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The Warden read a petition from J. B. McGann, Hamilton, asking aid on behalf of the Deal and Dumb Institution. WEDXESDAY AFTERNOON. The Reeve of Keppel and Deputy Reeve 91"..Art misia deposited their certificates and took their seats. On report of- the Special Committe, the following standing committees for the year were appointed :eâ€" ‘inance and Assessmentâ€"Mom. Chisâ€" holm, wakefield, Paterson, Edge,.Leckie, Reid and McGrogor. Roads and Bridgetâ€"Messrs. Graham, Hopkins, Hamlton, Beattie, Linn, White and” Cameron. 0n péiuon o; the County Clerk, his son, John Gale, was apppinted Assistant County Clerk. Edwcatz’on â€"Mesars.. Inmpmy, Dixon, Sing, Rorke, Pettman and Maxwell.- A special committee, consisting of Messrs. Berke, Paterson, Edge, McGregor and Reid, was appointed \to report on the Warden’s address; and a special committee, consisting of Messrs. Leckie, Paterson, Edde, McGregor and Reid, to draft the Standing Committees for the year. Cgunty Property-Messrs. Doyle, Burnett, Campbell, McMahon and McGhee. I beg to submit herewith a statement from the Treasurer, application for the oflice of Auditor, and other documents. I have the honor to be, Your obedient servant, S. J. Luz. J. C. Spragg and W. J. Winters were re- appointed Auditors. P‘inting. â€"\Messrs. McIntyre, Knott, Valdez, McDonald; and Dnnnington. uranam, ueputy neeve. ‘ 1 Glenelg Council met at the Argyle {)‘m‘ boundâ€"S. J' Lane, Reeve; John; Hotel on 3lst ult. All the members thshulm, Deputy Reeve. . The certificates of the Reeve of Keppel i present. The minutes 0f last meeting and the Dept"), Reeve of Osprey not being g were read and confirmed. Moved by in proper form, they were not allowed to Ml“ Lamprey, seconded by Mr. Travers, take their seats. That $2.62 be refunded to the Rev. The Clerk took the chair, and requested Robert McIntyre, being the amount of the Council to elect their Warden for the taxes on his real property, the same be- year. . _ing exempt by law.--Carricd. Moved On motion of the Reeve 0‘ Euphml" lby M‘r. Lamprey, seconded by Mr. Mc- seconded by the Reeve of Holland, S”. J°iDonal d that ‘00,!) . N Lane, ~‘Esq., Reeve of Owen Sound, wast ’ $4 Opeld.lrs.Scaton \ 3 ° unanimously re-elected Warden for 1870. i for the support at Ellen MCLO“ 3 Child, The Council men adjourned, to allow the , for the mouth ending 6th February next. Warden to make the declaration of office, Carried. Moved by M"- Lamprey, sec- and prepare his address, iondcd by Mr. Lauder, That work be Itaken from Malcolm Leitch for the amount of his taxes for 1869‘, and that ed his certificate and took his seat. it be performed 00 the 13th (300., under The Warden addressed the Council as the supervision of Mr. Traversâ€"Car- follows :â€" j ried. Moved by Mr. Lamprey, second- Gsxri.s.\1sx,-â€"My first duty is to again 5 ed by MrJMcDonald, That the follow- thank you for having elected me to the how 3 ing amounts be paid to- the Trustees of (”able POSillO" 0f wa’de" 0‘ the County--â€" i School sections for N on-res‘dent school 1 can assure $0": gentlemen, I can “99""; taxes for 1869. Section No. 2, $3; ciate the position, and trust that I shall be 3 section No. 10 $1.85 -Carrie d Moved able to perform the duties of the office for; ’ ' ' f l , .another year to your satisfaction. l by M" Lamprey, seconded by ME . I Travers That the account of flour Now with reference to the business before 9 ’ y you, and in respect to which we appear toi Finn?" for stationary,. amounting to be in an unusually happy conditionâ€"tbei @1262, be paidâ€"Carried. DI'OVCd by vexed questions of building a gaol and ' 'Mr' Lamprey, seconded by M" Prayers! 11-33423: «thee bf ve been finally disposed of, . Flint Samuel Donnell)? be appornted 12;; 13;»- wxnpietion of the work, and I am . assessor for the current year, and that rut {LWZLTH of any undertaking that will re- i he be paid $55 for services of said ofice, GM" 1319 (IKE’EIK'IWVE Of a“? large sum or. and that a Bylaw be now passed for said L" “”3“: “"3 current Yea" : appointmentâ€"Carried. Moved by Mr. i 'i 5 1‘31! ill“ “3‘01““ 0f m0“? “Ml Travers, seconded by Mr. Lauder, That i“ ‘1 ”9”"!"l 0” our . leading roads! . Mrs. Ann McLean be paid $3 out of the during the ith, two years, it Will probably“ township funds as charity.â€"-Carried.â€" I \ “ ‘ V > ' _ i put Sm am ».e to mnend much on them‘ . . , . ‘ . . ? Moved by Mr. McDonald, seconded by '1..‘;r. ' t;.e t‘wllzllt‘: season, but as it 13 of; W EDNESDA Y MORNING. Wm. McDonald, Reeve of Proton, deposit- mg... F‘ E z: Hiram-.- that these roads should be» Mr. Lauder, That Ellen MCCO" be twist :n t’. thwmn'rh state of repair, it will ,3 granted the sum Of $4 for to provide hcri primal“): be fowl the cheapest course iu‘some clothing-~Carried. By.Law No. the {Al t ; t'let‘litl more or less on them 5 95, appointing lWDSlle oilicers, read every year. aml I would suggest that such three times and passed. Moved by Mr. «.-rpem.3ir:;re be made where most required 3' Lamp-my, seconded by m... ”anemia, am! ::rw~zv,~t~-:'.ive of any other consideration. That Donald McLean be paid $1 for I: illLS Lam suggested that we could dis~i repairing bridge on townline between }t T“. e~ with the Jam”! Session of this Couno. Artemisiil and GhandgunCarried.â€"i m1. ! um my) reason at present why, Moved by Mr. Lamprey, seconded by! i '1' if; i i .‘ ”it yogi. at all events, It Should Mr McDonald That Samuel Scott bel 1 3.. Ii.~';rt‘!2\tr~l With, It would under anyg . , I -- ';°3 su'o faridrre ' - .'-::?*'.'1 ‘25 In View oflhe present state of. plld '10 for the COD tr Cll D 0 b D h. H - o a. '1 ') ' , 1V.- i:‘.:'.’ :t‘. I‘: .‘wrence to appeal, be advisable " OPPONte LN" 4-0 and 301 Durham 1‘01“], : . t thvtnsscssxnezzt rolls during the. providing thatthc work be performed! , SsSsimt, as in the event of any 5 to the satisfaction of«,thc mavenâ€"Car- mat-vi L: alteration being; made in the equali- - ried. ByJaw No, 96, dividing the :L.t:*r:*.tiwrt of the liy-L'tw ttnposmg the rates, : the election 0f Members Of the Legisla- ‘it; “unit-l1 event the ordinary June meeting f tive Assembly Of Ontario, was read three wnu'd answer the ur ose and would be' . . . . p p . ’ ; tunes and passed. The Council adjourn- ternaps the most convenient we could hold. ; 9 ‘)o l he; to draw your attention to an Act: ed to meet a" the same place on the .2116 passed during the last Session of the On- 3 l‘ebruary. Pf i I It will be necessary to appointaGrammar School Trustee in the place of Mr. J. W. Frost, whose term of oflice expires. ] understand Mr. Frost is again wilhng to serve if appointed. l be r to draw your attention to an Act: passed during the last Session of the On-l tario Legislature providing a new method: of auditing accounts heretofore audited by‘ q the Magistrates at the Court, of General | Quarter Sessions of the Peace. The Act} provides for a "Board of Audit,” to be com- ' posed of the Chairman of the Court of General Sessions, and two other persons to . be annually appointed by the County Conn: cil, one of whom may be a member thereof. It will be necessary for the Council to make these appointments, and as the question of a considerable amount of money will annual- l y pass under the conmderation of this “Board” it will be necessary to be cautious in the selection. I observe that the Ontario Government, with their known liberality have allowed a sum not to exceed two dol- lars each including travelling expenses, if any, for the services to be rendered by the members of the Board. CH. 1 can sc for the prescn not be disper circumstances the law in refi to equalize t! J unuary Sess The County Cuuncil met at the Court House on the ‘llst uh. The foilowing gen- tiemen depOaited their certificates having been duly esected Reeves and Deputy Reeves ‘1' their respective towaships : ' szrx.smsx,â€"My first duty is to again thank you for having elected me to the hon- orable position of Warden of the County.â€" I can assure you, gentlemen, I can appre~ ciate the position, and trust that I shall be able to perform the duties of the office for another year to your satisfaction. Collingwood -- Wm. White, Reeve ; Joseph Korke, Deputy Reeve. Derbyâ€"Robert Linn, Reeve. Egremont-H. Wakefield, Reeve; Nichol McIntyre, Deputy Baeve. Artemisiaâ€"Wm. Leckie, Reeve; Peter Campbell, Deputy Reeve. Bentinckâ€"Jas. Hapkins, Reeve; Samuel Dickson, Deputy Reeve. Euphrasiaâ€"Jas. Paterson, Reeve ; Jan. Knott, Deputy Reeve. (Handyâ€"Jae. Edge, Reeve ; A. Lamprey, Depniy Reeve. IIolIand-J)r. McGregor, Reeve ; John Cameron, Depnty Reeve. Ix'eppelâ€"â€"Tbos. Penman, Reeve. Melanctkonâ€"Robert McGhee, Reeve. Nwmanbypflenry McMahon, Reeve; D. Winkler, Deputy Reeve. The Council then adjourned, to allow the Warden to make the declaration of office and prepare his address. WEDNESDAY MORNING. Wm. McDonald, Reeve of Proton, deposit- ed his certificate and took his seat. Ospreyâ€"John Hamilton, Reeve 3 Joseph thwell, Deputy Reeve. Sarawakâ€"R. J. Doyle, Reeve. St. Vincentâ€"C. R. Sing; Rheve; James Burnett, Deputy Reeve. Sullivanâ€"James Beanie, Reeve; J oeeph Dawningwn, Deputy Reeve. On motion of the Reeve of Euphmie, seconded by the Reeve of Holland, 8'. J. Lane, cEsq., Reeve of Owen Sound, was unanimously re-elected Warden for 1870. Sydcn’lamâ€"Bugh Reid, Reeve; James Graham, Deputy Reeve. The certificates of the Reeve of Keppel and the Deputy Reeve of Osprey not being in preper form, they were not allowed to take their seats. g “This new arm, a patent on which was gobtained through the Scientific Ameri- ‘ can Patent Agency, June 11,1867,is E destined, in our opinion, to become a lformidable rival to the breech-loading : riflesâ€"which have already attained popu- larity. It is one of the most simple and fefi’ective guns we have 'yet‘seen. Only fithree motions are required to load, dis- charge the piece, and throw out the shell gof the cartridge. The breech block is . side hinged, and it is opened and the i shell is thrown out by simply bringing the gun to half cock. The gun may, however, be cocked without opening the g breech by pressing the trigger while teocking. The gun, when held 1n posi- 3 tion, may be fired at the rate of forty Eshots per minute. All the movements :of the parts are directly backward and forward; in our opinion the best that can ibe employed for this purpose, and the least liable to get out of order. In short, the gun possesses all the essentials of a first class rifle, and has advantages which gwe think are not ordinarily met with in 1 arms of this character.” A‘ lady asked her gardener why the weeds always outgrew the flowers.â€" ‘Madam,’ answered he, ‘the soil is mbther to the weeds, but; only stepmother to the flowers? The New York-Star'asserts that there are fifty thousand women in New York city who are attempting to -keep of starvation with the little point of a needle, and whose vvages do'not average; half a dollar a day while many,hy twelve or fourteen hours‘ work do- not make more thwtwelve centsr 3 A doctor detained in court as a wit. ness complained to the judge that. if he was kept from his patients they might recover- in his absence. We are pleased to see that this gun, the invention of Mr. R. E. Stephens, of Owen Sound, is receiving flattering notices everywhere it has been intro- duced. It is said by competent judges to be the best weapon yet invented, and will no doubt take a leading place as a military rifle. The Scientific American, the leading authority on such matters on the continent, says of it :â€" 188 ucpmy iceeve of UwemSound pre- sented a petition from S. A. JOnes with reference to fencing gravel road running through has lot. ‘ Mr. Dickson gave notice that to marrow he wouid apply for a grant to assist in the exec i: n of a bridge over the Sangeen river when: it crosses the county line. Mr. McGregor- chain-an nr nnmmmn rm when: it crosses the county line. Mr. McGregor, chili-nan of committe on Wardeu’s address, presented his report, which was adopted. Messrs. Hopkins, Linn and Rorke were appointed a committee to examine the Trea- surer’s semi-ties, in accordance with law. Mr. Wakefield gave notice that he would ask for a grant of‘ t 50 to build a. bridge on the county line between Egremonto and Arthur. Mr. Penman gave notice that he would appiy for a grant of $750 w improve lead- ing roads in Keppel. Hr. Winkle: gave notice that he would move for a grant of $200 to build a. bridge on the county line between Normauby and Garrick. Council adjourned till 10 o ’clock Friday momwg By-Laws were introduced, appointing Auditors and Assistant County Clerk, read a. first and second time, and considered in Committee of the whole. The Stephens’ Gun. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. Til-1' P. SDAY M ORXIXG. Glenelg Council. Section 7.--“ The Company may build any part of their said railway to the west or north-west of the township of Arthur by sections; but no bonus voted by any municipalities to the west or north-west of the said township of Arthur shall be applied to any section out of such municipalities.” To our Correspondent Xâ€"We are quite aware that the Attorney for the prosecution, in Burns as. White 5!. Johnson, had several beta for hats, money, champagne, doc” pending on the result, but we are not aware, as our correspondent seems to think, that he was legally disqualified from giving evidence in the case. Of course we have very decided opinions as to the propriety of this course. In this par- ticular we are in full accord with our correspondent, but we see no good like- ly to result £10m publishing your letter. We are favored this week with a let- ter from a correspondent in N ormanby and one from a Director of the Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway. The former treasons fairly from his point of View, ‘but the Director, in our judgment. is irather jaunty. However, we have no Eeause of quarrel with him either per- {sonally or officially, but we write under the conviction that want of candor would be practical injustice. We do not desire to import irrcrelant matter into this discussion. The past is Irre- vocable, and like all other things that l are past, could not have been otherwise under the same circumstances. \\’e have in former numbers of this journal preferred as a charge against the DireC° tors of the Toronto, Grey and Bruce. ‘ Railroad, that they misapprOpriated the bonus of the City of Toronto, when they applied for, and obtained authority from the Legislature to appropriate it to the first section ofthe road. We are not inscnsible to the gravity of the charge. If we have misrepresented the matter, we shall cheerfully insert a cor- rection. \Ve concede that in applying the Toronto bonus in the way indicated, and in demanding from Grey the amount asked for, before Toronto made 3 the liberal allowance of $250,000, that ithey are acting legally, but we question ! its equity. In asking bonuses from Egremont and N ormanby, to be applied in building the road to Mount Forest, we apprehend that the Directors are as indifferent to law as to equity. In or- der that there may be no doubt of the correctness of our position, we subjoin the clauses of the Act which legalizes the one and forbids the other. 32nd Victoria, Chap. 82, Section 6 : “The following proviso shall be added to the twelfth clause of the said recited Act: Provided always that nothing in the said clause contained shall prevent th 0 application of any bonus given by the City of Toronto, or township of Arthur, or Village of Mount Forest, or, by any municipality between any of l these points pro rate to the mileage of the said railway between those points alone. Our friend the Director will no doubt avail himself of the opportunity we now 0301' him, to enlighten the under- standings of our “ isolated” readers.â€" We hope to profit also in the difi'usion of his light, and though we may be ex- cluded from entering upon the promised land, we are permitted to anticipate the nut best thing to it, viz : a View of it from our “ Pisgah.” To persons trading one animal for another, or “swapping,” this case will be interesting. The facts are that John Clarke and James Wilson traded horses at a fair in Durham. On the following morning Cldrke, on a closer inspection of the horse which he had got, was dis. satisfied, and went to W ilson’s house with a view to “ trade back,” confessing at the same time that the horse did not belong to him, but to his brother Wil- liam, and that in trading he had acted without his authority. Wilson refused to give up the horse, and on the follow- ing day John and \Villiam Clarke ap. plied to Mr. Jackson for a. warrant to take the horse, which he appears to have refused, on the ground that the case did not come within the jurisdiction of the -Magistracy.~ The Clarkes’, with two other persons, then went to James Wilson‘s and found that the horse was removed to thd sta- ble of Samuel Wilson, into which two of the party went, and took the horse out against the remonstrance of Samuel Wilson, and took it away. The suit, in the Division Court, was brought by James Wilson against the two Clarkes, to recover $40, the price of the horse taken away. The Judge said that as there was a legal cour. open to Clarke, which he had not availed himself of, but had chosen the forcible method, which might have resulted in serious conse- quences, he would give the Plaintiff a verdict for the $40. Harper for Plaintifi; McDonell for Defendant. DURHAM CHRONICLE. Oé All those iLdebted to this oflice for 0:}: Subscriptions, Advertising and Job c3?- Work, are requested to settle the same 6:}- without further notice, otherwise we (3:? shall resort to more stringent means to ,flj- enforce payment. NOTICE TO DELINQUENTS. THURSDAY, FEB. 3, 1870. WILSON vs. CLARKE at. al. Division Court. RAILWAYS . 'w'fi Attention is directed to the éadn-rtisemcnt of East. Glcnelg Academy, 'gwbich will be found in to-day’s issue. J 01m SANDFIELD as A POLICEMAN. â€"It seems that about six o’clock on Sunday evening the cries of a female for help was heard near the corner of King and Simone streets, and the noise having attracted the attention oi the Attorney- General, he, in company with others, hastened to ascertain the cause thereof, when it was found that a man who had robbed a woman of her fur muff had run away along King street. The Attorney. General gave chase, and overtaking the runaway, seized and arrested him, and handed him over to a policeman, who conducted the offender to the Yonge- street police station. The feelings of the offender may be better imagined than described when he learned that it was Mr. Sandfield Macdonald who as? him by the throat, and no doubt he felt satisfied that little mercy would be ex} tended to him. May it be so, as a scam) of his description should receive none. â€"-Leader. MURDER IN A SCHOOL I'IOUSE.-~On the morning of the 28th ult., at Tilson- burg, at fifteen minutes before nine o’clock, Wesley Darling, aged 22, stab- bed John Umberger, aged 16, in the thigh. The artery being severed he bled to death. The murder occurred in the school-house before the arrival of the teacher. The murderer has been arrested; EFA horse belonging to Mr. D. Kenny of Enniskillen, while being driven into this village on Saturday afternoon last became frightened at some boys who were sleighâ€"rididing close by the road, made a sudden jump towards the opposite side overturning the cutter to which it was attached, and spilling the contents, a man, a boy and a defunct porker, when with a few well directed kicks the horse soon dis- engaged itself and ran up the street at full speed causing a general stampede, and was finally brought to a halt at Mr. Moodie’s stable. Breaking the shafts of the cutter was the principal damage done. W Rev. J. Murray, as announced, delivered an eloquent lecture, 'on"-t‘he subject of“ Go it while you’re Young,” in the Orange Hall,on Tuesday evening, to a very respectable and appreciative audience. Gco. Jackson, Esq., occupied the chair. TASTE AND Discasriox’s WORTHY CHOICEâ€"THE PHBENOLOGICAL JOUR- HALGet the February number, which contains biographical and critical sketch- es of George Washington, Confucius the Chinese sage. “Father" Hyacinthe, Edwin M. Stanton, Clark M. Loomis, Victor M. Rice, Charles Babbage the inventor-mathematician, Hon. J. Coo- gan; with portraits. Besides, What Can I Do Best; or, Man and his Tools; My Brother’s Keeper, an address by Vice-President Coltax; The Balondos, a Singular African Tribe, five _illn‘strao Ff Lynch Law still rules in the South. The five negrees who confessed to having murdered Colonel Coleman, of Carroll county, were taken from jail about 10 o’clock at night by two had- red unmasked horsemen, carried a short distance from town and shot. Their executioners, after having buried the bodies, departed unmolested. Except from the fact that lynch law is hope- lessly bad in itself, this instance of it would now deserve much commendation. The five scoundrels who set upon one man and murdered him deserved nothing better than to be strung up at the first tree. tions; Brain Waves; or, An Incident in the Life of Dr. Wayland; Public Cheats, The “Blues,” The Rich and the Poor, A Petrified Forest, The Turning Point, illustrated, Spectrum Analysis, Legal Education, Catarrha- Cause and Cure, Appetiteâ€"Its Senauv alism, Theory of the Aurora Borcalis, Terms, 33 a year. 30 cents a number. S. R. Wells,vEd. Fireâ€"Property holders in this vil- lage would do well to inspect the Fire Engine in operation at the Foundry to- morrow (Friday) from 10 to 12 o‘clock. (1:?- A very interesting feature in the ceremony which took place in All Saints’ Church, Whitby, on the 27th ult., was the fact that Mrs. Evans, the mother of the brides, was surrounded by her twelve childrenâ€"six sons and six daughters.â€" The Bishop of Huron, who took the most prominent part in the ceremony, was for 30 years the intimate friend and fellow-laborer of the late Dr. Evans, father of the brides. George M. Evans, Barrister, of Toronto, their eldest brother, gave the brides awayâ€"Con. Anruxzn Br-LAmâ€" At a. special meeting of the ArthurTownship Council, it was decided not to ratify their By- law until a new bond is executed by the N arrow Gauge Company, containing the following extra provisos zâ€"lst. There must be a freight and passenger station midway between Arthur and Mount F orst. 2nd. Road from Arthur to Mount Forest must be under contract and commenced by 131: of October, 1870, or no rate to be levied for that year, and must be completed by lst October, 1872, otherwise debentures or money un-expended to be returned to the Trus- tees. 3rd. Determine to build this part of rod by sections, and name from értbur Village to Mt. Forest Artlmr {It}? We notice that the Rev. F. F. Lewis Evans, B. A , Incumbent of N or. wich, was admitted to the order pf Priest on the 2nd ult. Mr. Evans, who is the youngest brother of Rev. Mr. Evans of this village, is the third of the late Dr. Evans’ sons who has been ad- mitted to full orders by the Bishop of Huron. Section. 4th.â€" lncrease penalty to $50,- 000. 5th. Resolution of Board au- thorizing Bond. (if? The Board of Public Instruction fuz- this coumy, will meet at the Court House, Owen Sound, on Tuesday next, 8th inst” at 10 o’cfock; a.m., for the public examination of applicants for certificates. :itor, New York. I am quite satisfied that the bonuses from Toronto to Mount Forest are amply sufficient for the purpose, and that bonuses given by any Townships, in the County of Grey to be amended in Wellington, would be an unjustifiable wasting of the peOples’ money. They need railway accommodation, and com- mon sense says reserve your resources until needed. If the Wellington, Grey and Bruce is constructed, the .Toronto, Grey and Bruce will be glad enough to get to Mount Forest, in their own inter- ests. In dealing with Railway Compa- nies feelings of generosity are out of place entire] y. SIR,â€"I wish ‘0. call the attention of my brother farmers at this season, when their stock is likely to be increased by the advent of calves, to the necessity of taking great care of them, and on no account to be tempted to convert them into veal. Veal is poor miserable food any way, but when cattle is, and pinba- bly will continue to be, the main re- source upon which farmers can rely, it is positively wilful waste to kill the calves. More stock, more grass, more coarse grains, and less wheat. should be tho rule of action. Success in farming is beyond all question, if farming is conducted on common sense principles. Yours, c., * I The ab n e recitals include all that is of particular interest to your readers, in the letter. The reason why Grey refus- ed to vote is correctly given. It can no longer be said that the City of Toronto is an uninterested or selfish spectatorâ€" she has voted $250,000 to removeâ€"ac. cording to the writerâ€"the particular objection raised by the County of Grey. Has that object been accomplished ?â€" The writer of the letter, whether he de- signs it or not, is guilty of misrepresen- tation. The Toronto bonus was no doubt given to aid the whole scheme, 1n short, to enable the company to settle the bonuses at $5,000 per mile from mu- nicipalities in Grey and Bruce. The writer of the letter is no doubt aware of this. \Vay is he so reticent? He knows that it is mere n1ocke1y to say to the people of Grey “you can no longer object because 'loronto has voted a handsome bonus,” when he knows that contrary to the intentions of the rate- payers of Toronto the company have, ob- "iained ‘an asset of Parliament authoriz- ing the Company to expend the whole between Toronto and Arthur, and also that 111-3 sum originally demanded from townships in the County of Grey, viz: $400,000, has been again repeated, with a hint that, if not accepted, the next of- fer may not be so favorable. The Com- pany is quite satisfied with the prospect of getting to Arthur, for then, as the writer says, they “will be in a very independent position.” There is an air of comfortable self-satisfaction in this assurance; but may it not be otherwise? If, as I have no doubt whatever, the Wellington, Grey and Bruce Railway is produced to Harriston, within this year, the independent position of the Toronto, Grey and Bruce Company at Arthur will be analogous to the her- mits position on Skiddaw. Toronto, in that case, will ask, what of the $250,- 000 ? The trade of Bruce gone, West- ern Grey fairly accommodated, and the Metropolitan City enjoying its independ- ence on the Luther line. Of course in that case Mount Forest must be secur- ed, and this independently of aid from Normanby and Egremont. I fully con- our in the prepriety of your remarks, last week, in reference to the non-com- mital of this Township and Egremont until something can be done unitedly in the interests of the County of Greyâ€" There is nothing to be gained by pre cipitancy, but probably much by delay. GLENELG, Feb. 1,1870. To the Editor of the Chromble. ' was supplied, and that at. one of the polling places my informant says, there was a g “cat. crowd and scarcely a. sober man. I could cite other evidence of the danger of placing power in the hands of those who are exposed to the manipula- tions of unscrupulous men. The writer says- that the Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railroad will be built to Mount Forest if Normanby and Egre- mont vote the required bonuses, that in any case it will be built to Arthur; that the people of Grey refused to vote money for the reason that Toronto as a City had done done nothing towards the undertaking; that Toronto has since voted a handsome bonus, and that when ; the road is once built to Arthur that the; company will be in a very independent? position. 3 SIR,â€"â€"Your Toronto correspondent, over the signature 3. “ Friend of Pro- gress,” published in your last week‘s pa- per, attempts to show that unless large bonuses are given to railway companies, capitalists will not invest in them ; this in point of fact may be correct, but it does not, in any degree, aflect the argu- ments, against giving bonuses, which appeared in- your article three weeks ago, on that subject. You contended, and I think justly, that the ratepayers of to-day should not be entrusted with the power of making a present at the expense of the ratepayers of tomorrow. To give force to this latter view I might content myself with referring to the means which have been used to carry the by-law in the township of Arthur.â€" The writer was told, in that township, since the by-Iaw was voted upon, that nothing can be done without whiskey, and that whiskey can do anything. It was said that at all the p olliug places it NORMANBY, Jan. 31, 1870. T 0 the Editor of the Clzrom'cle. "7e do flat hold ourselves responsible for the opinions qf' our correspondents, and only give tlmn publicity jbr the infor- mation they comaz'n‘. I am, yours, c., ANOTHER FRIEND or Pnoannss. CORREaPOflDEflCE. A Emma. You further say that the municipali- ties in Grey, on each side. of the Gara- fraxa road, will wait further deveIOp- ments'ere committing themselves to this or other schemes, or in other words, see what will turn up. ‘Vhether this is a hint to .Egremo‘nt'und Normauby I know not, but this 1 do know, and the sooner you and the ratepayers in Grey realize it the better, that without their consent and liberal aid, the Toronto, Grey and Bruce will never enter Grey, and it would not, I think, he a diflicult matter to convince you and the peeple of Grey, that they lose each year the value of the bonus asked to construct a road through the county. In another issue I may claim the privilege of doing this.â€" In the meantime permit to add that the Directors of the Toronto, Grey and Bruce are determined to push their work to Arthur with all possible speed, being the only point, as you say, they are bound by their Charter to make. They will then be free to take the course that, suits them best, and if you in Grey,.§ viewing Arthur from afar, and sitting: upon your highest pz'sgaslo will stillt continue singing the tune heading this! letter, I can only exclaim, alas! poorl Greyfs Thanking you for this space, ' I_ remain, c., A Dmsoron T. G. B. R. Editor of the Chronicle. By giving publicity to this you will oblige, not only me, but the many friends of, and spmpatbilers with the young men in question, F1111: AT Casu Co.’s.â€"About bed time on Tuesday evening, 25th ult., a fire was discovered in this store. The fire is supposed to have originated from the close proximity of some cotton bat- ting to the stove pipe. . The alarm was given, and the fire engine was brought out, but the fire was extinguished with- out its aid, after a large quantity Of the most costly goods had been destroyed. SlR,-â€"I have received a. letter from Rev. J. McLean, Archdeacon of Assin- iboia, dated St. John’s College, Red River Settlement, January 8th, 1870, inwhich he states that he has received a'message, through one of the released prisoners, from Mathew and William Davis and J. Devlin, who are prisoners in the jail there, requesting him to write to me and say that they are in good health. He says, “There is nothing I think to apprehend in their case except, perhaps, a longer confinement." Mr. McLean visits the prisoners regularly for religious exercises,but is not allowed to converse with them. SHOCKING ACCIDENT.â€"Mr. John Grier, of Sullivan, accidentally shot himself last week, with his ownrifle. He was standing with the butt resting on a chair, when it slipped to the floor, and discharged, the ball passing through the leftalung. and out through the shoulder- blade. [Hopes are entertained of his re- covery.â€"'-0. S. Comet. Now, Sir, for the results. \Vith the cheers of the last by-law still resechoing in the forests of Bruce, and heedless of the cold, leaden, deadening apathy of Grey, the Company boldly gave out their contracts, and at once a lively cheer rings from Toronto to Caledon, thence to Arthur, the line is alive with engineers, surveyors, axemen and navies, barrows, shovels, and teams, posts, ties, and fencing, all at work as if moved by the magician’s wand. Why, Sir, the Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railroad never stood so high as to-day; up to the last battle in Bruce, you might be excused in calling it an ethereal thing, yet now a fixed reality, a real live body. “We Will Wait for the Waggon ind all Take a. Ride.” SrR,â€"â€"I cannot allow your article of last week, 2ch inst., to pass unnoticed. As unlike your heavy leader of the fith inst., where you certainly displayed the weighty calibre of the special pleader, committing his case to a jury and Court, to abide their verdict, its chief charac- teristics being a general cropping up of old sores against early promoters of the Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railroad-.â€" First, allow me to state that brooding over the past, gloating'over recent de- feats, and columns of sneering and well rounded periods, will not help to build a Railroad through Grey, and I had fain h0ped that your powerful pen would be found on the side of popular progress, and to the benefit of your isolated read- ers. Next, whether Laidlaw and co-‘ adjutors helped in defeating early efforts to Railroad extension in Grey, I know not, but this I do know, that he or they can claim no credit in the defeat er withdrawal of late hy-laws submitted in Grey; but, Sir, you are more pointed in your charges against the Toronto, Grey and B. Railway,viz 2 that their vascillat- ing conduct is bringing them into dis. credit; one day surveying a line from Orangeville direct to Mount Forest, with a view to dipping into the pockets of the Arthur ratepayers, and next day boasting of the handsome bonus offered to run direct to Owen Sound. New, Sir, you are culpably ignorant (and this I don’t believe,) unless you know that the original intention was to run direct to Mount Forest, but the Arthur route being brought strongly before the pres- ent Directors, it was necessary (to test the merits of both routes) to run trial or preliminary lines from Orangeville to each point, and that once ascertained, no time Was lost in fixing the Arthur route. That the Company had been also offered handsomely to run direct to Owen Sound, I admit, but such a departure from the original programme could not for a moment be entertained. The ‘Watertown and Rome Railroad in New York, recently killed a passen- ger for the first time in eighteen years. To the Ed: {or of the 0/» am Ze. Yours truly, WM. B. Emma; By motion of council the Reeve was required to issue orders on the Treasuro er for the following amounts: J. McArdle, Clerk, Balance of Committe appointed to examine the Treasurer’s Bond, reported his snrity sufficient and on motion the report was adopted. salary, Wm. Bowler, Returning Ofiicer, for service and use of house at election and returning Polls Book. J. Ferguson, returning oflicer, William Knox, use of house for election, J as. Fraser, returning officer, 0. Johnston, use of house at election, John Espln, returning oflicer, “ “ for S. House for election, 1.50 J. McArdle, for disbursments in certifying to Rolls and deliver- ing Poll-Books, c. 5.00 Council adjourned to meet at the house of Mr. James Fumston Lot 3, con. 3, in Feb. 1870. Communications were received from the following parties: from Ratepayers of” epnrate School asking to be estab« lished as a Common School, and asking Defaulters’ money for 1869, and from Joseph McArdlc regarding the over- assbssment of his lots, 26th, 7th con. 41,8th con., which were laid over to next meeting. Wm. Dunn and Hugh Paton were appointed Auditors. Thos.’Allen was allowed a Bond job to the amount of his taxes, the same being $2.88,to be taken from the Clergy Reserve money coming to 5th Div., the Clerk to notify the Collector Of the same,also, Thos. Faster and Christopher Irvine. Moved by Mr. Agnew, seconded by Mr. Abbott,-â€"'l‘hat the NonoRes. Roll of S. S. No. 1 be accepted, and that the Reeve issue an order for the amount, the same being $53.69,- also to S. S. No. 8, $62 ; No. 5, $119.68 ; No. 4, $34.20. Carried. election, M. U’Shea, returning oflicer, Widow Moore, use. of house at ’ STANTON A SUICIDE lâ€"A strange and painful rumor has been whispered around relative to the death of the late Stantonâ€"almost too strange for belief. It is said that the sudden death of Mr. Stanton was the act of suicideâ€"that be cut his throat. Those who fleak it give the fact that the public were not per- mitted to view the body of the deceased in casket. It is also said the insurance company in which the deceased had a life policy, are to investigate the rue mour. Moved by Mr. Agnew, seconded by Mr. Abbott,-â€"â€"That the Clerk take a bond from Wm. Atehcnson to the am‘t. of $20, for the completion of a job on 200 sideroad of $10, to be completed and finished according to contract, on or before the 15th of July next, and that the Clerk notify the Collector of the same, and also James Capeland the sum of $30, for a job of $15, and C. Irvine the sum of $8.06, for a job of $4.03. Carried. Moved by Mr. Abbott“ seconded by Mr. Funston,â€"-â€"'i‘hat. a By-law be draft- ed by next. meeting of council,- to define the amount 0'; Fees to be taken by Poundkeepers in this municipality, and also their duties. Carried. RESIGNATION 0F Gov. MCDOUGALL.- â€"It is stated at Toronto that Mr. Mc- Dougall has placed at the disposal of the government the commission he held from them to undertake the administra- tion of affairs at the North West, and that he intends before long to explain to his constituents at Lanark. It is also currently reported that Mr. McDougall is about to commence the publication of a newspaper at Ottawa, in opposition to the present administration. The'C‘oun'cil elect for 1870, vizzâ€"éâ€"EBALL IN HONOR OF RINCE Wm. h‘IcDopaid, Reeve ; Jas. Funstou,§ . Ali'l‘u UR. 3 Donaldh‘icDonald; John “Abbott andg WASHINGTON, Jan, 27,._T11i5 aftcy- 37.0138 Aenew. Gouncmorsi met at theinoon Prince Arthur visited the arsenal, house 0f the Cierk 011 the 17“] 0f Jan. 1 where he was received with an app“)- The members sevérally made and 5M)" j priatesalute and shown many points of scribed to the Declaration 0f Qualifi- : interest. In the evening he dined with cation and Ofice, after which they pro- I Secretary and Mrs. Fish. ceedeci to business. The minutes of; Th‘e bail given by Minister 33a Mrs. last meeting were read and adopted.â€" ? Thornton tonight in honor of the Prince Moved by Mr. McDonald, seconded by Mr. Abbott,â€"-That John Ferguson, lot 16, con. 15, be exempt from taxes for 1869. Carried. Moved by Mr. McDoxfild, seconded by Mr. Abbott,â€"That a By-law be drafted by next meccting of Council, to define the prOper time that Comutation money will be available to Pathmasters Within this municipality, and to impose a fine on all Pathmastei‘s W110 fail to return their Schedules at the time ap- pointed for them to do so. Carried. Moved by Mr. Agnew, seconded by Mr. Funston,â€"That the Non-Res. Roll, of S. S. No. 2, and of S. S. No. 10, be returned to the Trustees for correction. Carried. Moved by Mr. Agnew,- seeonded by Mr. McDonald,-â€"That the Clerk take Alex. McDonald and Arch. Fullerton’s bonds for the amount of 37?: perches of crosswaying to be completed and finish- ed on or before the 15th of July 1870, or in default pay the sum of $40, and that the Clerk notify the Collector of the same. Carried. James Nixon and Wm. Picket, Path- masters, presented their Shedules, which were accepted. Moved by Mr. Agnew, seconded by Mr. Funston,â€"That the Clerk receive tenders up to the next meeting of council for an Assessor for the year 1870. The lowest tender will not be accepted 1m- less otherwise satisfactory. Tenders naming security; no tenders received after 1:3 o'clock, noon. Carried. Proton Council. J as. MCARDLE, T’p. Clerk. $40.00 5.00 3.00 1.50 3.00 1.50 2.00 1.50 3.00 At half-past ten, Prince Arthur, in company with Minister and Mrs. Thorna ton, began to receive guests. These in- cluded all the foreign ministers in full dress, attended by ladies of their respec6 tive families, members of the cabinet, senators and representatives, Admiral Porter, Gen. Sherman and many others of distinction. The ladies’ toilets were more than ordinarily elaborate. The scene in the balhroom was very brilliant. The President and Mrs. Grant ar- rived at about eleven o’clock. The Prince and Mrs. Thornton met them at the door. The President escorted Mrs. Thornton and the Prince Mrs. Grant to the oppo- site end of the hall. The supper~rcom was tastefully decorated and the fare of the costliest kind, The table was ele- gantly set, and the festivities were pre‘ longed to a late hour. Dreadful Indian Massacre. HELENA, Montana, Jan. 28.â€"On the 18th inst. an expedition against certain tribes of Indians who have been stealâ€" ing stock and murdering whites for the past several months left Fort Shaw under the command of Col. Baker. The ex- pedition consisted of four companies of the 2nd cavalry and one company of the 13th infantry. An Indian who arrived at Fort Benton to-day reports that early on the morning of the 23rd inst. 001. Barker surprised Bear Chief’s camp of over 30 lodges and killed men, women and childrenâ€"no quarter was given.â€" The surprise was complete. Only six or eight men escaped. Bear Chief was among the slain. Col. Baker’s loss was trifling. Other tribes of the Blackfeet, upon hearing of the aiiair, at once made all haste to reach the British possessions, but it was understood the expedition had government permission to cross the boundary line in pursuit. Bear Chief Sis known to have murdered several Whites. This news is confirmed by other larrivals at Fort Benton. ST. PAUL, Minn, Jan 3l.â€"-A letter dated Pembina, Jan. 20, says : A re port. has reached there from Fort Garry to the eflect that the local authorides have at‘rested Riel, on account of the bitter annexation proclivitics of himself and others, as promulgated through his organ, the N215 Nation. Horrible Accident. 7 HLTDSON, N. 1 ., Jan. :28.-â€"Thomas Welch, an employee in the cotton mill of Jeremiah Carpenter, at. Valatiu, was instantly killed yesterday. He was caught in the chatting and hauled sever- al times over the shaft in a space of less than one foot. His arm was torn from the socket, his neck broken and his body crushed and mangled in a horrible man- ner. He leavos a wife and five child- ren. THE QUESTION OF INFALLI- BlLlTY. ROME, Jan. 28.â€"The Archbishop of Algiers has left; Rome for Paris to ascer- tain the views of the Emperor on the dogma of the personal infallibility of the Pope. The uncertainty as to the Em- peror’s decision on this question causes Pio Noso serious uneasiness. REPORTED ARREST OF RIEL BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES. Fort Garry letters of previous dates state that much dissatisfaction was felt. by the French against the course of Biel, and foreoshadow the abuve results. Th‘e ball given by Minister and Mrs. Thornton tonight in honor of the Prince was attended by 5 or 600 persons. The hall was profusely decorated with wreaths of flowers and evergreens, and on the walls were displayed 'the flags of all nations, those of the United States and Great Britain being intertwined. France is not the only country in ivbich editors are murdered; nor are Princes the only ones who murder. Rec publieans are in adVancc of Imperialists in such matters. For instance at Key West a few days ago, Gonzalo Castanon, editor of the V’: de Cuba, While stand- ing on the porch of his hotel was attack- ed by several Cubans, who opened fire on him with pistols. He returned the fire and had wounded three of his assail- ants when he received a shot from which he died in fifteen minutes. The only difference between enslaved France and free America is that while in the former one Prince attacks two editors; in the latter, a score of assassins attack one editor. On the whole France is perhaps the safest place for journalists to reside inâ€"their chances in pistolary communi- cations being there more equal than among Republicans, A brace of Swindlers. PITTSBURG, Pa., Jan. ‘28.â€"Yestcrday afternoon two strangeis entezcd the Third National Bank of this city and presented acheck for $8,000 on the Corn Exchange Bank, New York, and obtained $3,200 on it. They subsequent- ly visited the Second National Bank with asimilar cheek and obtained 39,000- Both checks are aeeertaincd to be forgeries. '1 he criminals ee eaped. They had previously obtained the confidence of the bank ofiicm‘s by deposmng con- siderable sums of money, all of whieh they had drawn. Canada sent 4,852 sheep to the Boston 1 From the N orth-West. H¢09H ROME. At A“ Saint. Churc‘ ult., _by the Right Exétér, to Zeséie ‘the late Rev. Dr; Woodhouse, Chapl Huron and Rural Norfolk» ‘1!) E mont, at the fut or, on the 218 ’Kenhaw, Mr. J ‘Euzubem H. Reid Loan Crowâ€"W1 ‘un undertake to u: usefulness of this re! in] individual for society or the relief *infirmities will be 804 “ed. Look for instill find universal nppn Shoshonees Remed} :df (lipase: (if the "u ’blodd,“c. Tor Sn . Daily Advertiser 'Fg“ W'heat. . . . - Spring Wheat. . :- .Pdfk.'--.§ o 'o o o o nu», “I "‘V ""‘“' ‘gt' Huron. ”Sis-t Cnyley, M- An R Evans, 13- ~ A» Full W111?“ ..... Syring W Heat . - Barley.... 0‘5 Pen---...... Flour" . . -. Butter. 0... o“- .\ Lurd, pal-lb. ..-. .1 Pork. . . . ...- Beef, per cwt. . .‘ Wood, men. .s \Vood, ry. . . . 181‘ of nodal! Durham 1’. ‘ TAndrews, Mary A Allen, James Anderson, John Allen, Miss Aldredge, Cathari -Allan, John Alexander, John Boldin, Eliza Mm Barnes, Alex. Bell, James Bell, John ‘Bray, Michael 'Brown, John "Bailey, 'J ohn Burns, Alouza Banks, Jamel: jBnrnelow, Jamel "Barnes, A. C. ‘Collinaon, John Campbell. Geo. Campbell. John Crozaer, James Campbell, Jame Carson, John 'Cameron, Wm. ' Crittenden, lean 'Cartoll, Ruth I Day, Geo. Dillon, James Drake, A. Dowline, Geo. Edge. Benjamin 2‘30. Egbert Ox’unm. ‘Cocxn' or Gm To WI! : OTICE is! day,theI 'two of the 6m 1000 as Counsel Iigned will appl Court for a. disc! Edge; "flit? L. Ella, Thou. Elhou. Robert Fox, Thomas ‘. Fulton, Thos. ”Graham. Agua Green, .188. Gilchrist, Doug 'Gregg, Peter Hyslop, ltober‘ Hillis, James 'Heary, Thos. A BC I N EW ADV ‘A BAUiCB In the mutt" Village of I): he Insolven! «of his estate to notified to me?! the Village of} Grey y, on Thurs: ofFebmary, in: the fumnoon, a baking, and to 0.1 ' The deeds will ticulars given at posed of part of ‘00:). North of I acres of the I: .There is a good ”ing house, and ti mile from the B a half from Durl On Tuesday. BRITISH FD Half of the on security of By WM. BAR His Attor m '1 o’clocki late in the oc deceased. in'thc uining 49 acre per snnum in the matte Township of The Insolve‘ of his estate to fibtified to meet .n the Townshll 0f Grey. 0“ F0: 0‘ FebwaTYs' the forenoon, u D. A. CREASi INSOLVE! Axu muss INSOLV. Durham, Feb.| Dated at Om INSOL‘ SPECIAI; 'Guelph Dm-d at 0 0‘ BE SOL of sale co: Durha: . CREA‘ List SA