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af untciinhs Artcndcias..... §P : : been continuously cropped with wheat: wheat has been the great stapleâ€"the one means looked forward to, for the purpose of meeting all demands, and placing the the husbandman in a position of independâ€" nnce. ‘The incvitable result has followed. ‘The land has been exhausted. The eleâ€" ments so necessary to the growth of a healthy, _ vigorous, â€" and productive plant have been abstracted, without anyâ€" thing like an adequate return being made to the soil, so that not only is this important cereal becoming more and more liable to the various discases to which the wheat plant is heir to, but the yield has steadily dimished from thirty to five, or ten bushels | #> the rere, and in many cases not even |, that. Of course there ars instances in | which there has been an average crop, | but these are exeptions and will be found | ; to be due to exeeptional causes. Those who | ; have been faithful watchmen on the tower, | ; and who are not blindly treading in the a well worn rut have observed these things, Is and haye in comsequence been directing is their attention to other departments C husbandry than the cultivation of the 5 staple cereal. te Thhwhohm'ndi:nmdthoothv; w day at the meetings of the Dairyman‘s Ti Arwsceiations. The Rov. W.F. Cls ke, of | en Guelph, who is justly â€" regarded l.l‘nllu @ ithority upon all maters commected with | te U cfi se s ol wS farming. said that he would recommend o end a rmized husbandry to be pursued on every C e PCCTY PHLcS, But without looking so tar away, we may safely come to the conclusion, that the <hief and initial causes will be found to be, extravagance in the individual, and, as Lord Derby lately said, the continual reâ€" investment of capital in the same indusâ€" tries, without sufficient investigation of _ the _ continuous expansion _ and permanance of demand to meet the inâ€" ereasing supply. To no industry does this apply with greater force than the agriâ€" cultura‘, and to no class of persons should the warning herein conveyed, come home with groater directness than to agriâ€" eculturrits © YCenr aftor waar tha 14 3. Hard timer 4s a grand disciplinarian. It tenches ever ‘the most obtuse people to «open their @yes occasionally, and consider whether the course they aro pursuing does not tend sooner or later to failure, and. finally ruin. It is thus in the beneficent wwconomy of the world a powerful teaching and refining process, which seems to have become every now and then a sort of inâ€" evitable necessity in the present order of things. Cortain philosophers seem to supâ€" pose that there is a closo connection beâ€" tween the great chercical and physical I operations which are procceding in the P atmosphere of the Sun, and hard times. | ies ol arerink dpiitipnen «NC ACCS COOK : °" Aminal Conservative journal argues in favor of the purchase of Alaska, This province, which contains 560,000 square miles of territory, lies on the northâ€"woestern border of British Columbia. It originally belonged to Rusâ€" sia, but some years ago was ceded to the Uniied States for the sum of $7,200,000. The climate is said not to be very inhosâ€" pitable, indeed the average temperature in the southern portions, being threee degrees higher than at Ottawa. The country is very mountainous, and is said to be rich in metals, while the numerous bays which inâ€" dent the coast, teem with salmon, cod, ‘ &e. Yankees appear to have become disâ€" satisfied with their purchase, but our conâ€" temporary supposes that Sir Jolkn could |, make something out of it. Whatever | , public benefit might result from its falling | | into the Dominion, there is no question c but that it would afford the Chieftain a 1 ready means of disposing of a proportion | q of the office seekers who are at present | esusing him so much uneasiness, r 1 CE PRCUUOT TIC Insurance Companies bore the loss of $169,509,000, â€" No one, the Globe truly remarks, will say that the whole of this destruction was unavoidable. Care would have prevented a &wont deal of it. Alâ€" though it has to be admitted that a large share of this ruin isze to the demon of "T oene "Herdad â€"The distruction of property by fire is .something horrible to contemplate, and is at one and the same time the evidence of a great defect in the science of the age, and a blot upon our civilization. From fire tables lately published we learn that during the last four years property to the amount of $275,841,600 was destroyed by fire in the United States, and $52,582,450 in Canada. Of this énormous amount the Insurance Companies bore the loss of $169,6090,000, â€" No one, the Globe truly yemuntdee sls ces s 0s ue _ any result. Both sides h;â€"n-â€" put forth their utmost strength, but neither have been able to get the necessary majority. cal character, the contest for the Bl'nhopnc is fierce and personal, but so far without â€"The London Free cal character oa the authority of the Ottawa corâ€" respondent ot the London Advertiser, that in the course of the night some men were earled out of Ridean Hall in a beastly state â€"of intoxication. â€"A very keen contest is procecding jast now in the Diocese of Toronto about the election of a Bishop. Two candidates are in the fieldâ€"Provost Whittaker and Dr. Bullivan. The former is the candidate of what is known as the High Church partyâ€" or as the saying goes, the party looking towards Romeâ€"while Dr. Sullivan belongs to the Low Chureh, or Evangelical section of the Diocese. As is usually the case when the strife has anything of a polemiâ€" â€"We regret to observe that the late Viceâ€"Kegal festivities a% Ottawna became the occasion of much unseemly conduct on the part of some of the guests. It is said, Colin C. McFayden, BUTTER AND CHEESE G. R. Middicton, Agents for the Grey Review. Dnrhag:n. March 6, -1879â€". eymacng _ ___ _ _ â€" ~*> JROWFRSS to the Su herein conveyed, come home given in the Free A _ directness than to agriâ€" | filled with student Year after year the land has | friends. The Cha ously cropped with wheat: Lord Chief Justice n the great stapleâ€"the one degree of L. L. D. forward to, for the purpose | the new L rd Rect _ demands, and placing the by Mr. Walters, L an in a position of independâ€" | aq the Assembly in ovitable result has followed. | jq which he special been exhausted. The €l¢â€" | work which the Sec essary to the growth of a accomplished in the orous, _ and _ productive civil liberty, He p n abstracted, without *07â€" | dark days of Tory a <quate return being made to free thought and tre not only is this important genial shelter in the % more and more lisble | anq that being purif iscases to which the wheat by the Qe“hing of s but the yield has Steadily | Stoware and Adam hurty to five, or ten bushels moulding the eharac in many cases not ©*89 | ors and statesmen of e there ars instances in Jeffrey, Horner, Cocl s been an average CroP: | Brougham, Campbell eptions and will be found Palmerston, Russell, ptional causes. Those wheo | thy two great revolut it Watchnian awenl .. .. S REVIEW. Press, a leading 2 mC AACCHEE ‘ss. ESE, plinarian. It ie people to f ind consider ; ursuing does 4 failure, and s > beneficent s ful teaching R ms to have 4 sort of inâ€" n it order of Fi eem to llp/. nection beâ€" t a d physical ho ing in the n ard times. i , we may of , that the | _ ters, Mr. s<P4 San Coull u1 . 00 "~~ Cl MAE Wingly ‘ms! ELECTION Law axEXDMEXT srmuu1. "!â€" | filled with students, professors and their} The Premier moved the second reading S | friends. The Chansellor of the Univemty, of his Bil} amending the law respecting : | Lord Chief Justice Inglis, presided. The } the election of members of the Assembly. e | degree of L. L. D. having been conferred, | The first seven sections have reference to i¢ | the new L :rd Rector and being introduced | the time of holding elections, especially in € | by Mr. Walters, Lord Hartington address. | Algoma, one object being to prevent the !â€" | ed the Assembly in a long and able speech | Occurrence of certain possible complications 1â€" ) mm which he specially dwelt on the great| dwelt upon by the Opposition when the * | work which the Scottish Universities have | duration of Parliament was under debate. * | accomplished in the cause of political ang| The next three sections refer to the electâ€" ® | civil liberty, He pointed out that in the | oral sffinity of towns and villages situated ] dark days of Tory ascendancy the spirit of| on the boundaries of elegtoral districts. )‘ | free thought and tree speech found a con.| Sections 11 and 12 are an attempt at a | genial shelter in the Seottish L'ni\'ersities, more satisfzctory defination of tlxo‘ offence | and that being purified and strengthened | of "treating" at elections, Sections 13 | by the teaching of such men as Dugald| and 14 have reference to the cath to be | Stewart and Adam Smith, and thereby | taken by the voter. The next thro;e secâ€" | moulding the eharacters of the great think.}tions bave reference to the marking of | ers and statesmen of the last generationâ€" | ballots by the returning oificer and the & Jefirey, Horner, Cockburn, Sydney Smith, | voter, and section 18 provides for the pro« P Brougham, Campbell, Leyden, Lansdowne, | rogation of the House without any parâ€" j Palmerston, Russell, &e., it eulminated in | ticular day to which it is provrogued, _l(r. { the two great revolutions of this century, | Fraser‘s Bill amending the 'thu' Lists | the enfranchisement of the people in 1832, | Act was also read a secon 1 time. t and of commerce in 1846. Speakiug of the CONCURRENCE, 1 latter, Lord Hartington said:â€"that*if there | â€" The House concurred in a few undisputâ€" | i is one subject connected | with polities | ed resolutions from Committeo of Supply, | , which is more proper than any other to be | the great majority being allowed to stand | studied at a university,that subject appears | at the request of the Opposition. J udging | ,, to me to be the science which is associated | from the number of these latter resolutions, { a with the name of Adam Smith. (Cheers,) | the number of amendments moved will be [¢ It would be difficult to overrate the influâ€" | very large, and if there is any discussion | y ence of this Scottish writer upon British on many of them, it will bo_ useless to | re policy. ‘The greatest of our Privue Minis. | axnant nieveninties‘y â€"gl _ _ 110. _ AAPICRS 1 Gas Ne : Spuax e L5 F n on ces on aue CCC te VE POG CONCURRENCE. latter, Lord Hartington said:â€"thatif there The House concurred in a few undisputâ€" is one subject connected with polities | ed resolutions from Committeo of Supply, which is more proper than any other to be | the great majority being allowed to stand studied at a university,that subject appears | at the request of the Opposition. J: udging to me to be the science which is associated | from the number of these latter resolutions, with the name of Adam Smith. (Cheers,) | the number of amendments moved will be It would be difficult to overrate the influâ€" | very large, and if there is any discussion ence of this Scottish writer upon British | on many of them, it will be useless to policy. ‘The greatest of our Prime Minisâ€" | expect prorogation before next week. The ters, Mr. Pittâ€"(cheers)â€"was the pupil in | object of the Opposition in making sach politics of Adam Smith. During his colâ€" amendments in Concurrence after declinâ€" lege life, he learng from his words those | ing to aitempt a single reduction in Comâ€" THE MARQUISs or HARTINGTONX AND THE EDINBURGNH MINISTRYy, The Marquis of Hartington who was elected as Lord Rector of the University of lEdinburgh during the last session, visited Edinbnrgh on the last day of January for the purpose of delivering the inqugural address to the Students. The address was [ given in the Free Assembly Hall, which was filled with SUdents, urofescare sc t n . Max well. [ PP DDUUSTET _â€"..-“ PHUH > case | that a mixed husbandry is the only profitâ€" olemi. | able husbandry in the long run, and all hoprie| seem to be agreed on this point, the ithout | query arises how is the dairying industry forth | of the farm to be conducted so that it may have | become a source of profit to the husbandâ€" ty. man, and upon this point there was an ire is | Cbtire unanimity of opinion} in favour of ad is t!xe factory system. It would seem that e of a | "nce the introduction of the factory sysâ€" is Teant tem into cheese making, Canadian cheese " fire has been eagerly sought after in foreign un markets, and has always â€" commanded l e a high price. But in this as in other inâ€" ount A e in dustries,the supply now equals the demanfi. 0 in The annual consumption of cheese in t tke Great Britain is estimated at 504,000,000 t "of Ihs., while the quantity produced is about bruly 812,000,000 Ibs., leaving 192,000,000 The. to this be obtained from foreign sources,. Last oulg | Y°ar the United States exported 134,000,. | Al 0CO Ibs., and Canada 60,000,000 tbs., makâ€" ing a total of 194,000,000 tbs thus showing | "g;’the supply to be 2,000,C00 Ibs. in ercess of | Bs the demand. On the other hand the conâ€" | 1 sumpution of butter in Great Britain is |! ling | annually about 248,000,200 tbs. and from the | the trade reports we find that Canada exâ€"|{ wich | ported last year only about 18,500,000 Ibs. * TY, | which was chiefly of an inferior grade and | * tish | was sold at ruinous prices. It would then|© Usâ€" | appear that the attention of agriculturists | W the | should be for the present, chicfly directed | I 00. | to the manufacture of butter. _ First class| 08â€" | butter will always find a market and comâ€" in | mand a good price. Even in the present °es | period of hard times, fgood factory butter 27 18 | is sold at 22 to 25 cents per 1b., while dairy -l. in | butter made on the farm, brings less than “f in | half that price. This is a matter then of the | °° d, | greatest importance, and one which shorl 1 | °° isâ€" | be dealt with in an intelligent manner. It| * n= | has been proved beyond the possibility of a | *" 1d | doubt that the present mode of dealing | * °r | with the article of butter is a source of loss | , l ‘8 | to all concerned, and that the only way "hé n |of making any improvement in this deâ€"|‘"° 4 | partmeent of husbandry is by the adoption ant 2 | of the Creamery or Factory system. There C t | are already twentyâ€"five butter factories in of‘s operation in the Province. Very shortly asks a combined butter and cheese factory will Cue be erected in our own neighbourhoood at fhe ; | Euniskillen, and it is to be hoped that| *"* y before long those institutions will be uniâ€" versally adopted. Independently of the| A s F s read | commercial advantage of butter making at nske | the present time, it possesses another great h. advantage over cheese making which t s |should not be overlooked. The skim milk |J*!® and butterâ€"milk when taken away from d.eb‘ the factory and fed upon the farm, is ;wm much more valuable than whey for the| °J M raising of calves, and thus afford a means n‘len ‘ of keeping up the stock, and thereby susâ€" P ee taining the fertility of the soil, However, the'sl after all is done that can be done, there re. | _ U* mains to be considered one essential cleâ€" Gones ment of success,and that is the manufacture | * fe of a good article. Without this no system whole however perfect can be expected to succeed. J snn i4000 utss k s" d few farmers. Clover consumed | great quantities of nitroger from the air, and during the growth this was absorbed from the plant by the soil, which became thereâ€" oy greatly enriched. Red clover hay formâ€" ed the best fodder for catile and all kinds of stock, and it was advantageous to grow it for this reason alone. Some objections were made to clover hay as feed for cattle. but if it were only cut in the proper time, and properly cured, no better forage could be had for cattle, or even horses. If oneâ€" tenth of the arable land of a farm was sown in clover annually, another tenth at the same time being manured, the farm would be wholly manured every five years, and its fertility would consequently | never diminish." Similar opinions were expresâ€" sed by other gentlemen. Admitting then Ihee l2 T P _ 1 larm. "He believed in the idea of having as many industries on a furm ¢s possible, and ho was consequently adverse to using the farm for some one specialty, such as dairying or producing nothing but cereals. Farmers should not destroy the soil of their land by growing only grain ; dairying to a certain degree acted as an antidote to the too exclusive grain cropping which imâ€" poverished so much of our soil, and it also was a means of prcducing manure. Atleast | oneâ€"tenth of the land he ploughed annually. The growing of clover was a good means of maintaining the fertility of the soil, but this fact was known or believed by very few farmers. â€" Clover consumed great I that is the manufacture Without this no system i be expocted to succeed. session, visited | should ; of January for l cussion the inaugure} | majorit The address was f House. | _ Ulitimately on motion of the Attorney | General further legislation on the matter was for the present postponed, until the whole question was more fully matured. ‘ Monday, March, 3rd. A large part of the time was taken up yesterday with private Bills, the discussion ‘on that of the Toronto Gas Company being long and spirited. â€" The. only. dispute1l point was whether the section empowering the Company to create a rest of $200,000 should be allowed to stand, and after disâ€" cussion it was rejected by a considerable majority in Committee of the Whole Ne 20 After several Bills had passed the reading, and many questions had asked and replied to, Mr. Currie 1 the second reading of the Bill to exter jurisdiction of Division Courts to cai debt amounting to $200. A keen d sion followed during which it was a by Mr. Bethuno and other legal g men that the proposed Bill bristlod difficulties and was not in the intere the suitors. _ _The House then went into Committee of supply when the sum of $21,060 was asked for the school of Agriculture at Guelph. _ A discussion followed but the item passed, as did also $11.500 for the Ottawa Normal Sehool. Mr. Mowat introduced a Bill to amend she Medical Act, in reference to Medical men who obtain degrees in Great Britain and wish to practice in Canada. House or Assembly, Thursday, Feb,, 27th.â€"After routm.> business had been disposed of, Mr. Hardy muved that a select committee be appointed for the purpose o‘ considering the question of exemption from taxation with power to send for persons and papers which after some discussion was agrecd to. "I appeal to you,as countrymen,to study ’for yourselves the science of which he is not unjustly regarded as the founder, and if you are satisfie of the truth of its cons clusions, to defend them against attacks, whether invidious or open, from whatever ‘ quarter they may proceed." (Cheers.) «"Such was the poliey,and such were the doetrines, bound up inextricably with what have been called the dry bones of political cconomy, that Mr. Pitt deduced from the teachings of Adam Smith. ter looked forward to a continuance of ‘pence. Although he was opposed by Mr. Fox and the Whigs, ho was carrying on the Government of the country at that time upor prineiplesâ€"soon unfortunately to be relinquishedâ€"which we are aceusâ€" tomed to consider specially characteristic of the Liberal party. **Mr. Pitt was speaking during what may be called the Liberal half of his adminisâ€" tration. ?The French Revolution had broken out, had been in active progress for four years, and still the English Minis« s | _ ""Mr. Pitt did not ignore the possibility of t | checks, or times of commercial weakness ; | and depression ; nor did he fear to expose t | the causes which led to them. Prosperity, | |he knew from experience, was obvious‘y | and necessarily connected with the duraâ€" | tion of peace; but he asserted, further, |that it was equally due to firmlyâ€"establish ‘| constitutional principles, As a thoughtful | and coolâ€"headed historian has remarked, |he was the first English Minister who really grasped the part which industry was to play in proracting the welfare of tho world. But he was well aware that statesâ€" men have to take into account many things besides the simple laws which govern the accumulation and distribution of wealth.| He learnt from Adam Smith that, together with the plain commercial law, there lay ] social and moral laws, governing the cocaâ€" S mercial and material prosperity of retions. : "It is the union of liberty with law," he says, speaking of the Constitution, "which, | by raising a barrier equally firm against 1 the encroachments of power and the vioâ€"|* lence of popular commotion, affords to|" property its just seeurity, produces the exâ€" : ertion of genius and labour, the extent and | * solidity of credit, the cireulation and inâ€" 8 crease of capital." $ 'MIN“N"' , he at once proceeded to act. After he had restored the prosperity of the country, shattered by the Mini:try of Lord North and the American war, in announcâ€" ;ing to Parliameut his measures and their success, he explained the principals on which they were based, and acknowlodged the source from which they were derived. Labour, he pointed out, was the foundâ€" l ation of wealth, and freedom of labour inâ€" despensable to the prosperity of the nation. TUE LEGISLATURES. many questions had been $200. A keen discusâ€" ; which it was argued and other legal gentleâ€" to, Mr. Currie moved of the Bill to extend the ed Bill bristled with not in the interest of and still the Englisl.x Minisâ€" Fob. 28th ,df;o was OBt, ulture at | "* wed but| T. 1.500 for | incor was . 28th, â€" | sittit he third | day 1 ad been Sv ) moved Mr. ] tend the NHT enses of Fores â€" discusâ€" was a argued an ill I gentleâ€" f od with ‘rt erest of| Wedn Grand at the ttorney |"_.""" prizes matter tumeâ€" til the 15 year ured. sach in 8¢d+ [ the fun ?:ssi:xl: Trs r being [ Institu € last in spute 1 }" . s enjoyal vering | °* 00,000 | light in ‘4; _ | though r dis M e «P1 8 m‘w“‘m- e« « dnfno o ie n Tedc ki class, seniors â€" Margaret Ritchi church, â€" on Wednesday _ the 19th | Thomas Morrison and Fanny Ector, inst. The public may relyâ€"and of this 4th class, juniorsâ€"Heury Moffat, W they have on former cacasions, had ample | D. Staples and Wm. D. Grier, experienceâ€"upon getjing full value for| 8rd class, seniorsâ€"Robt. MeNally, W their money at these entertainments, | Anderson ard Patrick Kenny, § There is no hufnbug here, as there top often | D.mhlfdo g:::'n :lelnlll?:}fxir;. MeNally,Ann is with companies of nondescript charncterg a ols 3 try and who b nd class, juniors â€" l‘nnn.y. MeNally who perambulate the coun J * | Robert MeCracken, Albert Williams, specious but false pretences fleeco the unâ€" Juniors â€" Lawrence Kenuy and Georg wary of their money. For this Teason &8 | Smith fop good conduct. as well as the importance of the objects . R. GrIER, Teacher. for which these soirees are got up, we N.B. ; in would strongly adviso all and sundry 1o ouly mfim':':,“&lfm“t Amainamred reserve themselves for the® entertainments ommc S B â€"rvanmacs..,, to which we have referredâ€"in the Method.| On Monday morning about nine o‘clock ist Chureh on the 10th, and the Presbyterâ€" %‘#flg‘l&ifi» lzui, twentyâ€"four years, son ian Church on the 19th of the present | of Widow assin, Puslineh, was instant! month, °* /‘ "T""" ied witle choppieg t w ud * As will be seen by advortisement in another column a Tea Meating and Lecture will be held in the Methodist Church in this town on Monday the 10th inst., and a Soiree in the Presbyterian s L2 ay> 4 8 he became | mittee is too apparent to deceive any one. 200 oo o e e emtieace s10nor ] , [Tnstitute, which was held on Thursday Of Durham Public Sch i last in the Town Hall, proved to be a very | 0 of February. , | enjoyable entertainment to those wh.o deâ€" Frasr Drvistonâ€"Fifth | light in song and harmony. ‘The audience; | The morit of this class is [ though not very large, may be, characterâ€" and too glose for disting ; ised as select, and appeared to appreciate juniors, Jane Andersop a f the various vocal and instrumental pieces Laura MeKenzie, Minnie which were so happily rendered. class, seniors, Wm. McKa Trz now railway route from‘ Hamilton | A. Potty. 4th class, junio to Guelph, via Waterdown, Carlisle, Freelâ€" | Sarah Rombough, A. Rob ton, &¢., is likely to become an accomplised | Szcoxn Dryiston â€"8rd fact, several prominent men in East | Hugh MceKay, C. Elvidge, Flamboro* being favorable to the project, z"d df‘l““'MJ“'“g"-, Fred. and it is probable that a large bonus will ",;, ‘"'D“" + Caldwell begmn{ed- The new route woulc.i cou« net,n\lvnlg. (x‘“ertrisdl::‘ugsl:z‘:fi? neet with the proposed extension of class, senior, Henrictia | the W.G. & B. Railway to OQwen Sound or Harrup, Geo. Mitchell. 1 Collingwood, and probably revive along [ Wm. Vollet, Louisa | Har {tlmz fine agricultural district the old Kenzie. C stirring times when the Brock Rond was the tiran Y< principal §horoughfare from the Northern H‘OD?LRO counties to Dundas and Hamilton. â€"Elorg All being mentioned in «c Express. wUnd utd Prize Carytvar ar PRICEVILLE, â€" On Wednesday evening next, March 12th, a Grand Masquerade Carnival will take place at the Priceville Bkating Rink, at which six prizes will be offeredâ€"one each for best cosâ€" turmeâ€"gentleman, lady, boy and girl under 15 years, and one for gentleman and lady, each in most comical costume. Go and see the fun, Tuz concert in aid Towx Incorporatrox.â€"The Bill j incorporation of Mount Forest as a was read a third time and passed _ sitting of the Ontario Legislature on day last week. Tur meinbers of the English Chuareh, Markdaio, intéend erecting a handsome brick church, at a cc <t of about $3,000, Tus Free Press, Shelburne is now pubâ€" i‘shed by Mr. James Cameron : Mr. Geo. Rain °§ retiring. Ox ! Just think of it !! The Owen Sound Advertiser styles Durham a Village. The debate waxed very keen for a short time and was elosed by Mr. Bowell when the motion .was carried on a division. > Monday, March 3rd. A number of Bills were introduced. among which was one by Mr. Casey to amend the Dominion Election Law specially in reference to treating, so that trequent and habitual treating of individâ€" uals or assemblies of persons either by a candidate or his agent, during an election contest shall be deemed sufficient cause to void an election. â€" Several Pills having | been advanced a stage the House, sJipurnâ€" ed at 5:15 p. m. Mr. Holton addressed himself mainly to the view that the Government adopted its course on the question under discussion in opposition to the expressed will of Parliaâ€" ment. ‘ Mr. G. W. Ross (Middlesex) assailed the Government on account of its violation of Parliamentary privilego and the nonâ€"a¢â€" ceptance of the lowest tender, and he roâ€" ferred 6> the incfficiency of the present system of reporting debates. The Minister of Customs moved the ratification of the Hansard contract, and this led to the first debate of the session, and one in which the Opposition excelled, both by the force of reasoning and arguâ€" ment as well as the power of its oratory. The mover of the motion explained the circumstances which had led the Governâ€" ment to arrange for reporting the debates of the House of commons, and he claimed that the tender aecepted was the lowest by + Friday, 28th Feb, In the Houss of Commons yesterday, after reutine business, the Premier introâ€" duced the first Government measure for this session, being an Act to amend the Acts relating to the No#rthâ€"West Mounted Police. It was explained that the Bill provided for certain changes intended to increase the efficency of the force. 1 The Postmaster General moved im amendment that such ‘change be effected when practicable, which was carricd on a division. \ , DOMINION PARLIAMENT, In the House of Carmons the work of legislation continues to be trified with. The Government seem to be killing fimo} for the purpose of more fully maturing their National Policy. But the great| panacea is evidently in as chaotic a state as prior to the 17th, of September. On Thursâ€" day the 27th, ult., a number of private bills were introduced, and Mr. Christic moved his resolution anent the uniform observance of the Sabbath Day in all the Departments of the public service and especially in the Post Office department. Local and other Items TORONTO of the Mechanies‘ and passed at u,; The Bill for the in â€" East| Hugh Mc j 8rd class e project, C , mus will L",;“:ll::l')g ‘ul‘.i couâ€" net, Win. nsion of class, sen ound or Harrup, C veo along } Wm. Voll the â€" old Kenne._ R LC & town, â€"p, ") 5_ 3 488 §e010r8â€"Ellep McNal]y,Annn D. Moffat and Elen Kenny, 2nd class, juniors â€" Fanny MeNally, Robert MeCracken, Albert Williams, Juniors â€" Lawrence Kenny and George Smith for good conduct. N. R. GrIER, Teacher, ‘ N.B.â€"Corporal punishment administered only mias bogh o 00 ooo anles ana w... 3.°/"J Moflat, D. Staples and Wm. D. Grier, 8rd class, seniorsâ€"Robt. MeNally Anderson ard Patrick Kenny, 2nd class, seniorsâ€"Ellen McNal]y D. Moffat and Elen Kenny, Ttud bies, Iiinines _ ns is Ath class, seniors â€" Margaret Ritchic Thomas Morrison and Fanny Ector, 4th class, junionâ€"Henry Moffat, Wm, D. Stavles and w... n CC John Morfisdl;,- vB.eL Fayden, Archie Ector, student, Hunter, All being mentioned in Special Class of young been very deligent, and w very commendable :â€" Mess Szconp Dryrstox â€"8rd class, â€" seniors Hugh McKay, C. Elvidge, Annie Gaynor, 8rd class, juniors, Fred, MeKenzie, R Laidlaw, Mary J. Caldwell. TrHirp DrvIstONâ€"2nd class, Lizzie Bur. net, Win. Geddes, Mapgie MeKenzie. 1st class, senior, Henrietta Parrott, Robert Harrup, Geo. Mitchell. 1st class, juniors, Wim. Vollet, Loriss Hareun. ‘Mana ar) Melipisdi 1. 4. . _ _7 °0 S cinss" is" uniformly high ,and too glose for distinetion â€" 5th class, r juniors, Jane Andersop and Lizzie Moore, Laura MeKenzie, Minnie Whitmore. 4th class, seniors, Wm. McKay, Geo. Tucker, t »Bathe ) JA c3 (SVi : 6. UP class, semiors, \Wm, McKay, Geo.wTucker, A. Petty. 4th class, juniors, John Austin, Sarah Rombough, A. Robertson. nedaita, Mo. the ftarnrers were ploughing and beautiful weather. The great N.P. is upon usâ€"he question now is, what will we invest our surplus in, for we are going to have more money than is requiredl, of course, Z®ro, l Dundalk, Mar. 3, 1879, Mr. H. H. Middlet 4th Feb., says that Sedalia, Mo. the ta and beautiful weather, Oh ! the snow, ti’x;“i:;nutilul sno y ! Is it ever going to leave us ?â€" about four feet. V7e and a half or tw‘o years before hi. Mr. Stewart was a men.:ber of the Methodist Church for many years, _ The funeral was large, and the bereaved fam.ly have the sympathy of entire neighborhood. J | _ Mr, Alex, Stewart, sen. of this village pgs â€" |ud away last Tuesday, at three o‘elock. He was one of the early settlers in this part and was m.ch respected by all who knew him. He was 73 years of ago and leaves a lar;e family behind i.im. His mother died some one and a half or two years before him. M. Wim, Keeler of Melancthon, has adverâ€" tised his farm, stock, &c., for sale, and is bound for Manitoba, We hear of several parties contemplating the same. _ Mr, Wm. Dunn, late township treasurer is about to remove from this township, hayâ€" ‘in‘g soldhis farm. _ I understand he. has purâ€" chased a farm up north of Owen Sound. 1 ‘ am sure his friends in Proton wish him sueâ€" A certain church in our midst is having a lively ‘time amongst ‘its members, It apâ€" pears a Building Commitee was appointed, and afterwards a Manging Committee was also appointed. The Managing Committce ; think they should have centrol of the acâ€" counts of the Building Commumittce, The latter think different, hence the "hitch." The Managing Committee have issued a proâ€" clamation resigning their charges, Shame, gentlemen, give over ! â€"It is bad enough for sinners to act this way, 6 ’ The trains on the T.G.B.R. are running very irregularly. Now the mail train that should arrive here st 1.30 p.m, does not get here until sometimes 1 and 2 O‘clock _ at night. } is eousidered a rather unsatisfacâ€" tory business now carrying mails to the T.G. and B.R. We have a revival meeting yokng on now in Â¥he Orange Hall here. The Rey. D. Wil l1ams has been ill of late but we are pleased he is recovering, On Tuesday evening tire was discovered in the stable of Mr. James Rutherford. The stable together with a dwellingâ€"house along side of it were burned down. ‘The reflection from this fire was plainly seen in Durham, On Monday night a fire broke out in the barn of Mr, John James, near Hanover, The building was completely destroyed, but some of the contents were saved, How the fire originated is a mystery, | Tza Meretrso ar Betart.â€"On Friday | evening last the annual Tea Meeting was \ held at Bothel Church, Glenelg. Several teams were kindly driven into Durham, to carry such as wished to attend, but owing |to the stormy state of the weather, vory‘ few availed themselves of the privilege. | The attendance, however, considering the serere weather of the previous tour or five ‘ days, was very good, and quite a number from Durham were present. After pertakâ€" ing of the excellent provisions provided by the ladies, Mr. Thomas Davis, Deputyâ€" Reevo, was appointed to the Chair. Brief and humorous addresses were given by tho Chairman, Messrs. J. Townsend, Thos. Edwards, John Forsyth, H. Moekler, N. Grier, John Ritchic, Jabez Banks, Dr. Jamieson, and Rev. R. Godfrey. The Cheir of the Church, Miss L Banks presidâ€" ing at the organ, sang a number of fine pieces in good style, at intervals during the evening. Votes of thanks were passed to the Ladies, the Choir and the Chairâ€" man. Proceeds $28, It will be segp by programmes circulated | that the above company will give one a‘ their entertainments in the Town Hall here on Wednesday evening next. Our exchanges speak of this troupe in the best 'mlnner, and in a number of instances they have been invited to appear a second l time in the same place. says that when he arrived at Honor Middleton who left here on the , Beu Staples, Jolhn Meâ€" Sctor, and a new studious More Fires. 3 _ _"° C!ass, juniors, Harrup, ‘Maund Meâ€" Dundalk. School for the month n order of merit, ; men who have whose conduct is class, seniors.â€" erstand he has purâ€" f Owen Sound. 1 ton wish him sucâ€" h has been appointâ€" Wm, 000 _2 0+ V~ vonsumed â€"_ their happiness. Better burned 'm'eut, smoky coffee, any loss, any inoonveuiqqf'n, than a loss of love ; and nothing so supely burns away love as constant hult-fl:dlnjng‘. Lom. â€"and }â€" B# i8 a selfâ€"evidont truth,thatfnobody likes him, | 10 be found fault with, but ev erybody likes lar;e; t> find fault whon things do not suit them. pome | There are some people, however, that you hiir. | cannot suit, and to whom faultâ€"finding has odist | become a second nature. _ Nature has so Was | constituted us in general that what is a the | pleasure for us to do is also pleasing to our neighbours to have us 4o. It is a pleasure * ‘| to do right, and a pleasure to be done our rightly to. Itis also a pleasure to find fau‘t, but not a pleasure to be found fault *"* | with, sud you arill always find that those y at peopic whose sensitiveness of temperament m# leads them to find fault, are preécisely ion | those who can Icast beur to be found fanlt in, | with. "But" says some one ""must we |, is | not correect our chiilren, and our servants I and each other? Mus,; lot people go on |! doing wrong to the end of the chapter 9 : No fault must be found, and errors corâ€" 6 reeted. But, reader let us look over our & 1, | lives and the lives of others and ask "IHaw 1 much of the faultâ€"finding which prevails, | _ | has the least tendancy to do any good ? t 1, | We have seen the most gensrous, the most | 3 ,, | warmâ€"hearted and obliging of mortals | d. ,| | under this sort of training made the most | A ; remorse and disobliging of mortals. Sure i _ | to be fourd fault with, whatever they do P. ‘ | they have at last ceased doing. ‘The dig. M 4 lnppoiutmeut of not pleasing they have | J¢ _| abated by not trying to please. An irritable a" : temper is usuallytthe cause of faulâ€"finding, T; , | The person possossing it finds himself out | T; of sorts and he cannot tell "why, but he| Fi J cannot please himself much less anybody | La | else. He is in a state of nervous torture ; g: and the attacks which the wretehed victim eor | makes on others are us much a result of| Cla diserso as the snapping and biting of a | Ta; patient convulsed with hydrophobia,. _ He :;:f can allow no pleasure to others that does Wn not afford him the same ; he stings with der unjust acensations, and makes his fireside | Pet dreadful with fl.n(:iel1 real to him, but false D as the ravings of fever, A sensible person | iY who has tound out whp,@ ails him, wil ;:',; shut his mouth resclately not to give ut p terance to the dark thoughts that infest | MeJ his soul, A person who is always finding | Sker fault with something, burned ment, smoky | Pete coffee, too much oil consumed, is throwing pi away by double handfuls the \:ery thing for %‘.’;fl which housas are built, oil consumed â€" Pury their happiness. Better burned mant | * qul Syunls . _i me 8 ie tho Poy 1 l t Town of Durham, Riddle No. 2, Townehip of Glenelg, Riddle No, 3, ons n h Answers to Riddles A communication was then read from Ronald offering to the Town Council a s fire engine, with 1000 feet of hose, an appliances complete for £3,800, This ma he guarantees to be able with 1.500 fu« hose to send water zp Darkam bi}l from jriver, and over a three story house, also guarantees this machine for five y and has lately supplied Harriston, Listo: Clinton, and some time since Owen Sor No action taken, Moved by Mr. Brown, seconded by Mr. McFarlane, That report of Fingance Commitâ€" tee be adopted, and that cheques do issue for payinent of same. â€"Carried, _ Moved by Mr. Brown, secomled by Mr. Storey, That legal advice be takew m the matter of Byâ€"Law 74, and that the Mayor and Reeve be appointed to receive the same and report. â€"Carried. Mancaret Toaxovis, On motior council adjourned Moved by MceKechnie, seconded by Mr. McFarlane, That the Anditors Report be received, and that 100 copies of town and school accounts in detail be printed in sheet form, and abstract of tewn and school ac= counts be inserted in next week‘s issue of newspaper. â€"Carried, An application for the office of Assessor from George Russell, was then read. _ _Moved by Mr, McKechnie, seconded by Mr. Bull, That Byâ€"Law 75, appointing George Russell as Assessor for the current year, at a salary of $30, be read, signed, sealed, and engrossed. â€"Carried., The following aceounts were then laid beâ€" fore the Finance Committee : James Lauder, for wood . . â€".â€"$ 5.00 MeAllister, splitting wood .. . 1, 50 [ George Henderson, cedar .. .. 1.25 George Mussell............ ./ 5.00 Archibald McKenzie ... ... .. 5.00 Tcohn Moodic ....;....... .. 95 John Rutherford ........_‘‘‘ 94 se _ Conncil met in the Council Chambers on Wednesday, the 5th inst. Members present â€"â€"Messrs. Middaugh, Mayor, McKechnie, Reeve, Anderson, Brown, Horn, McFarlane, Rose, Burnet, Storey and Bull, councillors, Minutes of previous meeting were read and adopted _ Samarang and his critics have #aken back seats, we think it about time. Population of Flesherton, 316. May England repent! _ Our debating society have just decided that she is not justifiable in her war with Afghanistan, l Lots of snow here but very little money.. ACCIDEST, â€"As Mr. Munshaws‘s men were getting their supply of ice for the coming summer, one of the teams broke through and the driver in his endeavour to save the team was compelled to take more water than usual, but by tunely aid both driver and horses were saved. \ f The Canada Presbyterian congregation at Friceville intend to build a new church. Hugh McLechlan, who.had his leg broken at the school fence a few weeks ago is nb& to be around again. Bheradig.quite a trade done a pnoen? aquare timber but the road botween here ahd the station is made almost impassible by drawing the timber past one lot. This ought not to be, and we expect the Reeve Artemesia has only to be netified of the pracâ€" tice to put a stop to it. The Priceville people are quite elated over E‘: prospect of getting a railway. Riddle No, 1, Fault Finding. Flesherton Chit Chat. Town Council. nd makes his fireside , real to him, but false Â¥.| A sensible person be able with 1.500 foet of er zp Darkam bi}l from the a three story house. He °CS poople go on | F of the chapter 9 I; , and errors corâ€" :; us look over our|s rs and ask "How | P ; which prevails, \‘\ 0 do any good ? t ensrous, the most | j. ging of mort.,l.(.]e ; made the most | Al f mortals, Sure K” Town Council a steam Glenelg, or five years on, Listowell Owen Sound meat, 10se, and all This machine Dyâ€"Law, No 8, Appoint wnfi'., Division, ‘No. 1, 'Jlohu Din'liop No. 2, E. Fursman, ] 8, Walter Laidlaw, Divikion NX Commissioniers for the gurrent ordered to be passed, ‘ “0"0(‘ ‘) .-nr. Ti‘idh‘:' seconded I'." Mr. Willis, ?l"lut this conmeil do now adâ€" to m-”t at Rutherford‘s Hotel. Hanâ€" nvaw PM # L P & 0 _ NECRUE OS AROVOL, H&U over, on ’l‘_mdty. the "S‘Gth May, as & Court of Bevision.â€"Carried, 4 Grant elated over Bentinck ‘ Hanover, o _ present i2Â¥ 1879. Mombers en here | in the chair, passible b’l Poikinmie usw Cup Pucait iO Wailt, Alfre I J“?“ Brandor. <o/ 110 iventy e mt rrombess 1 _ | Brigham, Thomas Bailey, Andrew Livi ig» *) stone, Gunser Rery, â€"2nd and 3rd con, ur | $£.D.R.,C. Kalbfleisch,Jacob Kreller,Georgo w | Purvis, Andrew Mesier, Wio. White, Josh, s, \\":fie, Jolm Potter, N. Grierson, Joseph 9 Carbett,â€"2nd and 3rd eon. N.D.R., C. Gatticb, Michae} Finart , Joseph Wangler, $ | FP. McGrade, Wim. L{ulfau. John Alexanâ€" Is | der, Frederisk Linney,â€"4th and 5th con. st | Alexander Christie, Christian Prast, H. pry re | Kimbell, B. Faber, John Brown, Geore _ | Adium, Arch, MeLarty, 6th and 7t) con. * | Poter Weiss, Charles Hanbermell, Thos. $ | MeClaughley, C. Hofiman, Thos. Redford, e | John MeGillvray, Dan, MeDougal}, sth e|and. O9th con., Wir. Ste henson, Honry Geisel, Henry Lath, C, ('\'iurimrr. Wm. *| Temple, Wan. Boyle, Wm. Boisc, Alex. t Livingstone, 10th and lith con. Richard e | Fisher, James Tulloch, Louis Dictz, Robt. ; | Laidlaw, John Carr, Win, Blythe, Honry C Rodford.l Alex, Mel)onuld. Edward ‘| Snewell, John MeDonald, 12 and 13th |eon. Hugh Barten, Wim. Robertson, Thos. ) Clark, Joseph Copp, Stewart Witson, Alox. | Tayjor, Arthur Bimpson, F, Bhewell, 14th ung 15th con. John Robertson, Alexander | Beaton, Andrew Anderson, Jamas Kanc, Wim, Lessan, Giles Hassoth, James Bran. der, Robert Christie, ‘Thos, Hcvypu\ #i, Peter McCormick, ye"" Division No. 1, Pondâ€"keepers, Androw Livingstone, Jolhn Watson, Fence Viewâ€" ersâ€"Guinter Campbell, Wim, MeCollough, James Park,. Division, No 2, Pnnld-hopen_n-ml.l Melntosh, _ Alex. Livingmn.. George Skene. Fence Viewersâ€"Charloes Fletcher, Pefi:r Goowg. John MeLean, ivision, No. 8, Poundâ€"kee â€"C. Ha & %‘j‘"‘ R‘h' wmnIUH. B.P.r:'mmum Bubte Vinwsme a OS CBK , 1Pe mewersâ€" L, J Purvic, &ndrew Scheifle, f Division, No, t.ml'ond Watt, Alfred" Nobrell, J Tamac F.. 3. _ PR Mr Ling. l0 C CmUn, onl Win. Braithwaiteâ€"2nd and 8rd ¢ G.l., Poter WGeorge, Win, Ledi Donald Campbell, Arch, MeCorm Bunth, Arch. McLean, James Cr Robert Skene, Hugh Riddell, Donn Donald, Hector Mc(-‘ill\'n.ry. Neil M Joln Herveken, Neil Clark, Ha Edge, John Ho okin®, Robot Reid, Coff, Hugh Mc&ienzne, Valentine | Durhaim Road, James Carsor, |, Rutherford, George Stier, E. Yost, ( Laidlaw, F. Keneger, Win, Hunter, Brigham, Thomas Bailey. Androw 1 Maleom Cn!x;;:Ju !-_)Oll.m, Mex. F i sotmsy THEnee o lows, was ordered to be passed : F, xGa faxa Road, Thos, Breuman, Hobort \;i| MnlanÂ¥in Pamasell y T lows, Byâ€"Law, No. 2, appointiog pathmasto pound keepers, and fence viewers us { lt nares mcedlfccnl t 4A : » TJ;O.. M rentnhiretts ds iscc 15 Mr. Willis, That the aw urd of tursin the mauttor of His+ ..# a Moved by Mr, MeCallun Mr. Willis, That the taxes « west half of lots 15 and 16, and widow Furne!]‘s pt., 1 con. 8, 8.1.14., be remitted. Moved by Mr. Fursman Mr. MeCailum, That with t. ting further information i over the Townships Dcbe trustees of the 8. & H. Rail and 1st Deputyâ€"Reeve be in: tend a meeting to be held morrow, the 25th Feb., of and legal gentlemen in the Normanby Township Dobe: ried. Moved by Mr. Laid Fursman, That $4.50 flour furnised to Mrs. â€"Carried. Moved by Mr. Iaidlaw, see Willis, That the Reeve be pm ing to %‘uglmm to appoint G.B3. & W, Railroad, and that issue.â€"Carriod Byâ€"Law appointing Assessor ] dlll'{ read was ordered to be pas and sealed. Moved by Mr. Laid‘aw, see !l:nmnm, That Charles Cout ereby appointed Assessor for year.â€"Carried. Moved by Mr. MeC Applications for the offic received from the following 1 Malcom Cameron, Juines ; Hopkins, Robert Leslic Coutts. e e U Moved by Mr, Lmidlaw, second, Willis, That the Assessor‘s salary current year be $65.â€"Carried, Applications for the office of bihmnbuec@ ie _ uen dt Moved by Mr. Lni(fl;w, seee Wilhs, Tha the Reew €‘s report be adopted, and that eheques ; Cavedad â€" F CC PUTIIT eount of the cost, one half Normanby council is to pay bridge, $45 ; bills of ad\, David ?(eh'ichol. letting. son, .wl' and George 17], repairing Road Seraper |, cheques do 188ue.â€"Curriod Moved by Mr, Willis, That the mn."The; ,, _ + 80conded by Mr. Fm, That the petition of C. P ve and 28 Others, asking council ;, ‘.Mn‘ John Purvu, son of thye late Alex. Purvis to the Deaf and Dumby Ingy. tute be entertained And the noe, S#A Stopy ‘-h.â€"c.l'ried- Moved by Mr, McCAllum, e Mr. Fursman, Dha; the petitio, x:od,n and 28. others, asking in sending Joh» PBrVig, sop Alex. Purvis to the Deaf and 1 Eon e tu o Petition received Goodeve and 28 others take steps to have J,] Alex. Purvis, sont to ( Asylum, 1 Dentinck Colmcd met in fi n.novu‘. on Moud.y the 243 879. Members al) present. T., in the chair, muinutes. Wirlapt i7( 4224 4. 1 Avoulh 1 § 1P Mvoqh and Alexander sc on one +R TPVELICL John MeLean, â€" 8, l’ulnd-kmp.nâ€"(‘. Ha . wuhm. BR. ~Casement. P'n: IJ.- J. l‘l"l’fllt, George 22°â€"7° Cinstian Prast, Honry Faber, John Brown, George .« MeLarty, 6th and 7th con. Charles Hanbermell, Tho: * mSCB SRPCTs "â€"Z0ll woll, James Ander.o" _Fen'ot_s_ Viewers â€" Win Eué-hopou = Jolin B“tm"_k_cOuncil. C ) and 16, con, 8, W 1‘s pt., lots 28 a remitted.â€"Carric porinting | Henry olhn MeCaliam. °* PBE r. MeCallum, seconded That the Petition of n U be I‘l‘hw, 1 &ecounts ill Debeutures to l{uilwny the Re be instructed to lll'ld ut Avtan Division No No, 4, Road 6 year was allum. see "t", seconded 1 be paid for barr Taylor, an indi iunm, see â€"° _ "Tme Dauer:, Caisor, James F, Y(fi(, Guurg(\ , Hunter, Henry yc 120C of the 4 the matte ebentures. Mi. “'l"“t.’lmlvn MeCormick, D, Toln, son . , Neil Mcle: irk, Hamilt , seconded by M , seconded 1y 10 view of getâ€" Shoke dandini authorized q seconded by 17 outts be and is f widow W § persons, viz, , s Bkene, Jumes : and Charles from ts of ) Hnl,wk‘ be pai} r@porttDAt bridee seconded by Mr » leeom by » 80M of paid A} W the current nded by do aving sed, & Whord grossed in zh Charles P. f W“ of the “' and Dump Myers 24th q The p. U Assceror ed by Ar Of DBen And tiag T the t Xandep Cen Mr, how wBK Car *cb,, Reeve Mr, snd for A maun may often 1 3r It Ap} ful proj wi 1t is not tru rejeet all hum; commeonly th and who are r Berti Bibl helps. Iti I‘ulu( stud hmuman hely n thing as t No man & from his fo) who rests n declarations Bible stater can never give then hensive knowledge « this thought, for the work of men nowâ€"aâ€"day mentsas unned 10 evar ship, on sary that the origi allexeset an Ay ®es of t 1s noed work tizing them in of the Son, ap ing themm to ol I have comm office the God erected qualify men for rd Bcriptureâ€"the Inte and Anowled thi« things «t statements, w ; that he wa rt The It it 11 m t! 1d lty theref A q f it 6t that t} Iy rf ve the lll‘ U at t bl i boiter st W unt