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pr ---------------------------------------- Wool! Wool! Wool! a Qo APM Manchester, WILL PAY CASH For any quantity of Uean Washed Wool in the Fleece, The public are respectfully advised that great Burgains in Cottons, Priats, Delaines, Bareges ; Black, Plain, * Colored and Fancy Silks and 'Basins, Fountains and Lodges.... Poplins. Silk and Cloth Capes--exceedingly Yow in price. A sp'endid lot of Dress Goods in great variety. Ladies' Misses' and Children's Bonnets and Hats in newest styles--trimmed or + otherwise. A beautiful lot of Parasols. A very cheap lot of Boots and Shoes for all classes, and A splendid lot of White and Colored Cotton Yarn. - A full assortment of Dye Stuffs of best quality. A large lot of Ready-made Clothing of fine styles, and very cheap. 4 large and stylish lot of Cloths, Tweeds, and Doe-skins-- Saits made up toorder. An excellent assort- ment of Room Papers. Paints, Oils, and Var- mshes. Best Cut Nails only $3.25 per 100 lbs. And the usual excellent assortment of Groceries ani Crockery. All offered at a very low price. Royal Canadian Bank Budls taken at par. 8, Pork, &c., wanted in any quantity and os given at cash prices in exchange. Qash paid for Wheat, Oats and Peas. All parties baving produce to sell, or in want of good Bargains, are respectfully advised to carfat ie riba: Store in Manchester. ADAM GORDON. Manchester, June, 1569. The utara Woserher, JAMES BAIRD, PRINCE ALBERT, JUNE 17, 1869. THE SALT OF THE EARTH, Were it nct for the excessive piety of the Telegraph + Fish Mer" and a few such characters, our Western capital would stand a fair chance of dufting to perdition by a process similar to that which hosted off a Ore week we are ireuted by a corierpondent of the Toronto Globe with a full length portrait of Yonge Steet (one of the best streets in the city) in its Sunday Here Pandmoniam in all i Prostitutes, Rowdies, Thieves and Bluephemers con- notea city of old. u's garb. ev i bolical fury is laid bare. off their fiendish pranks and insult, ubuse aud if possible entrap the passers-by, wne- ther male or female. The Telegraph took the Globe to task for But scarcely a couple of weeks ntly Telegreph comes in honor of a * Fish the expose. had passed ere th out in a song of pr tts The following items required for com pleting the Parliament buildings and. grounds at Ottawa, as giwen in by the Sen- ale are as follows: -- LibIaIY. vos ii sereden saress Fitting op Library Tower and Clock. Contingencies ........ - Attending Library. ........... . 47,000 Total additional expenses for libr'y $161,625 Fencing Groonds...........cee. $ 48.000 85,000 Total for Fencing, &c...........$133,000 Heating Departmental buildings.. 30,000 Ordinary repairs - 15 For keeping walks PForGas'....... 2.00000 A somewhat serious undertaking, we would rather keep them a week thana fortnight. -------------- = The County Council is now in S3s- sion. A full report of the proceedings will appear in our next issue. AA --et We refer our readers to our advertise ieg columns for the pragramme of the pro- ceedings of Dominion Day. It is alinost needless to state that Prince Albert will pe tha grand centre of attraction in North Ontario on Dom'nion Day. HI -- (= The members of the Bible Christian Church, in Prince Albert, intend holding a Grand Circuit Tea, in the Dll Shed, Prioce Albert, on Thureday next, 24th inst. A pleasant and profitable lime may be ex- pected. Sce advertisement. Our Bible Christan friends' will add to the erjoyment of Dominion Day, by Rev. G. Webber of Cobourg delivering his very popular lecture on ¢ Cromwell and his Times," in the Town Hall, st 7} o'clock p. m. Admission 25 cents. The proceeds of Ten and Lecture 10 be applied 10 the bu:ld- ing of the new Bible Christian Parsonage. eet We are pleased to see that the Dible Chinstian Conference appreciates the busi- nees talent aud sterling worth of the Ree. D. Cantlon, Superintendent of the Prince Albert circuit, by re electing him General Financial Agent, and also a member of the examiuing committee. ee -- THIRTY MORE APPLICANTS. «te togetlier inthe public street lo play . ™ J grok iE lina g tin play Thirty more candidates have made appli- cation for a safe and speedy passage through the Dominion Smut Machine. This is in- solvency with a vengeance, Ee CHANGE OF LANDLORDZ2. sr onshmise THE SWIS$ BELL RINGERS ARE COMING TO PRINCE ALBERT!!! The Montreal Herald, in the closing notice of the celebrated Alleghanians, Vo- calists and Swiss Bell Ringers who are to appear here on Wednesday evening, June 231d, at the Town Hall, says: * This company had a very large audience om Saturday evening in St. Patrick's Hall. Mr. Gallowey took wonderfully in bis gouge, exci, ing rears of laughter. The * Twins" also brought into play all the risible faculties of which the audience was . Miss Jenner and Mr. Galloway were immense in the ' Apology.'-- "Auld Robin Gray' earned for Miss Jenner a round of well merited plaudits ; she ia really what we may term the * ueen of Song.' 'Scots wha hae,' and ' Auld Lang Syne,' played on the bells, awaked in the minds of the Gaels and the Lowlanders many Dleasiog association in con- nection with the 'home of Walace' The Bell Ringers start on their grand tour to-day, where their fame, which has preceded them, will, no doubt, secure them large audiences." The Presbyterian Witness (Halifax, N. 8S.) says: " Their entertainment is interesting and nove!, as well as high-toned and refined." 'The Baptist Regisler, says : " Everything is Sood, in excellent taste, .nd leaua to virtue's side." 'Vickeis 25 cents each. A few reser red wens for sale 25 cts extra, at Scou's Hotel, ou the day of the Concert. --- COMPLIMENTARY SUPPER. Palmer Bigelow, Eeq., of the firim ol Bigelow Bros., Port Perry, finding thet the confinement incident to the life ¢f a dry goods Merchant was unsuitable to his con- stitution had made up his mind to leave this section of country for a ume, and seek in the United States a change of climate and of occupation. Ou the eve of his departure, 15th inst., he was entertained by a large nember of gentlemen from Manchester, Borelia, Poit Peniy, and Prince Albeit to a complimentary supper, at the Royal Cana- dian Hotel, Port Perry. The chair was taken at 9 o'clock and supper served up in sdch a atyle as did credit to the taste sud skill of Mine Host and Hostess. The cloth having been removed the standing Loyal and Putiiotic toarts were given with a warmth anl earnestness which contrasts favorably with the coldness which 100 frequently characterizes the hand- ling of thera proper--we had, almost seid necessary tosele. Then followed the toast of the evening proposed 1 a neat and tell ing speech by W. M. Cochrane, responded 10 by the guest of the evening in appropriate sad well chosen language Theo followed sevaral other im portant loasts. We never before on a tairqueting eceasion had the pleasure of listening to se many excellent and appropriate erecta, Joseph Bigelow, E-q., »poks on Modern Piogre=s, and on the Commercial Interests of the Man" who had picked up a tew hungry boys who were enfeavoring to catch some mudcals on a Sanday evening to save them the disagreeable necessity of going to bed ° suppetless. This savors something of the ¢ goat and the camel." But it was left |t to an English mother to give the picture its finishing touches and lay on the varnish. -- She admits all that has been said of the in- fernal state of Yonge Street, on Sunday evenings ; but she picks up the reader and carries him off 1g what should be the silent, peaceful abode of dearh--¢ St James's Ce- metry," and places him amidst the fombs on a fine Sunday sfierncon where he will see the worst conduct and hear the darkest profanation which Yonge Street ever wil- nessed. Here young and old seemed to vie with each other in deeds of sacrilege and »in ; pouting the air with their shocking rofanity, mutilating the graves of dear de- Fn: ones, and tearing the flowers and shrabs from the bosoms of ihe silent sleepe 8 Let the Fish Man mace Yonge Street and an Excursion to board the 25th inst. Our readers will find Mr, Foy's cerd in our advertising colomos of to-dry;lelp has taken possession of the Royal Cana. dian Hotel and fitted it up to suit the imes. Mr. Foy's affability, energy and enterprise will doubtless secure for him a large share of public patronage. BR EE BOAT EXCUSION, Our readers will be glad to learn that "Wathburn Island co that excellent and fast te eee TO CORRESPONDENTS, sailing steamer '¢ Ontario" is to take place cn The trip will doubtless | afford both health and pleasure, while (he | pealed its eingle, but starthng rote gave a object to which the funds are to be de- voted cannot fail to recommend itself to all. See the posters. Susie, Harp" on 1.50 £308) a mudcat on a Sunday evening. -------- i --eeit AS IT SHOULD BE, The Gore Bank has make two judicious The first is to curtail the figure representing the capital stock by $200,000, 1, e. in place of claiming a capital stock of ill only moves. $500,000 as they now doe, they claim a stock of $500,000. Thi rendei- ed necessary in consequence of losses sus- tained by this institution. The next move is 10 change the name from that which it now bearglo the ¢ Bank of Hamilton." The Banking committee have consented to both changes. The reduction is quite a blow to the sharehdlders being a luss of 37} per cent on their stock. Bot how much better off will they be with $500,000 real capital than with $800,000 thirty-seven and a half per cent of which 1s lictitious. We wish the institution every success in ite re oganiZed state. Doubtless a prospei- ous cereer is before it. et ee HOUSE OF COMMONS, On the 9th, the Finance Minister pave notice of a motion 10 borrow $3,000,000 to purchase and open op the North West Territory, The Insolvency Bill next came up, and when they cameo the 148th clause the House adjourned. On the 10th, the subject of buying up the public lsuds of Newloundland by the Dominion Government was discussed. The drift of the discussion plainly showed that 2he Government is itching 19 get hold of all the public lands of the Domiuion. The sum to be paid Newfoundland in hen of her wild lapda is $150,000 per annum~ it the money can be raised. Ou the 11th there was a capital discussion on the additional grant to Nova Scotia, -- Howe's tuku.g the pet, kicking vp a rom- gue severally, ranumg away with himself aud iefusing 10 be pacified unless he got a portfolio and a few miliions to purchase vp some of thoxe who had been led 10 the very brink of rebellion by his (Howe's) treacher- -ous disloyalty. if the Government can it will purchase traitors aud disioyalists by giving them places and increased subsidjes, then good- ye 10 Confederation, for the charter is not Sey ihe paper oo which it 1s scribbled. celebrated two 10 one carried it theough. BATHER CUTE. Mr. Capreol ie in Outawa pressing hi favorite rehome ihe Huron Canal. 'e 5 ' The gentleman has wisely placed a large wilver or with which ton over the dint sod of said canal on the table of the Jey. k of tha Senate. This is not se slow ; the shovel is of pare silver and sufficient bares it my toru over the first sod sooner \enerally ex xc Silver is a value to the powerlnl gent, And next golden : Bs heh Pinkip of Macedon ai. d oyeicame every ob- Sos au ) borer or no ry the termini of his even at the risk of a rt boy catching his supper in the shape ol «Oxi THAT Pave Taxes" has made a slight mistake in supposing that the Col- lectors will have $150 or the License In- spector will get $15 more. The late In- spector visited each house twice. We are ready to insert any communica- tion at al likely to be of imjortance to our readers, but the communication must con- tam facts and not fiction. ---- iin SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARIES. The Spring's Settlenient Sunday School country, and gave a capital speech on sach 2. A. Hurd, Esq, made two excellent the other on the Legal Profession. 0. Bigelow, Eeq., Lindeay made some neat remarks in response to the Commercial interests of Canada. H. L. Ebdbels, E<q., made two capital speeches, one on Modern Progress and the otheron the Legal Piofeseion. {and -- Alhson responded to the Medical Profession. Lieutenant Pound and Messra. Emaney and White responded to the Army songs. The wee short oor ayont the twal having broad hint to the company to prepare for which was received with much applause. sang by all preset, with a vim, which showed the sincerity of the deere. This ended oue of the best entertainments of the kind we have ever taken paitin. The speeches wern highly intellectnal and cannot fail to benefit those who heard them. Few young men succeed so well in gain- and securing the respect and esteem of all with whoin he becomes nasociated, as Mr. Bigelow has done, and the best wishes of a very large circle of friends accompany him to the new sphere which he has selected while his removal froma amonget us is a source of universal regret. Mine Host and Hestees of the Royal Ca- hold their Annivercary Services in Spring's Grove on Sunday and Monday, 20th and 21st inst. The Williamsburg W. M. Sunday School bold their Auniversary services at \Vil- liamsburg, Cartwright, on Sanday aud Mon- day, 20th and 21st inst. The Utica Unmon Sunday School hold their Anuivereary services st Utica, on Sun- day and Monday, 20th and 21st inst. The Epsom Sunday Schocl hold their An- niversary services at the church near tie school house, on Saturday aud Sunday, the 261h and 271th inst. The Sunday School held in the M. E. Church, Shaws settlement, 11th concession Reach, hold their Anniversary services on Sunday and Monday. 27th and 28th inst. (See the Posters.) eee -- AN EFFICIENT STAFF. The lollowing appointments were made by the W. M. Conference at its late sitting: WHITBY DISTRICT. Whitby--Thowas Costord, Geo. Leach; C. Vandusen, sup'! ; R. Darlingion, super'y Oshawa--\W Jeffers, D D. Pickering--Thoe. Siobbs-- (Greenwood). One to be sent. Marknam--M Fawcett, A C Wilson. . Bowmanville--G N A F 1 Dixon. Darlingion-- Alfred McCann, A C Cham- bers. Newcastle--Thos Cleghorn, R Williams. Prince Albert--Henry Reid, WV J Jolifle Uxbridge--Tnomas Campbell, Scugog-- Supplied by Ministers of Price Albert. Brock-- William Coleman, N Hill. Beaverton--J Wilson. Stouffville-- Daniel E F Gee. Cartwright-- Wm McDonagh. Manvers--J A MeCiung. DROWNED, - The inhabitants of this and the surround- ing townships, will learn with sorrow of the death, by drowningyof Mitchel Sgring--a promising youth of 17 yeais-- eldest son of Mr. Albert Spring, late of Reach. The young man, in company with a youth nam- ed Biown, was going down the Muskoka River in a canoe "on purpose to get seed grain at South Falls. ufortunately the Canoe upset, thrgwing ils occepaunts into the water. Brown, with difficulty saved himself, but poor Spring was drowned. The afflicted parents and mourning rela- tives have the sincere sympathy of a large gircle of friends. ed terms. themselves and their house a credit--and chow that they are the right parties in the ema Mr. H. Foy and his good lady, dic right place, by the vey excellert and wel! got u casion. -------- NEWS FROM EUROPE. Europea aildirs since our last. The dis and her celebreied grievances are being 'aid upon the shelf, Napoleon's one wheeled velocipeda ! e- gins to stagger ander him. Tomults, and tights have characterizd the &lections ail thiongh France. On the 9ih inst., Paris, Nantes, and Bordeaux were the scenes of formidable riots. In Paris alone 140 arrests were made on, that day. Oa the J Ith the populace and the militar ¥ had a brush o. the sireets of Paris. Many Citizens were wounded and 600 were taken prisoners. The Editorial stafls of La Reveille and Le Siecle have been sirested ; several presses have been seized, and private resi- dences are being invaded. That Napoleon's tyranny is fast ap- proaching its end is sufficiently plain to all ; the sanguinary plume shall, ere long, be lucked from his brow, and ame shall another to the iist of fugitive tyrants. The Irish Church Bill is both uppermost and undermost in Brita ; an adverse de- cision from the Lords is looked for, and speculation 1s nfe as to the consequences. A banquet wae given in London, _on the 9h, 10 the deputations who bad come from Ireland with petitions against the Bill, The Duke of Abercorn presented a peti- tion against the Bill signed by 80,000 of the inhabitants of Belfast and vicinity. On the 12ih inst Monster Demonstrations against the were held in various parte of England. Upwards of 200,000 people assembled in Manchester, and resolutions were past strongly condemning the measure, and praying the Lords to reject it. Peu- tins to that eflect were forwarded to Earl Derby, 10 be presented fo the House of Lorde. The meeting at Liverpool on the same day numbered 50,000. They 100 protested against the passsge of the Bill in no measur- The Lords it appears have determined to reject the Bill, and this will bring on a crisis such as Britain but rarely sees. Cgnnter meetings will be the order of the day, the frrends of divestublishment will really round the Government, public De- speeches, one on the Canadian Volunteers, Drs. Jones We had a generous supply of excellent dispersing, and W. M. Cochrane, E~q., pro- posed the health of the Host and Hostess, Then foilowed * God Save the Queen," p svpper furnished by them on this oe- France has occupied the foreground in establishment ill has kept Britain awake and folly employs ; hence the Alabama Ireland, and England, hundreds of thou- sands, nay millions will range themselves on the one side or the other, and such a contest will result as Britons are not aceus- tomed to, and wisely avoid, so long as 1t is Ppracticable to do so, Bul should the Lords carry their threat of rejection into execution this will bring abont a struggle for supre- macy-- the Commone backed by the mujor- ity of the nation against the Lords backed by the minority. Ere the encounter is over the inflaence, the power, the standing of the one party or the other, will have suf- ferad from the shock. The result may be that the contest will not end till either Lords or Commons have passed away. ANOTHER LINK OF FRIENDSHIP. The Great Eastern has got on board the New French American Atlantic Cable. In a few days the two countries will be drawn 'within speaking distance. DESTRUCTION OF LIFE. Anottier of these fearful colliery disas- ter took place in Wales on the 9th inst. whose frequent occurrence ought to call forth something more than sympathy ; they demand an immediate and searching inves- tigation. No fewer than 76 human beings have perished in this appaliinz explosion. They have passed away, but what is to be- come of those depending upon them, and who can heal the broken hearts of mourning relations. FENIAN ARREST. Lenpox, June 9.-- Despatches from Cork, received to-day, mention that one Johnson, a printer, srrested in that city last avening on a charge of being conuected with the Fenian organization. His particu- lar offence consisted in circulating decu- ments of a treasonable character among the soldiers of ihe British army. LEAVING BY THE WHOLZSALE. Livereoor, June 9.-- Emigration 10 Ama- Tica 1s selling in very strongly this season. No lens than 8,000 people left this port last week, in the different steamers and sailing vessels, for New York, Boston, Baltimore, ke. | eee e---------- hf ---- pion DIRECTORS' MEETING, The Board of Directors of the MN. O. .. D. Agricultural Society met--pursnant 10 adj urpment--at Scot's Hotel, Prince Albertjon Saturday, 12th ist, The President took the chair at 10 o'clock, a. m. Present -- President, '['reasurer, Secretary, and Mesers. Scott, Harris, and 'Thempson. The minutes of the previous meeting vere read and approved. The President a-ked for communica tions. TORONTO & NIPISSING RAILWAY. MEETING AT CANNINGTON. P ttoa t, a dep of the Directors of the Toronto & Nipissing Railway Company hélld a public meeting of the Rate-payers of Brock in the Town Hall, Cannington, on the evening of Thurs- day, 10th inst., for the purpose of exhibiting from the stock list the prosperous condition of the undertaking, and for receiving sub- scriptions for stock frem any who might be desirous «f subschbing. y The Deputation consisted of Ald. Dickey and F. W. McMaster, Esq On motion of Capt. Cowan; the Reeve, M. Gillespie, Esq: was called to the chair. The Chairman, in assuming the Chair, thanked the audience lor the honor coufer- red, and said that he was 100 weli acquainted with the parties present not 10 know that hia duties would be of the lightest nature. The Chairman then read the notice calling the meeting and expressed some dissatic faction with the manner 1 which the meeting had been calied ; the people of Brock hearing nothing of it until the other day when the Poster was placed in their hands; bt he was glad 10 sew the deputation present, and he felt certain that the meeting would be much pleased to hear from these gentlemen the condition in which matters stacd ; and he took much pleasure in calling upon Mr. Me Master to address the meeting. Mr. McMaster coming forward, apologiz- ed for the rather late hour in which the meeting had been convened, giving asa reason the fact of the delegation having had to.meet the people of Eldon. Having ex- plained the matter of calling the meetings, the gentiernan went on to show the abun. dant success which had attended the enter- prise in the subscription for stovk ; showing that Toronto has already taken $155,000 and that not only in this, but in every other move in this walter she has been faithful 10 all her promises made to the municipalities ; and now they can with couvfilence come before the municipalities, asking them to come forward and subseribe such amounts of stock as they consider they should rake ander the circumstances. The provisicnal Directors, though not authonzed to appoint engineers, have yo! taken upon themselves 10 do it, go anxions are they that no time ba 1ost-- feeling savisfied 1a 1he regnlar board, when elected will endorsa their ac- tion. The deputation, he «aid, had been very successful so fur, bet he must ackuow- ledge that there is not the zeal mamlested in the municipaities for taking up stock which might ba expected, and which the circumstances of the care ao The Secretary stated that the only annual report of the Provincicl Society. This was laid on tbe table. Mr. Walker entered and took his seat. The 'Treasurer seconded by Mr. N.O. E. D. Agricultural Society ; petition to be prescnted to the members of this Board for signature during its present the President of the Society for pre. sentation to the CountyCeuncil.--Carried. Oa mo'ion, the Board adjourned for dinner. © Board resumed. Messrs, Marsh, Carmichael and Todd tcok their seats at the Board, Adeputation consisting of Messrs. Todd, Chapin .n andJoues from the Townsipof Ux bridge Agriculiural Society came before the Board with a proposition from said Society to merge their funds with those of the N. O. E. D. Agricultural Society for the purposes of the Fall Show of 1569, as provided for in section ---- of the Agricultural Act of 1868. Mr. Todd, seconded by Mr. Spears, moved that the proposition of the Ux- bridge Society be accepted: --Carried. 'The deputation being directors of the Uxbridge Society took their seats at the Board. ' It was moved by Mr. Scott, secunded by Mr. Spears, that whatever expense for prigting may bave been incurred by the Uxbridge Agricultural Society since the annual meeting of 1869 be assumed by this Society.-- Carried. On motion of Mr, Scott the Board went into Committee of the whole on the Prize' List, leaving the selection of a Chairmao in the hands of the President. The President appointed the 1st Vice as chairman of Committee. Cn motion the Committee arose and atked leave to sit ageia in (wo weeks, alleging as a reason that on acccunt of the heavy expense incurred by the Society during the past two years in fencing and preparing show grounds, the funds of the Society, were considerably cramjed ; and believing that the Conny Council will, under the circumstances, renew the grant of $200 the Committee dv eur it advisable to defer the making out of be Prize List till after the sitting of the County Council, so that if (1 grant he reoewed at fuay be added to the Prize List for the present year. The Committee arose and the Board resumed. On motion of Mr. Scott, the Board en- tered upoa the selection of judges for the approaching show. After a careful scru- tiny seven cl.sses of well selected judges were appointed--there are three in each c'ass, making in all twenty-one judges. Mr. Todd presented the account of Mr. Dickey, amounting to $6, being for draw ing two leases of the Uxbridge Lair Grounds from Joseph Gould, Exq., to the N. 0. E. D. Agricultural Society for a term of 15 years. : On motion the account was laid upon the table till the next meeting of the Board Mr. Walker, seconded by the Secre. tary, moved that the sum of $1.50 be granted to Mr. J R-lph for breaking up snow on the ground for tie late plowing mateh of this soctety, and the 'Freasurer is hereby authorized to pay the same. Messrs. Carmichael, Chapman, and Thompson were appointed a Committee to select ground for the plowing match and to receive donations for the scme. y On motion of Mr. Todd, the Board ad- journed to mect again at Aonand's Hotel, 'monstrations will be held all over Scotland, Uxbridge, on Safurday, 261b inst., at 10 o'clock. fully warrant. Uxbridge he saul, had taken communication hebad received was the | co G0) an $5,000 more is expected-- Maik- | ham bad taken $4100 and over $5,000 mora is expected --Siouflville hal taken $4,100 and Woodville hal taken $2,600 -- | The speaker refera to the advantages of a local press. Expressing hin belief in ihe Thompson, moved that the Secretary be | arly completion of the work, and his an- requested to draft a petition to be pre. |iely losee it commenced on the earliest day sented to the Covnty Council at its next | possible, the geutleman look bis «vat. sitting. setting forth the financial condition of this Society, and praying that ITonorable | and said as he belonged tothe bantam Breed Body to renew the grant of $200 to ihe | he would 1equire to perch a litle higher said | than the gentieman who had jost taken hig | set, he belonging 0 the tall Shanghai bieed Ald Dickey being called, stepped up could tike a lower stand, He saul be was | alad at having ancther opportunity of mee - ses-ion, then to be placed in the hands of | Ty the people of Bioek, and notw ith- | standing that he neither laid claim 10 being |a prophet vor the son of a prophet, yel | many present would remember hat when he was before them on a former occasion he had stated that those who voted agaist the scleme would yet va sorry fort; and should there be any present who had voted against it, he lelt certain that they would bear him oat in the assertion which he had then made. He too referred 10 the manner of calling the meeting, He sail that the { Company and the township too were much {indebted for the success of the scheme in | this municipality 10 the p netration, energy and perseverence of the worthy Reeve of ihe Monieipality, He (Dickey) could ae- sure them that the promoters of the scheme had not been idle, they had labored almest meessautly and spent considerable sums of their own casti; but the results have been highly satisfactory, even better than the most sanguine had anticipated. The com- pany had had three offers from parties wii- ling to build the 10.d, furnish the cash and ron the concern on their own account. But the Company wished 10 retain the road un- der thew owa control ; and had they desired it, they might have got evgry dollar of the stock taken up in the eity, but they consid- ed it beter both in the interests of the road and cf the municipalities that part of the stock shon Jd be owned throughout the coun- try, and then part ol the direction too, will be in the hands of the municipalives. It is most undesirable to have a werk of this kind maintained 'end controlled by toreizn capital ; take the Grand Trunk as a case in point. Again he said that the people of this section of the county needs not to ba told of the vast advantages to be deriv. d from this work ; this village itself will reap vast ad- vantages [ror its fovorable lication ; busi- ness will shoot right ahead, capitalists will come 1m and settle amongst you, buildings will spring up m all directions, and ere long your village will rival in #ize and impor tance a Bariie, a Guelph or a Brantford. -- He felt satisfied that this road would pay a handsome dividend. He 1s aware that an dea prevails pretty generally that railway stock 1s a poor investment, and he is pre- pnd to admit the correctness of the idea if the rtock of certain roads be taken as a eriterign bot it is very far from being cor- rect. Take the Northern and Great West- ern, both profitable undertakings, and seeing that these roads pay a fair dividend at a cost of construction ot $70,000 per mile, surely the Toronto and Nipissing road at a cost of $15,000 per mile, and with a traffic not snuch less, cannot fail to pay handsome dividends. So thoroughly convinced are the Directors of the fact that they have no hesitated 10 invest their capital initio a consic'erable extent. Th t this road will pay well, J @ considers is beyond the shght- est doubt, seeing that it will be conetructea at so low a L'gure, and 1hat a large portion of the cost is covered by bonuses. In short by paying $10,000 per mile, the company will get a tom! which costs $15,000 per mile. He is Aware thal many scout the dea ofgetting the road built for $15,000 per wi'e, and point to the Grand Tronk as a verification of their prediction, but that is no enterion 3 jobs ana! paper were the order of the day in the builoing of that road, but the Toronto amd Nipissing will be built on purely cash principles. The speaker next referred to Mr. Ellivts late trip to Norway and the fuller information he had obtained regarding the working of Narrow Guage Roads. This additional information more than realizes their highest expectations re- garding the success of narrow gange roads, not only as regards their paying qualities, but aleo regarding their complete adaptation 10 the purposes of iraffiz. He is aware that to appeal 10 the generceity of any commu- nity 18 not the most liksly way to secure success, but touch the personal interest and all is life and animation, there is where to find them, and this is only natural. He for one feels highly gratified with the results of the preeeut tour so far. The delegation has not visita any place, but parties would say--+*¢ You cannot expect ve lv take stock us we have given you a pretly handsome bonus," but as soon as the matter waa talk- ed over and they came to find out that the in was likely to be & good onw, they would at once come downgwith the stock. At an imprompin meeting at Markham the other day $4100 was subscribed in a few | minutes and $5,000 more is expected, Ux bridge has taken $9.000 and expdcis to tke $5,000 mora--Stoufiville has tuken $4,100 and Eldon $2,600 ; and now that the dele gntion has arrived in the centre as 1t were of the work, in the midst of a wealthy) and enterprising municipality, and where a very large share of the -benefiis of the enterprise will be experienced, and consequently they (the delegation) expect that at least $12,000 will be subseribad ut the present meeting ; and that as @ matter of course the Reeve will take an amoun« bearing some propor- tion 10 hus wealth and standing in the com- munity. He (Dickey) is well aware that a man's meaus are not always a measure o his liberality, for pluck and enterprise will carry 1b two to oue against wealth without these is virtues Men poseesswd of wealth, but destitute of principles «f generons en- terprise, frequently prove a curse to the lo- cality in which they reside. After agai refering 10 the flattering prospects of the road, the speaker resumed his seat and re- quested to hear (rom some of the people of rock. Mr. Amey being called said that while he was prepared to give all credit to the Directors, sti'l they (the people of Brock) had beea very much astonished at their "|long silence, nothing having been heard from them for five months and more. \Vhen they were asking the bonuses they were in quite a hurry, and said that im. mediately after the granting of the bonuses the stock would at once be taken up and the work proceed ; but now that the bon- uses were granted, they (the Directors) were doing nothing. He would only add that if they went to work with energy to perform their part of the work the bonuses would be forthcoming. otherwise there may be some trouble before they are gotien. No one was more anxious than he to see the 1vad go cn. le bad been in faver cf the scheme from its commencement, bat if the road was to go on, he would like to see something done towards it. Mr. McMaster would like to ask the gentleman what Le wanted the Directors to do? or perbaps the gentleman would tell them what more they could do thun they bave been doing. Ald. Dickey said, that he was very much surprised to hear the remarks which have fallen from the gentleman. but he (Dickey) expected that this was the key note: Cer- tainly the gentleman did not keow what has been done. Doing rothing, indeed ! is $150,000 of bonus rothing ! is it nothing 10 tuke 3155 000 stock ? Does the gen- t'emon call that doing nothing ? if he does money must be much more plentiful bere than it is in most places. If running &l- most incessantly for several mcnths can be called doing nothing, tine must be of. little vilue. He (Dickey) does not be lieue that the gentlewnan really meant 10 say that the Directors had been doing nothing, but be- ing anxious for the roud b+ considered that it was not progressing as rapidly as he would like it. Mr. Amey riplied that he must acknow. ledge that he was not aware that they had been doing so much, he Lad only spoken as he did being being misled by the state ments made by Ald. Dickey at a meeting wn Frock seme time before the bonus was granted ; he (Mr. Dickey) bad stated a that meetivg that so soon as the bonuses were taken up, they (tbe Directors) wou'd gn to w rk and get the stock taken up at ence uni there would not be the slightest difficulty in the matter, and then the work would at once proceed. These statements nad led him to consiler that there cou'd be no tronble eonnected with the stock and hence the reason why he imagined that they had been remiss. "Mr. McMaster said that when these statements to which the g ntleman alludes were made, the finances of the country were in a much more prosperous state than they are now, and had the stock been thrown upon the market at the time referred to, there would not have been the slightest diffi. culty in having it taken up with all the ease that Mr. Dickey had predicted ; but the delay caused by waiting on the municipali ties had thrown the stock npcn the market ut the most inconvenient time that possibly could have been, st.ll all and more than Toronto promised has been faken up, and more can vet be taken if necessary ; there 1s still a little loose change in Toronto and whatever stock is lacking will be taken vp. The Company he said could save $1¢0.000 by taking advantuge of the Graod Trunk out as far as Scarboro, this they can easily do by placing down a third rail, this would carry the rod nine miles out of the city, so that the work of construction will only commence nine miles out of the city. Capt. Cowan followed-- he said that the enemies of the scheme were not yet all sub- dued, that a considerable opposition to the road still existed although it did not de. velop itself us it bad done when there was a chance of defeating the scheme, and al- though defeat may now be out of the ques. tion he wou'd not be surprised though its enemies might yet sbow a little fight. Tt is possible that another indirect attempt may be made at the approaching session of tbe County Coucil. He for one cousider- ed that the pecple of Toronto bad done nobly, while the zealous efforts put forth by the company are highly creditable. He considered that the meeting was much in. debted to the Delegatiou for the frauk and encouraging statements Which thes have wade, they have handled the subject well and given a full and rehable statement of the condition in which ma:tersstand. He was much pleased to hear the statemen's ade by Ald, Dickey regarding the invest- ment being a paying one, aud certainly the calculations made and inferences drawn by that gentleman are plain and easily vader stood. He would only add before taking Lis seat that a geuersl anxiety is expressed 10 see the work commenced on the earliest day possible. 5 Mr. Brown said he saw a gentleman from Lindsay present and the meeting might bear from bim regarding the Lind- say road. y The chairman said that the meeting would be very glad to licar from any gen tléman aoythimg bearing upon the road which was now before them, but he did not consider that the time of the meeting could be profitably employed merits of any other to: Mr. McMaster suid that i remark which had fallen from | he would state that so soon surveyed the contract will be the entire length of the road, 'see nothing to prevent the cars being running as far at least as Woodsille by the 1st of July, 1870. 3 Messrs Wood, Gibbs and others being call ed declined speaking. The chairman being called said that he did vot intend to take stock, not that he was indifferent about the road but the taking of stock was a pri- vate concern, and parties might very well decline taking stock for private remsons and still be in favor of the scheme. No one at all conversant with the action taken by bim since the commencement of the { | enterprise, but knew that he bad done his best to secure a bonus of $58,000 ; and if be had been somewhat strict regarting the conditions on which the bonus would be granted, in this he was only doing Ls duty to the ratepayers while he was u:king Nn nothing unreasonable from the company. But some-how the Directors have had no communicat on with this municipality since the By.law has passed. But be that as it way be bad mide up is mind from the first however it might effect himself personally that the debentures of the corporation should never pass fut of their hands until they were properly secured by the neces. sary conditions. He did not feel satisfied with the amendments made to the charter at the late session of the assembly, One amendment had been made, viz: that a bonus of $150,000 would secure a direc- torship, but every $150,000 of bonus if oot from a single municipality, can't claim a directorship, which he considers should have been provided, * Owe or two unportant umendments which were promis- ed bave not been introduced. And with regard to any stock taken by parties throughout the wuuicipalities conceroed, what did it vignify,what was thirty or forty thousand dollars to an enterprise of this nature ? besides the $150,000 bonus given by Toronto is notking when compared with the $30,000 given by Brock when the as. sessed value of the two corporations is takep into account. Mr. Dickey said be was much pleased with the frank and open manner in which the chairman had expressed himself, and as le (Dickey) haa Lefore stated both the com pany and the municipality have reason toacknowledge the important sei vices ren- dered by the Reeve in forwarding the in- terests of the road ; but it is very plain that there is something wrong, that there is a bitch somewhere ; but be con't see ex. actly where itis. As far as the company is concerned everything has been done to make matters agreeable and to encourage ihe municipaliies. No ether company makes the eligibility for a directorship at so low a figure as $1,000. - And with re- gard to the relative pressure of the 8150,. 000 for Toronto and the £50,000 for Brock, there is not ve rly as much differ- ence as one might at first sight imagine, In Toronto the property is assessed fo the utmost of its cash valve and not wofrequ. ently beyord it, while in the municipalities and Brock amongst the rest. the property is not rated at oue fifth of its ca-h value. 'The Assessors doublless put the property at this low value to save the municipalities from the maws of the Countirs Councils. But when the extraordinary amounts which 'I'oronto has got to pay is taken into con- sideration every one must see that she has got about as uch as the eon tear. The common adage of the last straw breaking the - camel's back was fan iliar to all ; the people of Torcnto are familiar with it too, but they seem inclined to put the truth of it to a pretty severe test ; for when their exchequer had already 4s much as she could stagger under, as many taxes ad cculd be piled on, they went to work and piled up a large adduicnal bundle anJ tied right te it, and set it off live dog or die." But for his part he had no misgivings is the matter and he felt fully confident that every thing would come out right and re- «ult mest advantageously fcr the city of Toronto acd for every municipality along the route ; and before sitting down he would further add that the road will be built, let, the stock taken in the munici- palities be much or little ; for the stock will be a paying investment, and will be alt taken, and the municipalities will not have reason to s.y that the people of Toronto bad abscrbed uli the stock without giving them a chance of geting any. We found cur iwdefatigible friend Walshe as usual talking railway all over, and advocating 'he taking up of stock with considerable warmth. Three Learty cheers were now given for the Queen, and three for the Toronto De- legation, and this closed the proceedings. 'The stock-book was laid open. but with what result we cannot say ; we eculd re. main no longer, 8 it was nearly noon with our antipodes snd we had 22 miles to drive. BIRTH. At Port Perry, on the 15th inst., the wife of T. Paxton, Esq., M. P. P., of a danghter. A GRAND CIRCUIT TEA! Will be given by the members of the BibleChristian Church, PRINCE ALBERT, THURDAY NEXT, THE 24th INST. Tea will be served in the : DRILL SHED! From 2 to 4 o'clock p.m. When REV. ¢. BARKER, Ex-President, and Editor of the B. C. OBSER- via, and several other Reverend Gentlemen will dellver addresses. Tea will again be re- Sime] foo § wil Pp. = to : Sccommaiate our lagers and others who per! cou! t ate tend in the ri Dol # The Manilla Brass BEand Will be in attendance to enliven the sceme. X3- TICKETS 25 CENTS! .O D. CANTLON. Prince Albert, June 16th1869.