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. you claimed that I should have censured +" of your siibseqiént rejoindors you have in- vo uguinist : h sentence of some unknown wiiket in a looul fiewspaper which you thought proper to interpret as re: vealing a *'solitl compact of 'thejminority," "grievously injurious to the State," to sunodern cfvilieation," ete., etc., and if Xk decline to submit to your unwarranted dic: tation, I must incur, you say, the respon: sibility aud all the henious guilt you have conjured up in support of your warfare against the Catholic minority as the **com- mon enemy." In presence of all the digi: fied judges and learned lawyers in the land, 1 respectfully submit that your causeis losts <duy Iady wantin Fue Mantle should NE pect i Brock's ~ Stock ! before purchasing, as notwi g the advance in the of Raw Fars We are se Furs At and Under Last Years Prices Ladies' Farmer's Satin Lined Mantles at a Bargain. Ladies' Satin Lined Mantles, in three qualities and at Less than last year's prices. ri stackof Men's Astra. a Soon and Dog Coats at PRICES | THAT DEFY COMPETITION. Inspect them. Men's No. I Persian Lamb Caps at $5.00. Men's No. 2 Persian Lamb Caps at $3.75 Men's No. 8 Persian Lamb Caps at $3.00. Men's Beaver Caps, at a Bargain, Men's Seal and Mink Caps--Cheap. Suitings and Osercoatings in great variety, and made to order and a it is toebly beaten, all three essentinl con- ditions of proof, as above stated, being conspicuously non-existent in your argu- ment. For I have putin evidence that (1) I have no knowledge whether the naked sentence withdrawn by you from its antecedent and sabseqnent eontext is fairly chargeable' with the odious interpretation you have thought it in your interest to put upon it; and you have not, despite my reiterated challenge, offered even a simul: acrum of proof, or alleged any reuson whatsoever in support of your fanciful interpretation; that (2) I have not been privy to the writing or publishing of the sentence brought up by you: that I don't know who wrote it; and that, prior to your _ production of it at your g' in Landolt} ;thpee { mouthy after date, I had not seen it or heatd "anything about it. ~ This state: ment remains on the record undisputed, (3) that my Episcopal office does not extend to censorship of the press on political topics or any other, save those which bear directly on faith and morals, and that condemnation or approval of your pet sentence does not appertain to my business in any way what- ever' Against this, my allegation as to the FIT GUARANTEED. every time and Cheaper than the Cheapest! To handa fine assortment of DRESS GOODS with Trimmings to match, WM. BROCK. Port Perry, Nov. 13, 1889. DR. HEAMILT, [SUCCESSOR TO DR. JONES. ] PORT PERRY, ONTARIO. #8 Office and Residence--Opposite Tum. monds Store--corner Queen and John streets. Office hours--9 to 11a. m. ; 2to 5 p. m. and evenings. NORTH ONTARIO OBSERVER PGRT PERRY, JAN. 16, 1890 Archbishop Cleary to Mr. Meredith. Tue Pavace, Kixesron, Sunday, 5th January, 1890. To William R. Meredith, Exq, Q. C., M.P.E.: Dear Sir,--I have the honor to acknow- ledge receipt of your letter published in Friday's issue of The Globe. Whilst I ex- perience no small share of satisfaction at your prudent resolve to lay down your | arms, I do not forgoe my right as complain- | ant against you in the court of public | opinion, to *'sum up" the case before I allow you to part from me, My complaint was that you had publicly ibuted . to me the horship of a sen- "tence oxtracted by you froma Kingston | lestoral campaign of 1886. | extent of my duty, you have not demurred even by a whisper. Let me now ask you in the hearing of your fellow-lawyers of Ontario, whether or not I am bound to accept your interpretation of that isolated sentence and publicly to condemn it in order to save yourself from social responsi- bility your fancied guiltiness? Don't part from me, if you please, till you settle this question. The public will await your answer with more than ordinary cur- iosity. and all 1 might indeed have formulated a more casy, and, perhaps, more interesting case for your legal decision. Suppose the leader of Her Majesty's loyal Opposition in the | Legislative Assembly had identified him- | self, hie party and his political programme with Mr. Sol, White, M.PP., and had publicly signified absolute unity of senti- ment with that learned gentleman by | taking him around the whole circuit of the Proyince as hie MHeutenant and alter ego, to be the chief speaker and trustworthy exponent of the views of the party of Opposition on every platform in the cities and towns of Outario during the When the aforesaid Mr. Sol. White struck out straight for Annexation and delivered to the world his manifesto against British connection, was or was not the leader of Her Hajesty's oyal Opposition bound to purge himself and his many-colored party from the suspicion of complicity by an early and hig pr t of disap- proval? I need not expatiate upon the bove-mentioned three tial iti ii : 1 should, oy } iction, | (Mr. W, BISHOP R. Masso To! NICATION. ai {er A # ~ Koxpox, Ont., Jan: 11,1890. My Lokp Arcussuor,--When I last had the honor of addressing you I sup- posed, as I still think, that the matters in controversy between us had been so fully discussed that an intelligent public wae in a position to pronounce judg- ment upon them, and thatit would be but tresspassing upon its indulgence to multiply words in further discussion; but your latest letter leads me tg reconsider my decision, and, at the risk of wearying my audience to make one more effort - to bring within the reach of your Grace's appreben- sion what has long since been apparent to your fellow:citizens, It scarcely needed your statement that you had for a period of ten years occupied a judicial position to call attention to the 'eminently judicial character of your Grace's trend and utter: ances, fcr have we not seen it exemplified in the calm and impartial judgment which you passed upon the Protestant girls and young women of the Province ii which you live? Was it not appar- ent in the opinions which you so recently expressed in Kingston in regard to your Protestant fellow-citizens, and has it nit been d d by your wath regard to Principal Cavan and the thousands of other "ferocions bigots" conhected with the Equal Rights moves ment, to say nothing of the judgment you were pleased to prononnce upon the humble individual who is now addressing you, I must not, however, overlook the quality of humility which your Grace so illustrates by your correspondence, and especially in that portion of it which deals with the disadvan- tages under which you labor in having no newspaper to champion your cause. Surely sn.omi logician, so distinguished a rhetorican, so erudate a jurist, so excellent a Judge and so pre-eminent an ecclesinstic requires no such adventitious aid as the i ofa paper; but without being deemed impertinent, may I ask Your Grace if you arenot, in so lamenting, a little un- fair to that once great organ of public opin- ion, The Globe, for has it not donned your livery, defended your position and chosen you for its patron while you delegate me to the lowly position of retainer of my* 'patron, The Mail"? Pardon this digression and let me now invite your attention to what are the real issues between us. In my speech at London I quoted from a Roman Catholic journa', published in the city in which you live, which ad lressed itself expecially to those of your flock, and which gave to them and to the Roman Catholic electors of the Pro- vince advice asto the action which they should take based upon the following state- ment :--* 'Holding as we do the Lalance of power between the factions, we are, if only true to omselves and to the crisis about to come upon us, independent of either and can dictate the terms upon which oneor other shall receive our support." This statement I said, 1 believed to represent your views. Upon this you addressed to me your first letter, and in reply to it I accepted what I thought was the plain inference from it. Your repudiation of the iments of the "rt * a resisting the aggression of of the Hierarchy upon his ri and asa man. The agitation begun, unless it be put down, will to grow and spread until it shall be «i nised from sea to. sea throughout. Dominion. That whilst the fullest of conscience shall be accorded to 'bodies. and to every. men. shall know and recognise mo Ch different from or above She ster. wd in all his obligations, duties | ) to the State the citizen's action is ject to control by or dictation from | priest or presbyter, Bishop ar Pope, other ecclesiastic authority wh such a consummation I devoutly Grace believes it your du Opp complishment. I have no quarrel with you for se doing, but let the weapons w you use be those of honorable not unfair efforts to misrepresent ponents in order that you may lead' with whom a good Bishop must havegreat influence to believe those ents to be their enemies, and en : their religion and intolerent bigots would take from them the liberties every free man in a free country hast! right to enjoy. Show to your fellow-citi that you do not hold the view that justifies the means. Face the isst discuse'it fairly, and T am content t8'al the result. Ihave the honor to be PEN | Your Grace's obedient servant, W. R. MemEDITH. The Most Reverend the Archbishop-elect. of the Diocese of Kingston, Kingston, Ont. arr ---------- The Globe of Tuesday last in its leading editorial in alluding to the Meredith-Cleary controversy, brands Mr. Meredith, the leader of the Oppo sition in the Ontario Legislature, ag inded, unscrupulous, sneak, hypocrite and humbug." Parties who had any doubt that the Globe was afflicted with Meredith on the brain "aq k- reading the above manly and gener ous( epithets. That dreadful Meredith, according to the Globe, is turning everything to destruction, pol- itical, social, intellectual and financial. The ridiculous partizan blindness of] that sheet disgraces its every effort. The Musical Treat.-- The Grand Musical Entertainment of the season was given in the Town Hall on Tues- day evening last, under the auspices of the Port Perry Band. The judici- ous intermixture of professionals and amateurs added much to the effect. Mr. Fax, of Toronto, made his second appearance in town ou that occassion, that firm. All to attend the . (Thursday) will have these doubts removed After ¢lendid condition and the Mallory & Willliams' Orchestra will I in atten- Mr. the comfort of all. tend giving an exmibition of their dance. skill. in the city again free His very high reputation put expecta- iion on tip-toe, all expected something | quotation, and not only did I do that publicly, but I promised in my future addresses to remove the impression which my remarks might have produced, by telling of proof of complicity in their hearing upon this vory serious casé--espekially serious in newspaper, which you were pleased to interpret to your auditors as revealing = "great danger to the State"---"one of the dangers of modern civilisation" --one of the g evils we have t tend with in Parliamentary Government--aund "against which both parties should ery, "Unite, unite against a common enemy." Tn your | reply you asked me to believe that you did not impute the authorship of the sentence tome, inasmuch as The Empire's report was "verbally" incorrect in making you appear to say :--*'The words are used by a | newspaper, but to some extent, I apprehend, by the gentleman who presides over the | Archiepiscopal See of Kingston. I honorably | accepted your assurance, and on your fur- | ther explanation that you bad werely| 'hazarded a ture asto my responsibil | i y in the matter, I allowed your imputa- | tion to stand as "conjecture and no more." i Accordingly 1 challenged you to justify your public uttrances of this "conjecture," | declaring it 'illogical, unjust and illegal." You made no defence of any kind ; and, in | view of my counter-statement and argu- ment you abandoned your original charge altogether, never referring to it in any of | your subsequent letters. Thus yon virtu- | respect of a Conservativeleader. I believe, sir, you bave been "consulted" on this particular case 'ere now. Would you kindly favor the public with the legal opinion you have given as to the Conservative leader's responsibility? Has he /been so "disin- genious" us to evade a direct answer? And if. so, why so? Do, sir, speak out this time, i Before quitting this division of my argu- went, I feel bound to notice the passage in your last letter wherein you charge me with undérrating the "intelligence of my fellow citizens" when I spoke of your insistence on on my official con- demnation of a political article in a newspaper as a "demand to muzzle the press" in favor of your policy. Here me. It is solely to the intelligence and public spirit of my fellow-citizens of Ontario I have been appealing throughout this controversy which your wauton aggression bas forced on me. Ihave no party to sus- tain me ; no daily press to huzza for me and vilify my antagouist ; mo adviser to take counsel with or to aid me by suggestion; I have nothing upon eaath to rely upon ex- cept the inherent righteousness of my peo- ple's cause and the honest intelligence of ally pleaded guilty to an undefensible and | unjustifiable attack upon me hefore my | fellow-citizens throughout the Province. | Pardon me, sir, if I venture to say that according to the laws of honor you are boutidl to make me an adequate apology. Iu your first letter to me (dated Dec. 19) the newspaper from which you had extracted the sentence to which you were pleaséd to attach a most odious meaning, and in each sisted that IT am bound *'to approve or dis-. the publi without, af least | nothing in your the Pr t ity, whose attention to my feeble uttrances I bave been compelled to crave, not for my sake, but for the sake of justice and fair play towards their peace- my that those sentiments were not Your Grace's and that you joined with ally good. . We should judge from the rapt bursts of applause tions, and had he responded to every | me in'condemning them. Had you 50 other object in view than to call upon me to put right my erroneous impression that my re- warks might have created with regard to your sentiments the correspond might have ended there, but this was not your object, as became apparent when you fol- lowed up your first letter with another assailing me violently for having made an attack upon the Roman Catholics, and hav- ing declared for a policy of oppression of their charges, the falsity of which was so evident that they hardly required from me the answer and denial which I gave. Now, the whole point of the matter, so far asthe quotation and my attributing to you its sentiments is concerned is--was I right in attributing those sentiments to you ? Your refusual to repudiate them and your evasion of making answer to my question as to whether you do or do not approve of them, Iam bound to say, justifies me in returning to my original view that these sentiments coincide with your own views, You ask why you should any more repu- diate the utterances in question than | whould those of Mr. Solomon White on the subject of Annexation. I pass by your assumption that Mr. White is an advocate of Annexation, with the single observation that I have it from Mr. White himself that he never did advo- cate Annexation to the United States, but ouly declared his preference for Political ful fell > ing the minorit; who are dencunced as the "common enemy' of Canadian society, and threatened with religious and 'civil disabilities. Now, sir, let the honest intelligence of the people of Ontario judge betireen you and me on, this last point, as on'all the rest. Here are the | terms of your and" on me :--One' would hardly have thought thatso import-, ant a statement would have appearediin it (the newspaper) without your approval, or, if it had appeared without that approyal, would have been permitted to pemaly before Union to C ial Union, aad gave his reasons for so doing. But even if he did what you charge him with, I am not ashamed to acknowledge him my friend, and to say, that in view of his' patriotic stand upon the "Riel question", not only I but his countrymen generally can afford, to forgive him even 'that vagary, were. he chargeable with it. But the cuses are not parallel, I ventare to point out, for two reasons at least :-- (1) You claini and assert more vigorously I am told; your control of those who are of your flock in the domain of fuith and. morals, and TI judge from some Ar opal uttrances which you are doubt] iar with,' that the bowndaries: encore he received he certainly wogld | 'have beer singing Wik morning: | Degeer and Mr. Degeer, of the town | of Uxbridge, are magnificent singers, | Messrs. Dunn bro:hers take an impor | rapturously applauded at the close of each performance. The Port Perry in a pleasing and efficient manuer. -> 0. P. G. Cemetery Annual Meeting.--The anuual 'meeting of the above Company ® ill Ve held ut the Town Hull, Port Perry, on Monday next, 20th inst., ut on e o'¢lock, for election of a new Board of Direc and the transaction of other portant business proper to before the meeting. Itis of the utmost . . there should Le a la Shareholders and re isa holder who owns on more i lots. The present Board of Directors have placed a debt on the ny which will tax its euorgies and 're- not to take which greeted his performances that 3 = : : tr Wt Canada's Comic Paper.--Gmip they surpassed the highest anticipa [iegins its thirty -fourth voluum with the Now Year, which means that this 1 meee tert k Olark & Co's Great Stock- Taking Sale is now going on and they are revolutionising this entire section of country in the quality and prices of goods. The public are much indebted to the enterprise displayed by in this issue.) Something grand is in store for all who gs A StupLE AND EFprOTUAL CURE FOR La GripPE. quick recovery from La Grippe to a very simple cure, and one that he re- commends to his suffering fellow oti zens with the utmost confidence. He put a teaspoonful of red pepper into a glass of milk, and drank the mixture just before going to bed, He got up ture, of course, is hot, but its meant to be, and caus:s profuse perspiration. But the patient must be very eareful none of the vultures: "so-called benevolent 'upon; the financial vitals \ to be found in go direct to standing of 'its (See their advertisement --_---- the Skating Rink -- opening of the Rink this evening. The ice is in McKenzie will secure The Curlers iu- --Mr, Somers an employee hall, Toronto, explains his from influenza. The mix- cold the next day. | valance of $19.54 | the active exertion of a f | Reports the 'There af well for the num. | the Treasurer after paying off claims against the Societ, be denied that very mi cess of the Society,may be among the number being the gable" Secretary who is ever on alert to 'advance the Lest interests Society. After the adoption of the ceting proceeded with the election of Officers and Directors for the ensuing year with the following result :-- : President--Thos, Grahaw, Esq. Vice-President--D, MoKay, Esq, 2nd Vioe-Prest,, Chas, Brown, Esq; irootore. 5 Tau F. Earchman, Epsom ; Jolin Martin and 8. Netherton, Raglin; Wm, On 'motion the 'Annual Meeting was adjbired. | trio ol At the close of the Annnal Meeting the new. Board elect met and re-ap- pointed. P. Christie, Esq,, Treasurer, aud Mr. Wm. Spence, Secretary.-- Tuesday, 22nd April was fixed on for holding the Spring Show, The Board then adjourned. bad BLACKWATER, Oot., Jan. 13.--The new Presbyterian church at Peffer- law was open for Divine service yes- terday. Rev. Dr. Caven, Knox College, Toronto, officiated at morning and evening services, and Rev. W, G. Mills, of Sunderland, at the afternoon service. Collections amounting to (over $70 were taken up. It is intend- ed that a grand tea and entertninment will be given to-night for the benefit of the building fund. Mr. Gowan Raker, while assisting Mr. J. V. Roman at threshing, was caught in the driving belt and whirled around, and then thrown on the floor of the burn. He remained for two hours unconscious, but strange to say no bones were broken, and the patient is progressing very favorably. - Jewelry Looking Up.--Mr. W. F. Doll, the. well known wholesale jewelry man, purchased from Mr. Rokely.of the Commercial 'buik, for $16,000 the 'three. story. brick block brave little journal has celebrated. its }| seventeenth birthdwy. When we say-- as we ean without hesitation--that its alility both literary and artistic has they were an important acquisition to| |, kept up to a uniformly high the conert, Miss , Floste Browd's | tundurd throughout this long period, accompaniments on the piano, gave! | that today it iss bright as aver. evidence of superior abilitws. She is] we mention a fact exceeaingly credit- always a favorite on public platforns able, not only to the conductors of and deservedly so; The Orchestra, of | Grip, but also to the Canadian people, which Mr. Diesfeldisleaderandinwhich | without whose appreciation and sup- port this phenomenon of journalism tant part, executed a number of ex-| would have been impossible. cellent and intricate pieces and were | it a phenomenon advisedly, for s0 far We call as we are aware, there is not another country of Canada's age--certainly no Band also guve two choice selections other Colony--that can boast of a six- in fine style. Mr. Boxall occupied the | teen-year-old Comie Journal. Grip chair, and managed the proceedings | has well deserved its success. it is not merely a clever and amusing paper, it is also a right side recugnized power in Cana- dian public. life, and a power which, we ure glad to say, is always on the where, questions of morul ing its package Bamber of with mouths, Choice Imp principle are concerned. It ought to be a pl to every, Canadian to contribute to the success of such a journal--and the most practical way of doing this is by gubseribing. The price is only Two Dollars a year. EEN ! Distribution of wer Seeds, a large an immense recently occupied by Mr. Grundy, next to the RE iescinl bank. Mr. Doll will occupy the three flats, and is now having the same fitted up.-- When finished he will have one of the most complete wholesale jewelry es tablishments in the Domini Win- nipeg Free Press, ! - Tag MonTrREAL WITNESS is offering great inducements to its subseribers this year, in the way of books and pictures. comprizing 198 different offers, including Macaulay's and Hume'sHistories of England, Dickens', Walter Scott's Works, George Eliot; Cooper, Thackeray, and Washington Irviug's, handsomely bound in sets ; also Pansy, and other . leading books. The pictures are "The Horse Fair," "The Angelus," "Christ before Pilate," "A Scottish Raid," all celebrated pictures of the day. The WirNess enters on its forty-fifth year, and con- tinues to be the fuvorite family news- paper and champion of temperance and moral reform. Its County Historical Story Competition, which every school boy hus heard wbout, and which has created so much intergst in the Do- minion, is being continued this year, prizes of greater value being offered. The premiums are extended to the sub- scribers of the DaiLy Wirness and will have an. opportunity to secure them, The prices of the different pub- lizations are :--DaiLy Wrrxess; $3.00; WeekLY Witness, $1.00; NorTHERN MESSENGER, 30 cents. "La Grippe' or NorTHERN MESSENGER, 50 that alll -- mn Gold Fever at the Bruce. For.some time there has been con- siderable whispering going on in cer: tain quarters as to a valuable dis- covery of gold-bearing quartz, found on a lot located by Mr. McKenzie, jin the township of Galbraith, about. ten wiles back of Rydal Bank. - On Mon- day the matter culminated in a white heat, when a party consisting of Messrs. Miller, Jackson, Nichols, Murks and others went out to have a look at the location. They did con- siderable work out there, stripped the rock and obtained some valuable specimens, bent back like wire, and the party re- turned home fully convinced, to use a popular phrase; that "Miller has struck it right at last." In the meantime a craze struck different parties to secure this location. Mr, Miller telegraphed Messrs. Stobie and Tough at Sudbury, who at once forwarded an application together with the money, to the Crown Land Depirt- | went for the purchase of the property. 1n the wenntime Mr. Miller ret] the local rights of the discovery, while Mr. MacKenzie, uot to be outdone, deposited the 'purchase money with Mr.-Day," Crown Land agen, nud telegraphed his application to Toronto. The fever has taken root, and parties arg prospecting; Lut it 'too early fo predict the outcome of the dis- covery. The quarts is certad | J wide, and the specimens shown are In'some the gold could be| bearing, the vein 3a from 18 0 18 feet | All wishing to buy goods at prices never seen Tae elsewhere can find thew in this fine and well-assorted stock. ' 5 ar First Buyers get a pick out of this = ig Sale. % Money to Loan.--Mr. F. M. Yarnold, Solicitor has any amount of money to loan at lowest rates of in- terest, in sums to suit Uerrower.-- Office over Forman Bros' store, Port Perry. : oa See W. H. McCaw's stock of Watches, Nothing like it elsewhere in the County. To Our Subscribers. The SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT which - appeared in our coluinns some time since, announcing a special arrange- ment with Dr. B. J, Kexoatv Co., of: Enosburgh Falls, Vt., publishers of "A Treatise on the Horse and his Dis- enses," whereby our subscribers were enabled to obtain a copy of that valu. able work FREE by sending their ad-- dress to B. J. KENDALL 0O. (and enclosing a two-cent stamp for nmiling same) is renewed for a limited period. We trust all willavail themselves of the opportunity of ob- taining this valuable work. To.every lover of the Horse it is indespensable, ' as it treats in n simple manper all the diseases which afflict this noble animal! Its phenominal sule throughout the. United States and Canada, make it standard authority. Mention this pap- a when sending for "Treatise," exceedingly rich. 'Active steps are being taken to develop the wine, Six men are already at work, and as soon as the title is settled, both of the con- tending parties claim, they will organize a company, put in wachivery und de- velop the mive. PER Courage and Coolness. Brauch O'Brien, who is now in this city us the advance agent of Marie Hubert Frohman, 18 an old newspaper man, and a good fellow generally. Auiong other stories with which be is loaded he tells this one, which takes an additional interest owing to the recent death of one of the principal actors in it : "Several yenrs before the war my father, Judge Thomas M. O'Brien, now of Colorado, was a resi- dent of Washington. The lady who afterwards became py mother lived in Washingtou, and it was during their a Toronto, Canads.--T TE me Sufferers from Cs'arrhal troubles sould careful Heidi NEM ohn Ja: New Yorx, Jan, 6. Knox, President of the Na of the Republic of the ci pared a vill to lie introd regs providing for 1 ationn!' ¥ courtship 'the * i ing episode veterate smoker, had "just paid an evening visit to his sweetheart, "and upon leaving the house procuced a cigar for his inevitable smoke and then occurred. My father, who was an in- | % lion at the thirty. par 1