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oomcrs,.that the. people to whom they haveoome know how to temper the rigid tirtuca by the exercise of humanity.â€" We are aware that much which passes current for humanity and charity, is destructive of ever! manly sentiment in the recipient. Pauper-ism, whether gem orated in workhouees or in almshousee, or in any other way, disqualifies for sue-w em in Colonial life. Religious and lecnlar pauper-s should be adrised to re- i main there they are ; at all events they " are not the classes that the intelligent protect Emigrants on their arrival, fron imposition, to facilitate their move- ments to such places within the Domin- fim as they may select, and to see that this is done in such a way as to create eonfidenee- in the minds of the new the pressis indispensible. To circulate tho-information and to answer inquiries on the 3pm, one resident agent in Lon- don appears to be necessary, but beyond this except under circumstances of an extraordinary character,the Government has no prOper mission outside. Its duty at home is, by municipal regulations, to The very interesting and importantlwnkh cannot be excelled; that being subject of Immigration is demanding the case, should encouragement be giver attention. Toronto is a. wig moment to that class of persons whose conditior excited in reference to the selection of a, is at ““5 moment 3 50'3“" 0f perplexin suitable site for emigrant sheds,.and it? to the Municipal authorities in the City seems dificult, judging from the articles 3 Of London and elsewhere? '1 the Toronto papers, to find a place ”” ‘ ‘ anficiently remote from populous neigh- i RAILWAYS- horhoods,and yet sufiiciently near for a Th T . . laborers market. An unusually large e oronto papers are indiscreetly number came to Toronto last year and i rejoicing at what, they mains. will be '9” distribute d from that p01“: It; a fatal blow to the construction of the w W made, in Lngan‘, .or sending out a, Messrs. Beckie and Robertson will great number of Emigrants on the open- ‘ , , . _ f withdraw from the contract when they rug :1;fi::fi:::: “1.3: 20th the Dianne L finish the Road to Fergus, but does that ”akin re aratidlwi‘ "at?“ hare fact of itself justify the jubilation '3â€" ma 8 p p as or provr. mg i. em It is of the greatest importance to this with temporary shelter on their arrival. . . . . section 0‘ country that this enterprise T?" re right and highly commendable-lama“ be carried on to successful com- First impressions are generally ineradi-i . , . , cable. A kindly welcome extended toiplenon’ but it may, we concede, be in . . l the interest of the “ring " in Toronto‘ the stranger is seldom forgotten, and,tliat it should fail. The policy of .the none need it more than the poor man . Toronto, Grey and Bruce Company is filth I dependant family 1 who is obliged i remarkable chiefly for the prominence to expatriate himself from the home of I which is given to its underlying trickery. his youth in order to obtain the means. Having managed to approPriate the 0' subsistence. Bl“ ‘ small proportion; whole of the Toronto City bonus towards of such personsâ€"we mean 0‘ "1088 W50; the construction of the first section, they are driven from the home of their fath- l must go to Arthur in order to affiliate "3 by necessityâ€"ever attain 3 satis-§ the subsidies of the intervening munici- fied condition. It is not to beexpectedlpaliiieg, but when at Arthur, what that men .who have been for years inur- i then? Open for overtures from Bruce “1 W “10 “0'10””? 0f 3 branch 0‘ 530° to cross over to Kincardine, in the event . dieraft 330““ readily 'd’Pt themselves of the Wellington, Grey and Bruce fall- . tothe requirements 0‘ 3 new country,liug through. The Toronto Company, . where versatile qualities are the inevit- ' with Mount Forest as an accomplice, able conditions of success. While Em'fdesire to entrap Egremont. Knowing, j igration may relieve an overstocked 13' f as they must do, that none of the muni- 1 b0? market, it may 90h in all 93898, ’9‘ ffipalities west or north-west of Mount salt advantageously to those who ”w t l are; Forest can legally give bonuses to be 5 transferred from one continent to aB-jexpcnded outside of such municipalities, 1 other; on the contrary, there are classes. they see the importance, in the accom‘ of persons, in the mother country, who i plishiucnt of their purpose, to detach are wholly wanting in that Species 0‘; Egremont from its sister Townships in adaptability which is so requisite here.;Gi-ey'. They will not succeed in Mr. White, who was sent to Britain last? this purpose. The Egremont people, I ,e:o§(' \.’ ‘.\;‘. {'2‘ ...-...\. ..O fi-.‘.--‘-v. , speaks. 2». ‘.,\‘fl “-s-‘1 “u._‘..‘. I clearly recognized these pcculiaritics.â€" i about the Narrow-Gauge to remind theml ( “'0 think that he did good service, but? that the more sensible plan would be to: l we question whether his mission rcsult- i wait until they see the first section built' I1 cd in directing one more person to Ca- i and in operation. Nothing is lost, but t nada than would have come had Mnieverything is to be gained by delay.â€" ( \Vhite remained at home. Those per- i When the 000 is built to Arthur, and b sons who were sent out by societies, were; the other itO llarriston, which we hope I not, strictly speaking, voluntary Emi- , it yet will be, notwithstanding that the z p grants, they were the creatures of cir. i prospects are said| to be clouded over, it 0 cumstauccs, and were directed hither by : will then be time enough to say what C other agencies than those employed by shall be done. Let the County of Grey '1 the Government. And so long as the i husband its strength, and its townships I same causes continue to operate, they l steer clear of liabilities. Union is V will result in a similar exodus. Emi- , strength and the day is not far distant, ft grant agents have not, as far as we havel we think, when western Grey will be t: been able to discern, been of any service? able to wield its power, unitedly, to , 3‘ whatever, and we think that the money some purpose. ' ‘1 expended in payment of the salaries and ' Since the above was in type we 113%; w expenses of the half dozen agents, now i received a communication from a Town- , b in Europe, is 8.) much thrown away.â€"â€" i to correspondent, which is well. worthy , fl We need not recapitulate the history of l 0‘ perusal. W9 may refer 383‘" to this: the past. As far as agencies have been “We“ "1 our next issue. , a concerned it has been a signal failure '"“ ---__.-.._-._.m, 3 and that not on account of the unfitness; Legal Intelligence. 0. of the persons appointedâ€"though that! â€"-â€" r1 has been in some instances apparentâ€"E IN CIIANCERY. 2 but from causes which are affiliated . , ‘T" ‘ . with national characteristics and pceu-g ’ JACKSON I’S' FLAGAN ll Iiaritiee, yet agents cherish the delusion 3 fi 3‘ . . . g The particulars of this case appear to w that they give direction to the current. be that Feagan gave a mortgage to to zlothing can be more fallacious, {0" Jackson on a Park Lot in Durham, on apart from the. causes which at times: which some 8300 are due. That Feagan influences the flitting of the people, it~ , t f f tth t th I ._ . l neglected to pay taxes for one year and asamat er 0 no a e mmigratiou ' that the Collector returned the lotl to Canada has been inversely to the fuss l either as belonging to the absentee, or and feather of the agents. The prin~ . . unrecoverable. The lot was sold for, pr “P31: ““1 perhaps the only thmg’ “mt these taxes and purchased by Lockwood or Canada or the Provinces of which it is! . , iElridgc; that Feagan, instead of re- w: composed ought to attempt, ‘3 to dw' i deeming the lot, purchased Elridge’siu- J, nominate each information in reference terest for ten or twelve dollars, and oh- fu to its resources, and vamonal arrange- taiucd an assignment, not in his own 0, meals for the "“9““ °f Emigrants as: name, but in that of his son, John Fea- K. intelligent Emigrants will be solicitwsigan’ junr., £0 whom the deed executed lie to know. The best way of doing this . _ , by the County Ofiicials, was sent. The. De includes the whole duty Of F1” .Govern- . intended efi'ect of substituting the name meat outside our own territory. The . . , of the junior for the senior Feagan was node may be varied according to 011” f to deprive Mr. Jackson of his security. announces, but generally the agency 0f i The following is the reported evidence ci th W 88 lo oil on bu DI. N apprentice wanted u this office, im- mediately. One who has some knowledge of the business preferred. Durham, Jun. 12m, 1870. DURHAM CHRONICLE. NOTICE TO DELINWENTS. THURSDAY, JAN. 27, 1870 Apprentice Wanted- Immigration. Jon 2) Feagan, sen. ,bcing sworn, said, I live on Park lot No. 1, Ncorth of Park f,Street in Durham. I mortgaged it to 4 Mr. Jackson. The mortgage shown to ime 13 the one given. I reside on the lot, and have done so since I purchased. I I pay no rent; I was in arrear {or taxes g in 1866. The Collector called upon me ' for $18, but the Council reduced it to {one half. I did not apply to the Ooun~ oil for a reduction of taxes, but- wanted to get clear of- it altogether. I made g no personal application for a. reduction For taxes. The Council made the reduc-i tion in accordance with their consoien~ ces, I suppose, as I was a poor man.â€" The Collector never- threatened to seize, ’! he might have asked me for the taxes, but I don t recollect him doing so. I ' had always a cow and a yoke of settle;! on hand, and other goods. The lot has;I since been sold for those taxes. I- did,3 not know that it was sold until told so i The following is the reported evidence of the elder Fcagan, under an examina- tion by Mr. Harper, of Durham, before the master in Chancery, at Owen Sound, on the 24th instant. Since the above was in type we have received a communication from a Toron- to correspondent, which is well worthy of perusal. We may refer again to this subject in our next issue. about the Narrow-Gauge to remind them that the more sensible plan would be to wait until they see the first section built and in operation. Nothing is lost, but everything is to be gained by delay.â€" When the one is built to Arthur, and the other gtO IIarriston, which we hOpe it yet will be, notwithstanding that the prospects are said to be clouded over, it will then be time enough to say what shall be done. Let the County of Grey husband its strength, and its townships steer clear of liabilities. Union is strength and the day is not far distant, we think, when western Grey will be able to wield its power, unitedly, to some purpose. Equite aware that very pressing applica- ; lot for mysel il tions are being almost continually made .‘ Elridge’s her {by persons desiring a trip to Europe, to ' I told Elrid he sent there at the public expense, un- ; for my son a Ider the pretence of some agency orimoney to pal ; other. W'e admit that political exigen- ' ing at Oshaw ;' eies occasionally require that trouble- . say that if he ‘some friends should be appeased, hut§or send mone‘ their contentment is too dearly purohas. ' son came up ' : ed when they are employed in importing Z signment was the elements of old world strife into the ed with Elrid 3 Colony. The class of persons who are; my son came. 3 needed here, and for which there is: more than tw abundant room, is that of the industrious ' was even twi: _ laborer. 0f the non-productive classes write ti? the '1 ' we have sadly too many, but for the in-j to see how m1 {Mtrioas tenant farmer of the old coun- i for at the sale ‘ try, with some means, and for the farm ‘ t'0 say 110'" laborer, Canada presents advantages, wrote to my E which cannot be excelled; that being ; 30!! would not the case, should encouragement be given I rather be in l to that class of persons whose condition , my SOD’S- I is at this moment a source of pcrplexity ; money my 80! to the Municipal authorities in the City * out at the tim of London and elsewhere ? l cuted. M v S . a new by Alex. Brown, storekeeper. When I he ncccs- ' heard it I was fairly astonished. Lock- General O'Neil, President of the Fe- nian brotherhood, has issued a call for 9. Congress of the organization, to meet. in New York on April 19th, for making final preparations for active hostilities. An invitation is extended to all Irish or- ganizations to send representatives. France now has its Rochcfort, who is” at the same time a member of the Corps Legisiatif and a prisoner in close cus- tody. England has as a paralfel case in its O’Denovan Hosea, and also a prisoner in close custody. ELORA, Jan. ELLâ€"The Elora Mills have been burnt. The tire was noticed about two o’clock on Sunday morning. The fire is supposed to have originated from the middlings heating and igniting. The insurance on the mill, machinery and stock is $16,000. The loss is about $5,000. l The Deputy-Reeve. Councillors Brown l and MeCallum, who had been appointed i a committee to enquire into the standing of the Treasurer’s securities and Bond, reported the same satisfactory and legal. $3.74 were paid H. 1’. Adams, being the one half allowance for repairs on Town- line bridge, Bentinclt and Brant. In accordance with request of petitions, $10 I were granted to Thomas Crozier and $5 l to Mrs. McDonald, indigents. Coun- Icillors McCallum and Brown to see to l the expenditure of the same , cheques were granted to the Trustees of school ! sections who had authorized Council to l levy and collect their school rates; petition of Mr. William Whyte laid over for future considera‘ion; Geo. Lee was paid $2 for use of house at Election; John Hicks having repeatedly failed toi furnish satisfactory securities to the Council, the contract {or building Kennedy’s bridge was awarded to Wil- liam Devlin, his securities are John Devlin, Sr., and Frank M eGrade. Coun- ' cil adjourned to meet at Chittick’s hotel, on 4th day of February, for general: business and the appointment of Assessor, Pathmastcrs, Pound Keepers, and Fence Viewers. l o.â€" The Council elect for 1870, viz :â€" Hopkins, Reeve; Dickson, Deputy- mlWe: McCalluug. W‘H-r ~-’-“ - Councillors, met in Durham at noon on Monday, 17th day of January. The members severally made and subscribed to the Declaration of Qualification and Office, after which they proceeded to business. The Reeve appointed L. J. Privat, auditor; Alex. Stephen was ap- pointed auditor on behalf of the Coun- cil; By-Law No. 57, appointing D. Campbell, Clerk; Adam Cochrane, Treasurer; Thomas Jones, Inspector of Inns, was passed; an order was issued to Trustees of Rocky Sangecn School for $8.40, amount of their N. R. school taxes for 1869; claims from school sections Nos. 9 and 12 for“ N. R. school taxes relused ; John Hunter, an indigent, was allowed 75 cts. per week for his board and keep. Allowance to date from lst January. Cross-examined by Mr. McFaydcnâ€" I had not seen McDonell in reference to the purchase before I handed over the money to Cochrane. I did not go to see McDonell, my son went to him. I never consulted him myself. u I to say how much he would take. 1 is." wrote to my son to say that Mr. J ack- gson would not redeem it, but I would u I rather be in Mr. Jackson’s hands than 3 ‘ my son’s. I paid Elridge with the y : money my son sent. My son was pros- y 9 cut at the time the assignment was exe- cuted. My Solicitor, Mr. Duncan Moo Doncll, advised me to purchase the lot in my son’s name. I told my Solicitor I that there was a mortgage given by me ‘2 on the lot. I don’t remember_of my son r i being with me at McDoncll’s. Mr. Mc- l Doncll prepared the last assignmentâ€"l; ' The first assignment was drawn up by' 3 Mr. Cochrane, but there was something! wrong about it. The assignment drawn}L by Mr. Cochrane was in my son’s name. - The money was paid to Elridgc in Cochrane’s oflice. I live on the land ’ during my son’s pleasure, and I have no} : interest in it whatever. There never' i was a word said between us of its being ‘convcyed back to me. The deed from I the County Oficials came to my Solici- tor. I have never seen it. My son is} i in the State of Illinois, in Mcharl; ‘ County, Mchar Post Office. I did tell i , Rowland that my son might: have gone; to Red River. I did not tell Rowlandg that I was ignorant of his address. I 1 have never mentioned this Chancery i suit in any letters written to my son.-â€" 5 Mr. McDonell is my son’s Solicitor also. My son has written to him. He is over ‘ 21 years of age, was born in the town-1c I ship of Douro, County of l’cterboro,2 and was christened by the Priest of that! ‘ township. l l my son «me. 1 was not at Elridge’n more than twice, and am not sure that I : was even twice. Got Mr. Cochrane to: write to the Treasurer at Owen Sound, i to see how much the land had been sold 1 for at the sale, as I could not get Elridge for my son and that my son had sent up money to pay for it. My son was resid- ing at Oshawa. I wrote to my son tel say that if he did not come to redeem iti or send money, the place was gone. My son came up to Durham before the As- signmeat was completed. I had arrang- ! ed with Elridge about the price before! 3011‘ sent me money to purchase it. I; told Mr. Jackson that I would not re“ deem the lot; I might have said that; he might. redeem'it. I did not repreqI sent to Elridge that I was buying the: lot. for myself. I was once or twice ati Elridge’s house about buying the lotâ€"f I told Eltidge that I was purchasing; Bentinck Council. Mills Burnt. D. CAMPBELL, ' Clerk. I When 11 CORRESPONDENCE. The population of Bucnos Ayers is 1,200,000. {out as at 50p to the would-he bondhold. 5 ers of the Wellington, Grey 65 Bruce I ’know not; one thing I do know, its . working previously always showed a loss. Your paper of the 201h inst. , is also be- fore me, and as before, dealing tho '1‘. G. B., and its fathers, left-hand hits. I am quite willing to leave its defence in other hands or take care of itself. I am thoroughly alive to the potent influ- ence you exercise in defeating its “schemes in parts of Grey, and hope (if alr lowed) in your next issue to show that interest, duty and patriotism call for your eq'ial powerful advocacy, of the most“; feasible R. R. extension to and through Grey. Railway of Canada, ahowing a profit. of £40 upon its Gall; and Guelph Branch. Whether this handsome surplus is thrown p t a year from now. Whether the road will go through your County or not de- ring, that the City of Toronto had done nothing as a City towards the undertak- ing. Since then Toronto has voted a handsome bonus in favor of the road, al_-. though the benefits which she will de- must necessarily expect. The County of Grey should at once follow the exam- ple of Toronto and vote a handsome bonus to the Company. Delay will be foolish on their part, as once the road is built to Arthur, the Company will be in a very independent position, and can comfortably wait the course of events. Regarding the Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway Company, notwithstand- ing the not very flattering remarks you indulge in at their expense, that road is new in course of construction, and will be completed to Mount Forest by the early part of next year, provided Egre- mont and Normanby vote the bonuses required from them, or in any case it will be finished to Arthur Village within A mem 70 PROGRESS. Torontb, 24th J an. 1870. .\ \V!‘fltfl?9' U:?- “‘“~:o:râ€"‘3¢:-;“x take on this subject, it they want Rail- ways they must “ toe the mark,” as far as bonuses are concerned, for Railways cannot be built to Grey without some such aid. It matters little what the value of Railway stock may be to future generations, or the danger, as your wri- ter has it, of discounting on the possible future, capitalists have but. one idea on the subject, and that is that no more money shall bo obtained from them to: build Railways, unless, by bonuses or: otherwise, the shareholders are secured against loss. So much for the bonus system. _ l I thought that the time had gone by, l . when capitalists were expected to "throw " l away their money, simply for the good a l . . n of the country, Without looking for any , i return therefor. It seems, however, a judging from your article, that in Grey at any rate, there are still some who be- lieve that shareholders have no right to r,- expect dividends, and that whether Rail. W I them. The contrary, however, remains 3! the stubborn fact. In this country, and ,‘indccd all over the world, Railway l 5 stocks have proved so very unsatisfac- ,3 tory, as an investment for money, that r i capitalists will not now invest one dollar l ; in them so long as the old no-dividend ,Esystem of building is adhered to. It E'followed then, that if new railways were 3 to be built in Canada, some means had jto be found of inducing capitalists to :put money into them. This difficulty ‘1 the bonus system effectually met, and PM fairness and equity of that system ,ig Proved by the success which has so ifar followed its introduction into this :country. What can be more equitable than that parties greatly to be benefited by a Railway, should, as an inducement to capitalists to build it, (at any rate so long as railways remain in the bad odor financially, which they do at present) vote such a bonus or gift to the under- taking, as will make the stock sufiicicnt- ly remunerative .to tempt capitalists to take hold of it. ' ‘r' §‘\Vlint.¢vm- via-â€" -~~2n3,_12a:-_i..’ a A The writer begins by attacking gen- : erally the Legislature of the country for f permitting municipalities in want of Railways to borrow money for the pur- ipos of giving bonuses to help to build them, and argues for the old system of municipalities taking stock instead. It seems extraordinary that, with the many examples of non-paying and bankrupt Railways which the world has produced,. that a writer can still be found 'advocat-l ing the perpetuation of the old ruinousi system of Railway building, which, al- though it has furnished Canada With a series of Railways, has at the same time drowned in ruin, the larger portion of the men and women who supplied the money to build them. for the ability and moderation with which he handles his subject, I feel called upon in justice to the interests of Railway progress in this country, to re- fute some of the errors and false-reason- ing into which the writer has fallen, and which, if unanswered, might place the Toronto, Grey Gr. Bruce Railway Cam in a wrong light with the people of ? Grey. Dun qu,â€"I have just seen an article in your issue of the 6th inst., on “ Bonuses to Railway Companies,” and while conceding to the writer full credit T o the Editor of the Chrom’do. We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of our correspondent:, and only give them publicity for the infor~ motion they contain. . to constitute a first-class lecturerâ€"a sweeping imagination, great powers of language and description, with a large fund of humor and enthusiasm. This is regarded as one. of the most eloquent, entertaining and instructive lectures ever delivered in this part of the country.” ‘ ' “ Go it While you’re Young.”-- A lecture on the above subject will be delivered in the Orange Hall, Durham, on Tuesday evening next, Feb 1st, com- mencing at 8 o’clock, by Rev. J. Allister Murray, of Mount Forest. Mr. Mur- ray is very highly spoken of as a talented and eloquent lecturer, and in one of our Toronto exchanges we find the following . communication in reference to alecture delivered by h1m,on the same subject, at Mount Forest, a short time ago.â€" The correspondent says :--“Last Tnes- day night Rev. ~J. A. Murray,lof St. .- Andrew’s Church, delivered a lecture on the subject, “- Go it while you’re young.” Though this is the first time Mr. Mur- 1 s l e â€" H r? U} cess. Mr. Murray, in opening his lecture, referred to the influence excited by badges and battle cries as contrasted with, mere abstractions. The subject of the present axiom is one of those prev cepts, which would exert great influence whether for good or evil. The lecturer selected Demosthenes, Milton, Knox, Arkwright, Watt, Stevenson, Peabody; Sir Colin Campbell (Lord Clyde,) as examples of men who went it while they were young in a good sense, and gained-a world-wide reputation. The great Athenian was described as a young Iman with deep and burning thoughts ’heaving in his breast for utterance, while the Puritan poet was presented in Eall his massiveness. The stupendious ‘results of the inventions of Arkwright, , Watt and Stevenson were most graphi- cally described. Perhaps the most-en- ‘ tertaining part of this lecture was the J brilliautssketeh of the military career of Lord Clyde, who rose by degrees from l ] being a poorhoy to be Commander-in? Chief of the ,British, army in India, and a Member of the House of Peers-- The description of the various battles elicited bursts of applause. Mr. Murray is possessed ofâ€"all' the elements required l l r l and before adything could be done to- wards saving the contents it was com- pletely envolped in flames, and in a very few minutes the fire had spread to a long shed in close proximity, in which was stored Waggons, Lumber, c., to the value of about $1,000, and it also with the Whole contents was totally con. sumed ; not a“ scrap of anything was saved. If the fire had occurred an hour or so earlier, in all probability, the whole Foundry buildings would have been in ruins. Total loss about $1200 ; no inâ€" surancc. Cause of fire unknown, but supposed to be from a defective chim-i ney. auu‘u 1...:1 of the 22nd inst, between five and six o ’,clock a the broke out in a small frame building, belonging to Messrs. A. 8: A. Cochrauo, shunt-Dd in the rear of their vs. Grouse. It may he true,'as you as- sert, that an Attorney has the advantage over a common informer inasmuch as he can succeed in getting the whole penalty while the latter is restricted to the half, To our Correspondent H We have returned your communication. If you can verify the facts we will pub. lish them. The style of the cause was not RABBIT vs. Glnmns, but MULDOWN EThe Ottawa Cabinet now de- clares the Ontario Supply Bill of Jan. nary, 1869, to have contained a clause which it was beyond the power of the Legislature to. pass, and, consequently, disallow: the whole bill as illegal. [75? We are in receipt 'of the first number of the Gaval, a Monthly Masonic Journal, published at Toronto, by Robt. Ramsey, Esq., of Orillia. It is ably edited. {F The last Oficial Gazette con- tained the following notice concerning No.4 00.; Durham :--To be Captain, provisionally, Lient. John Moodie, vice McCullock, who has left the limits. To be Lieut. John W. McDonnell, gentle- man, M. ‘S., vice 'Moodie, promoted.-+- To be Ensign, provisionally,'Sergt. W. McGirr. To be Quartermasterâ€"Thom Donovan, gentleman, vice Layton, whose resignation is accepted. Secretary; Josiah Gamey, Treasurer. It @The annualytn‘eeting of the Ag- ricultural. _Soci‘ety of the township of Osprey, was held at Hannah’s Hotel, Maxwell, on Friday the 2Ist inst., when the following gentlemen were elected oflicers for the current year :-â€"-Thomas Gurney, Esq, President ; Geo. S. Bowes, Vice-Preeident ;_ J as. A. Sutherland. Pansnxruxorr.â€"TheRev. Wm.Park. Pastor of the Presbyterian Church of this village, was the other day presented with a very handsome VVriting-desk, by his Bible class. 531' Hon. Wm. McDougnll is said to be laboring under a severe attack of the “ dumps ” since his return from the “promised land,” and it is also stated that he will he found on the opposition benchesfwhen parliament meets. 53' The Mt. Forest Ezanu'ner is advocating the abolishment‘ of Toll- gatea in the county of Wellington. 53’ The Daily Telegraph has re- viewed the amended Registration Act, and predicts it a failure. 3%” Grey County Council met at Owen Sound on Tuesday. 13%” This number ends volume three of the CHRONICLE. Notwitetanding the general outcry abent hard "times during the past jear, we ha'Vc received a very liberal support on all sides, and ha‘ve had substantial evidence . of the in- crea'sing pepularity of our paper. Now isthe-tinie-.tq;mbseribe. .mNo family in this district should be without it. Owen Soundâ€"Friday, 25th Feb., 10 a. m., Thursday, 28th April, 10 a. m. Chatsworthâ€"Thursday, 27th J an... 11 a. m., Thursday; 2lat April 11 a. m. Durhamâ€"Friday, 28th Jan., 10 a. m. Friday, 220d April 10 a. 1n. Fleshertonâ€"Saturday, 29th J an., 11 a. m., Saturday,'23rd April 11 a. m. Meafordâ€"Thursday, Feb., 3rd, 11: a. m.,lflonday, May 20d, 11 a. m; Thornburyâ€"Friday, 3rd Feb. 10 a. m., Tuesday, 3rd May, 10 a. m. Council adjourned to meet at Holstein on the 15th of February A By law to appoint pathmaste read and passed. r8 W38 J L. Doyle was appointed Tavern Inspector. ' A \ Moved by Mr. Bye, seconded by Mr. McArthur, that the clerk receive tenders Moved by Mr. MoArthur, seconded by Mr. Murdoch, that Mrs. Farrell get 50 lbs. of flour and 50 cents per month for the year. Carried. - The Reeve nominated David Allen as auditor. Moved by Mr. Bye, seconded by Mr. Murdoch, that Wm. Douglas be auditor for this year. Carried. The Council being organized, :the Reeve took the chair. Minutes of last meeting read and approved. Resolved that the Reeve give his order on the Treasurer to pay to Trustees of School Section No. 4, N. R. S. Tax for 1869, $1.96; do. No. 13, do 85.35; Clerk for post'and stationery, for 1869, $4.68.â€" Order given. Henry Wakefield, Reeve; Nichol McIntyre, Deputy-Reeve ; Neil McAr- tbur, Robert Bye, James Murdoch, Councillors. Holstein, Jan. 27, 1860. The members elected made the quired declarations, as follows : To the Clerk, for halfT years’ salary, $70.00; 2 days special services, $4.00. Michael Stonehouse, for council cham- ber, $10.00. Order given. Resolved that this council adjourn Council adjourned. Mr. Keith for 2 days at council, $4.00; 2 days at railway meetings,~$io.00. Mr. Sinclair for 2 days-at Council, M ()0 _' 3:14“ at railway mnétin , $6.00; for inspecting job on WgfibfiEEOD. Mr. Craft for 2 days at council, $4.00 ; 2 days at railway meetings, $4.00. Deputy Reeve. for 2 days at Council, 334-00; 3 days at railway meetings, $6.00; messenger to Mr. Keith, and withdrawing by-laws, $2.00. The Reeve for 2 days at Council, $4. 00,3 days at railway meetings, 86. 00; messenger to clerk and special services, $4. 00. To H. Wakefield, witness fees paid '1‘. Brown, 83. 50. '10 R. Legate, for inspecting roads, $8. 00 To John Baird, for inspecting roads, $8.00. - To 0. Harper, 'for making 6 deeds in duplicate, attending court, postage, registering, c., $32.50. To returning officers, 36.00 each, $30.00. To Romains Kerr, for waggon shop, $52.00. To Copp, Clark 8:. 00., for stationary $2.05. To the Assessor, balance of salary: $10.00. To Trustees of S. S. No. 6, N. R. S. tax, $5.85. To Trustees of S. S. No. 2, N. R. S. tax, $3.20. To Mr. Kershaw, a minister assessed in error, $2.52. To Trustees of S. S. No. 10, N. R. S. tax,'$7.25. To Trustees of S. S. No. 11, N. R. S. tax, $23.75. To Truseees of ~S. S. No. 12, N. R. S. tax, $3.54. ' To Mr. McKenzie, for clothing to Mrs. Grasby, $6.00. Resolved, that the Reeve ‘give his order on the Treasurer to pay as fol- lows: Resolved, that Petric's tender of $70, to provide timber for the Holstein bridge, be accepted, and that the clerk make out agreement accordingly. Resolved, that the road work let and now undone or unfinished in the several wards remain under the present in- spectors, to be finished before the 131: of August next. The Reeve handed in $13.18 adjudged by the court against W. Wallace. T‘- Michael Hilts and John Patterson applied to he allowed to do work on: the roads" next sninmer in lieu of their back taxes on the Roll for 1869 ; resolved that the application be granted, and that the Road Inspectors in such wards. let and inspect the same, and that; the col- lectors be so informed. 'Jr Resolved, that Alex. Orr, Joseph Bunston, an€ John Hiscock be exempt 31.00 each, on account of error in return of statute labor. HOLSTEIN, Jan. 6, 1870. _ Members all present. Reeve in the chair. Minutes of last meeting read and approved. . Division Court Sittings. To THE MEMBERS or COUNCIL. Egremont Council. Egremont Council. . Luann," Clérk. . LEGATE, Clerk. 1‘8- W. G. 6; B. flauntâ€"The contract for the coniinuation of the above line from Fergus to Harriston has been let to Mr. Williaim, I. P. P. of Hamilton, and next week the work will be commenced and it is intended to push it. vigorously forward and to éecure its completion as soon aeyossible. Guelph Advertiser. O absolutely free and still holding these short terms of imprisonment over the small debtor. ‘ This is especially the case, since, under the County Court act, the judges have very ; arbitrary power, and it is actually possible l that ~a man who owes a few shillings may i he imprisoned, on and of}; for years, unless ' he is able to pay his creditor. Say that a poor workman owes a grocery bill of thirty shillings and finds himself unable to settle it, he is sued before the county court, a judgment is obtained, and an order is made l by the judge that the debtor pay five or seven shillings a week. This the debtor is unable to do, when he is arrested and com- mitted ‘0 jail for forty daysrnTbe incarcera-i tion does not. diRflhnr-nn 4L“ ‘2-L°I-. o- . The new law took effect on the 1st of January, and hence at twelve o’clock at night. on the last day of the old year the prisoners were virtually free, although a judge’s order for their release might have been required before they were actually set a at liberty. The governor of White Cross Street Prison, the largest place of detention ’ . . . . l 1n London, determined to waive the form. ‘ ality, and notified the prisoners that all who pleased were at liberty to leave the jail at,f midnight of the 3lst December, and, out of . the ninety-four inmates, thirty-one availed! themselves of the privilege. The par! creatures longed so ardently for liberty that! they packed their few goods together as] early as four or live o’clock. in the after. noon, and counted. the seconds until thel hour of their release arrived, while in many l ! cases their families, women and children, i waited for them outside the gates, and watched as; anxiously the slow flight of ‘ obtained in county courts, 0 r forty priso- ners still remain in White as street, but . 1 their sentences are only for stipulated ’ 1 periods. It is much-complained of that the l l no... I.._ .1--- - poverty have grown §old and rusty in jail, and rendered unfit ever again to earn their living by labor. (Correspondence of the N. 1'. Herald.) 1‘ Loxnox, Jan. 3, 1870. On the lat of January the new bankrupt law, which abolishes imprisonment for debt 1n England, except in cases of county court judgments for small sums, came into opera- tion, and there was in consequence a gen- eral jail delivery from all the debtors’ prisons and “sponging houses” of the metropolis. It has long been conceded that the practice of locking up a man who owes money which he cannot pay and keeping him for years in prison like a felon is as brutal as it. is senseless, and yet the stubborn opposition of Englishmen to innovation has kept alive until now one of the most cruel and absurd laws that ever disgraced the statute book of any country. W ithin the last twenty years, it is true, many modifica- tions of the imprisonment for debt law have been made, and there has been less power than there was prior to that time to throw a debtor into jail and let him rot there; but still the abuses have been numerous, and .. -nvnmmr-m. r... _- l “Champion of America. 1 “And, you bet, I can keep that ticket.” Mace. since the signing of the articles, has been quiet and reticent, but expresses, nevertheless, his confidence in his ability to vanquish Allen. Mace feels particularly confident in his own superior science and pugilistic experience, and says that though a smaller and lighter man than Allen, he will make him (Allen) regret his temerity in challenging one who came here without any intention of entering the ring. “TOM ALLEN, champion." The followiing letter, written on the pre- vious day, shows. that Allen is confident of his ability to vanquish the English cham- pion. The letter is given literally :â€" “ST. LOUIS, Jan. 13, 1870. “DEAR Famxn.-â€"I received your esteem- ed letter hoping that you- and your family 9 are in good health I want you to go to the Clipper office and see that Mace signs the articles that I have sent. Iain sure to lick the man. He is ten yearsu‘older than me, and fourteen pounds lighter, and two inches shorter, and he knows no more than me, ' and never fought a clever man before. Joe Goss is a piece of wood. If I had not have been crippled I should have won, and very easy too, and then I was heavy. ‘ “I am “ST. LOUIS, Jan. 13. “Dan me.â€"If Mace signs: the artio cles, send word by telegraph. Your humble servant On the 13th inst, Allen wrote the follow- ing letter, given me ally, to Frank Burns of o-New York: â€"- TlhfiQt has been fixed to come off on the 1 th of next May, within fifty miles of New Orlans, the conditions being that m case either party fails to be on the ground between the hours of T and 128. 111., he shall fOrfeit the stakes. (The arrest of either of the contestants by the police shall under no circumstances form a reason. for non- forfeit of the stakes. Ween? Jen) Mace ad Tom Allen, {$1 $2,500 and the “champion belt, ” have beoi sigged 11: New York. ITS ABOLITION IN ENGLAND. 'A “ Champion ” Prize Fight. Articles of ggreement for a. prize fight 1‘ Imprisonment for Debt. fl It 18 stated that Miss Gladstone, one James Lawrence, the late Lord Mayor of London. A Parisian lady being asked why she went into such excessive mourning attire on the death of her husband, replied, “Ab, my dear, Jae was my eleventh I” “Imperishable paper coffins” are the latest device of Connecticut genius. They are made in Madison. Thomas Butler, 3 notations Fenian, fell from the window of his house .ziu London, on Chfistmas day, and was kill- England, and the list Danube; 1,068,. 221. An American paper says negro min- atreley is fast. dying out. 1‘} Louis Hines, a negro, was hanged at f; Tarboro, N. 0., on Friday last. The [llhour having arrived, the sums asked l the condemned man if he had any con- ? fession to make, to which he replied that “’he had not. The cap was then placed 'iover his head, forever darkening his gvision to all earthly things, the noose ; was adjusted by the Sheriff’s deputy, 'and at 12 a. m. the drop fell. A scene of fearful excitement here enhued. T he knot on the rope was not properly placed, and when the body fell it slipped round under the chin. The legs had n}: keen pinioned either,and the suspended wretch l struggled in a terrible manner. He had fallen about three feet and a half, and ‘the neck was not broken. With a con- vulsire eflort he succeeded in getting his hand up to the rope, at his throat, and holding this he got his feet again on :the platform. All this time there was exciting scene. A gurgling noise in the throat, as of diflicult respiration, could be distinctly heard by the entire crowd in the yard. The Sheriff ran and push~ ed the feet off the scaffold, and the con- demned was again swinging in mid air, but still struggling violently. In seven- teen minutes, however,he was pronounced dead by Drs. J. H. Baker and Stanton, and the body was cut down and placed in a cofiin. Thus ended the execution of Hines, a bungled and horrible affair. Revolting Sdene at an Execution D The flouting mils and dye house were only saved by the almost. superhuman cautions of the inhabitants. The distil- lery, which “'38 SBVcrnl times on firerwas saved by ’keeping the roof flooded with water. Everything in the factory was burned save 150 pieces of tweed, which were somewhat damaged while being got out. of the cloth-room. . The loss is estimated at $100 ,000 ,and is only partially covered by insurance. D988 are taxed five shillings each in In a few minutes the Hespeler Fire Brigade were on the ground with their engine, but were not able to subdue the flames. In a short time -the building was one mass of flames. HESPELEB, Jan. 20. Fire was discovered; about 8.15 last night, in the building known as Hespeler Mills. It was first seen through one of the lower storey windows, near the main entrance, and only fifteen minutes after the watchman had rung the bell for eight. A telegram was sent to Preston and Galt for engines. The Preston brigade was on the ground in a short time, fol- lowed soon after by a Galt Companylmi a‘ basis upon which to calculate. To do this, one piece must be lifted in each mo ment, the time for justifying each line, and transferring each stiekful to the galley in- cluded. Should the match take place, and should either perform what it is claimed he can do, it will surpass anything bcfore known of mechanical motion. The test. copy is to be a message of the President, run into one paragraph, and the type is to be nonpareil. were only able to keep the fire-confined to the one building. O to printers’ measurement, could be set up and corrected in ten hours time has been ; an open one, and now that the opportunity is to be given of setting it, the printers of the country will not cease to speculate upon it until the event has passed. It is claimed by those acquainted with these men, that. each has set as much as 17,000 ems of type in ten consecutive hours. When the reader is informed that 17.000 ems are equal to about 40,000 seperate pieces of metal, he will have ;' George A. Barber, 3 compositor on the tftiueinnuti Commercial, has published a challenge to the cratt, wherein he holds himself ready to set type against any other man for ten consecutive hours, for a purse of $1,000. This challenge has been accept ed by George Arensburg, of the New York 'I'imeg who has put down the forfeit money. Since the art of type-setting has been known, the question of how many types, according ‘A _ ucr m u wuum "sunny 0! Six i-.." lthongb “is firmly believed accomplices in the commissio 'act, no liglu has, up to the WM, been immwn upon their identity. The Execution i was. witnessed by an immense crowd, andb gmany he was taunted and yelled at“ h: mounted the scaffold. Thaculprit was yuy pale, but ascended the platform courageous. ly, and'with a firmstep. A his spiritual adviser, who was in attendance he cried out, in a loud voice, “I persist tha; I have accomplices,” which were the lam words he uttered. The proceedings Passed fter embracing - 5110er Off snifemci the extreme mum}, of thefmfm, M “.450 morning of the Email: His crima was one of the m0“ honibl puhtps, perpetrated by a human be' 0: least in the present civilized age der of a'whole family of six Dem... This, the greatest of outlined the extreme pg} Paris, on the morning His crime was one of A Type Setting Match. 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