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youson honor and revere the throne ; and Ci BLE! ® Cuerr Cas Sone! PORT PERRY. --00~ A large Jot of New Prints and Factory Cottons, better and cheaper than ever. A large lot of the celebrated " Gem" Glass Jars for canning Sfruit--various sizes. An immense stock of Sugars at 10, 11 and 12 Ibs for one dol- lar. See the quality. A large lot of Harvest Gloves various lengths. Also a large Stock of Nails, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Putty--all at very low prices. A splendid lot of Teas, good and very cheap. New Goods being constantly received. Terms, Cash or Produce. ADAM GORDON. Port Perry, August 6, 1873. Ele turin Hhseter, |r a JAMES BAIRD DITOR. fee PRINCE ALBERT, AUGUST 21, 1873, A Power Greater than the . Throne. Just as we went to press last week intel- Tigeoce came ticking, ticking over the wires that the Guvernor-General had prorogued the House and appointed a Royal Commis- sion to investigate the Pacific Scandal.-- Since then partionlers have some to hand proving the above tobe ebrrect and deverib- ing the pus which it r g Eonorable members, many of whom allowed their zeal (we hope) for the purity of the Government to get the better of their rea- oon and' calmer judgment, so far. that the leader of the Opposition, forgetting the dignity of his position descended to the level of the moBocrat and, with the consent and approbation of his party svrroundings, looted lie authority of the Queen's repre sentative while standing on the sacred parts of our glori itution. We have no desire to' ineuil' the leaders of the Opposition by insinuating that an insatiable thiret for offibe lind so confused their sense of right tbat they scarcely knew, for the time being, that they were doing wrong when seeking to drag his Excellency from the constitutional ramparts on which he had #0 nobly taken hie stand in this Scandal matter; but we d8 SAY @ IR position ita: Br. MoKencte and those who acted' with! bi will in their calmer moments feel heartily ashamed of the comedy of the 13ih duy of August, 1873, and will yet more highly than ever esteem our worthy Gover- nor-General for his strict adherence to the principles of our 1nd; i on that trying occasion. Mad he acted oilierwise every friend of constitutinnal gov- ernment, by whatever parly name dis- tinguished, would have been on tiptoe, would have regsrded the ontrage with salary and would Heve beep ready ro'strerel forth their hands to stay the tutlering ark.-- Under the circumstances how could » constitutional ruler act otherwise than he did ? " Before the lite adjournment the charge was preferred against the Government and a Committee sought to investigate the same ;; bot the Government supporters, while' doubtless equally anxious with the Opposition to have the matter investigated, fearing the tacking on of a non-confilence vider voted down the motion by a large majority. Next, ihe Government moved for a Commities similar to the one asked «for by the Opposition and this carried with a sweep ; thus proving that the Govern- ment had the confidence and support of a large majority of the members ; and this war the condition the House was in on this very question when the adjournment took place, and thus the House of Commons, by a majority of some thirty or foriy, say in effect to the Governor-General _¢ We regard sod recommend the present Ministers as your legal advisers." Well the Committee «for reasons with which in the present discussion: we have nothing to do-- failed in the of their duty, and when the'time arrived for receiving the Report, his Excellency's advisera knowing that there wouid'e'no advised him to Prorogue the Raves, immediately on its and to appoint a Royal Com- mission whose duty it should be take the | evidence on oath and plave the same be- fore Parliament at the earliest possible date; itis not eur purpose here' to- discuss eo sh Wt suutime being 10 AF 'and long may # continue: worthy of that de- votion now paid (0 it and of which it is so eminently worthy ; but let it once seek to move one step beyond the bulwsrks of the eonifilarion and it would not be worth a week's it would roll over, go to pieces and crush it's occupant. Instances have been in the hretory of our dear mother land when tyrants have dared to place the throne beyond the constitution, but they have never aseaped the fearful penalty, it has never farted to cost them their throme and not unfrequently their lives, while the nation's best blood has flowed in totrents in again placing the throne withic the rem- parts of the consitation. It is not for vs 10 say whether the advice given to his Ex- cellency was or was not the most generally satisfactory which might have been tender- ed but we have not the slightest hesitansy in accepting it as fully equal to the neces- sities of the case~a fair and thorough in- vestigation. | © Lord Duflerin in common with every patriot in the land, every lover of his kind cannot fail in sincerely wishing that after the most rigid investigation the Govern- ment may come forth unsallied and untar- nished, with pone of your equivocal ¢ not proven's' hapging over them, but with a sound and heasig no. guilty."". Bat hie Lordship's sympathies in this direction can go no further; it is the interest and daty of the throne, no less than of the people, that only those having clean bands shall sar- round that throne as advisers and it can only be the aim of his Excellency to find out by a fair but searching investigation whether or not those handb are clean; and if found unclean why they will have to be washed somewhere else than in the cebinet chamber.-- After all the mutter is nct taken rul of the hands of parli and we do not believe that it can be so removed and the action 0 far taken by the Govenor-General plainly shows that he does not intend (whatever hie advisers may expect) that it shall be taken out of the hands of Parliament ; and we are slow to believe that ary future ac- tion of his shall santion any such transfer. True, he has, on the advice of his legal ad- visers, appointed a Royal Commission ed of three men whom he supposes every way yualified for the duly, and we should suppose that such a trio as. Day, Gowan and Polette were equal to the task, their duty being simply to collect the ev- idence and place it before Parliament; by which evidence--If Parliament be satisfied that it has Been folly and fairly taken--the House shall proceed to consider the verdiot. But of on the other hand a majority of the House consider the evidence defectve or tisfactory they may cast the whole amde and appoint a Commitee fo' proceed de novo with the investigation. This would be a perfectly legal courge in as much as the advice of the of the Ministers falls to the ground before that of a majority of the House. : The Commission will doubtless have & 4 good time" in getting the evidence, and imme hn ab ange wer & - coi, forthcoming at'the time: the House must assemble, in which case the Commission will doubtless be Telieved of farther trouble as the House would' certainly as- sume the task. The chances are that the plaintiff will ignore the Commission alto- gether and absolutely refuse to submit his case and brave the consequences. Whether this would be the wiser course Hb is the party to judge, end in all liklibood' it is co F most people would adopt under the cit- cumstances. Of course be nor any other party has any right to seek to es- tablish all or any portion of the charges further than unvarnished, undistorted facts will bear them out, but from the position be bas taken and the responsibility resting upon him he will very likely adhere to a parliamentary investigation and accept of no other. Other witnesses, however, ean offer no objection to giving their evidence before the commissioners and the screws will be put to them if they refuse. Ian the mean lime the country--the Empire looks on with anxious eye awaiting the result, Let us hava a fair field and no favor. rr 8 QE --ee. WELSE SPENT MONEY. There is perhaps not a Better inetance in the Province of the happy effbots of judici- ously expended appropriations than is to be egen on the 5th concession of Reach, from the village of Manchester to the vil- 1lege of Utica. This road, which but a few years ogo was simply disgraceful and many portions of it almost impassable, is now in splendid eondition all the way throogh: "Ant excetlent and permanent job has juet been done on the bridge at the Mill. The money spent upon this road has has beer. well invested and the repairs sre of such a nature as lo stand the nescessary ' wear and tear. A little repair now, by the parties con- 'cerned, to'the approach to the Utica School House, and' siso to the approach to the Prestiyterian Chursh there would" nop only 'be more agreeable for partivs passing in and out but would give tHe place atidy sppear- ance. Halla dozen men in a couple of hours could do all that 1s required 10 make 'the a, he church both A Grand Treat. The Port Whitby and Port Perry Rail. way company gave a grand treat in way of an Excursion from Toronto to Bobcageon on Thursday and Friday of last week.Some of the principal business men from Toronto Oshawa, ' Whitby, Prince Albert and Port Perry were amongst the guests of the com. pany. But as a spread of names can io no way interest out readers nor be of sny it mik, but nod oe Sarin immediaie return to the boat. under wi Sturgeon Lake, doubling the south west angle of Verulam and after another 14 advancing Wighe bs seen all who conducted the cutting down of the trees on the sides of the river had spared a few rods on each side it would have add. ed wonderfully to the beauty and attrac. tion of the scene. The inexorable whistle demanded our Agsin we retraced our course into in the distance. of Scugog. consequence to the parties concerued, we will leave the registering business to those baving more space and time at their com- mand j suffice it to say that at nine A. M. on Thursday 14:h inst the staunch and re- liable craft Champion left ber moorings at Port Perry with some ninety of the chief business men of Toronto, Oshawa, Whitby, Prince Albert aad Port Perry and steered her course down the lake, not rapidly it is true, at just such speed as ome could de- sire on a pleasure excursionwith charming weather, the most pleasent scenery and an interesting and enjoyable company. A sail down the luke at this season of the year is highly interesting ; the richly loden fields of waving crops interspersed with no less valuable wood!and gave a pleasing variety to the scene. The dark and sombre pive groves though thinned and culled by re- peated weedings still look grimly majestic To the West we have the welt cut finely varied land border of Reach and on the East the varigated shore In passing along the North of Scugog we have the somewhat tame but fruitful lands of Mariposa lying lo the one he will adopt; sand it is such ay ¥ 10 | saws of every variety and f so by the posters:that the' ith the W. fortably limited and' almays © L imi Pp ng- (dear, ~ We liked the pr oll : | village and its surroundings ; the the North and the more picturesque and somewhat bolder shores of Cartwright stretching away to the west. A couple of hours sail from Port Perry brought us to the Northern extremity of the Lake when we enter the Scugog River. Considerable caution is required here io creeping along the channel which in many places is both crooked and parrow and the scenery though not fine is not devnid of interst and has considerable of the picturesque about it* The catting of the « Devils Elbow" has been a vast improvment to the navigaton of that river (if some one were now to cut his Devilship's throat it might assist the navigation of the river of life.) 'I'be river enters the S, E. angle of Opps and passes up nearly through the centre of the township. Arrived at Lindsay after another couple of hour's sail we found everything bustle and stir. The eral varieties of manufactures from the prpducts of our forests were being harried od with the greatest activity, the indefatigably iron horse here as elsewhere, plays a prominent part itr moving the valaable products of forest and factory and was standing here waiting marching orders. The lumber traffic here is immense ; great quantities passing by the Midland and much passing ; 0 + alms 09 hitby. But the excellent and comfortable steamer Vanderbilt, which is now to take charge of us, is screaming with impatience and'all were very soon transferred on board of that fine boat. Here we met the obliging and active owner, Capt. Crandell; to whose energy, enterprise and indomitable perseverance that edtire chain of waters has become a ligkway for the passage of large quantities of our ecounty's wealth and from which the whole coustry, but chiefly those places immediately con- nected, have reaped large advantage. All abourd, and the Vanderbilt, is now sieam- ing on our northern course, ammcams te. amet. be put aboard the cars for The river Here is certainly nd improve- ment on that south of Lindsay snd the extensive spread of drowned timber stretching far cut both east and west shows at what a sacrifice of land the navi- gation of the river here is maintained. -- Thousands of acres of drowned timbers stretch their blackened forms far out on either side. An hour's sail brings us into Sturgeon Lake ; bere the water changes hue showing the effects of the limestone shore and bottom to the north, The shores here both on the Fenelon and Ver- ulam sides are similar to those of Lake cugog, the scenery in many places is really five. In passing out of Sturgeon Loke we entered Fenelon River--the connecting link between Cameron and Sturgeon Lakes. At the head of this river and 16 miles from Lindsay is Fene- lon Falls Village, and also the Falls from from which the village derives its name. The falls ave occasioned by the water passing from Cameron Lake into Fenelon River. The passage of water here is about 260 feet wide, the water falls over a slanting breast it may be about 20 feet. The scenery bere ix capital, the high per- limestone rocks, the handsoriiely located village, the rushing waters down the heights ; while the hum of busy life and activity rose even above tlie gushing waters. We were allowed to' land' liere for a litile and the short time was well vil ployed in a hurried inspection of the village--the Falls, and the saw mill of rs. Smith & Co. The mill is dew everything connected with it is on the most approved' principles. There are three powerful gangs and it really a pears like timber slavgliter to watch t rapidity with which a log is converted into lumber. ly thiok of an average mamu. facture of 90,000 feet every day!-- Besides' the ,gangs there are circular ose. There are 50 nds at work in this establishment. . Ox thing we observed here which we regre ig fee-tbe Wholeale | Di . e tl w much would do and nr fond v be received'by tens of thousands iii' ities, towns and villages, whose su 1' both 'and' summer i arp otive and intelligent and peudicular sides of the river composed of | by assist them iw their noble work. completion' of | holds the position; not only bolder buf o Mansging Director. Mr. miles sail arrived at the village of Bob- caygeon situated on an island in the channel which connects Sturgeon and Pigeon Lakes. Here is a cut through the island at a cost of $150,000, passing right through the village. 'Robert cageon" (as we heard a swell style it) is a handsomely located village surrounded not only with the means of subsistence but witlr the requisites for rapid and large ly ereased developement. Here too the hum of busy hfe is: everywhete mani- fest and the almighty lumber io huge quantities meets one in every direction.-- About 7:30 p. m. the company sat down to dinner in the Forest House and " mine host" Simpson, With the active hostess and staff, proved themselves equal to the oceasion by Supplying a first class dinner for 90 cursionists, ° Thecloth Being drawn the President, James Austih, Etq., read a telegram from the Hon. O. Mowatt regretting his un- avoidable absence through the pressure of business. ' . The Presipewr gave the usual loyal toasts which were received with the great- est enthusiasm. The PRESIDENT next proposed the lum. berers of the back lakes. He epoke in complimentary terms of the lumbermen as a body of noble pioneers who carry not only prosperily but civilization itself into our back countries and spread the smile of comfort wherever they go. Mr. Boyde responded, thanking the President for the high compliment paid to the lumbermen, and the company for the hearfy manner fo which the toast had been received, It afforded him much pleasure to meet the Officers "and Directors of the P. W. & P. P, R. Co'y and their friends. He considered that the promoters of that road deserved the thanks of this entire section of country for the iacreased facilities it afforded for bringing out to market tke products of their mills. The largely increased facilities thus afforded can't fail in acting beneficially on the trade of that whole region by offering igcreased inducements for; developing the elements of that wealth which to a great extent yet lie latent in this whole region of country. The lumber trade is only yet in its in. fancy in this region. Some there are who assert that the lumber trade of the country is pretty well exhausted, but such know nothing of what they as-ert ; he bas seen enough of our vast timber resources to know that the trade is only yet iu its infancy. We have as yet only been se- lecting a little of the best quality, but one grade after another remains to be gone through and we have our hardwoods after that. He has no dosht but that the P, W. & P. P. R. will command its share of the treda Befora taking his seat he would propose success to the P. W, & 'This toast was received with enthusiasm. The PresipenT replied at some length Speaks of what the company have already done and what they expect to do. They iniend to serve. the public faithfully, promptly and at least as cheaply as they can be served anywhere else, and will try 10 make it an object for parties to give them a portion of their trade. They expect also to be able to secure the carriage of the merchanise to this section, believin, they have better facilities for doing so than are possessed by any other route. -- All the company wants is a fair trial to show that they can carry at least as cheap as any other company ; and there is no doubt of their ability to do so. Mr. MicHiE, Vice-President, next rose to reply to the toast, He thanked Mr. Boyde for the compliment paid to the Co'y and the audience for their warm reception given to the toast. He corroborated the remarks of the President us to the Com- pany's desire to make the road a public benefit § but while such such is the fact unless such men as Mr. Boyde, Messrs. Smith & Ca.; Green & Ellis and such men give it thew patronage the work can- not prosper as it ought. The Company do not ask all the trade but they expect a share ; for already this road bas done a good service to the lumbermen of this section of couatry by greatly reducing their tariff by the other road as well. As the President bas said all the Company desires is a fair trial and {they hope to prove themselves worthy of it. Mr. HoLoEN, as Managing Director, said he was happy to meet with such a company at t nd felt grateful for the flattering reve given to the toast of prosperity 10 ompsey as proposed Pir. Boyde, pr do our iveinl on bérmen, and these men are the real bone | and sinew of tlie} country, and are doing more for its advancement than eny other class of men ; and such a work as the P. WwW. & P. Ps is well calcnlated to He well remertibers that 16 years ago he saw and comprehended the advantages of such an undertaking, but when ke attempted to advocate it be was booted down with the cry of Bull frog bull frog !"' but he bad lived to tee he rcinin ulfilled in the is road with such men as Mr. Austin for Presiderit and Mr. Michie for Vice-President, while he SHiolden) a share ustin, Mr. Mic ey Mr.Crowther and others whio are the clifef fancy snd even uate the lumber exhausted we have inexhaustible supplies of minerals' to fall back upon. Every farmer kiows that our soil requires thé lime so abun- dantly scattered around hire ard seen in the vast rocks. The road gan easily 'se- cure a large amount of traffic it it get fair play; but it must not be obstructed at the south end of the line, and it must not be hampered in future as it has been in (he past by exorbitant tarriffs at the Whithy Harbor. He 1s sorry to say that one of the company should thus seek to obstruct its progress. After referring to what the road has already done, the justice. of ihe $42,000 government grant and the future prospects of the road he resumed bis seat. A few remarks from Messrs. DRAPER, Morrison and one or two others follow- ed by " God save the Queen" brought proceedings to a close and all burried aboard the good steamer Vanderbilt which whistled good night to the timbered and stoney capital of Verulam and set out on the home stretch for Lindsay. The night sail was excedingly pleasant, we had no moon but the angels bung out their silvery lamps with liberal profusion. The dark expanse of still waters around and a richly spangled heavens over our head contrasted pleasantly with the sail of the day. Arriv. ed at Lindsay about midnight the excur sionists svught their way 10 the Coaway House where mine host after giving an excellent supper to his thus sumerously in- creased family soon bad them all quietly and comfortably put to bed. Friday morniog many of the guests were up bright and early did all round town before breakfast. Lindsay which on this occasion appeared in her fatigue dress owing to the cutting up of some of her finest streets for drainage purpoves, is an ac.ive, prosperous, rapidly advancing town which appears as it were bjust entered upon a career of unusual pros- perity pointing to a not distant future of which her best friends, even re- cently could have no conception. The town is finely laid out with healthy broad streets crossing at right angles -- There are many fine blocks of buildings mostly of brick ; the buildings considered sufficient for the Lindsay of the past are fast giving place to mugaificent structures which point willy prophetic finger to the Lindsay of the future. All her interests appear in vigorous exercise and well bale anced. Her commercial and manulactuor- ing interests are active and healthy and rapidly advancing. Many 'of her public buildings are a credit to the province. Her hotel aceommedation is on a large scale and is no Jess noted for its excellence than for its extent. The requisites of convenience and comfort in way of hotel accommodation carl' be found here unsurpassed by any other city or town in the province ; mine host Veitch is a household word for successful catering for the comfort of his guests, while the continued extension of the Conway House is the best of all proof of the success of the worthy host. We had almost been tempted to give a description of this magni- ficent house but it is too well known to re- Lquire a. word from us. This town is also up to tha times in another important inter- est-- we refer 10 her press ; her Warder and Post are alike creditable to the ability and energy of their proprietors and the liberality and good taste 'of their pations. Another feature which unprejudiced outsiders can't 'help regarding as an important indication of that masculine cast of mind which tends to encourage or enforce if need be, a vigorous but legal course of municipal gov- ernment presents itself at this lime. We refer lo the action taken by Councillore Crandell & Fee 10 restrain the corporation from proceeding with the unauthorized ex- penditure of public money. Any commun- ity whatever it mey be, whether members of council or simply members of society who are just soft enough to sit around like a parcel of * milk sops" and allow any man or class-of men to handle the public funds without the necessary warrant, hold out but little hope for the future of that community. After an excellent breaklast our good friend the Champion, having screamed himself hoarse, gave the final whistle, all aboard for Pert Perry. The summon was immediately obeyed and we hade our Lindeay friends good morning. -- Nothing unusual took place on oor way home till about hall way up the lake when all were summoned to the promenade deck. Here Alderman Thompson, President of the Board of Trade, Toronto, was called to the chair. The chairman made a neat introductory address. Returns ihe hearty thanks of the excureionists to their generous entertainers for the large degree of pleasure they had been the means of securing io their guests ; and expressing a sincere desire for the future prosperity of the P. W-. & P. P. R. the chairman resumed his seat and called an Mr. Paxton, M. P, P,, for N, Ontario. Mr. Paxton spoke with considerable energy and dwelt with much force on the benefits which this road had already con- ferred oft « large portion of the coonty and spoke with high anticipation of ita Sn importance a= afl avenue of commerce. He speaks in the highest terms of praise of ihe personnel of the new company snd pro- mises them his Hearty co-opérativn. Mr. J. B CaufbrLe wan nest called. -- He went into a running survey of the re- sources of thé back country whith might be made svailable to tHe stpport of this road and its Siitarion, tie lakes (and' rivers to the north of it. THe prospects held ou wets of & dazzling nature but likely no more so than are borné vat by facie: Mr. W. 8, Sexton was nest dalled. His remarks were chiefly confined to a review of the rapid' progress this section of country has mide Within a very (recent period, its present advanced position' and its future n Has been my best friend, Ie has| prospeots. me what | 'am: Some have aid] pp, Pansrvext of ili fot iy Wai tiext dalled and spoke brie! Bal well, He a o nursion § he sal ly froin What be. had sours abt bead of ins vast résodrces of these Buck countries, that | po le to all concerned. : The Vice-Paeeszst followed in his usual pleasing style, 'expressed | entire President, Managing Director, Superin det, and seoroy appasied equally m which, Lake Scogog is ibe natural; ought io be thé phinbipal outlet. Mr. Hovoen followed, speaking of the business staading 5f Toronto men afd re- commends ferable to to tiake their purchases. Mt. Gdroox followed moving a vite of thanks to aur iners for thé b macner in 'which everything ctinnecied with thy exdursion had beeti carried out and wound u relerring. in complimehtary terms to fon pram and garglal livery of freight by the P. W. & P. P. R. since the conducting of the road got into the hands of Mr, Holden and Mr. Kimball. G. Connie, Esa., added his testimony to the remarks of Mr. Gordon in expressing the pleasure he had enjoyed during the ex- cursion and thanking the board for the happy manner in which the whole had been carried ouf. The motion was received with the uteost good feeling. Three rousing cheers were then given for Port Perry to which J. Bigelow, for re- plied with capital effest. . Having now arrived ai Port Perry parties intending to go farther took thé cars for Whitby or Toronto as the case might be. We parted with the company here and we have only to add that on no previous occasion did we ever lake part in a more enjoyable excursion. The President, Vice- snd ful 10 seebre i it df their guests they sucteederd to a demonstration 10 giv- ing ue a grand treat without a single draw back. : ltl fp Mn DEDICATION OF COT LITTLE JOHN, A Cot of the Ancient Order of For. esters was duly dedicated and a branch of this important order established at Port Perry, on the evening of Tuesday, 19th inst, Twenty-five active, intelligent members were initated on this their first meeting ; this is certainly a prosperous beginning, a planting of their Cot firm and sure. * 'The Cot is held in Bigelow's Block and is handsomely furnished from the cabinet factory of Mr. Nott, Port Perry. Mr. Field, District Sub. Chief Ranger and Mr. Abell, District Secretary, conducted the Dedicatory and Initiatery services. Alter the business of the Cot, the Young Foresters and a few friends to the number of forty sat down to a splendid Banquet in the Royal Canadian Hotel, Port Perry. The cloth being drawn, Dr. Brathwaite was called to the chair. The Chairman gave the usual loyal and patriotio toasts in capital taste, all of which were received with becoming enthusiasm. The toast of the evening was next given by the Chairman in a manner becoming one of so much importance ¢ The Forest- ers Cot, Little John." The Chairman dwelt on the importance and aims of the Order, its adaptation to the wants of the community, its wide spread membership and its claims on public confidence and support. He paid a high compliment to the activity and worth of the two delegates present on the occasion. The chairman having resutued his seat Mr. Dyer rose and delivered a neat and well got up eseay on the natore and claims of the order.--Mr- Abell the Dis: : followed and gaxe ts sn eXcellent lecture on tlie rise, piogreds and general history of the order. He said the order could not lay claim to extraordinary antiquity having been first established in 1745 in Norwich in England and when the year 1834 tad come it only numbered 6,000 members all told. This proved that the order as it then existed was not adapted to. the wants of the com. munity, thal there must have been some cause forthe "laggard progress.-- Up till thus time the order bad been styled the Royal Order of Ancient Foresters.-- The name was iow changed to the An cient Order of Foresters, and the eonstitu tion was completely changed and so uch has the change tended to the good of the order that already within the' space of 39 years the order has increased from | 6,000 to 450,758 the total number of members as registered last year.-- Secret societies of all kinds, he said, had their enemies and detractors and the For- eslers were not exempt from such influ- ence, it had ben charged against this Order that it was not as respectable as some would like ; but those who talked so knew nothing of the Order, and conse- quently were unable to judge of its merits, He had no hesitancy in asserting without fear of euccesstul contradiction that per- haps with the exception of one Order, and they did not pretend to equal that--he re- ferred to the MasonicOrder--the ancient]or~ derlof Foresters is at least equal to any other order in existence. ¥n point of charity too no one can bring the charge of selfishness to bear upon the Foresters, for in the cot- ton famine in England during the American war the Foresters were the first to step in and distribute among the poor no less than $25,000 at one time ; but they did fot stop here, they repeated this amount and repeat- ed it again, giving in all nearly $75,000 to the sufferers from the scarcity of cotton ; and in the wide spread misery occasioned by the late dreadful fites at Chicago the Foresters stepped promptly in with their share of reliel amounting to $3,200. But the liberality and generosity ot the Forest- ers are rot confined to Jandy at wpedinlly dangerous spots along the coast of England they Norra main- tain lile boats for the benefit of the' wrecked on these shores. No 'Forester kas on a single instance since 1834, iti' ahy part of England had occasion to'apply for parochial rehiel as they attend to #11 théir own poor.-- Alter giving a eompreliensive but effection- | Hall Wheat ate leciore 10 thé" young Fi the speaker resumed kis seat amid mucn applause. Mr. Field was the next (p'take the floor, he confined his remarks chiefly to the Young Foresiére' and'gave them an advice worth attending 16. With a Variety of other toasts, résporises, sohgs, recitations, &o., &o., thé' advanced' honr . admonished the Ww chairman of the necessity of winding up. Phe Chairm and rook n flattering terms of the choice and tastefully got tip spread. The toast was drunk with all the honors and warmly received, = " God save the Queen *? wound up one of the most agreeable" well taidnerits we | 1 ed 'with the enter:aid- Eo i to hips , afd getf! reflected muth credit on ming host, 0y,a8 a successful caterer forthe conifort of his guests; and displayed the skill of the i active hostess in getting up a a wor- thy tbe well menied reputation' of (the Royal Cadadian: Hotel: - Toronto as in every Way pre- inst, biitteal for our retall mibltabte : read and approved. The own interests and Gas a by-law passed for $100,000 and offers to do more. A petition is signed by ratepayers to Darlington Coun» cil to' submit a bylaw for 50,000 to be voted on, which no doubt will carry by = large majority. The townships Cartwright, Man vers, Ops, and the town of Lindsay are ex~ pected to do their part. The Hon. John Simpson bas promised to attend a meeting at Lindsey and give it his support. ning from Bowmanville and Lindsay some public meetings in all the muicipalities the say.-- {about -bouse to enquire about them, having left courits of the railroad fhassacre ob the Chi~ cago and Alon Railway show it to have ' In Prince Alber ifn6t.y tix , Mr. Wm. Bond, a Shia Sovilnof Mr. Robt. Boynton, of & son.' " our wotthy host 3 got up enter<| e attended in a long time, | Prince Albert, Aug: 20, 1875, a A a d by ir. CERRY Aina a nd Reach, Port' Bovey ¥ ion ted and on mo! on tendared Mr. Bentley for his The several judges and comiiytees were duly appointed and the Board AY the - ~ & of the show. The following extruct of a lgiter to the Lindeay Post will be interestiag {p olir readers : . ! ¢ Daring the lagt two weeks [ have been very busy exploring the country through Darlington, Cartwright, Manvers and Ops to Lindsay, for the Bowmanville, Lindsa, and Georgian Bay R. R. I: have got. maps and plana and report of the engineer, Mr. Deans, and find thé distance from the harbour at Bowmanville to Lindsay to be 33 miles. _1 have also got a letter fiom Mr. Brydges, Managing Director of the Grand Trunk Railway,10 the Mayor of Bowman fille offering to furi all [the rolling stock and working it so that a train could leave Liad- say at 6 a. m , be in Toronto before 9a. tif,, leave Toronto at ip m. and be in Lindeay before 8 p. m., and as the Grand Trunk would have ceatrol over the freight the tariff would be put down to the very low Wheat would not exceed 3cts. per bushel, flour, 15cte. per barrel ; lomber, $1 a thous and, passengers $1 each ; and merchandise low in proportion from Lindsay to Bowman- * ville, and through freights at much lower Bowmanville is quite alive to its . rates. ublid early If the municipalities interested will do their fair share a road will be run= time next year. It is our intention to hold toad will run through and if the railroad is to be built to commence operations immed= iately and put it through within a twelvee month if possible. By inserting the above . in your next yon will oblige, us we do nol wish to waste any time in getting the whole road completed rom Bowmanville to Lind- Yours truly, Jostn FowLes. Bowmanvite, Aug. 12, 1878. A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY. ® SearorTH, Avg. 17. A man named Scott, a school teachers who has been residing in Detroit for some. time past, returned here on Friday by the night tral, and west to higsather's Houses fve-diites Tom Seaforth, in the town. ship of Hullett, where he met lia wife and their youngest child, nine months old.-- They feft there about 10 a m. 'on Sunday, to go to Mrs. Scott's father's, Mr. Johtf McMillan's across the field and through a piece of woods. Mot afriving at Mo 4 Millans it was supposed they had got a chatice and gone to Seaforth, On Sun- diy mording & Man passing the woods was attracted by the érying of the child, whiéh he found in the edge of ffié wodds, aud on searching a little he found- the bodies of Mr. Scott and his wifé with their throats cut. Mrs. Scott body was partly hidden hy a log, during the afternoon her fatver passed close hy as he woet to Mr. Scout's for bis place in the morning. Mrs Scott's head was resting on the folded coat of her husband, and his body was lying close be-- side his wife's. No motive for this horri. ble deed can be assigned. An inquest op= eus (0 Morrow morning. Re FEARFUL SLAUGHTER, Cr1éAxb, Augnst 17.-- A terrible accident - occured last night, near Lemont, on the Chicago and Alton Railroad, an incoming freight train colliding with the northbound express passeuger train, almost entirely wrecking the Iatier, killing six pérsons duit right, and fearfully injuring somé thirty< seven others, meny of whom it is said wi die. The cars caught fire and numbers of injured are burned badly, while oihers were alded by hot water {rom locomotive boil~ 5 New Yort, Avgust 18.-- Additonal sg< been horrible butchery, wholly due to the reckless and criminal" cerelessridss of thd railroad officials in bringipg on 1hé collision, Everything was done for "the wounded, of whom many will Jie. There was not the slightest warning of the collision. De vos ae BIRTHS. bs 1 In Prince Albert, on the 1th ast. the wife of TT Eee. : Reach and Port Perry Markets. Addi 21, 1878, $1 25 @ $1 30° wns Y18@, 1 15' ware 0 1B @ 0 80, ki ! i 1 Tae