Sitting Bull's camp at Woody Mountains, One party contained 100 warriors, The in- dications are the camp is preparing to move south. The previous report of Sitting Bull having been seen on this side is not con. firmed. General Sheridan telegraphs the reported crossing of Sitting Bull into United States territory is not confirmed. A Warning to Gamblers. The St. Louis Republican says :--The mystery regarding the suicide of Nat. V. Simpson the title investigator, found sitting dead in his office with a bullet in his heart, has been partly cleared up. Simpson was a gambler previous to his suicide, his infatua- tion being for the game of faro, He was in the hakit of borrowiag money from his friends, and risking the money thus obtained On Saturday afternoon Simpson visited the office of a friend, and with feverish carnest- ness said thas he wanted to borrow ninety dollars, to be d on Sunday ing. "1 want it only until morning," he exclaim- h tly, «1 will return it then, or I shall be dead." Taking the $90 with him he then left the place. It is be- Heved that the money wasall lost at faro before morning, and that Simpson then went to his room deliberately to carry out his word of the night before. He was dead when the time named for the payment came. tegen. The Markets. ORSERVER 'Ormice, Feb. 7 1878. Fall Wheat, (.,, <2. «1, $109 to $1 10 [Spring Wheat, 09% te d 040tc © 032tc 033] . 060% 0 400to 0 1000 to 13 0'5ta 0 01lto © aes wn 0l1lte 0 030to 035 Hides. . .. 600 to 650 Wool 028to 025 , 450to 479 ing he south] of lot bes Five, in the Nios concession of Mariposa, in the County of Victoria, contalie ing by admeasurement Ope Hundred Acres be the same more or less. About Eighity-fife acres are in excellent state of cuitivation, About' fiftéen acres' of and woodland (hard wood), and a portion of ithe cultivated land bas 'been fall plowed and is ready for seeding in the spring. . On the premises are a small frame House,'a medium sized frame Barn and a frame driving Shed and Stable vearly new, The buildip are in & good state of repair. The Farm, well fenced. The premises are situated on the leadipg road from Manilla to Lindsay, about two miles from Manilla, about twelve miles from Lindsay. and about seventeen miles from Port Perry. The Farm will be sold subject to 8 Reserv] Bid, fixed by the master. The parchaser will at the time of the Sale pay down to the vendor or her Solicitor, ten per cent of his purchase ; forty per cent with- out interest within four weeks from the day of sale; the balance to be seeured by Statutory Mortgage on the premises, payable in three years from the day of sale, with interest nt seven per cent from the day of sale, payable annually. The purchaser on the payment of the nth payments and execution of the Mortgage, will be entitled to possession on the 15th day of March next and will not be entitled to the Rent nceruing between the day of sale ana that day. In other respeets the Conditions of Sale a are the Standing orders of the said Court. For further particulars, apply at the Law Offices of William Maurice Cochrane, Esquire, Port Perry; Messrs. Hudspeth & Woodward, Lindsay : Messrs. Melntyre & Whiteside, Lind- say ; John Hoskin, Esquire, Toronto: Dated this 2nd day of February, A.D. 1878. GEO. H. PARTNEL aster. . MAURICE COCHRANE: *lain iff's Solicitor. FSET ney pas Annual Missionary Meetings of the Methodist Church of Canada, will be held as follows :-- SERMONS will be preached on SUNDAY, FEB'Y 10th, IN PORT PERRY, At 10:30, a.m, Ly the Rev, E. R. Young. At 6:30, p.m,, Ly the Rev. A, Browning. IN PRINCE ALBERT, At 10, am. by the Rev. A, At 6:30, pm., by the Rev, E. AT PROSPECT, At 2:30, pm, by Rev, W. H.Jamicson, B.A. THE ANNUAL MEETINGS will be held as follows : In Port Perry, Monday, Feb. 11th, In Prince Albert, Tuesday Feb. 12th In Prospect, Wednesday Feb. 18th, Mectings will commence at 7:30, p. m. Good Music will be furnished by the Choirs. Addresses, full of interest and replete: with information, will be delivered by the Rev, W.H. LAIRD, Chairman ot the District, Rev. A. BROWNING, returned Missionary from British Columbia, and others. 71° Collections at all the services in aid of the Funds of the Missionary Society. The public are cordially invited to attend. Port Perry, Feb. 6th, 1878, Browning. R. Young. (FOR SALE, A DARK BAY MARE, Four years old the 20th of June next. Was purchased of Horace Foster, Esq. .y of Island, last fall, for $150.00, I'only woiked her 4 weeks out of 5 months, has improved Lwell since 1 got her, 'in first-class order and good to work, and will be sold for $115 cash, $125 on credit till 1st of October, 1878, or for $130 till February 1st, 1879. The only mark on her is a nice star on the face. The above price far below her real value. Also for gale a four spring Wagon fit to carry 50 bushels of wheat and still is light. Most complete to catry ples, beef, pork, butter, &c, to market, and' com» fortable to ride in. Was bought for $8300 cash, worth more money. Will $6000 caxh; $65 on credit till Oct, , 1878, ov $70 till Feb. 1st, 1879, Viet ART. D. URQUH Port Perry, Feb, ¥th, 1878. = NORTH ONTARIO / L ; pl fe sie rn iets. in 2853228 RE Officers Associations are req ociations together > GILLESPIE, January 28,1878, we