The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

; ; i 2 ¥ § § NEE NO vi _ JF.YOU WANT AN ELEGANTLY + A trimmed, or un-trimmed Bonget or Ha a LEX SPLENDID SHAWL! 'or beautifal Summer Shoes or Boots, or a a Stylish Set of Hoops, call at "The Manchester Warehouse. aE +. ADAM GORDON. Manchester, May 9, 1067. 3 AWORD'T0 THE LADIES! =X the Convention' for which it was |sade against Mr. Paxton. In what called. The aising of this ples, respect is he un jualified for the posi- therefore, is creditable neither to the | tion assigned him? And what has But examine the gronnds|of which he is the subject? Will on -- tion er the carpers be kind enough to en- "It is charged sa¥s the Chronicle, | lighten us on these two points ? Did "by our correspondents, that the|we feel so disposed it is in our power Reach delegutes, especially, were im- | to publish facts, relative to Mr. Pax- properly selected ; and that there was | ton's general acceptableness, which no proper representation from Scugog, | would astonish those who. take the no regular meeting having taken | opposite view ; and these facts will place for the appointment of the dele- | be given at the proper juncture, At gates from that township." present we content ourselves with hearts nor the heads ef 'its authors.-- | he done to call forth the opposition YY SR why and the wherefore of this cru- [communication with Bruce and Grey So far os the first' count is con this position--Mr, Paxton is the regular nominee of the Reform party in this Riding, and eyery Reformer is under moral obligation to support him. We have but one word to say con- cerned this is the whole ¢' case for the prosecution" ; and it will not be diffi cult to show that it falls to the © Jot Jory Sl CT : PORT PERRY, MAY 16, 1361. The Reform Convention. " Itis well known to' our 'readers that for years past, on the approach of a general election; the Reformers of Upper Canada have acted upon 'principle of halding Conventions --- 'various Ele ol Divisions, for the purpose of securing greater unanimity of action than could" pos- sibly bo obtained in any other way. As might be expected, therefore, in the present position of our political affairs, the thorough organization cf the party by the same efficient means, 'is being attended to with more 'than * 'usual zeal aud care, Tri fost of the Ridings enthusiastic meetings have "siready been held, and in nearly every case the results obtained have given the utmost satisfaction to all concerned. The Reformers of North Ontario, though not among the first to move, have, nevertheless, all along realized the peculiar importance at- taching . to the coming contest, to- gether with tho duties thereby devol- ving on themselves ; and as soon as the time arrived when action was deemed desirable, the necessary steps were taken. But, unfortn- "nately, - trouble bas arisen--tronble of a somewhat grave character, and little expected until the final stage in the work of organization had been reached. Up to that time the great- cst unanimity apparently prevailed. Everything moved with the smooth- ness and regularity of a first-class machine. The preliminary meeting, held on the second of April, passed off in the happiest possible style, and was considered by all present a grand sscoess.: As to the Conven- tian proper, we simply offer a couple of extracts from the Globe's account. ay last was one of which the Reformers of North Ontario may well feel proud," Such is his first ground of its own weight. We un- hesitatingly deny the truthfulness of each particular mentioned. It is not true that any irregularity character- ized the Reach meeting, That meet- ing was called in duc form by the Vice-President, and on the motion of Dr, Jones the representatives of each division named its proper 'quota of delegates, who were duly elected; so that the idea of Port Perry division controlling the business is truly ab- surd, "And besides, whose fault is it that only so few, as is claimed, at- tended from other sections of the Township ? If the Reformers of this division show a deeper interest in matters pertaining to the cause, than their brethren around them, it is to their credit rather than otherwise, and this we claim is all that can be inferred justly, from their numbers af a meeting to which all had free access. As to the gentlemen whosé absence is regarded by the Chronicle ag giving " color to the charge," we have butto say that four of them viz. Messrs. Sexton, Forman, Alli- son and Ewers were requested to attend the Convention, the first two being actually appointed as rcpre- sentatives, and we have yet to icarn that any one of them is at all dissat- isfied. It is not true either that " there was no proper representation from Scugog," &c. Reach, a meeting was regularly con vened for the election of delegates; and what is more, the gentlemen re-- ceiving the appointment were in- ®tructed to vote in a certain way at the Convention. The appearance of Mr. Marsh, instead of one,of the appoin: tees, was at the request of the only delegate present, and the votes given, were according to the wishes of the Scugog meeting, These are the tacts in the case, and we [defy any one to overturn them. The Chronicle and his correspondents are altogeth er misinformed----our nearer neighb we hold guilty of malicious misrep~ resentation. sembled in Convention seemingly to nominate, but in reality to carry out sentence ; and this is how ho con- cludes : "Thus ended a Convention characterized from first to last by the most perfect harmony, and the - Most earnest determination to put * any possibility of failure out of the question." The justnoss of these remarks must be admitted by ali the delegates, for the votes to sustain the nominecs were in each case unanimous. No sooner, however, were the proceedings closed than dis- satisfaction with the result began to be expressed. Beveral gentlemen had evidently come expecting only one issue, and lence were sorely disappointed on finding themselves mistaken, But as this was quite natural it awakened no apprehension, especially since these very gentlemen had, by their votes, expressed a determination to be go verned by principle and not by feel. ing. Yet it is clear that in some instances feeling ulfimately triumph- od. On any other hypothesis it is impossible to account for the extra. ordinary turn which matiors have since taken. It is now pretended that the meeting ** of which {he Re- _ formers of North Ontario may well fool proud," was in reality nothing a programme previously agreed upon, caring nothing for any other result than securing the nomination of their candidate for the local Legislature by hook or crook." This also is utterly untrue. Every delegate from this Township was free and untrammel- led. Not a single man had been ask- ed by Mr. Paxton, or by any of his friends, to cast a vote for him. On this point we invite the strictest in- vestigation. Nor was there the slightest combination 'ugainst Mr. Gould orany other candiddts. Those who affirm the contrary are either the vietims of their own suspicions, sup- posed now to be confirmed, or else are guilty -of wilful misrepresentation, designed to further some dishonest purpose. "It was quite a trick," says the most voluminous of the Chroni- ele's correspondents, " to place Gould's name in nomination for the Com- mons and Legislature. The wire- pullers knew that he did not want to stand for the Commous at all, but they were also aware that the drag. ging of his name forward would essen his ch ofa for the Legislature." The falsity of this statement is equalled only by its audacity. Mr, Gould wes nominated tion more than a huge fares ; anl in the Whitby Clironicle of last week we find several letters, and a lengthy editorial, setting forth the mistakes and'tlie wickedness supposed to haye berpetrated.,. Passing by the ied inconsistency, involved in ta the eolumns of a jour- 'substanee . Consdreative in polities and | Mr H blished another riding, we shall { Bim in competition with Mr. Paxton, ow attempt to meet, the allegations] bY nominating ud arguments of the mal-coptents | HOUSE after the result of the first bal- 8 patra {lot was ascertained. at Least as far as' Reach an for the Commons at his own request and by his own friends; and whether at his. own request or-not he was also nominated for the. Local Legislature in the same wuy." It was mot Mr. Paxton who opposed Mr, Gould, for he declined standing as a Candidate or the Commons; on the contrary Gould's supporters = placed him for the Local _ The assumption that the Bominecs i r. Pax- quality of gheer im- ed was regu- eondueted, oseloct Thompson aud Pa: gentlemen 4 As in the case of : si n = and that they 'only as- cerning the proposal for a new Con- vention. First of all the principle is wrong. That is most obvious. Second. Its results would not be more satisfactory than those already reached. Thirdly. An opportunity would be furnished for packing and wire-pulling, which there is good reason to fear would be duly em- braced. We humbly submit the above re- marks to the attention of Reformers, hoping they will have some influence in leading them {0 overcome all that prejudice which, if cherished, will prove beyond measure disastrous to the cause in the coming contest. Let it be borne in mind that success is conditioned on unity. ee Sif oposed Railways. od nians appear to be thor- oughly in 'earnest respecting "the constraction'of the two *' Cheap Rail- ways" of which we have. repeatedly spoken. before. On Friday last a joint committee of the Board of Trade,Corn Exchange and City Coun- cil, appointed some time ago, to confer together upon the subject met and agreed upon their report ; which together with other matter pertain- ing to the same was published in the Globe of Saturday. The report deals with the following points. 1. The practicability of Cheap Railways. 2 Their adequacy te the work re- quired to be done in the especial in- glances nnder consideration. 3. The advisability of building a cheap rail- way. 4. The advautages of the proposed Railways: 5. The ques- tion of route, municipal aid. 7. The standivg and movements of the Toronto Grey and Bruce, and Toronto and Nipissing Railway Confpanics. I The committee show most conclu- sively, that it is possible to *con- struct railways much cheaper than first class railways have been con- j es required for the traffic of the districts through which they will pass. Their inves tigation of this subject has been most thorough--fully equal to 'its recog- nized importance. They have ob- tained the opinions of several ex-- perienced men, such as Messrs, Cumberland and Shanly of Canada, and Mr. J. E. Boyd, Engineer for the Government of New Brunswick, whose concurrent testimony sets the matter beyoud all dispute. The last named gentlemau's letter is given cn: tire, from which it 'appears that an efficient railway of 3 ft. 6 in. guige, can be built and equipped for $12.500 per mile, the calculations being based-on facts supvlied by the rail- way systems of Norway, Sweeden, India and Queensland. In regard to the second point in their report the committes state that one engin- ect estimates the working capacity of such p railway at two-thirds that of a first-class road, adding tlie opin- ion that this will be sufficient to meet the wants of the routes proposed, for a generation at'least, and that should the traffic fortunately demand ad- ditional means of transit," the in- crease of the rolling stock wili be the question to ider rather than the width ofthe guage or the weight of the rails. Coming to the next point the committee fully concede * that a first class broad guage rail- way would be preferable to any other, if it could be obtaided." But this is regarded as impossible. Cap ital sufficient for the undertaking could not be procured. Canadian capitalists are too poor and English capitalists too ezperienced to invest largely in such undertakings ; little aid can be expected from the 'muni cipalities, and nose at all from the government ; so that, as the commit- tee observe " the question is between a cheap railway ad no railway at are nok the best men who "could be |!" The advantages to be derived putin the field is quite gratuitous ; 9, Tha] and all the sdvico toagerad Mr. bas. inees are] pudence." The Convention, which we | n{ larly called and hovestly 6. The prospect of we should not ouly secure a trade (a large part of which now goes else- where), but we should gecure it against all contingencies. Of the remainder of the, report we shall say but i amare, = ly a repetition under different head- ings of what is previously expressed. The committee show that the pro- posed lines will not encroach upon the legitimate territory oftany other toad, 80 that 06 ol can be taken to them on that acconnt ; then they state that many of the Rceves of the municipalities interested lave given them most encouraging assur ances of support and co-operation; and conclude their able dogument by referring to the high standing of the directors of both companies, and the guarantee thus furnished for their good faith, commending their cf- forts to the hearty support of their fellow citizens. } We add but one remark. Egom the tenor of the report we judge that the Toronto and Nipissing line will not be immediately" proceeded with. The Committee say but hi com- paratively of the advantages to be derived by Toronto from its canstruc- tion, while thoy dwell with great em- phasis and at considerable length upon the benefits which will accrue fo the city from the Bruce and Grey route. Now it is far from likely that Loth roads will be commenced at the same time, for the fun ls will not be available, and itis absulutely certain that the latter 'will have the prefer ence. Let the people of this section make arrangements for, constructing our Tomtd forthwith, and the Nipissing scheme, once delayed, will never be carrried out; for when the advantage of a line to Gull River becomes ap- parent it will be casy to extend our road even to that remote locality. European Difficulties. The peace Conference is represent- ed as having closed its deliberations, the result being of a satisfactory character. The treaty was signed on the 11th iust., by the representa- tives and hae since been ratified by the 'respective governments. The treaty. preserves the relations at present existing between Luxemburg and the King of Holland ; but Prassia's right to garrison tho fort ress is to be yielded, and her troops are to be withdrawn within a month. The fortress is then to be destroyed. Thus by a compromise, which in- volves no humiliation of either party to the quarrel, the difficulty las been adjusted. France simply" fails to secure a trifling addition to her territory, and Prussia relinquishes a claim of no very great value to ber i A oh preser- vation of peace even now; for the war spirit is fairly aroused in both countries and the « arming" still con- tinues ; and although recent trouble has been removed, there is no know- ing how soon another and a graver one may arise. It is said, however, that England will propose a general disarmament, and the possibility of another Congress being held before long to arrange the preliminaries, is hinted at ; but this is only conjecture as yet, The Anglo-Spanish imbroglio also appears to have ended, Spain having conceded the points insisted upon by the British Government in the case of the captured vessel Queen Victoria, and her crew. Lord Stanley has expressed to the Spanish Govern- ment the satisfaction of England at the solution arrived at. In the East appearances continue squally. - Turkey positively refuses to take the advice tendered by the Great Powers, and is massing , her forces to crush the insurrection in Candia, A Russian paper attributes the course pursued by the Sultan to the secret counsels of France and "at least one other great power." Hostilities are therefore unawdidable unless a very unlikely change takes place in the mind of the Porte. Rus- sia is rapidly arming, and will donbt. less take the field in defence of the Christian: subjeets of - the Turkish Empire, most of whom belong to the Grreel Church, of 'which the'Caat- is the recognized temporal head. ~* The Greek army has been increased kby successive conscriptions to 80,000, and the navy is receiving large addi- tions in ships and men. One report affirms that several iron-clads have been recently purchased by the Greek authorities, of the U. States Government. The prospect is that conteactors in Canada. That they This long time prisoner 'has at |s8slly tock ona half oe Sout Inst been HN from Sous oement et by Jos Bigelow, ood The means adop for removing a barricrs to his liberty were very |view df the action that . Jefferson Davis. simple. A writ was issued calling akan by othe daca i to4a Xx on the authorities to show good rea- Connty of Ontario, and the 'necessi< son for detaining him in custody. This they failed to do, so that an order for his unconditional discharge jatio i Jand Zartner oa » ? Sy was forthwith. granted. = He wag, jirom the report of cor b 2 however, immediately re-arrested on | %¢'8, 88 to the costs of railways; the ground of an indictment for trea: | ¢ pl to Parliament for & char son, found by the grand jury at Nor: EE et a rail way from some: folk, Virginia ; but a telegram from | point on Lake Ontario, in the Couagy Richmond, dated May 13, states that | of Ontario to Lake Sco og, Wi ® : ho win subcguetly admied, to il cinien Nord) bail in the eum of $100,000; the Mr. Sexton thought that it might Court not being ready to proceed | pe better under the circumstances to with his trial. Strange to say, |apply for a renewal of the charter Horace Greeely of the New York [that was obtained some 8 or 10 years Tribune was one of his bondsmen, | since, he thought that owing to a 5 : t many of the members of our We cannot forbear expressing our a. being men residing in| detestation of the course pursued by Toronto, and consequently their in: the Unifed States Government to- | terents being opposed to ours, there wards its fallen foe. Traitor though | might be somedificalty i obtaining : i i a new char he may Rave baer, there is no Bossible TE aad plenty of local exouse fos the long mmurement 10 4, tarial in our Ridings to snpply the which Le has been subjected without | place of such men, snd that it was trial, : The plea of uupreparcdness | high time that the services of suck 80 frequently advanced is perfectly figs) en were Sispeaed of. a contemptible; and if the prosecuting | Tr. gave it 'as his opinion, parties are not ready now, it strikes that dbors Wan 8 bo Test " us they never will be, Wo should | ovioy) of the old one, but remarked not be a bit surprised if the whole | (hat the question was open to dis- thing were to end in a grand fizzle. | cussion, dnd that it was impossible : to say which was the best course to adopt. He also spoke of the trac. tion engines, and as to which of the two would be most beneficial to the County. ' ty of a railway | the « County A Man Drowned. The following paragraph was sent [. Gordon, Esq., the Postmaster here, by T, Probert, Esq., Postmaster of Galway, one 'day last week, and has applying for a renewal of the old been handed us for publication :-- |r; ter, and spoke against the pro iety of this meeting 'uppointing "A man was drowned in Bass Lake, Provisional Directors, as he thought in the Township of Galway, on Sun- | the stock would have to be subscribed day last, 5th instant, whose mame [mostly by private individuals, and was Thomas Martin, supposed to be | that the individuals who subscribed from Port Perry, in the Township of | the greatest amount of stock would Reach, The deceaséd, who was a|be entitled to be named as Provisional young man, was trapping round Bass | Directors, and as it was impossible Lake during the last six monthe; | to tell who those Stockholdeis would and on last Sunday he went to help a | be, it would not be prudent to ap. man of the name of Robert Maxwell | point Directors at this meeting. to gather a boom of saw logs that| Dp, Gunn spoke very highly in had been broken and scattered about | favor of Traction Engines, the lake; in doing so he slipped offa | ~ Moved by E. Major, seconded by log into the lake, and was drowned. | m,. Marsh, That a Committee con- --Robert Maxwell and two others eisting of Messrs. Major, Perry, say that ho was two far away from Big elow, Sexton, Reynolds, "Marsh, them at the time the accident oc~ |p)" Foote, T.C. Forman,J.Gould, and curred for them to render the least|y pg Bickle, and five shall form a assistance. He was taken up and quorum, whose duty it shall be to buried on the lake shore, The YOung | sive the necessary notices, if not al- man by all appearance, was in poor ready done, fora charter, obtain infor- circumstances. What little he had, | 1nvion respecting the cost of tie pro- consisting of a few traps and a gun, road, and take such other are in safe: keeping till some. friend {gong og may be necessary to bring comes to claim them." before the public the construction of The man referred to is not Thomas | said railway, and obtaining said Martin of Port Perry, as he is here charter. ; now, alive and well. _ Mr. Holden spoke in favor of trac- : tion engines. : The Delegates--Mcssrs. John A.| The meeting then adjourned. Macdonald and William Macdougall arrived at Ottawa on Saturday last, where they wére lustily oheered on "Corporation. They were accompanied by Mrs.| Peesent--Messrs. Graham, Major, Macdonald and Miss Macdougall. | Gordon and Mauro. Mr. and Mrs. liowland have also ar-| Minutes of last meeting read and rived. [t was understood when the appioved, Upper Can ida delegates left England |: Mr. Major moved, That the Coun that Mr. Cartier would sail on the |cil resolve itself into a Court of Re 25th April; Mr. McGee will probab- | vision, for the purpose of revising ly return about the end of this month. | the assessment roll of 1867, and that Mr. Langton was to have sailed on|Jas. Graham be chairman of said the 4th instant. Court.--Carried, : Fresh Arrivals in Port Perry.--The in-|, Tbe Roll having been daly sworn 2 to by the Asses the Clerk in- hsbitauta of Port Perry were not | formed the Cogneil that hie had re. little astonished at the arrival, on | ceived three appeals--one from Jas. Saturday last, of what proved to be | Hackney, who complained of bejng two loads of grayel ; which were |3A8essed too high ; one from Robt. fely d ited i dhol Kitchen, who also entered the same swely Cepositedin a mud-hole, on|oynpiging: and one from Mr. Kelly, the gravel road between Perry street who complained that the properiy and Gamble's store--an occurrence | for which he nssessed should have which has not taken place for 'some been sct down to Mr. Wilson, as years past. Keep cool, neighbors! both tenant and occupant--all of Things as strange have happened be- which were confirmed, fore ; and events as startling may be] One or two trifling errors were repeated. Reach Council. The above Council met, pursuant corrected at the request of A. Hurd, oe having reference to his own =~. |and his sons' assessments, when, on Lannch.--The new steamer was | motion of Mr. Major, the Roll as re- launched at Port Hoover on Tuesday | vised was accepted as the Roll of last, 14th inst. The unfavorable | 1867, and the Clerk was instructed state of the weather prevented many to certify to the same as the law di- ts, : from being present. She was named Eo. i ; The Court then adjourned sine die. the «Anglo Sazom? We under-| 1. oon ch E, Major moved, That stand that she will be towed up to|the Clerk grant his order on the Port Perry, on Saturday next, to re-| Treasurer, in favor of John Wilkin. ceive her machinery. + .-- |sonm, for $15, to cover loss he sustain ed by dogs killing sheep.--Carried. : 1 Mr, Major moved, That the Clerk - Railroad Meeting. 4 t hie order on the Treasurer in A large and influential meeting {favor of J. P. Christie for $8 , a8 was held in Brooklin, on Tuesday, |part pay for assessing tho township. the I5th inst. The following isa sy- | --Carried. nopsis of the proceedingss. - On motion of = Majon. the Clerk Ms TB: Faif ; was c ue his ordér'on al als, eon | oe in iar ou ed by T. N. Gibbs, That J. Ham Mr. right, for money 'expended in Perry, Esq., Warden, take the chair. | electoral Division No. 5, in 1866. --Carried. 3 Council then adjourned for one Moved by Joseph Bigelow, secoad- | hour. ed by John Shier, County Engineer,| Council resumed. "fi That Wm, M. Cochrane, act-as Se-| The Clerk read a letter from H. cretary.--Carried, | | Munro. Fo Among (hose present we observed | Mr. Major presented tlic' petition | Mossrs. J. Hi Perry; TiN: of 'T. Paxton and others, praying 'Me. 1 orth, from some point on Linke On-1the By-law without would ve of the present course | ying Mr. Draper supported the idea of g e wh Yall, Manchester. ental gr: d to be apprupri this year r that purpose, Wi r. Munro in smote d ref dment, E. Major moved in amendment, that the sum of be appropriated on the 18th Con., opposite lots 20 and of the whole thereon, --Alr. oe, . In committee xr a That the committéa:. 21, to build a causeway across the Nonguon Flats; and $200 on the Tth "on, --~$30 opposite lots T and 8; $50 oppsite lots 1 and 12; and $100 east of Centre road, : Mr. Gordon offered an amendment to the amandment, which, aftér a few remarks from Messrs. Gordon and Major, was ruled out of order. Mr. Graham 'opposed the amend- ment. He said it would be injodici- ous to appropriate money -on the Tth Con. now, as a petition was talked of whicli would set forth that dollar for dollar would be contribated to the amount expended on that road by the Conncil. . A discussion followed, in which all the board participated, and at the close Mr. Major's amendment was lost. Mr, Gordon moved in amendment, That $100 be granted to Division No.4, in consideration of the impor- tance of the roads named in the peti- tion of T. Paxton, and the small amount spent in that locality for years past. : After a few remarks from Mr. Gor- don, in support of it, the amendment carried, A volis in favor of it, ex- cepting Mr. Graham. Mr. Major moved that there be ranted the sum of $200 on the 12th Con.; opposite lots 20 and 21, to build a causeway over the Nonquon Flats. "Further discussion ensued, at the close of which the amendment was lost. : . Mr.-Graham moved that the com- mittee rise.-- Lost. Mr. Major moved, That the sum of $50 be granted to cut down a hill on the side road in the 1st Con., between lots 12 and 13. Mr. Graham moved, in amend- ment, That the committee do now rise.--Carried, The Reeve informed the Council that the committee had risen without a report, T° Duscussion followed, during which Mr. Gordon complained of the advan- tage taken by the Reeve to burk the report ; and he said it was an insult to a large and influential body of ratepayers. Mr. Graham said he told the com- mittee he would oppose all motion§ or makin g appropriations at present. Mr. Gordon moved that the Clerk be instructed to advertise for tenders for giving the Hall two coals of paint, and that a_further sum be granted for putting the Hall in a fit state of repair. ih After some discussion and explana- tion Mr. Gordon consented to have his motion altered, by striking out the latter clause and' inserting instead Han ng the doors to' meet the requirements of the Act of Parlia- ment."--Carried. The doors are to open outward. Mr. Major moved, 'I at there be granted the sam a0 the 7th Con., $100 eastand $100 west of the Centre Road.--Lost. Mr. Major repeated his motions for $200 on the 19th Con. ; and $100 on See th Con. ; both of which were ost. ¥ ar : Mr. Gordon moved that the Reeve, Mr. Major and the mover, be a com- mittee to examine the bridges on the 7th' Con. ; and report at 'the next meeting of council:-Lost. . All attemps at making road appro- priations having failed, the matter was then allowed to drop. Me, Gordon mpved. that the Bylaw, for dividing ! e Township into poll- ing places, be now read a second time. The Reeve said he thought that only two. polling places: would be wanted, as there were not 1000 Par- laimentury voters on the assessment roll. : «The matter was dropped for the time being. © |. Mr. Major moved for leave to in- troducea By-law to make alterations in certain d Beats. By-law introduced and read a first and second time. 3 Mr. Graham was heard in reference to Road Beats 11 and 12, which were changed to meet his views, by extend ing the Beals to cover lots 16-and part of 17. The By-law was read a third time passed and signed by the Keeve, Mr. Munro moved that an extra grant of $350 be laid out onthe 7th Con., opposite lots 7 and 8. Mr. Gordon moved, in amendment, That placed at the isposal of each of the representa- tives, and that the mover be represen- tative for Division No. 5. = Mr. Gordon spoke in favor of his amendment, ing that unless some special, or urgent case, came under his notice he would ask foro Je Major uid ho must oppose the amendment strongly. He not, | 'cansider himself a. falls ly of ish obstinacy will] a or mea for aid to improve the roads in' 'but. of the whole Township ; soon be Yl Gibbs, W. Sexton, Joseph Bigelow, | i Ll prove the roads 'in"sud | park but of the. whole Towns pd from the two linea proposed, .are| Co" "¢ Punished by . a des John Shier, J. B. Bickle, E. Walker,| Gordon asked leave to intro- |dicious diture 'whencver and next briefly set, forth by the usal ar. | O00 of the Empire, and the annexa- | §, Hill, iPr. Gunn, Chester Draper, | duce a By-law for appropriating cer-- | Wherever itis wanted, © y y ptadd y pprop g MBs vic yt guments. It is shown, of Course, Sioa vof iis tesritory to. that of iis|N. 5. Reynolds, E. Major, C. Marsh, | tain sums of money, in accordance Mr. G 1 is amend- that farmers would profit largely, powerful neighbor. J. Lemon, W. H. Higgins, /D, with the report of a committee hick That and Su fall Ee Bat i6 mysecnery' oo Teoh ar | Holliday, ' James Holdon, S. M. yas adop ¢ the last sitting of Shut doe gumior $1000 Ser apphopria- of a fact so self evident. The follow-| mar We are 89rry to observe that | -2omas, H. Charles, L. O. 'Thomas, | In order that, something: might be |Prosent year. Tan fad Saugog | +8 remarks, howover, we commend | a Table, designed and inlaid by Mr. Jalvin Camptell, R. Harrison, T.! dong in answer to the posites. foows| Discussion followed, after which lect | 10: the éspocial attention of onr Osha- | Gabriel Vidy, lately of Manchester, | Bolster. Li diae Hamil % a | Water Pr liw wag introduced, ased upon t Con | Whom seem to think that a railway | in its transmission from Montreal to ng paoug as: $10 obi i a] " Bocond reading the a ai of this | from the north terminating in either | the - Paris Exhibition. From the of th ponemen Railway, and hed ads pantie by He lah 0 oon oo tien x Be of of those places would bo of but little | Leader's Paris Gorrespondent, under | been instrumental in. getting the pir Sonten Jatuised d alchalr. "eager he 'exper. | benefit to them :-- © |date the 26th April, we quote :-- | Prosent meeting called - | aquare to the west. of dm e toni he people of the ity the 4 |" The Montreal Board of Arts was| Mr. Bigelow, at great length,show- | Mr. Major ssid not very of tt importance, hardly any. more. ul than the|ed the vantage (a bo derivod by | street iu the loading road ding roa: 'manuf Board in Toronto. By its bad pack-| all sections of the County in getting Por and nde e-=ang question | ing an exquisite piece of workman-{ ® railway from some point North in. x it ¢ f posal o trade of | si inlaid table--has, with the | the County of Ontario to. Lake On: [gai uid ola thers On, wiotiol an of Ae op, boon be Sloasly oS 2 gl wy Celadon Ithey thought - y 'Wak 2d-s0y : smashed. The legs a beogen fo : Reynol ed, by citing | some money for bova, resolu a Aug ad accommadation. to| atoms. This vay ich to bo To] Instron, Toyaelds showed 0 'alments, 7 Gud Spon easrs: J. Mc Jewett districts in Nortn Wellington, rotted, as there" was no finer pioge | Rallway shotld. not be anything Mr. Graham said all the money| snd-D: Purdy were' apbiated "com - Simgoa 40d Pecl. By railway | of work in the whole collection." liks 'tho mount" formetly". paid|tad bocn sppropristed ub the-last Wisvipneps For expending ter $100 of the Imperiul J. Craig aud J. Lee are $o expend tingof Council, "which 'was ~5iton Simcoe Streét ; Messrs. W, Lee, ih . "Ithe $100 on the Centre Road ; Messrs. Jos. Claughton, J. Englis¥®* Q. Reynolds, J. Gregg und T. Ganton are to dispose of the $100 on the} Brock Road. , ' . | The committee rose and reported the By-law as filled up. It was then read a third time, passed and signed by the Reeve. The By-law for dividing the Town- ship into clectoral divisions for par liamentary purposes was then read a first and second time, It scts that all north of the 8th Con. line and west of the Nonguon is to be considered one division ; and all 'sonth of the 8th Con, and east of the Nonquon as the other. The By-law was read a third time, passed and signed. by the Reeve. Mri Major moved, That this.Coun- cil petition the Governor General, in accordance with a petition of Mr. Me- Gregor, to have the line between lots 6 & 7 in the 9th Con. surveyed under the authority of the Commissioner of Crown Lands, and that W. E. Yar- nold be recommended to make said survey. 'Mr. Munro moved, in amendment That the above motion lay on the table till next meeting of Council. The amendment was lost, and the motion carried. nr The Conncil then adjourned. till the 1st Wednesday in August. 31th Battalion. -- We find the follow- ing in the Gazette of a recent date :--- 84th ' Ontario, Battalion of Infan: try. No. 10 Company, Cannington. To be Lieutenant, acting till further orders: Hugh D. Lumsden, Gontle-- man, vice Kellar, whose resignation is accepted, To be Engign, acting till further orders: Thomas Ward, Gentleman, vice Johuston, whose resignation is hereby accepted. North Seeag-- rolinfli sronkhite, the celebrated 'acrobat, 1 perform on the tight rope in Port Perry, on the 24th inst,, (the Queen's Birth) some of the most daring feats--on a rope, some hundred and fifty feet long. Correspondente. 5 We wish it to be distinetly understood that we do not hold ourselves responsible for the vicws expressed by correspondents. The Late Convention. To the Editor of the Port Perry Standlre. Sir--Allow me, through the colnvmus of your paper, to make a few remarks as a pre- face to the communication addressed to the Observer, which I herewith enclose. Igen} tin time to be inserted according to bis rules; he was not courteous enough how:ver to print it--but proceeded, in his usual style to pick flaws, insinuating that it was not worth noticing. He says, --" It must be obvious to every one at all familiar with Mr. Not's manner of speaking, that the word Jones is an interpolation." I wish to inform the gentleman that I placed the word Jones where it belongs. The Observer must not imagine, because he has [as he thinks] a superior education, that everybody must submit to what he says, whether it be right or wrong ; he must not imagine himself in a school-room, whipping a few schoolboys, into subjection ; if he does he will find him- self mistaken. In my letter I merely wish- i + his report so far as I was EE mre lay it aside and make his own comments on it. It is a wonder he did not mix in a little of his Latin or Greek--so as to make a big thing of1t. He says--¢ We have no rea- son to doubt that Mr. Nott meant to say just: what he thinks he did say ; but he clothed his ideas in language a little lige: ent from what he expected. What he'in- tended to say we don't know, what ke did say we reported." What a lot of balder- dash! I wish to inform the learned gentle man that [ meant what I said and said what I'meant, and clothed my ideas in language that everybody could and did understand-- himself excepted. But because it was not spoken in Latin, the gentleman could not get it through his craninm. Now, in order to have the matter tested, I am 'willing to leave it to the delegates to say whichais cor- rect, the Observer man, or myself, and if seven-tenths of the sdid delegates don't say that what I said in my letter to the Observer, is correct, I will make a full acknowledge- ment to the Editor of the Observer ; but if, on the other hand they decide that I am right, I want him to acknowledge that he made the error in his report at the couven- tion, so farns I am concerned. Hoping you will pardon me for trespassing so much, I am, truly yours, JOHN NOTT. Borelia, May 14th, 1867. To the Editor of the Observer. Dear Sir ;--In justice 'to Dr. Jones, Mr. Gould and myself, I wish 'to correct your report of that portion of the proceedings that refers to my remarks at the convention held in Brock last Wodnesday. I beg to say I did not assert that Dr, Jones said Mr. Gould had no influence with the party, and tbat he, Gould, could do very little even i his own locality. -I merely said, in pes of Mr. Gould, * You all heard what Drl Jones said, that in his, Jones', locality that Mr. Gould was a weak man, and could not 'do much there." In your report of the pro- ceedings it appears quite different. Trusting you will correct the error in your next issue, 1 remain, yours, JOHN NOTT.. Borelig, May 6, 1861. Genernl Intelligence. The N. Y. Times says :--We are pleased to see that the Fenian leader, Roberts, who kept half tlie world excited about his belligerent schemes last year, has taken to delivering popular lectures on universal free- dom, "admission fifty cents." : This is a far more respectable and useful business than getting up Irish rows on the border, We prognosticate the beat results from it so far as the audiences are' concerned : and it is to.be hoped it 'will that the lecturer will stick to it ti he is ng rich as Stephens, = Now York paper states that Mr. Peabody intends to exhibit the por- trait with which he was recently the | Presented by Queen Victoria, in the States and Canada, and that the pro- ceeds will be devoted to the South- ern Relief Fand and some local charity. It is said to havo coat $75, 000 and is the finest enamel portrait ever taken. B5 few Frause. raph Lompany, whic proposes to lay an en cable be- tween Brest and Halifax, has been promised the support and assistance overnmeut. i London, May 10.--The success of the Derby Government on the vote v prove so Diofiablywe: - Va