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(ilk 64 at spectors who were obliged to require the erection of suitable school buildings is to be attributed largely the improvement which lus taken place in this respeci. Not puly howeyer, las the expenditure largely increased in $u» matter of school houles butg also in teagher‘s salaries. In 1867 the sum expended amouuted to $1,003,516, whereas in 1877 it reached the respectable figure of $2,038,000. Thus the salaries of teachers have iscreased nearly 100 per cent, when the school attendance has seareâ€"ly inereased 25 per cont. ‘The inâ€" evease in 1877 over 1870 was $199,778, the lurgest increase that Las ever t.ken pluce puoder this Losd in any one yeur smcs the direetly the cause of much disease and even of death among children. And to the netion of the Government of the Hon. Sandfield Macdonald in nppointing Inâ€" Bome years ago, loud complaints were made, and justly, that school houses very generally were too small, were badly ventilated, and in consequence were inâ€" The Report on Public and High, Norâ€" mal and Model Schools for 1877â€"78 was lw‘d on the table of the House of Asâ€" s.mbly a few days ago. It is to be reâ€" gretted that so great a delay occurs in the lssaing of this volume, but when the large amount of matter which it contains is conâ€" sidered, and the great labour necessary in compiling such elaborate statistics from such a variety of sources, the delay of a fow moaths is not a matter of so much surprise after all. As the gase is, it is a great imâ€" provement upon the practice of the Deâ€" partment under the old reqime, and should the Government seeits way clear to chacging the finaucial year, as the Attorâ€" neyâ€"General lately indicated, we may exâ€" poct the report at & still carlier day, A very eursory examination of the Roeport for 1878, which we have before us,will show that the educational system of the Proâ€" vince of Ontario is becoming very perfect In its way. Great credit is no doubt due to Dr. Ryerson and his coadjutors in takâ€" lag the initintive steps in introducing the framework of a good educational system futo this country, but it is to the suceessive Governments of the Province,and espocialâ€" ly to the present Minister of Educatiou, Mr. Crooks, that the chief praise 1s due for givâ€" ing life and body to the systâ€"m : and while making it as little burdensome as well can be, and divesting it of redâ€" tapeisin as much as in the nature of things a Government can do, adipting it to the eondition and requirements of the whole | people. _ However, notwithstanding the freeness of education and its paramount| jmportance it appears from the Report ' that 15,974 children between the ages of | seven and twelve years attended no school | / during the year 1877, This shows not| ouly a caulpable carelessness on the part of | parents but a remissness of duty on the i part of school trustees, as the ‘aw expressly provides that parents or guardians who ; megleoet sending their children to school o for at least four months in every year, t may be proseeuted before a Justice of the | j Peace unless such neylect has been caused |1, by extreme poverty or ill health. The total | e number of children between the ages five | s and sixteen attendiug the public schools| a was 469,211 out of a school population of| = 494,804 in the whole Province. The total| gmount paid by school corporations for the | erection of sehool howes, repuirs, apâ€"|" paratus, &o., was $1,035,320 as againâ€"t| $879,0672 in 1867 and £$1,234,980 in 1875. :‘ This is a very layge increase, and shows a ai growing appreciation on the part of the he people of the necessity of providing not it vuly suituble buildings for the education of zd their children, but also of supplying the | co sehools with maps and apparatus in keepâ€" | wi 1ag with the requiroments of the age.| du *Sacred Books of the Buaddhists" which were written about 512 of the Christian era. 4â€"The Chinese Bible, or the "Five Kings of China," as it is called, which eould sot have been written earlier than 1000 before Christ. 5â€"The Vedas or the Bible of the Brahmins, written about 400 before Christ, and 6â€"The Tendavosta of the Persians, written by Zoroaster about 1200 before Christ. Oa the contrary the Pentatouch or the Books of Moses all agree riust have been written about 1500 years before Christ, and as to execlusiveness, all the important truths containsd in those six books are to be found in the Bible while many essential truths in our Bible ‘ are not to be found in any of the othor. ority for the Scriptures in two repectsâ€" priority of tims, and ex :lusiveness of posâ€" session. . The other Bibles referred to were, 1â€"Tue Koran, which he characterâ€" ized as cunning plagiarism, and was writ ton in the seventh century. 2â€"The Edâ€" das of Germany which were written from 100 to 300 years before the Curistian era, and were introduced into Iceland in the 11th century, where they are still held in great reverence. 3 â€"The Potekas or *â€"The Rev. Dr. Newman of New York leetared tho other evening in St. James Methodist Church, Montrsal, on the "seven Bibles of the world," and claimed superiâ€" Dnrha.m Fe;uam Peniel Keith, G. R. Middicten, Agents for the Grey Review. T epaemcl aul o P C PCBRERTTY TECTO NC get of *e, whether dirccted in his naane or anothâ€" ©"s, or whether he has subseribed or not, is rosâ€" $ msible for payment. H m norders his discontinued he must mms, or the ylpl’;mu may continne to e l“ until p:yrhncnt is &w,ud_ then c.;tl'Jeet 2: ‘ls amount whether paper is taken from office or not. The courts have docided that refusing to tike newspapers or nnxuoun from the Office, or m ving‘them nnew:, is prina ® of intentional fraud,, &A ton who hh-uT tvper regularly from the eu o i Pron who takes a paver regularly from the REPORT ON EDUCATION Ragard to Newspaâ€" REVIEWV. Max well. Glenelg. | _ ‘The House of Assembly at Toronto has | been chiefly occupied with the Supply Bill. | Tae proposal to reduce the indemuity from | $800 to $£600 provoked a very firy, and as | the Globe reports, a very personal discusâ€" , sion. â€" However, this and scveral other ; items hive buen passel, W THE ONTARIO LECISLATURE. Pacific Railway, the radress was no more ' explieit. â€" Such arangements, it sooms, are to be made for the construction of the road as wi‘l meet the reasonable demands of British Columbia. This is all very fine for the man who hoodwinks his neighâ€" bour, and is about as satisfactory as the responses of the Delphian oracle. The adoption of the address was moved by Mr. Brecken of Prince Edward‘s Island and seconded by Mr. Isare of Ottawa. Mr.‘ MacKenzie criticized the vagueness and meaninglessness of the address and after a reply by Sir John A. Macdonald it was carried en Lloc. National Foliecy has come to. ‘The sure panacea for all the ills of poverty and deâ€" pression of trade has degenerated in the hands of Sir John to a simple readjustment of the tariff. On the subject of the Canada The H ouse of Commons met on Thursâ€" day the 13th inst., and after the election of the Hon. Mr. Blanchet as speaker of the House, adjourned till Friday. On that day the faitful Commons were summonâ€" ed to appear before His Excelianoy the Governor General in the Senate Chamber, when he read the address from the Throne which will be tound in another eolumn. Considering the extraordinary means that were used to carry the elections last Fall, by the gentlemen who occupy the: treasury benchss, it was generally expected that the address would contain some clear and definite enunciation of the first prinei. ples at all events of the National Policy, However, all such hopes have been disapâ€" pointed. SirJohn‘s power as a tactician has not failed him, and he contented himâ€" self with saying in the address that such a reconstruction of the tariff would be made as would revive the struggling industriss and restore prosperity to the country. Nothing could be mors vaguo and ambigaâ€" ous. This is what the much vaunted National Policy has come to. The sure deed, that all iutelligent persons who have given any attention to the matter, recogâ€" nise the soundness of the rale, that the higl:er the professionalstatus of the teacher the better for the pupils committed to his care, and it may be added as a corollary to this proposition that the higher the status of the teacher the higher must be the amount ofremuneration paid for his serâ€" vices. estallishment of our present schoot system. If in connection with ts we take the high standard of education required of teachers, we cannot but eome to the conclusion that ' the efforts of the Government in raising the professional status of teachers, and the ’ remuneration they receive for thsir serâ€" viees, have been eminently suceessfal. It may be said and no doubt is, that a third class teacher will suit as well as cns of a higher grade. . But such persons cannot be acquainted with the subject upon which they hazard such an opinion. â€" There are no doubt some third class teachers who may be as well qralified to teach schools of a comparatively low grade as some teachers of a higher standing. But this is the exception to the rule, so much so inâ€" THE HOUSE OF COMMOXS. courses of rivers ; collecting of geographical, geological, and noting the customs and peoples. The Churches have jluu: b):i;”} Ws learn from the Coliingwood Messenâ€" ger that a strong feeling exists in the town of Collingwood and the surrounding country in favour of the extension of the W. & G.B.R.R. from Durham to Collingâ€" wood. The advantanges put forward of ; such a route areâ€"the certainty of obtainâ€" | ing bonuses and Government aid for such ’axtension, the opening of a section of ‘ sountry at prosent without railway facilities The repeal of the Duzkin By law has been caurried in X oithumbvesigngd «xd Du.â€" the bringing into notice many excellent water powers which are at present lying idle, and fiunally the developement of a profitable lungbey trade alike profitable to tue producers at the one ead o the road and the cousumers at the otuer. [ Tamuraux.â€"A concert and tableaux in behalf of Trinity Church, was held in the Town Hall last (Wednesday) evening. There was a very fair attendance. ‘The entertainment was opened by a piece by Messrs. Collet and Konold who played at intervals during the evening in their usual masterly style. ‘The tableanx seenes comâ€" menced with "The Army and Navy" which was well represented. ‘The proâ€" gramme was an cxcellent one, and renderâ€" ed in good taste. Miss and Mr. Bxchan saung several pieces during the cvening.i The songs by Miss Wray were rendered in excellent style, and reccived a hcnrtyj eneore. Foz further particulars apply to David Cuineron, Holstien, or at the ReviEw Office, Durkam. ; A aretrxc of the Reeves of the Townâ€" ships and Mayors of the towns which have | granted aid by way of bonus to the Welâ€" liagton and Georgian Bay R.R. was held inthis town on Tucsday last for the purâ€" pose cf appointing a Trusteo in behalf of the Municipalitics in terms of the Railway Act. After some deliberation Mr. J. S. Parker, of Owen Sound was, unanimously . elected. Mr. William Jackson of Durham l was apoointed Trustee on behalf of the | Company some time ago, and Adam Hope, Esq., in behalf of the Government. Bracksitra Sror asp Dwrrumna House | FOR SaLe.â€"A rare chance is offered to any one wishing to commence blacksmithing, as he can purchase a slmp,dwvlling-house, and one sere of land three miles north of Mount Forest, at Egremont Post Office. A good business has been done at this stand, and, no doubt, a good workman would get as much as he could do. Th» fand is in excellent order for raising veget« ables. A good well and cistern is on the | place. . The whole will be sold very cheap,. Hoxzywoop. â€"A young man named ’ Charles Andrews had his skull fractared by the falling of a limb while caopping on his father‘s farm in the towuship of Nottawaâ€" sign, from the effects of which he died shortly after, Honeywood wants & doctor. A Mulmer farmer has been duped by an agent selling a new wheat called California Mercury, he paid $8 a bushel and on exâ€" amination found it to be a mizture cf different kinds.â€"Com, â€" Te Fair here on Tuesday last was not so good as some of the previous ones. There were not near so many cattle in, and fewer still of fat cattle. _A very large number of people were in town, and a good deal of trading done. Quite a numâ€" ber imbibed too freely of "tangleleg," and became very "knowing," noisy and "deâ€" monstrative." Onorgrrow‘s Ext®ERTaArN Â¥exr. â€"TheEnterâ€" tainment given by the Oddfellows in the Town Hall, Durhain,last Friday evening was a very pleasant affair. After the tea Mr. H. Galbraith, of Toronto, gave a recitation in his usual good style, Miss Fanny Patterâ€" son and Miss Stella Spence sang several pieces. PDancing was kept until far into the nizht. Exatnzer and staff in conncction with the Great Western Railway, are now makâ€" ing a survey of the track of the second section of the Georgian Bay & Wellington Railway from Durham to Owen Sound, after which a final survey and Location of the track of the first section, from Palmersâ€" ton to Darhaim, will be mado. Ou Sunday forenoon, while the family of John Wiegand, near Mildmay, were attending divine service, burglars entered the dwellingâ€" house, broke open a chest, and took from a eashâ€"box $2,060, which sum Mr. Wiegand had the previous day received. No trace of the robbers can be yet found. Tus Rev. James Scott, of Owen Sound, has been appointed agent and lecturer of the Ontario Brauch of the Dominion Proâ€" hibitory Alliance. in this direction did not come which up to the expectation of its promoters, but possibly we grow wiser as we grow older erd that our young people may regard mental improvement with greater favour than the inane, if not positively mischevious frivolities which seem to monopolise the atâ€" tention of so many. We will only add that as the object is most laudable one and as this is the first appeal made by the Meâ€" chanies‘ Institute to the public generully,! and further, as a pleasant evening‘s enterâ€" tainment will be obtained, we hope that as f many as possible will take the opportunity; of attending the concert on the evening of the 27th inst. ' We have boen informed that an amateur vocal and instrumental concert will te held in Town Hall on Thursday the 27th inst., in ard of the Mechanics Institute of this town. We need searcelyremind our readâ€" ors of the great importance which should be ) attached to the existence of a Mechanics‘ Institute in our midst. _ By means of its large aand select library the Institute is doing a silent but good work. It not only is a means of imparting a great deal of in. struetion to its readers and thereby more fully qualifying them for the duties of active life, but it affords the means of enâ€" joying leisure at a very cheap rate. . But the Institute might be made still more useful than it is by the establishment of courses of lectures and evening classes. It is time that the atteript recently made aJ% Local and other Items. Mechanic‘s Institute. JUN IAKIV Amrwhnvteo TORONTO The Presbyterian congregation, Seaforth, have decided to eatsud a call to Ley, A. D. Mucdonald, of Elora. ‘The Sulary vderod is £1,100 aud a free 1d08¢, About halfâ€"past one o‘clock this Thursâ€" day morning a fire was discovered in Mr. Jolin Flood‘s Tinshop. The fire originated about the centre of the building. A portion of the contents were saved, but the buildâ€" ing was completely consumed. Loss unâ€" On Sunday morning a fire was discoverâ€" ed in the BritanniaMetal Faetory of Messrs, Gottwals & Knechtel. ‘The fire broke out in the arrear part where the boiler was placed. ‘The contents of the lower story in main shop were mostly saved, but on the seeond floor and the rear part nothing was saved. The building totally consumed. Loss estimated at $8,000 ; partly covered by insurance. â€" The fire is believed to have been the work of an incendiary. vo M 2MMNON............... 50 Smith Sinmon......... 10 ’ Mrs. Micklobory......... 50 Frank Luno........... 10 Mrs. Robert Main...... 50/ A MAORO........c............ 10 Win. Cnulfield.......... 30 (Charles Korr.......... 10 Mrs. Luno.................. 30 Win Rutherford....... 10 Herbert Tasker......... 30 Mrs. Keith............. 10 Mirs. Robt Byo.......... 30 Jaumes Hunt... 10 Alex. Pollock............ 20 Jumes Wood............ 10 Henry Sides............... 80 Peter Byo................ 10 A friend..................... 25 Win. Simmons...... 10 Mrs Marg‘t Bye......... 20 Miss Helen Roborts... 10 W Luglnn.........,...,, w}Wm. PTHHEv++â€"â€"â€"/s.s+s.â€" 30 Muthew Roberts....... 15Ed. Vanse........... 6 Mrs. Smith............. 15| MissAnnie McFarlane 5 Win. Hatmilton......... 15|A fFIOHG........c........ § Total over $1,200, wnich with receipts would make a total of 21,500, A toa mocting and bazaar was held in the buseâ€" moent on Monday evening, and was a decided sucâ€" coss. The eatables were of the richest and most varied character, and provided in great abundance. After partaking of tea, the audionce retired up into the church, which was soon domfortahle Allar w2 labd AFTERNOON, de| _ At halfâ€"past two o‘clock the Church was ich | again comfortcbly filled. After singing, ut | and prayer by Rev. Mr. Ryckman, the 1st ler | chap. of Ephesians. The Rev. Mr. Buggin rd|of Mount Forest preached an excellent U" | serwmon from the last verse of tho chap. US | read :â€"*‘‘The tullgess of him tha‘ filleth all in itâ€" | all." He showed how God sastained and at | governs all things, and the restoration of man. as | The collection amounted to $17.50, eâ€" EVENING y, | _ At baltâ€"past six o‘clock the ehurch was well y. filled. Attersinging the Rev. Mr. Crezier led ag in prayer. The Rev. Mr. Ryckman, again | ls ; 6 f ty | preached, taking f?r his text the 8th .\ erse 0 | the 4th chap. 1st Timathy:â€"*For bodily exerâ€" of cise profiteth little, but godliness in profitable unto all things, havirg promise of the life that " |now is, and of thit which is to come." He went on to point out what might be meant by bodily exercise, drawing attention to the great 1, | preparation that used to be madein connection )f | with the Olympic Games,the honors of which . | so soon perished. Godlinessand the great reâ€" sults it led to. He brought forward a large number of promises that are held out to the f | righteous. Showed that God dees not act as § | mendo, he does not pay men to be righteous, i~ | drew attention to the blessing and the curse 4| that was predicted by Moses to the Isrealites d | aecorcing to their obedicnce and disobedience, ¢ | and how it was litterally fultilled in the history of the nation. He then pointed out the many , | blessings that Christianity brought to those . | who were not Christians, He showed th: 1| we must not look at the begining of yhe , | christian life for fulfilment of the propfise, _ | but to the life as a whole. The sermon thrbughâ€" ‘ |out was plain and very interesting, ay@ was | 1 listened to with great attention. The leolleeâ€" ‘ ~| tion at the close amounted to about $2bmakâ€" ; ing a total for the day of $75. ‘ f TuE SEw cuurcr. ] ‘| The church is ons o‘ the handsomast is q ‘|the County. _ ‘The basement is built o c | stone, and is about 8 feet high, and wil} be P ‘| used for classes and sabbathâ€"sehool. The | j \| church is built of white brick, and is 46| , |by 82 feet, lighted by three handsome t arched windows on each side, and heated a | by a very fine hot air farnce. The ontrance c | is by n double door, which leads into the ¢ |aut_â€"room, several steps lead up to the 1 | two doors opening into the church, and C covered with searlet cloth: There are two 1 isles leading up to the pulpit, which are 1 covered with cocoa matting. _ The pulpit, | g the frame of which is painted white with st dark coloured pannels is very pretty and ,tj ever; thing about it1s firstâ€"class. ‘The pews | q are all pyinto d a light colour, th» moaldings d being dark and the pannel at end omak. t! Au arch behind the pulpit is hung with h scurlet cloth and is surmoulted by a beatiâ€" t ful stained glass window, cirenlar in shape. | q1 The church at night is lighted up by two |g, handsome chandeliersâ€"one of six lamps | t,, aud the other of four. ‘The total east f} in the building was about $2,500. The Hol+ | 5 stien circuit seperated from Mount Forest in about four years ago. The Rey, Mr. Deacon is the present pastor aud is asâ€" T sisted by a young man named Emery. sp The »carpenter work was done by Mr.| t Humphries, the painting by Mr. Smith,| co and the platering by Watson,. all of | s« Mount Forest, ~The church will seat by about 250 persons. . [ The dedication of the Now Methodit Church, at Holstein, took plage on Sabbath last. By the time the hour for commencâ€" ing Morning Service arrived the Church was comfortably filled. After singing the 128th hymn Rev. Mr. Buggin, of Mount Forest, led in prayer, After reading a porâ€" tion of Scripture and singing the 676th hymn, the Rev. E. B. Ryckman, M. A., of Guelph, President of the London Conferâ€" ence, preached a plain and eloquent sermon from the words "I am the true broad.". After the sermon, Mr. Ryckman read the: dedicatory service. A collection in aid of the building fund was taken up, amounting to $86,50. Fire in Hanover. Dedicatory Services at Holstein. TEA MEKTING +4 ++ @beâ€"__ 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 1) 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10| _ Berlin has just acquired the olde: mento of the Ik-tormutiou. in the she the doors of the Church of Wittenli which Luthor nailed lits uinetyâ€"five t The doors uow form the doors ui iLc C us Si. Burtholomew in Berlin. War and drink are indicated â€" as the eause of the hard times. The standing armies of Europe keep seven million five hundred thousand men out of productive work, and cost to keep fifteen hundred million dollars a year,. The drink of Great Britain alone costs directly seyen hundred dollars a year, and the indirect waste outâ€" does the cost of war in equal proportion. The Lord Provost of Glasgow informed the people of Scotland that they could wipe out the City Bank disaster by reducing their liquor bill oneâ€"Lhalf for a your.â€"Monâ€" | treal Witness. | _ Fir® in HorsTRIN.â€"On Friday morning | last the residents of the quiet little village |of Holstein were aroused by the ery of "Fire." The property destroyed was a building owned by Mr. W. Rutherford, which was just about completed for a tavern, to be kept by Mr. C. Everson, of this place ; a workshop occupied by Mr. Rutherford, and Mr. Wim. Seaman‘s tinâ€" ‘ shop .. The fire is supposed to have crigiâ€" nated from the stove in the workshop, and spread very rapidly. As soon as the alarm ‘ was given the citizens turned out and Lbeâ€" gan removing the stock in Mr. W. Sâ€"aman‘s vinshop. The dwelling of Mr. Romanes was in great danger,but by vigorous efforts was saved. Every effort was put futh to save the now hotcl, adjoining the worksh p, but without eTect. It was completely destroyed, togeth>r with a large quantity of dressed lumber contained thercin Mr. Seaman‘s loss is covered by insurance. Mr. Rutherford‘s loss is about $1,200, partially covered. â€" Although Mr. Everson does not lose anything, he is greatl y inconvenienced, as, we understand, the furmture required for his business was purchased. Mr. Ruthâ€" erford dasires to express thauks to his neighbors for their very valuable assistâ€" ance at the fire, not forgettiug the ladies who rendered excellent service by keeping up a good supply of water.â€"Mount Forest | Confederate. As will be seen by the minutes of Arthur Township Council appearing elsewhere, a special meeting of the Council will be held this (Friday) afternoon, at two o‘clock, to consider a petition praying for the submisâ€" sion to the vote of the electors of a sectional byâ€"law for $10,000 in aid of the Georgian Bay and Wellington Railway.â€"Mount r prest Examiner. ior,. We are not too sanguine in expressâ€" ing the obinion that the contracts on this section may be under way during the comâ€" ing season, 2707 0° some minor Imancal arringements, that tenders for the construction of the first section will at once be apphed & ww be overlooked should the Government deâ€" side upon dealing with the question. After the conference with Mr. Mowat, the Prosiâ€" dont, Viceâ€"President, and other members of the Board of Directors, had a very satisâ€" factory interview at the offices of the Great ‘ Western Railway in Hamiltom, with Liout.â€" Colonel de Grey, Viceâ€"President of the G. w. R., now on a visit to this country and Mr. Broughton, the General Manager. Mr. Sinith the Assistant Engineer, has been inâ€" structed to make a preliminary survey of the second section of th@ line from Durlimm to Owen Sound, and after the completion of this to proceed to the final location of the first section from Palmerston to Durâ€" ham. We have every hope, on the compleâ€" tion of some minor financial arran Provincial fands in aid of the scheme. The reception on the part of the Government was quite as cordial as could have been hoped for. It is searcely probable that any assistance will be given to railways during the presont session, but we feel assured that the claims of this road wil} not *oâ€"~â€"~â€"â€"++%»4â€"..._.__. | / Railway Matters. In another clumm will be found a reâ€" port of an interview between represenâ€" tatives of the Georgian Bay and Wellingâ€" ton Railway and Hon. Mr. Mowat with reference to scénring a grant from the _ Edgerly Bros. of Newport,Me., who have done a large business in ship knees these lust few years in this and the surrounding neighbourhood are to be back this woek to ship the balance they have ready. They have proved themselves to be gentlemen of real worth,strictly honest and very reliable in all their transactions. These "Yankee‘s" have proved a great blessing to many & poor man in thiscountry by giving employâ€" men? to theza for am article comparatively useless. / \ Mr. Peter MeGregor has been running his mill all winter aod is turning out piles of lumber. fe is giving general satisfaction to all. Peter is a good acquisition to our village, and I only wish we had many more citizens of as agrecable and enterprising a disposition as he commands. The Township Council met on the 11th inst., Mr. James Jaek was appointed assesâ€" sor for the year 1879. The sale of Mr. Joshua Modeland took place immediately after the fair was over. Mr. J., W. Morrow, Auctioneer, and 1 would advise all farmers having farm stock, &e. to sell to employ the above nawsed gentleman, as the following prices will show, one thorough bred cow brought some $78, another $61, two sheep brought $28, one two year old steer $17.50, one mare $128, A little "Oâ€"beâ€"joyâ€"ful" makes people rich sometimes. saga sold a pair of oxen at $76, cows brought from $20 to $25. The Fair was well attended toâ€"day (11th,) and any cattle in pretty good order were readily bought up. Mr. Stewart of Nottawaâ€" Mr. Galloway of Strathroy has arrisod in this place to take charge of the Dundalk Flour Mills owned by Mr. Thos. Cloughly, which he has rented I understandâ€"at any rate there are negotations going on.. I am surprised at Mr. Cloughly‘s denial, as your Correspondent Lad his information out of Mr. Cloughley‘s own mouth. Dupydalk, Feb. 13th, 1879. 1@++ d the oldest m»â€" , in the shape of of \\’itteuhurg to ~live theses sn uid Cad LERO. ’ A revolution has broken out | and negro wisturbance of ay ‘ charueter ere repored from tbg 1 Bt. Vincent, The feeling among the United cattle dealers is very bitter agains Canadian Government for its over ous regulations exciuding Amecrican The death is announced of Gen. Tom Thumb, whose real name was Hanoman, After realizing a handsome fortune from exhibiting himself in Europe and America, the lilliputian general and his litte wife settled down in Wexst Friesland, Holland, where he died a few days since, In the township of Yarm ruth, on Tuesâ€" day morring of last week, a number of men were engaged m cutting down trees in the woods, when one of them named Charles Smith, belonging to New Surum, got in the way of a falling tree, which decended upon his head,cushing it in like an eagâ€"shell. His body was also smashed into an unrecognizâ€" able pulp, his arws and legs being broken and twisted out of all shape. _ Death was instantancous. 6 The Emerson International says that it **is now reported that Louis Reil intends going to the Baskatchewan next summer with the large French haltâ€"breed migration to take place from settlements on the Red and Pembina rivers, It is also rumoured that an agitation is on foot to obtain a reâ€" duction of the term of the exâ€"president‘s enforeed exile." Proton mostly voted candidate. â€"Markda I resident. There was some confusion and cross firing at this time, when finally the moâ€" tion to adjourn was carried. As Mr. Middleâ€" ton was the only man in the Convention who had the best chance of gotting the nomination, the decision of the Convention looks like a direct vote of want of confidence in him, it being noticeable that the representativas Em The work of sppointing the committeos was began, when J. J, Middleton, Esq.,movâ€" ed that we adjourn to meet at the eall of the It was moved in amen nominate a eandidate, The: ed and the amenJment lost, earried, Wm, Brown, Esq., of Markdale, said that lthe Ontario Government had done a great deal of good and was deserving of the hearty support of the people. Me thought it would be safest to put a candidate in the ficld and act according to eirewmstarces. â€" After it was imoved and seconded that a committce be apâ€" pointed from each township to watch the proâ€" gress of events zud get the Reform vote cast in a way that would bost suit the interests of the Reform party. ing the field entirely to the Conservatives for the clections. A farmer trom Artomesia, we forget his name, said that while a mini<ter of the Gosp»] who gives his whole time to his work did not get $€00 a year it seemed strange to him that the members of the Legislature for a six weeks‘ sewion should bave raised their salaries to $800 per year. He thowght with some of the speakers, that we ofght to go to the country with scmething to reform J A. Melutyre, Eeq., of Osprey, E. Merriam, of Flesherton, and others, in an able and efâ€" ‘ fective marmer.spoke strongly in favor of leayâ€" Duncan MceMillan, Esqg., said that the pre sont system of education did not suit the country schools. The foads in winter were often badly drifted and eAildren could not a‘tend in sumwer, When they could attend, a large part of it was taken up with vacaâ€" tions. Thomas Nichol, Â¥sq., of Priceville, was next ealled npon. â€" He said that the greatert weakness of the Reform party at presont is, that they have nothing to reform. When in eppositien the Reformers tried to find out the wants of the country, and pressed them upon the Government. The people appreciated their efforts to serve them, ard put the goâ€" vernment into their hands. We are now apâ€" proaching another election and have nothing to place before the people. If this Convenâ€" tion, instead of wasting time in considering how to defeat the Conservatives, were to take Trto cmsideration, first, What ars §#e wants of the Riding * and then plaee those wants before the people,as the objects which we run a dindidate to support. â€" The people, on findâ€" ’ ing that we worked for their interests would | help us ; but if we go before them with no ‘ higher aim than to defeat Mr. Lavder they will say that we are narrowminded and selfish men. â€" In the matter of school books, it costs about ten dollars to supply a family ; three dollars of this @mount might be saved each | year to every family in the countri, if legisâ€" ' lation were brought to bear on the matter, as | thore is a sort of monoply in the manufacture E and sale of them. ‘This one mea»ure would | be of more benefit to the country than Mr. | Lauder had been in all the time that he had ' been in Parliament. canvassed the most of the Riding then, that he should address the meeting first. Mr, Midâ€" dleton was received with applause and said that it gave him great pleasure to address such an intelligent and respectable audience as he saw before him toâ€"day. He was glad to see that so many intelligent men had gathcred together to show the interest that they took in the cause of reform, He was proud to be a Reformer, because he believed that the Re formers are the best, the most intelligent, amd the most mora! men in the community. â€" He thought to defcat Mr. Lauder by some means was the best that we could dofor the cause of reform at the present time. To attain this object it would be the best to nominate a eandidate in the Reform interest ; eyen if it should only be a sham it would keep our forces together, and if a local Conservative, that we would prefer to Mr= Lauder, should stand the contest, we could throw «l our support to him at the Jast moment. _ Sim,â€"The Reform Convention for Kast Grey wis held 2t Flesherton, on the 7th of this month. The townships of Artemesia and Proton were well represcntsd, and from each of the other townships there were a few of the leading men, The meeting was called for tke parpose of considering the interests of the Reformt party in view of the coming election. William Milue, Eeq., of Ma®weB, was elected President, ana Wm. Brown, Esg., of Markâ€" dale, Secretary and Troasurer, for the present year. The President made a neat and peinted awddress and declared the meeting open for the transaction of buwsiness, Duncan MeMillan, Esq., o4 Proton, suggested that as J. J. Midâ€" dleton, Esq., of Dundalk, had taken such a lively interest in the last election, and had . East Grey Reform Conâ€" e tha? the representatives from y voted against bringing out a Varkdale Erpositor, ~ 4 4Â¥ 6 9 comiiess.. ... amendment, thit we bitter against the out in Hayti, \an alarming “’? I-‘;.Aihl of house was dividâ€" , and the motien United States cat te"“ Dlack, That the Reeve issue Te accordance with the Byâ€"Law i **0ure | narties for the use of house for would | municipal clection for the yem in Mr. |ried. e hid Moved by Mr. Fleming seeo: Agrew, That the necount of . | Conmell for $5.75 for gravel . timber be paid, and that the â€" t the _ i ‘rosd" an order for the same.â€"Carrie were 8 e Moved by Nr. Ablott, secou 1 not Black, That the job of work 1 tend, (by Clas, Vonrltine to sutisf; Yact» | taxes not being completed it i to reeeive his bond for the fa ct his | his contract, and that the holguil notified of the same,â€"Carried, l not Moved by Mr, Agnew, secon fithat Fleming, That toe Depaty ._ | Officers be paid as follows :â€"J '_ ®"* | zies $4.00, James Cauanagh & t A byâ€"law to repeal the Dunkin Act have m& pussed at the laâ€"4 meeting of the Prince Ialward County Comnecil, voting will take J+ 408 vae tae 190 of Much, A $7,000 Methodist church has ened at Fingal, Moved by Mr. D; Lawrence, that this and meet again at I March.â€"Carried, n Alint £1.. .. 2. 3 Y CI/AARPC . PX NMr Dawson,that the men.bers of coungil recei\ . pay for two sessions.â€"Carried, Auditors presented their report, Moved by Mr. Dawson, seconded by Mr. Millur. that Auditors‘ &M bo lduplud and priuted, also, that they receive tive dollars each for their services.â€"Carried . M _..ca% 22 _ Moved by Mr. Law Mr. Dawson, that q J(‘lm‘mlh for ‘“.h‘“n& Carmed The chairman made his report, ree mendiog Mr. Jas Leask as assess r, salary of $57, Resolved, that their report be adopto Byâ€"Law to uppoint assessor, patlunas and other officers was read and Pisged. Moved by Mr. hwr@um. seconded }(ll' Duw:nn, t‘lm the naccount of The Reeve ent The council w point an Assesso chair. Moved by J. Mill Cormick, that lot 5 tached to beat No. Movw ed |~)' MeCormick, Egremont, Feb. 8, 1879. All members present exeept the Reeve. Deputyâ€"Reeve in the chair. Minutes of isst meeting read and approved. Moved by Mr. Flemin; Mr. Agnew, That this < adjourn to meet at Hopeyi ond Wednesday of Mar a‘elock, a.m. |T2CCTS Ne piid s Tunows iâ€"Jsimes Moci | zies $4.50, James Cauanagh $3.30, Pew Dow $4, James Fraser $2.90, Alexsnde MeConuell $4.40, and that the Reeve issue an order for the smme.â€"Carried. Moved by Mr. Fleming, seconded by Mr. Agnew, That James Hannas, Constable be puid $1.50 for services at the last nowâ€" imation for Munic pal officers.â€"Curried. Moved by Mr. Fleming,secomicd by Mr. Black, That the Reeve isste anwm ortor ix faycur of Juln Vert for $30, in full of last quarter‘s salary for 1878.â€"Gorried. Moved by Xr. Fleming,seconded by NMr. Agnew, That the persoual property of Francis Kelly be rated on the Collecta‘s Roll at $100. . The assessor having passed ho value om his Schedule for his chuttels and thut the clerk make the necessury alteration.â€"Carried, Moved by Mr. Black, seconded by Mr. Agnew, that she IReeve issue an order in favour of John Vert, for postage stamps to the amount of $5.76.â€"Carried. Moved hy‘ "r Millar, Fleming, T Officers be Tows Viaur, Clork Proton, 17th Fob., 1879. Moves by Mr. Agnew, secomded by Mr. Blook, That the Reeve issue an ordes m favour of Sammel Fleming for 50 coute paid for mending seraper.â€"Carried. Moved by Mr. Abboit, seconded by, Mr. Black, That the Reeve issue mm order in accordance with the Byâ€"Law to the several parties for the use of house for holding the municipal clection for the year 1879 £xâ€" of $3 for statute }al 16 as the money h township treasurer, 17, and that the R the same.â€"Carvied iavour of Wiw., MeM+ $1.95 | ®reinbursment seraper, and likewise of $1 for a like pm pos Moved by Mr. Agne Fleraing, That John I Moved by Mr. Black, scconded Fleming, That John Beattys,lots 18. con. 18, be allowed to perform the labor on the €ouncil Roil and work done »nder the Pathmaster dun approaching summer.â€"Carried . Moved by Mr. Abbott, seconded by Mr. Black, That the bill of 4oim l{lllhi-rfuq, of Jan. 15, 1879, amounting to $20.5; be paid, and that the Reeve issue an Ond@t top the same.â€"Carried. A Byâ€"Law was made for the Assossor 1879, and after going through the us course was passed and numbered 13] sessor of tue township of Proton tor year 1879, and that nis salury be ¢( Moved by Mr. Agnew, scconde] |y Y Flelniug. ‘Lhat Stewart Pleming be & pointed Assessor of the townshnip of Pp,, tor the year 1879, and that lis suir ‘y be $6 â€"Lost. Moved by Mr. Abbott, gecond. Black, That James Jack be anino The applications for the office of Asses. sor with deave of Comneil were Openou and read by the Clerk, from Joihn U Peer Btewart Fioming and James Juck, am,-u' cants. intention of the Mivision Court â€"Carried. Moved by Mr. Fleming, secondeg by Mr Abbott, Thut isiac Wimymor be “l'p'-mu.' Auditor in piace of Wm. Qaion who i wisqualihed on anecount of having ©0btraoy unuer the Council, On lluu“m“o. uf teeve, James Buckley was Appointed Auditor. Moved by Mr. Abbott, soconded by Mp Agnew, ‘Luat the cierk be requested 1 give the owner of lots 8 and 9, con 10, thy, benelit of a reduction in the unsossineut of the above property in obedionce yO we The misutes of the previoy; held asCedarville were read and o Communications ®f diferen; ;,, trom various purties were roud . clerk, . Appuestions for the ofi, sessor were received. Proton council, as per n':j'lu’n""n in the hotel kept by -rumv-u Reid, 1), on Tnesday the 11th Feb., 1879, t All the members of Counel present Middleton, Esq., prosiding. ‘ M Egremont Council. , that lot 5, con. 18 and 14, be ) beat No. 1.â€"Carried. by Jos. Dawson, seconded by ick, that beat 5 include lot 3 07 ind beat 6, lot 3 of 17 ; and bea 1 27 7 / "Wwson, seconded by Mr, lluyt this council now adjourn fain "!‘ Holstein on the 22nd of â€"mnukasfoKGges.............. 'T.D‘m"' it 8, 3 of 28 ; boat 9, lots beat 10, lots 29, 30. 31 : U Millar, seconded by D. M Proton Council Dawson, seror with the Reo\ aunploted it is expedient nd for the falfinent of iA that the collector be me,â€"Carried, Agnew, seconded by Nr. tue Depaty â€" Returning $ follows :â€"Jsmes M« 3 $2, be uow paird, sceon by Mr, ‘of_eglu*u‘ffl relt‘euu BGaTr, Cleik seconded by U beer d oflice of Of 108t year kinds, : Over b’h B Mment, mey 4, Uun' lnlk , wt lofi' ters l[y by Mr ind 18, statute UbPpeq . Usuak Mr tue As Mr the gue furmer any more spe a cortam point is neachod dificalty with which fur gend, bubthey should not foe Jan PM fr on bis $1 000 heorbs all Arword inalry ordit pp¢ Cl Lals the fed full C080 Phe awlf Jub TB w mt Li e Ir at aupply, having | waid the *what on Jnt »M ehurc) Â¥ras «tro: piving in sn t 111 £111 M Mppr un tt Thore it at a ar in h the lV‘l'ull Christian Lib M