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New Yank. 3 Hundreds rapondcnta niioyigy on .YS ?O FAMILY ing- 1H 1- 0f thé in Extra spapers ICLE I" ’00 .blished discon- RA L's :\ b1 [9' In White 6: Johnson. PHYSK {TATE Jobbing done on the shortest notice. _) Mi? H most am made William Buchanan, 11mm (11AM 0w Scotland , I‘M wk Binder Sullivan '1’ as! Ut‘dce. Charzvs mm! All animal: tr ' ~ -- ~ ‘at the Cuuuxwx 5: 01' See, promptly attended to. 1- -.1y Durfiam Waggon Carriage Shop. H 1. ST GREY IS ”NOW I RE PARPI) to turniah Carriages. Cutters, VV" as: 00113 and $leigbs, manutau 'uxed hum th- nest maternal at, the cheapest possibler mtes. All work warm lted. Shop, Opnosite ‘Jr. '(‘arson’ sstore, Lower Town. Durham. for sale. Durham, 10th June, I Years, 0 WHOLE 310.101.] Merchants, Hamilton, ARPENTER, Builder, c., Plans. Specification and Estimates of every description reasonable ; 1*‘unerals furnished at five hours notice, in file best style at the lowest terms. , eneral Blacksmith, opposite \ 'i'ws’s Boot. and Shoe Store, Lower Town, Durham.â€" Good workmanship, punctuality and moder- atc charges are the rules a: this Smithy. description can be had as cheap, and as good as at anv other establishment in the County. All \viwfk warranted. f Medical § (:3? Apprentice wanted, one who has worked some-time at the trade preferred. Durham, Jan. 4th, 1870. W Wareroom, One Door North of the sign of the big chair. JAMES SULflI’IAN TI NSM ITH , G.v1R.-1FR.«1XA STREET, DURHAM. ('rwo moons xomn or THE BRIDGE.) IBV'ERY description of Tinware con- stantly on hand and made to order. All work is manufactured under my own supervision, and none but the very best stock used. JUBBIXG done Promotly and in the very best style, at the lowest living rates. K1? Particular intention paid to Bave'l‘mughiug. A large stock or Stove-Pipes, Elbows, T Pipes and Ridge Plates aiwzsys on 11311,, CHEAP FUR CASH UR TRADE. (761.) rhum ceâ€"Over )er Town Kerr, Brown McKenzie, 'MPURTER‘S 0F FRY GOODS AND Groceries, and General \Yhoiesalc 0 meral .-'1(.; rent, Conveyanc 1*, Licensed \ucti uneer f): the County of Grey. 3, s~:., 1 alued, Books and Accounts .~ up and collected. cf? $50, 000 to )n good harm and [own Property a: “cent. UI‘ELL'E. ~1¢1 (tarJJLzsxa. SL, R. 1'. Porter, rh J. W. MCDONNELL, F. Halsted, M. 0., H'mx. SURGEON, (m, HAN Wimam MEYER. A] Samuel D AndX' Durham Post-Office. I , NSIGX OF THE BIG C'Hum HERE I‘L KNITL RE OF E1 F R1 James Brown, 01“ MARRIAGE LICENSES '1 easy terms of interest {lull IAN John Moodi 9, Ontario l Advice Gratis. id' r in Chancery, 550.. kc.â€" Turner 5: Richardson’s store; Durham, Ont. 1t. 5 U HUI“ hate of ence iâ€"UHC Garafuxub' l(' WARD meme Matt your childre Ml 001 IF YOU “xxx? Frmun'aa Cabinctware and Chair factory, orrosrmmmmz HALL DURHAM” )na HUGH ROSE, RD, A.1\I.1‘»I. D., :eon 0.8” . Army.â€" iourh ofJas. Browns )u. ham. I be (1m tor at Findlay d: Duuw attended to. ine Matter on ban EON. ACCOUCH- .f the [University of -0ne door south of waitreet. Durham, Barrett 1. Leg-ate, YALTTER, a the art Out. )()II\' \:\.\II£NT\L . Unt Paiutmg. Publishers dz ProprietorsJ if! Ii ,dlay 8: lav or (i0 l’awtmg. done in the IT. ATLAW, Toronto Durham GRAD Shaw’s HA1 iUht 1y. at 'lhe Tab}; supplied mm me ket ali'urds. Choice wines cic'ars kept command} on it also a f'OOd livery in count house. Charges moderate. ILCHARDVILLE,_ JAMES. BELL, Pmmzzeroa. Having leased the uhnve premises-J lateiy occupied by Mr. J. Hurt, I ampreparsd to 0% {asthma ac« eunnnodution to travellers and the public generally. Good Wines, Liquors and Ci- gars a1ways on hand. Superior Stabling and an attentive Hustler. Stages call daily. RCHARDVILLE.‘ This House has re- cently been refitted and furnished in first dose; style, with a new to the comfort and accommodation of the travelling public. Wines, Liquors and Cigars of the choicest bands always on hand. Good Stablingz and :m uttvntive hostier. Stages call daily-.â€" Charges moderate. 2353211103] (9 Shaw Argyle Hotel, T. [7011 MACKAY. PROPRIETOR, f Durham. (3:?The subscriber is Licensed Auctioneer for the County of WATTERS, Proprietor. The above 8-. Hotel has been entirely refitted and {unmixed with a View to tne comfort and convenience ofits guests. Wines, Liquors and Cigars of the best brands alwzqs in stock. The Larder will at all times be supplied with the best the market will afford. Good Stabling. Charges moderate. BIO R @EREAM, Toilet and Fancy Articles, aéamag EKTUâ€"XQTS. Sec,» 5w. bum-3AM HOTEL, Durham, Apri123,'186 LEQUORS I LiQUORS. recommended by all the lead of the day. his Reuse is furnished withgbfl th'e he. has to insure the comfort of trayellers. Ta“: supplied with the bes't tfie mar. )A‘J atfords. Choice wines, [iquglfm and ‘5 every kind and warranted of the best quality. ‘ F. i; S. have now facilities forsupplying all the newest medicines and preparations which may be brought before the public {rem tune to time. fil’hysiciane Prescriptions caretnlly compounded, and accuracy guaranteed. {Ta-GM: 8.; ”fififlfimfi "OHS, ShOp open (for dispensing only) or} Sunday from 2 to 4 p. m. 9:}- Night calls punctually attended to. N. B.â€"-Fxxm..w a; SHAW are agents 101' the Montreal Telegraph Company. Office Open every day (Sundays excepted) from 8 3.111. to S p. m. ZEPCOFFEES, TEAS, TOBACCOES, SPICES, m, c. r ULF-WAY H0035. finvmx 193.01;er F0 FIRST-CLASS WORK “caaomcw” OFFICE. H-G’ffim filings... CEEJICALS, :312, CATTLE, PATENT AND mom; A'roxin' MEDICINES, LAMPS AND LAMP CIIIMNEYS, ac SEENCR wwns, coamsws HOTEL, Complete asaoetmcnt of Liquors of the finest brands, for family and medxciua‘ purposes, including the celebrated ALWAYS ON HAND. ”TU FF S ‘ A YE? ,3, a: A CHOICE LOT OF DRUGGISTS, ing m part of m great variety. fly on has}: Thére is in conuectxon with this â€"‘.0â€"â€" FINEST AT THE CHARLES LIMIN. LITY FOR DOING WORK AT THE SHAW are agents for 1:313 {m : physicians The noblest men I know on earth A re men whose hands are brown with toil 3 Who, backed by no ancestral groves, God bless the noble working men, Who tear the cities of the plain, Who dig the mines, who build the ships, And drive the commerce of the main. God hEess them I for their toiling hands Have wrought the glory of a‘ll lands. The cynic is one who never sees a " O . . “ v good quality in a. man, and never fails , mousing for vermin, and never seeing nohle game. The cynic puts all human actions into two classesâ€"Openly bad and secretly had. All virtue and generosity and disinterestedness are merely the ap- ‘ pearanec of good, but selfish at the bot- l tom. He holds that no man does a good thing except for profit. The eflect of {his conversation upon your feelings is to chill and sear them; to send you away sour and morose. His criticism and inuendocs fall indiscriminately upon levcry lovely thing, like frost upon ‘ gflowers. If a man is said to be pure land chaste, he answers: Yes, in the "iday-time. If a woman is pronounced 'virtuous, he will reply; Yes, as yet. to see a had one. He is the human owl, u tisilant to darkness and blind to light, Q i i s l s i l t i M r. A. is religious: Yes, on Sundays. 3 Mr. B. has just joined the Church :â€" l . ° ' l Certainly, the elections are coming on. ,The minister of the gospel is called an :'example of diligence : It is his trade. l Such a man is generous: Of other lmen’s money. That man is obliging: l to lull suspicion and cheat you. This man is upright: because he is green.â€" Thus his eye strains out every good lquality, and takes in only the badâ€"as l the vulture, when in the highest hea- ; ven, will sail by living flocks and herds, ' but comes like an arrow down upon the 1smallest carcass. To him religion is hypocrisy, honesty a preparation for fraud, virtue only want of opportunity, D i and undeniable purity, ascetism. The 1, live-long day he will cooly sit down with l sneering lip, uttering sharp speeches in the quietest manner, polished phrase‘ transfixing every character which is pre- sented: ‘His words are softer than oil, 1 yet are they a drawn sword.’--Ps. 56 : g ‘21. All this, to the young, seems a ‘3 wonderful knowledge of human nature; 0 l they honor a man who appears to have lfound out mankind. They begin to {indulge themselves in flippaut sueers; y l and with supercilious brow, and impu- dent tongue, wagging to an empty brain, call to naught the wise, the long-tried, i and the venerableâ€"Beecher. The royal stamp and seal of God ; And wofi‘hier are their drops of sweat Than diamonds in a. cox-ouch new down the wood and till the soil; And win thereby a prouder name Than follows kidg or warrior’s fame. The working men, whate’er the task, Who carve the stone or bear the bad, They bear upon their honest brows The workshops opgn_ wide their (1601's At 6 o’clpck P. BL, And workmen issue forth by scores At 6 o’clock P..M. Of all the minutes in array, Or hours that go to mgke the day, T here’s no'ne so welcome so they say, As 6 o’clock P. M. How many children show delight .M 6 o’clock P. M. How many homes are rendered bright A16 o’clock P. M. ! How mahy little happy feet * Go out into the busy streak, - 4* \Vith joyous bounds papa. to meet, Thousands of tables draped in white At 6 o'clock P. M. The gathered families invite At 6 o’clock P. M. ; And as they eat the frugal fare, They quite forget their toil and care And drop their heavy burdens there, At 6 o‘clock P. M. Then blow-j ye shrieking whistles, blow, At 6 o'c10ck P. M., And let the weary toilets go At 6 o’clock P; M. Ring out, releasing bells, ring out And bid the Welkin take the about, And echo it all round about, “’Tis 8 o’clock P; M.” Tnn BEGINNING.â€"On looking at the world, it is always dificult to imagine a begginning to matter. But it is equally dificult, yea, more so, to imagine a be- ginning to mind. Of the two, it is easier to conceive abeginning to matter. It is a necessity of reason to suppose an underlying immortality amid all this transition, as it is necessary that all created things have a Creator.- Find fault only when you must, and then in private, if possible, and some time after the offense. The blamed are less inclined to resist when they are chided without witnesses , and the ac- cused may be impressed with the for bearance oLthe accuser, who, although noticing the fault, waited for a proper time to mention it. ' Six O’Clock P. The Working Man. The Human 0W1. H1.D 9â€"4 -â€"â€"--â€" At 6 o’c'l'ock P. M. ! DURHAM, COUNTY OF GREY, ONTARIO, MARCH 3, 1870. It is quite possible to make the Sab- bath evenings at. home of all evenings most delightful to a family. “"6: fre- quently wonder why parents give this so little thought,â€"why they, taking the Sabbaths as a matter-of~course, cannot. see that. the ordinary quietude of each day of test is a very dull matter-of-course to children, and Should be in some man- ner enlivened.- To our mind a family Bible class on every Sabbath evening would be better than attgndance at any regular service. In this the children could have part and profit, instead of being hurried off to bed so the parents could go to church ; and we much mistake if the conducting of “such a class Would not benefit father or mother, or both, more than the hear- ing of a. sermon. The exercise should be made free and colloquial, and should have none of the “set” air of a Sunday- school room. The more rambling and discursive it is, so it does not range away to subjects wholly foreign, the more in- teresting it will prove. Bible teaching can be rendered as at4 tractive as the most exacting child may wish. To do this will require some study upon the parents’ part'; but the study~will repay many fold. It will de- mand much tact, also; yet tact is a parental necessity, and cannot be too carefully practiced. For aids in gener- al a trifling expense may be necessary ; but such investment will returua good interest. There should be a good Bible dictionary in every heme, with at least a few commentaries; and a map or two, delineating Bible lands, will prove ex- ceedingly valuable. With aids like these numerous sub-l jects can be treated of intelligently and? attractively for an hour every evening. The romance of Old Testament times is fruitful of themes fairly enchanting. to youthful minds, and can be lit up with anecdotes innumerable and in- structive. In recent study of portions of the Old Testament we have been more than ever impressed. with the suggestions it presents for family teaching; and if our friends will but take up the Old Mosaic records with this thought in view, they will fancy themselves open- ing a new mine. \\'e have not space to give more I specific directions as to courses of teach- ; ing. Let parents follow out their own inclinations, and work up to some standard of their own devising. Only let the hint we have offered be well con- sidered. The home-life is too much a life of carelessness. Fathers and mothers are too much prone to accepting their parental responsibilities in a general way, and passing by the details. There ,is a call for reform. Evils weighty and L wide-spreading are crowding the truest virtues out of society; and how shall these be met? By the home influence. And to make that most effective it must be strengthened in every way possible. See to it, friends, that you individually do your duty. It is Carlyle that speaks of “a man with his intellect a clear, plain, geo- metrical mirror, brilliantly sensitive of all objects and impressions around it, and imaging all things in their correct proportions-not twisted up into convex or concave, and distorting everything, so that he cannot see the truth of the matter without endless groping and manipulationâ€"healthy, clear and free, and all around about him.” That is the ideal. What is the actual? See business men, merchants, ministers, lawyers, doctors,â€"-â€"in the country, all grades from the agricultural king to the man with pick and shovel in the ditch; in cities, down through the deepening, darkening vista of ignorance, poverty and filth,â€"look at men as they are, and say how nearly the average actual intellect approaches the ideal. Blurred by feverish desire; warped l by prejudice and malevolent passions, l twisted by temptation, and dashed with ‘ the filth and slime of sensuality, fractur- ed and marred by the shock and con- cussion of dangerous indulgence, soften» ed and dimmed by efl'eminate pleasures, â€"rcfieeting lights, now converged and crooked by physical depression, now seen through the perverting medium of the “blues” or the dun clouds'of worry, or refracted by the dark atmosphere of ! ignorance and sin, or sent blazing in a thousand gaudy 1}“;st fatui through lights , which the undue action of any faculty| will expand, condense or modify, any abnormal physical condition, even in the slightest degree, will change, which any inherited disposition or proclivity will afieet,â€"where will you find that “clear, plain, geometric mirror” which, receiv- ing the pure, full beam with perfect parallelism in its rays, reflects the simple, undistorted image of the truth ? Shall we not be charitable, then, to those who differ from us in matters of Opinion ? l London papers discredit. the report of Dr. Livingskni’s death. Sabbath Evenings. The Intellect. MAINTIEN LE DROIT. An American paper defends the hu-g manity shown by the Civil authority to 3 culprits condemned .0 death. It fre- ' quently happens that the judge or sher-e : ifl‘ chose the day most convenient to the! tictim- ‘l"ill Thursday suit 1011. ‘9’â€" ‘No, it is the 13th, I fear it may bring me 111 luck.’ ‘\Vell, then, the followingl day?’ Your honor forgets that it’s Fridaya’ ‘That’s so; but on Saturday I have business, and Sunday won’t do, so we must put it off till Monday?â€" ‘Vdry well, Monday will suit the ‘ per- fectly.’ Even after this the culprit, who took part in the foregoing conver- sation, made some difficulties. He had but one request to make. He was a musician. Might he be allowed to spend his last hours in singing a few ,quartets with some friends? His re- quest was granted; and when the Sheriff l came he observedâ€"‘Music generally ac- companies a dance, this time it has pre- ceded it.’ HOW Great Britain Protects Her Citizenâ€"A Contrast. It is hardly necessary to call the at- tention to the fact as to how the British ‘ Government protects her citizens in all parts of the world, under any circum- stances, and at any cost. This is known ' to everybody. It IS the boast of Eng- land, the glory of England. Perhaps . nothing has done so much to make Eng. land the great Power she is and to i make her universally respected. There is one recent event, however, fresh in the memory of all, that may be noticed by flay of contrast to the pusillanimous conduct of bur own Government 1n ne- glecting to protect American citizens in Cuba and elSewhere. The costly war lwith Abyssinia was not made for con- quest of territory, but to release from imprisonment a i‘ew British subjects, and to punish the king of that country for daring to commit an outrage on Englishmen. The British government did not stop to count the cost or the value of the lives merely of those held ; in bondage. The national honor and the. principle of protection to British subjects were in question, and that was suflicient to cause a large military and naval force to be sent to a remote part of the globe, and at an enormous expen- penditure. Contrast this conduct of the British government with that of ours in the case of the repeated and bloody outrages upon American citio zone by the Spaniards in Cuba, and it is almost enough to make us feel asham- ed of our country and to wish we were Englishmen. --â€"=N° 1". Times. I The following cpigrammatic hints we find in “ John Plowman’s Talks ” by Rev. C. II. Spurgeo'n : Keep your weather eye Open. Sleep- ing poultry are Carried off by the fox.â€" Who watches not catches not. Fools ask what’s o’clock, but wise men know their time. Grind when the Wind blows, or if not, do not blame Provi- dence. God sends every bird its food, but He does not throw it into the nest; He gives us our daily bread, but it is through our own labor. Take time by the forelock. Be up early and catch the worm. The morning hour carries gold in its mouth. 'He who drives last in the row gets all the dust. in his eyes ; rise early and you will have a clear start for the day. Never try dirty. dodges to make money. It will never pay you to lick honey ofl' torns. An honest man will not make a dog of himself for the sake ' of getting a bone. It is hard to walk on the devil’s ice ; it is fine skating, but it ends in a. heavy fall and worse. He needs a long spoon who would eat out of the same dish as Satan. Never ruin your soul for the sake of pelf ; it is like I drowning yourself in a Well to get a drink of water. Take nothing in hand 1that may bring you repentance. Bet- h ter walk barefoot than ride in a car- riage to hell; better that the bild starve than be fattened for the spit. The mouse wins little by nibbling the cheese if it gets caught in the trap. Clean money or none, mark that ; for gain badly got will be an everlasting loss. A lady at sea, full of apprehension in a gale of wind, cried out, among oth- er pretty exclamations :â€"-‘We shall go to the bottom ! Mercy on us, how my head swims!’ “Zonnds, madam, never fear,’aaid one of the sailors, ‘you can never go to the bottom while your head swims !’ Man, ‘Symbol of Eternity imprison- cd into Time,’ it is not thy worksâ€"‘ which are all mortal, infinitely little, and the greatest no greater than‘the least-hut only the spirit thou workest in, that can have worth or continuance. A lobster thirtgotwo ,inchee long has been caught 05 Scotland. An Obliging Sheriff. Hints Worth Heading. The Albany Post tli‘as sensibly re- plies to a statement made in the New Ydrk lierald that. during the last tv‘vcn- ty years William B. Astor has 30 mini aged a. fortune of twenty millions as to roll it. into sixty millions : ‘Suppose he has, what then? What] has he made by the Operation, except increased worriment to keép the run of his increased wealth ? Astor, with six. ty millions, eats no more oysters, quail, woodcock and boned turkey, than he did whetthe was worth ten millions.â€" He dresses no better and has a thousand times less fun. We beat him on the sleep, and have no law suits with. tenâ€"‘1 ants and trespassers. Robbers lay for Astor every time he goes out-doors after dark. They don’t think of us. Astor, with sixty millions of dollars, has sixty imillions of troubles. To keep the run 'Of his rents, bonds and real estate, keeps Astor in work fourteen hours a day, and yet Astor gets three square meals a day, which is just what We ob- tain without any millions, any tenants, any real estate, and only work eight hours per day. “If men’s happiness increased. with their money, everybody should be justi- fied in worshipping the Golden Calf.â€" The happiness increases with their earn- ings up to a certain point-â€"-the point necessary to secure them the comforts: of life, say $2,000 a year. All beyond this is superfluous. Being superfluous, it is prodhetive of no good whatever.â€" The richer the man, the greater Eis the probability that his sons will live on billiards and die in the inebriate asy- llum.W1th contentment and $2 000 a year a man may be as happy as a Plince. Without contentment you will be mis- crable, even if your wealth equal the rent rolls of Croesus.” But little is known of the m of! sculpture by the masses in this or indeed in any country. The first thing the sculptor does is to model or fashion the figure in clay. He first builds a. skele- ton of iron, and then puts the clay upon 1it, and adds or takes off until the Work is completed. He then transfers the model, or reproduces it in plaster of Paris. This is done by covering the clay with liquid plaster to about the dept of one and a-half inches, more or less, according to the size of the model â€"a life-sized picture would require the plaster to be laid on at least three inches in depth. The plaster is then allowed tobe- come perfectly hard, or to set, as it is called. The clay is then taken out, and the plaster will be found to he a model in which to cast the fact-simile of the original model. An additional quantity of plaster is then mixed with water and poured into the new made mold; in thirty or forty minutes it will become set and hard. The model is then taken or cut off by means of knives or chisels. The next thing is the process of cut- ting the head or figure in marble. This is entirelv mechanical, and is accom- plished by measuring instruments, call- ed pointed machines. They are so ar- ranged as to give the exact distances, points, depths, widths and lengths of every part of a head or figure; these are pointed to or measured on the mar. ble block, and the workman cuts to a hair, according to measure, and mathe- matically certain. Doing a bust in marble is simply mechanical; originat- ing in the clay model is the work of the artist. The process of reproducing works in plaster is carried on in New 5 York very extensively. Poor people never live in brown-stone fronts or elegant villa residences, with all the modern improvements. Conse- quently, in the dead of winter, their furnace grates never break down, their flat roofs never leak, their water pipes never burst. Their plate-glass windows are never broken, their dumb waiters Inever give out, their patent burglar- alarms never go off at the wrong time Their coachman never gets drunk, nor careless servants break their Sevres China. .Ingfact ongof the chief pleasures of poverty is exemption from the affliction of servants. No domestics rage around the humble dwellings of the poor. When the daughters of poverty exchange calls, their conversation imay dwell on pleasanter themes than the trials they have undergone with the cook, the mi- ntttiae of the chambermaid’s sloveliness, the fact that the second girl is more than mistrusted of f‘taking things,” it not being fashionable yet to speak of ldefalcating with the spoons, though we will doubtless soon reach even that point of white-washed septxlcbristn. The enor- milies generally of what has been dub- bed “servant-galism” disturbs not the peace of poverty. What Has He Made ‘2 How Statuary is Made. The Peace of Poverty. COUNTY ADVERTISER. Summary of the Proceedings. OTTAWA, Feb“. ‘21, 1870. Mr. Howe continued the debate on the Address, explaining his conduct in the North-\Vest. Mr. Macdougail repiied, contending that. Mr. Howe had done harm to the cause of the Union, during his visit to Winneneg, instead of smoothing the way for the Canadian representative. Mr. Howe, in response, said he would be quite prepared to show how unjust these attacks on him were. That if any person'raised prejudice against Canada, it was the hon. gentleman, who was in the Settlement professing to speak in the name of the Dominion; Mr. Blake argued that the conduct of Mr. Howe was only to be eXplained by his still entertaining the opinions about. the wortiilessness of the Territory, and folly of annexing it, which he announc- ed just before taking ofiice. Mr. Halton called for the promieed Ministerial reply to Mr. McKenzie’s speech. Mr. Masson, of Soulanw g,es asked for explanations in French. Sir George Cartier said the debate was not over, There would be time for both purposes. Mr. \Vhite Called for the reading of the letters oflering office to Mr. Galt and his reply. Sir John A. Macdonald and Mr. Galt consenting, they were read. Sir George E. Cartier made‘a stipu- l'ation that. the Government should be a unit against independence. Sir A. T. Galt replied that he thought that that poli‘Cy was to be approved by the Imperial Government, and that the policy of Canada should be adapted to it, as the inevitable future of the coun- try. Mr. “’hite continued that there was no one in this part of the countrv who favored independence. They 1ega "rded it as leading to something henna,“ h1ch they would like still less. DQWNIBN PARLIAMENT. - Sir Francis Hincks defended his cir- Cular against the attack of Mr. Me- Kenzie, justifying his remarks about annexation by declaring that indepen- dence meant the same thing, citing Mr. Young, of Montreal, in proof; and in- dependence was supported by so dis- tinguished a politician as Mr. A. T. Gait, the Government at Washington were informed by persons of no mark or consequence, perhaps, but which they believed to be such, that Canada was ripening for annexation. It bchored all to support the Government in the task undertaken, of building up the British institutions. He again deprecated a narrow dispute about the number of men belonging to old parties chosen to carry out the new policy. He was not sur- prised that the members for Lennox and Hastings should object to his coming in, but hoped when they knew him better they would trust him better. He re- ferred to Sir A. Galt’s past career as a politician, first as a Conservative, then an Annexationist, then a supporter of the policy of the Government, especially i in granting aid to railways, then as an Opponent of ministers. He was willing to accept office with Sir A. Gait and allow him to take the Department of Finance. He did not think it lay with Sir A. Gait to reproach him with a policy of promoting railways by Govern- ment aid, or by endorsing municipal securities. On his return here he found the municipalities of Ontario, especially Toronto, pursuing the same policy. Sir j A. Gait replied to Sir F. Hincks and to Mr. Tupper. He spoke respecting the financial policy of the former as the de- m'oralizing the country; entailing on his |successors infinite labor and difficulties. He spoke of the otter to him being made iin terms calculated apparentl y to preâ€" vent his acceptance of the office, by rais. ing the question of independence as a lbarrier. Sir Geo. E. Cartier Said it was not so intended; it was desired that he should pledge himself to resist any move- ment in favor of independence, while he should spare the influence of the Gov- ernment. ischool of politicians in England were ibent on breaking up the empire, we Sir A. T. Galt declared that he be. lieved the ultimate fate of this country to be independence, and the best way to prevent annexation was to shape our policy so as to make that independence secure. Premature independence would doubtless produce annexation also. i If proposed now he would vote against it; but the policy of the Gorei‘nment should be directed with a view to independence as best for the empire and best for us. Sir George Cartier replied at some length to Mr. Vlaékenzie, ridiculing the fuss made about the question of numbers of old Reformers and old Conservatives in the Cabinet. In reply to Sir A. T'.’ Galt and Mr; Huntington, he urged that even if a bad should prove to them here that we would not willingly permit. so suicidal an act. The remaining paragraphs of the ad- dress down to the 101b, were passed on motion of Mr. Cartwright, and the dc- batc‘ Was adjourned. Hon. Mr. Huntingdon made” in. 1003 speech, attacking Hincks as a Rip Van Wink‘le in office, ignorant. of what had meantime occurred; for making use of the private conversation of Mr. Young; and vindicating his right to discuss in- depcnce as the future policy for this’ country, as a means for taking away our disabilities as colonists, and our 60104 nial inferiority of position. OTTAWA, Feb. S39. Mr; Cartwright renewed the adjourn: ed debate, drawing the attention of the House to the need for careful manage; ment of the fiiauces, exercising doubts if the. policy of the Government would be safe. Sir Francis Hiucks replied to tile personal attack on himself. His omi private letter had been made the basis of debate. He did not think Mr. Young would sh1ink 110111 avovoing and standimr by what he had said. He re pudiated the notion of any inferiority; I Mr; Dufrcnse briefly stated his ofiii view of the ministerial position, which, as regards Upper Canada, seemed to be“ so much in doubt. we suffered from, as colonists, since we obtained self-government. ‘We could not have independence and monarehial government. He thought the latter much the best. ' Mr. McKenzie said Sir Francis [Iiucks’ letter was hardly a private af- fair. It had been published and dis-‘- cussed in the newspapers. Mr. Scatchard would judge ministers by their future polity, not by their past. Parliament had forgiven as much to the Minister of Justice, 1‘ 1c Minister of Militia, and the member for Sher. brooke, as they had to forgive the Pi- nance1 Minister. Yet, the real chief 'of the Upper Canada liberals had joined a. government with all of them. To talk of independe cc and loyalty was as absurd as of Fenianism and loyalty. if the people desired to change their insti- tutionsâ€"the way to the United States! was not far, they could go there to en; joy their independence. Mr. Langevin called attention to th‘e rumors that French Canadian members of the Government had given encour- agement to the Red River nomination, he gave them the most explicit contra- diction. Mr. Young rcfiewed the address and policy of the Government at some’ length. Mr. Macdougall said the rc'port to that effect came to Mr. Provencher through the rebels, when in conference with them up Stinking River he (Mr; MCD.) had said on the spot that it was incredible and impOssible. He thought it possible some relative of Mr. Lange- vin might have written something which had been thus misconstrued. Mr. Langevin gave‘ the same cont-rah diction respecting his brothers; Mr. McG ill thought the address erred by the omission of allusion to the en- largcment of the canals and some Other things. He denounced the Indepen: deuce cry, as essentially disloyal, and criticised the conduct of the Secretary for the Province in the North-W'cst. Mr. Bodwell, Mr. Mills, Mr. Oliver,- and Mr. fonee, of Leeds, and Mr. Chamberlain followed by Mr. Huntingâ€" ton in reply to Mr. Chamberlain. The remaining clauses of the address were then agreed to. OTTAWA, Feb. 23. Several petitions were presented from Ontario, asking an imposition of Duty on wheat, corn, flour and salt. M r. Jones (Leeds and Grenville) ask- ed if any statement respecting the pro-5 gress of the works of the International Railway had been presented to the Imperial Parliament. Sir J 01m A. Macdonald replied in the affirmative. Mr. W'orkman and Mr. Merritt en- quired if Government intended improv- ing canal navigation. Hon. Mr. Langevin replied that the matter was under consxdemtion. Mr. Mackenzie wanted to know when they might expect. the papers on the North- W est. Mr. Mackenzie moved for corres‘pon- denee with the Imperial Gavernment respecting the new financial arrangeâ€" ment with N eta Scotia. He also ask- ed for information as to the expenses of. roads to the Not’-West, and what steps Were taken to navigate the lakes and rivers. 811- John A. Macdonald said they would be brought down to-morxow; Ho’n. Mr. Langcvin promised that the papers would be brought down. Mr. Mackenzie heard that the con- tractora for the Parliament. buildings were putting in a claim over the arbi- trator’s award. Did the Government intend ceding this ? He wished all core respondence on the subject. Sir John A. Macdonaid said the cow [VOLUME 4, NO. 5. [$1.50 per Annum.