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Durham Standard (1857), 2 May 1862, p. 2

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mam, in this Division, that Mr. Carling, the new Receiver General, wan elected hyac. cm for London; and Hon 1. 3. Bo- binson, President of the Council, dead £0: Tom» by a majority of 527 over his oppo- nent, Mayor Bowes. The total votes cast veto: F0: Robinson, L071 ; (0: Bowen. 544â€" mly two mono. The public my imftom the foregoing Annals Moxmv, May, 1862. Bates. fick- wéficldm-u‘l‘he present numhorof this ur'nl {any equals any fen-es. The content- m 5 fiche“ that must recommend them to all. Thu .9.“ «of lieu-try wait!) in thin woxk thonld 2994:: it indiflmmblo in every houeebolcl. how popular the Opposition in in the il-une: diam locality of its leaders». Whydid not Goo. more influence than heretofore, and conse- quentiy be in a' better position to further the internal of his constituents, and the Province at large. Hie a’rrival created quite a comma. tion wrong the Grits, and the reception which be everywhere met with rather surprised them, and caused their (aces to elongate consideraâ€" bly. One of the prominent men of our vii- Inge, rho Inpponed Mr. Patton it the last election, but has since turned renegade, (in hopea. Imam, of gettinga share at the loaves and fishes when the Grits get in pawn” chalked any and did not show hint-elf on the unrest, ail thetirne Mr. Patton m in the vii. lmâ€"vhmcfi, .09 400%. '9 9W0 man than “ William the mwfazaid "spread *7. u 010 moon of the street: and grime y told his rumba (I) that he had thrice,.dmipg that gentleman’t nay, endeavored m obtain av Indiana! '5”! him (I): rhc purpose of hearing} “on! in bad 'gionged, -vâ€" w“ m be had wronged, and deserted vith- a nun. No sooner, haWevef, hauling. bgcmggpn egg! 137 moi; But for all this, Mr. McMurrich still gives himself out the same unsullied patriotâ€"the same dear friend of the North-Westâ€"that he was at the beginning of the unlucky ‘ventute. He is anxious to get into the Legislative- Council to put that half. of . the continent-in order. But this is not all. Mr. McMurrich has a little bill against the government, of which he is very desirous to get payment,â€" He and his associates claim thirtyâ€"three thousand seven hundred and twenty-five dol- lars, on a balance for the “construct-ion of “ roads and otherwise opening up the line of “ communication between Fort William and: “ the Red River settlement.” We may form some opinion of the nature of this claim from the fact that the government refused to ad;- vance $10,000â€"less than a third of the amount sought to be obtainedâ€"unlessMessrs Lewis Mofi'at and McMurrich would sign a bond binding them in the penalty of. $20.0“) to return any balance this ten thousand dol- lars may leave in favor of the government} when a final settlement is made. And the! .did sign the bond on the 15!!! and. 16th inch} In this document we resdthat Messrs “hwig f‘ Mofl'at and John McMurriclt have made... “ claim upon. thé Provincial 0078mean “ Canada for: monoyiex‘pended 1’14th and “those assomatcd With them, in the construc- I have been so much struck toâ€"day with a case of post mortem justice, that I cannot re. {rain from narrating it in the hope that some living miner may lay the lesson to heart.â€" The subject of the following obituary was the son of a poor wood-chopper, and he died in the possession of $10,000,000. The London journals, it seams, are not-afraid to engrave, the truth, on a man’s tombstone. The Ship- ping and mercantile interests were 'deeply shocked to learn of the sudden decease of I Mr. Duncan Dunbar, the well#known ship owner and merchant. His death took place this morning just before leaving” home for business, at the moment When his servant was leaving home for business, at the mo- ment when-his some“. helping him on With his coat. .Mr. Dunbar was the owner of fifty-two vessels, Iohiefly'o’f a large size, and his property ‘of every descri tion is roughly calculated at £2,000,000 ster ing. He was a merchant as well as a ship owner, a speculg- tor en the ‘Stdek Exchange as well as in for. eign and colonial produce; a director in seve- ral public; joint companies; aman firm and severe, just and honorable, paying to the ut- mos‘bflrthing and exacting the me. With; all his wealth, he is not known to have con- trited to charitable 7 objects- Where _,rnoney ,wm’ be made“ he was the {oremrsbbm1 limehh reads much 110' 1051 much. ~ " h! 096'“ Larticle of rice alone, he some few years ago, lest£100,v000,lfandthemarket for.that pro-, duce has never been the same as it used to be since he went into it. He was induced r931410 NU’I‘ICE jahiereby given that the ' ‘Proton Council will-meet“: "Comic! Ro- fision, at the house of John Anderson, Lot 29, 0110. 10, or} Thursday the 22041 day of May next. JOHN YERT,‘CLnx. l. chasing or negociating two Notes of Hand in favor-of Thomas Moflatt against. John Sin, {3: the. sum of $55 and $12 respective] ;. also a Note of Band for $16 against John Mc audio in favor of Thomas Mofl'att, as said Noteshave boon paid. - -. THOMAS MOFFATT. """ ”“5”““' "“‘ 0‘“ “'2" -' .- strfiglgthg .giaog. M71811!“ mll ha mum in the aft of phctimi singing. ‘- Durham, 7th April, 1862. 1233!. THE public are hereby cautioned against pur- chasing or negociating two Notes of 339;! ° "‘éOURT OF Rm Glcnelg, April 24, 1862. Normanby, 23rd April, 1862. Frown: April 3131; 1333 m; QRGANIST St. John’s Church, I Englandlwill gjve {uifion 9n the}: mm», mar, MEmDEON. _ MRS. ORG]! ARD LOST NOTES. - “ ' 115:3in. 175:3.

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