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If t| J to in Her Mojesty‘« name hy His~ Excelâ€" lency the Governorâ€"Geuernl, viz.:â€" An Act to amend and consolideate as| amended the several ecuactments respectâ€" ing the Northâ€"West Mounted Police force. ; An Act to amend an Act respecting du' Foiice of Cauada. ' An Act respecting the "Audrew Mercer | Ontario Reformatory for Fomales." | An Act to amend the Post Office Act of l 1376. ‘ An Act respecting Census and Statistics. Au Act to amend the Penmitentiary Act of 1875. Au Act respecting the offices of Receiverâ€" General and Minister of Public Works. An Act to make the first day of July a public holiday by the name of Dominion speedy trial in certain cases of persens chargod with§ felonies and misdemeanors in the Proviuces of Ontario and Quebec," the Act respecting summary couvictions before Justices of the Peace. An Act to amend an Act to provide for more ¢ffectual inquiry iuto the existence of corcupt practices at clections of memâ€" bers of the House of Commons. Au Act to provide aguinst infectious or contagious discases affecting avimals. An Act to remove doubts as to the true intent and mennicg of certsiu visions of the Canada Temperance Act um‘w,nml to make cortain amendments thereto, in xo far as the said At relates to Maniâ€" Au Actto amend the Canadian Pacific Railway Act of 1874. An Act to provide for the payment of an midditional temporary grant to the Province of Manitoba. Aun Act respecting building societies earrying on business in the Province of Ontario. kn Act to provide for the inspection, safeâ€"Leeping, and storage of pretrolium and the products thereof. An Act to amoud "an Act for the more An Act to continue in foree for a limited time the Better Prevention of Crime Act of 1878. Au Act respecting the safeâ€"keeping of dangerous lanaties in the Northâ€"West Territories. An Act respecting official arbitrators. An Act to further amend the Canadian Pacific Railway Ast of 1874. Au Act to provide for the salary of one additional Julge of the Supremeâ€"Court of New Branswic«, sud for the salary of any fature Jndge in Equity of the Supreme Court of Nova Seotia. An Act to amend and consolidate the laws relating to weights and measures. Aun Act to amend the Act of the present session intitled "An Act to provide for the inspection, safeâ€"keeping, and storage of petroleuin, and the products thereof." $ An Act respecting trade marks and dasstrial desigus. % An Act to amend the Act relating to banks and banking and the Acts amending the same. W;\.n Act to amend and consolidate the several Act: respecting the public lands of the Dominton. An Act to alter the duties of Customs and Excise. An Act to amend the Indian Act of 1876 An Act for the relief of Eliza Maria Campbell. Au Act to amend the Acts therein monâ€" tioned respecting the malitia and Gefence of the Dominion of Canala. An Act to amend and consolidate the Railway Act of 1868 and the Acts amend ing it. An Act to further amend the Supreme and Esxchequer Court Act. His Excellency the Governorâ€"General } then closed the first session of the fonrth‘ Parliament of the Dominion with the folâ€" lowing speech :â€" Hon. Gentlemen of the Senate : Gentlemen of the House of Commons : ‘The roorganization of the important deâ€" part ment of Public Works and the division ¢f its duties will, I doubt not, greatly add to the efficiency of the public service. I dosire to thank you for the dil‘gence and care with which you have discharged vour duties during this laborious and proâ€" tracted session. ‘The cousolidation aud amendment of the nets relating to the lands of the Dominion will present to the large uumber of settlers now wending their way to the Northâ€" West Tervitories a compendious and weliâ€"considâ€" ercd system. 1 hoye that the Bill relating to Weights and Mcasures, while it relases the stringâ€" ency of previons legislation, will not deâ€" crease the measure. ‘The provision made for telegraphy by eable with the mainland, Anticost1, and the Magdalen Islands will facilitate and aid onr ecommerce and navigation, and especially the development of our fisheries, The measure adopted for the vigorous prosecution of the Canadian Pacific Railâ€" way holds out a prospect of the carly comâ€" pletion of that great undertaking ; and the proposed purchase from the Grand Trunk Railway Company of the ue from ‘Riv:cre ' L F 1 i dumle den s NiAE uk sds dhaas iss ied du Loup to Quebee, when concliuded will at last complete the ongagement entered into at the time of Confederntron, to connect by an Luterâ€"Colonial Railway the St. Lawrence with the Atlantic Ocean at Halifex. 1 congratulate you on the other measâ€" ures affecting the public interests which have been passed. Gentlemen of the House of Commons : Gentlemen of the House of Commons : Ia Her Majesty‘s name I thank you for the supplies you have so readily granted. They will be expended with all due regard to economy. Honowrable Gentlemen of the Senate : Gentlemen of the House of Commons : The reo jinstwmont of the tariff which has heen effected y the legislation of this sesâ€" sion will, I trust, by increasing the revenâ€" we, restore the equilibrium between the rovenue and expenditure, while it will at the same time net in the development of 1 bid you yow furewell ; and desire to expross imy earnest hope that when Parliaâ€" meut sga‘u assembles we shall find the couutry enjoying the state of peace which now happily exists within, its borders, toâ€" our industries and teud to remove the long voutinued financial and commercial depresâ€" sion which has so greatly retarded the proâ€" yress of Canade. gether wit prosperity _ His Excelleney then left the chamber and the members dispersed. Fumrine and cholera are creating great ] distross i British India, and the Dacoite â€"organized Lands of robbersâ€"are cansing much exatement by their threats that unâ€" less extensive public works are opened, cmplbyment provided, the native trades encouraged, tases redueed, and the salaries of bighâ€"paid Furopeans reduced, they will carry murder anpd rapine thzough the counâ€" try and stir vp another mujiny and massaâ€" eve the Buropeans®â€" Cen. Gavibaldi has decided to roside perâ€" n O 1ak PE C e en es um with a great addition to the national efficiency of that insportant Home Colinu C. McFayden, Asonts for the Grey Review. Archibald Thom, Atexander Tayler, Inâ€" THE REVIEW. â€"We hare great pleasure in welcoming the Cardwell Courier to our sanctum. In mechanical execution the Courier is unezâ€" ceptionable, and as to its position in referâ€" ence to public affairs, we have no doult but the Reformers of Cardwoll will soun exporience the beneft of havieg so vigorâ€" ous an organ amoug thems as the Cowrier. â€"Dr.Clarke,the agricultural lecturer for the Wituess newspaper says 1. That in the cowse of his travels, exhaustion of the soil has been chiefly complained of by the farmers generally, through over croppirg, and 2. that the best and most rapid way of restoring the fertility of the soil is by the ; pormstent use of clover as a manure, i. e. i ploughing it under before coming into bloom. â€"The Loudonderry Iron Works of Nova Seotia are stated by the managers, Messrs, Gillespic, Moffat & Co. to be carried on at aloss since the new tariff came in force, and that they will shortly be closed The Canada Southern Railway Coy. is said ’by the Globe to have discharged many of their employeos and to have reduced the wages of those kept on by 10 per cent. This, the manager distinetly states to be due to the iucreased cost of ruamming the road since the inaugeration of the National Policy. The working classes are now be-‘ ginning to feel the consequences of their insane econduct last September and before the enud ut the year, when the N, P. will have come fully into operation, they will have a still keener appreciation of their folly on that cecasion. â€"We have received the first number of the Llustrated Journ:l of Agriculture of the Province of Quebee. This journal, is issued by the Agricultural Department of that Province gratituously to all members of agricultural and horticultural sccieties and at one dollar per anuum in advance to wll other persons,. It is to be devoted (0‘ the various branches of husbandry and horticulture, and as sueh is well worthy of geueral support. The first number is well got up, illustrated and, contsinsa good deal of valuable matter on stcek, poultry, Lees, apple culture and the managemert of garâ€" dens. â€" Although published in Montreal it is as well adapted to Ontario as Quebec. Subscriptions may be paid at this office or to the editor, Edward A. Farnard, Esq., 10 St. Vincent St., Montreal, Durham, May 22, 1879. â€"M De Lesseps, the chief promoter of| the Suez canal, has orgavized a learned and influential committee in Paris t» consider the feasibility of constructing a canal across the Isthinus of Panama to afford a waters way from the Atlantis to the Paside and so as to cscape the long and dangerons rcute around Cape Morn,. A project of this sort wis Lrought befoâ€"e the notiee of Philip U of Spain three hundred and fifty years ago but fell through and there has been no earnest attempt to revive it until recently. ‘The plan which seems to meet with most favor is that by Lake Nicaragua which is about the middle of the Isthumus and at an elevation of 107 feet above the sea level, This lake runs east and west, affords navigation for 56 miles and it is proposed to conncct it with the Prcific by a canal 17 miles in length aud having 11 locks, and with the Atlantic by the San Juan river and a cancl 41 miles in length having seven locks. The total lengthof the canaling would thus be 62 miles and the estimated cost §105,000,000. The first session of the fourth Parlianient of Canada has been brought to a close, and will be long remembered as marking an epoeh in the history of our couutry. During the late election good thmes were | promited to all and sundry if only the Toâ€" ries were put into office. Very many beâ€" lieved these rash promises but, although Sir Solhm and his friends have been secure‘y seated on the Treasury benches, the good times are to all appesrance further ofi than ever. The National Policy which was then, and has been since, cried up as the unfailing Panacea, has been put into practiâ€" eal operation, but instead of good the peoâ€" ple have so fr reaped evil from its workâ€" ing. â€" The leadiag organs of public opinion in this country and in the United Statesâ€" with the exception of those under the imâ€" mediate control of rings and speculatorsâ€" as well as the entire press of Great Britain have ridiculed the absurditics of the soâ€"callâ€" ed National Policy, and predicted a speedy failare of this latest and greatest of humâ€" bugs. Aund thes event has shown the correctness of their opinions. â€" The Fmance Mivister has confessed to many being disâ€" satisfied and Sir John said in the House of Commons the other day that the farmers were grumbling that they were not suffâ€" ciently protected! But notwithstanding that the interests of the great mass of the people have been recklessly sacrificed in favor of a few producers, that with the exâ€" ception of the Redpaths and the few cotton and woollen manufacturers all other indusâ€" 'tries arein a worse condition than they were before the new tariff came into effect yetthe protectionists in and out of the House declare that if only the Nafionnl( | Policy recieves a eordial support from the the Opposition it will still work well. And | even now the initial failure of the tariff is | being attributed to the attacks of the Lib» | eral Press. But this has always been the | way witl political adventurers when the : | Conservative Government fails to float its | bonds on the markat, the Canadisu Reform ‘Pnu'u to blame, when Sirâ€"John fails to . | satisfy the clamour of his followers, the blame is thrown upon the shoulders cf.the THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mas well, Governorâ€"General, and so when this retroâ€" grade fiscal policy fails to accomplish the objects of its promoters these astute politiâ€" tians atternpt to direct the odiam of its failure as much as possible from thoemâ€" selves. Another pisce of legislation which will love mauke this session notoricus in the aunals| , of Canadian history is the reâ€"inguguration T ' of the old Pacific Ruilway scheme. The|/| Governmert of Mr. Mackenzie during the | _ last five years proceeded as rapidly with| | building of the railway as the resources of C o ons th the country would warrant, â€" Dut tais cauâ€" | _ _ tious policy does not suit the extravagance of the present Goversment, and couseâ€" h quently they have asked for, and recoived, ;‘l powers to construct the Railway by whatâ€"| _ ever route thoy may choose, to lock up 100 million aeves of lauds in the Northâ€"Westâ€"| _ all the good arable land in that torvitovity | ;, necording to the evidence of competert|;, authoritiesâ€"with which to construct tus| ; railway to sell the same at $2 per acre, and all without being required to suboact the | q matter avy further to Pailiament. it will | â€" be at once seen what a fine tield for corrupt ) | praciices is here presented to an unserupuâ€" | . | lous minister such as Sir John Macdonald | q | has shown himsel{ to be, and thatwe havo | j (\here an exact counterpart of the cireumâ€"| | : | stances out of which grew the Pacific Railâ€"| . .| Seandal of 1878 so that it need surpriso no | , »| one if Fixr John muikss a similar use of Lis present opportunity. t In the early part of the session the memâ€" : ~| ber for South Grey gave some earnest of bt attem pting a step forward in the direction ‘ _| of cconsmical government, but the chilling | (i frosts of Conmservative doâ€"nothingisin nipâ€" a ped the Lbon. gerticman‘s good resoluâ€" f tiozs in the bud, and made an end of his 6 attempts at curtailing expenditw c. This, y however, has always Leoi the way with | | politicians of that ilk, â€" Reforms have been :d resisted â€" most strenucusly urtil further al resistance cudangers placo and power, & when the uoxious measures aroe accopted, ,¢ | but not till then. â€" The history of the Conâ€" id servative party at home and abrcad teachâ€" p.| &s this lesson cn every page, and in the or natural order of things on the eve of the e;r nest general election, it is quite probable that the member â€" for South Grey will furbish up his motion for retrenchmer t Of | in the administration of public affairs, and of | entertain the H use and country to a disâ€" is | quisition on social economy and the evils ) of mortgaging,action of course to Le deferred ers | however until a new Parlament moets. Among the many weys tu which the surâ€" plus reecnuues of the Provinee have been expended by the Mowa! Administration not the least deserving of mention is the expenditures â€" which have _ from â€" time to time beev made upon the openâ€" ing up of the Muskoka, Parry Sourd and Nipissing Dastricts in the Free Graut Terâ€" ritories by imeans of colonization roads. ‘Vcry many of the old settlers in the County of Grey will have a vivid recollecâ€" }ti«m ofthe hardships which they had to endure in howing out hawss for thomsolves in what was then known as the Queen‘s bush. _ It is not only that they had to pay two dollars an sere for the land upon which they located, but the food nocessary for the sustenauce of themselves and, their families had to be carried for many miles â€"often from the village of Fesgusâ€"through swamps and gcross rivers, without any sign except the Llaze to indicate their way through the trackless wi dorness. However the ploneers of the Musk ka and Parry Sound District have us such difficultics to gontend with. â€" Ia tue first place the land is free to the setual settior and in the second place good roads have been built, { ) many cases followed by railways, which afford easy access to the sottlers who direct their steps in that «irection. Thus the sottled townships ia ous Free Grant Terriâ€" tories are better provided with facilitics of communication with one another and with the outer world than many of the older sections of the Province, The Free Grant Territory covers an area}i ot 9,000,000 acres, of which about oneâ€"half | ¢ has been surveyed and divided into 148| 1 townshipsâ€"of which ninetyâ€"four were set| s apart during the last few years. In 1868 ]| ¢ this region was a forra i1 cog., but now it ) is supposed to contain a population of 30,â€" | 000, who o:eupy a total acreage of fifteen | ; million aeves. The cfforts of the Proviacial|, Government were carly directed to the 5 opening up of this territory but it was not | { until the advent of a Reform administraâ€"|; tion that the work was pushed forward|] with any vigour. â€" Frem 1868 to 1871 the| i anverage number of miles of road built was 58, but from 1372 to 1878 an average of 1464. And now that district is traversed | by 76 colonization roads having an aggreâ€" gate length of 1239 miles. â€" In addition, all the large streams have been bridged, there |â€" being 81 new bridges ereected having an aggregrte span of ten thousand feet. The entire espenditure on these roads :md] bridges since 1871 has been 4664,867 that| of the last year being 885,612. The Oppoâ€" sition has not yet ventured to say that tuis was an unwise expenditure. On the conâ€" trary it has never been challenged in the House and the unammons opivion is that the public monsy could not be applied to better advantavze than in thus facilitating the settlement of those districts and thereby directly and indireetly promoting the prosâ€" perity of the whole country. 1t is quite probable that Mr. Fahoy will say that this large expenditure on colonfzation roads | increases the taxes of the people, just as he said they were increased by the educationâ€" al grants. â€" Mowever, such vidiculous asserâ€" ‘ tions can be belieyed by no one. The a; â€" ‘ | propiations for colonization roads as those for railways, Public and High Schools, charitable Institutions and such like exâ€" | penditares, â€" come . out of the surplus | revenues of the Province, aad unless thus | expended in works of public. improvement | would only accumulate interest. in the | banks. ... Expended "judiciousiy, . as they | bave been, local taxation hus been lessened and the prosperity of the Province has beep gonerally increased. . * wz n nnppcip p tA A greater part of Lutin, & city of 20,000 inhabitants, in Russian Poland, has been buraed. mm mm ut l t t sn mm n ~ CoLON1ZATION ROMADPS. A Hoxey Pesriyas will be neld 85 7 MA""O ton on the Queen‘s Birthday in the intercst of the Presbyterian congregatitu. ‘ Tur annual eeting of Desham Mechan» ies‘ lustitute will be held Friday (toâ€"morrow) evening, at 7.30, in the Town Hall Tus bridgoe that was burut down on the l’!‘onmw, Grey & Bruce Railway has been reâ€" bmilt and all traims are uow rungirg as usual. Mr. Jous A. Torxsut1 B. A., of Knox Callege, Toronto, is to preach at Dundalk and the Fraser Settlement, Proton, during the summer months, Lavar Trovr.â€"Master Hugh McLean, of this town, caught a trout in the Saugeen on Friday last which weighed two pounds and was sixteen inches in length. Tz nominations for the Ontario elections will take place on Taursday next, the 29&21‘ inst. For South Grey, Thos. Lauder, Keq , is returning officer, and the nomination will take place at the Town Hall, Durham. Fregs.â€"Shortly after 11 o‘clock on Mon day night, the fire alarm was sounded, and a bright blaze was seen in the direction of! thelower end of Water Street. It was seen to proceed from a small dwelling house in course of erection by Mr. Philip Roy, which was totally consumed before it was possible to get the engine to it It is supposed to Lo the work of an incendic« rv.â€"Owen Sound Times. Te Farm.â€"The Fair held heae on Tuesâ€" | « day last was one of the smalle:t held in |, this town, and showed that, ut the present | ; time at least, there are very few fat cattle |j in this section, No doubt there will soon |. be grass fed catite, and probably the next Fair will be well sttended. We beard of two steors being sold for $58, and there was a very fine cow on the ground for which $58 was offered but refused. A number of cattle were sold. The attendance of people in the Town was not very large. IuprovexeExTs.â€"The Messrs. McKechnie Beos. have recently put a very fine lath machine into their saw mill, and in a few days it will be in ruuning order, and those in want of lath will be able to get supplied on shorter notice than previously. The Messrs. MeKechnie deserve credit for thiir enterprise and push in business. . The saw | mill turns out work very rapidly and is | kept in good running order. _ Last fall the grist mill roceived a thorough overhauling, | and a new roof. We observe a number of | other improvements going on which will be duly notieed shortly, The July Examination, 1879, for the County of Groy, for COâ€"rtificites to Public School Teachers, will bs neld as follows :â€" For the examination of Candidates for seeâ€" oad Class Cortificates, at the High School, Oweu Sound, on Tuesday, July 8t5, at 2 o‘elock, p. m. â€" Candidates for Third Class Cortificates, at the High School, Owen Sound, on Monday, July 14th, at 2 o‘clock Local and other Items. p. 13. â€" Biank forms of Notice of Applicaâ€" tion can be obtained from any County Inspector. â€" All Caudidates must notify tue Presiding Inspector, Mr. Andrew Grier Thorabury, not later thama the first day of June. Prcâ€"xtc.â€"We are request: d to announce that the annual picâ€"nie in aid of St. Peter‘s (R. C) Chureb, Ayton, will take place in Gould‘s Grove, near Ayton, on Saturdsy, May 24th, when a good progrumme of games, &e., will be f. rnished. The ovent of the oceasion will be the presentation of a very vice arinâ€"chair to the most popular condidate for South Grey. It is expected that Messrs. Hunter and Fahey, eandidates for the seat in the Local House, will be presen‘ and address those in attendance. Music will bo furnished by an efficient string band from 8 o‘clock a. m. to 6 p. m. Tickets 25 cents.â€"Confederate. Firg.â€"Last Saturday, tho train going north on the T. G. & B. R., when passing Mr. Feo‘s Luildings, which are situated very near the rail track in the rail track in the lower end of the Township, in the‘ neighborhoud commonly known as Tyronc, it ts supposed that sparks flew from the onâ€" gine, and set fire to some rubbish or straw in the barn yard, andiquick‘y communicatâ€" ed to the buildings, which wore scoa in # blaze. Mr. Fee had a nutmber of eattle stallâ€"feeding, besides horses and sheep in the building. Every possille means was used to loosen the cattle and drive them out of the burning building, but in spite of all some perished and others were badly seorched. After the fire , his feed and stabliag wore all gone, Mr. Fee shipped the balance of his cattle, sbout a car load, at Flesherin station, on Monday last. We have not learned whether there was any insuraunce or uotâ€"Expositor. Ws g‘ve the fallowing nstico of Mr. Jackes, who hLas tukon up his residence in this town, wnich we copy from the Orangeâ€" ville Advertiser of March 4. We might just add that Mr. Meluiyre is building an affice for Nr. Jackes, nest Mowat‘s Hardâ€" ware Store :â€" Rexovixa To Aurptsto®.â€"We regret to learn that Mr C. B. Jackes, for many years a resident of this town has removed to Alliston where bhe will commence the practice of Inw, Mr. Jackes recoived his training in the eminent chancery firm of Crooks, Kingsmill & Cattanach, Toronto, aud came hero as managing clerk in Mr. M. MceCarthy‘s office and held that position / until January, 1874, when he was taken into partnership, | He remained with Mr. McCurthy until July, 1876 ard then, in consequenes of ill health, retired from practice. â€" He has latterly been practising ]aw for himself, â€" During hisresidence here he has always takon a foremost part in ievery public enterprise which could possiâ€" bly add to the prosperity of the town or the ‘plcuure of its citizons, He was one 0: the originators of the Horticultural Society l and has been counected prominently with it either us President, Viceâ€"President or Director since its formation. He was also the President of the Mechani¢s‘ Institute, and bas been cithor Â¥resident or Vice President of the Blue Ribbon Society over since its introduction. . We regret the deâ€" ‘ . Chatham‘s population is 7,182, and her | assessment is $2,766,169. parture of Mr, Jaekes from our midst and trust that be will soon work up a large law practice in Alliston. will be held at Fleaher= thday in the intercst wEETING 4T Mequaig‘s scnooL. ‘ A moeting was held at MceQuaig‘s SBehool House, South of the Durhaim Road, Glenâ€" olg, on Monday evoning, and was well atâ€" tended. _ Mr. Hunter gave a» addrass on the political questions of cho day, and was followed by Mr. Fahey. The moeting was l in favor of Mr. Hunteor. This meeting was held in the mill, and there were about 150 persous present. Mr. F. MacRae occupied the Chair. Mr, Hunter spoke on the various questions before the Electors for about an hour and was hstenâ€" ed to with attention with one exceptionâ€" a notable disappointed candidate for Muniâ€" cipal honors. My. Fabey spoke after Mr. Hanter for about the same length of time, and was replied to by Mr. Hunter in a conâ€" vincing address. My. F. McGrade got up to deliver another portion of his mission, but had to put it off for another time. Mr. Fahey suggested that the two partics reâ€" ferred to were doing him more harm than good, by their interruptions, and if they gould not listen toreason, they should leave the mecting. The mecting was streongly 5. Afy Huanter‘s favor, fuliy threeâ€"fourths ferred to were doing him more harm tian | good, by their interruptions, and if they | , could not listen toreason, they should leave | j the mecting. The meeting was strengly | . in Mr. Hunter‘s favor, fully threeâ€"fourths | of those present being his supporters. MARKDALE. ; On Wednesday evening a meeting was held in tne Orange Hall, Markdale, and was well attended. Mr. A. Melntyre, merchant, occupied the chair. The meetâ€" ing was addressed by the Candidates, and followed by Mr. Thomas McGrade, who said Mr. Fabey was a Roman Catholic, and so was he (the speaker). Mr. F.‘s only | object in running in opposition to Mr. Hunter was to eatch the Catholic vote. The | whole Toweship should support Mr. Munter, | who was well known to them since he was | a boy, and whose character aud reputation | they wore well nequainted with. If Mr. ‘\ Fahey had a character it must be in his : | pocketâ€"they did not know anything about |it, He urged his coâ€"religionists to turn p\out on the 5th of June and vots for Mr. 1| Hunter. The mecting was decidedly in c | \Mr. Hunter‘s favor. A meeting was held in Mr. Hall‘s Mill, on Thursday evening, Mr. F, MacRae iul the chair. The meeting was & large one, and was addressed by the two Candidates first. My. Wim. Brown, of Markdale, made a tolling speech in favor of Mr. Huntor, and showing the inconsistency of the party who brought out Mr. Fahey, which from the remaiks of Mr. Fahey at the next mecting, must bave riled him eonsiderâ€" ally. Mr. F. was allowed to reply to Mr. Brown, bat made the matter worse by not: answering the questions put to him. MEETING AT RTAN‘S HOTEL, A meeting was held in Mr. Brown‘s Blacksmith Shop, opposite Ryan‘s Hotel, on Friday evening, and was aitended by a large numiber of those in the neighborhood, And a good many from Durham, Mr. F. MacBRae, Roove of Glenelg, again ocecupied the chair. Mr. Huutor, on coming forward denied the story cireulated, that he said Mr. Jackâ€" son had been let loose to "hound him round the Riding," or any such word, but he did say he had been let looseâ€"which was perfectly correct. He thin spoke of the National Policy, which was a fraud as far as farmers were concerned, He then spoke of the benefits of the ballot Act, the PFranchise of Farmer‘s Sons, and otle: Acts of the Mowat Admiuistration, Mr. Fabey, followed Mr., Hunter, but his remarks were more personal to Mr. Hunter, and the various parties that had spoken in Mr. Hunter‘s favor, than a discussion of political questions. Mr. Hunter replied and denied many of the statements made by Mr. Faley. Mr. John McKechnie also gave an adâ€" dress in favor of Mr Hunter, As soon as Mr. Fahey got through his address ho was called out, and he and a number of his friends from Durhaw, went zeross the road and made the aequaintance of Mr. Ryan, and judging from the noisy domonstration of a few individuals, they must have partaken of something considerâ€" | iably stronger than water, The mecting was decidedly in Mr. Hunter‘s favor. A vote of thanks were tendered to Mr. Brown for the use of ns shop for the meeting. â€" This was the last of the mectings called by Mr. Hunter until after this woek. Meetings have been held at Allanpark, Hanover, and Neustadt, called by Mr. Fahey, but with the exception of the one at Allanpark, were more fayorable to Mr. Hunter than Mr. Fahey. Dr. Landerkin, and Mr. Huscher, of Hanover,and Dr. Eby, of the Walkerton Telescope attended the mostings at Manover and Neustadt. Mr. Oehischlieger appealed to the Gerâ€" mans to throw off the trammels of party und go unitedly to the poll, He asked thein to show their independence aud inâ€" telligence by voting for Mr. Fahey.â€"He however forgot to tell them that a German and a resident of the County was pushed aside to make room for Mr. Fahey, and yet the Germans are not to ge to the polls like shesp. This is adding impudence to imult! but what else can be expected of political party hacks like Mr. Ochlschleger, We ) are very much mistaken if the German iCouservati\'és can be driven to the nell to elect a nominee of the U. E. Club of Torâ€" ’onto. The Germans are much too indcâ€" pendent to be dictated to by any political | club in Toronto. Mr. Fahey is a total stranger to the electors of South Grey, and has no claim on them whatever, and we are very much mistaken if his shillyâ€"shalâ€" lying conduct of promising to vote for the Orange Incorporation Bill, and then flatly denying his promise, through the Irisk Canadiar, will be of much service to him in winning the affecticns of the clectors. | By clecting Fahey, the electors of South Mry. Wiu, Ochlschieger, of Berlin, was holding meetings in Hanover and Nenstadt in favor of .\Irfiuhey. We do not know who or what Mr. Fahey is, but if he is to be judged by his political sponsor, Mr. Osâ€" chishlzger, we would say, the less the elecâ€" tors have to do with him the better. The Campaign. PURDAY‘8 MJ . TRAVERSTON soUTH GREY. Grey would be inking a leap in ta0 CR \Ur. Huuter they ksow to be an Lonest, straightf award tuan, ard though they 1#3 ‘ not altogether agree with faiui poliically, ‘ yet they will, we have no doubt, find it Letter to vote for the man they k.ow rntherl than for the man they know uut. We have little fearfor the result in South urey,. The 1 people there are fur tou independeut and ‘ intellhgent to bring a stranger like Mr. Fwhey iuto political life. In West Welling» ton ho was persoually known to many of the electors, but there he fuiled to get even a decent show for & nomination. Why, then should the electors of South Grey reâ€" ceive him 2â€"Walkerton Telescope. (From our Correspondent.) j Un Monday sfternoon the Liberal Conâ€"|; servatives and delegates from the town |; ships in Dufferin met at Jelly‘s HMall, Sholâ€" | burne, pursuant to notice, to select a candiâ€" dute for the coming election. There was a large attendance. . Mr. Henderson, of Garâ€" afrxas, Mr. McGhee, of Melancthon and D. Bur, wore the pasties chosen. A vote was taken and stood as follows:â€"BPr. Barr 44, Mr. MsGhee 6 and Mr. Henderson 10. Mr. McGhee retired. The second poll stood as follows :â€"DPr. Barr 47, Mr. Honâ€" derson 11. The result was fully expected by all who know the Dr. He is respected by all here ; r‘ch and poor are all alike to. him., No doubt he will be clected by a large majority,. I have just heard his oppouâ€" eats will not sbide by the decision of the envention, but will go to the pell. His opponents . are using some disgraceful |\ means to injure his reputation, but it only 1 shows their littleness of mind. (Concluded from the Times.) Huxte® vs. Greex,.â€"Ejectment, YVor dict for plaiutiff. â€" Lane & DBowe for plain tiff ; Creasor & Morrison for detendaut. tiff ; Creasor & Morrison for detendaut. Harnis vs. Morsoss Baxxk.â€"Iuterâ€" pleader. â€" Referved to arbiwation of Judge MacPhorsoun. THE OXENDEN NURDER CASE, { The trial of Isaac Arnold, churged with the murder of his brotaer at Oxenden on the 12th of Octuber last, the particulars of wlhich were published at the time, was comâ€" monced on Friday morumg. Mr. A,. Frost, assisted by Mr, J. W. Frost, conducted the case on belalf of the Crown, while Mr, C. MceFayden defended the prisoner, â€" On the jurors being called, fifteen were challeuged on behalf ot the prisoner, and one by the Crown. The following jurors were crapauâ€" uelled ;â€" Isare Wilkizson, Jolin Riddell, James! Purchill, Donald McColman, James Davidâ€" son, James Brown, James Auderson, Dunâ€" can Stewait, Houry Vandusen, Johu Dougâ€" 11s, George Webb, Jolin D.iukall. Mr. Frost addressed the Jury, sfier which the evidence for the prosecution was proceeded with a large numberof wituesses were examined, aud the ease cecupied nearly iwo days. The evidence is sw \lcugthv that we are unable to give it space in our columus. The jury rctived about noon, and afier an absence of about three Louts aud a hall, brought in a verdict of "Not Guilty," The Grand Jury broctght in a True Bill agaiust Thos. M«Kuight and Maleolin Curâ€" is for un affray. â€" Luoth gave buil to appear at the Sessions for trial. The Grand Jury brougl& in their final |resentment, which called attention to the inconvenicuce of holding the Assizes iut this County on a Mouday, They did ut approve of the reduction of the number of Grasd Jurors, and they recomumended the heating of the jaol and comt house with steaim. A SECOND CoURT. In erder to facilitite business, a suppleâ€" mentary Court was held by is Monor Judge Macpherson, in the Town HMall, und the following eases disposed of : Joux Jammzseox ts. Gzo. McCatsiaxp. â€"Action for slander, Verdict for plainâ€" tif, $750. Pollard & Evans for plauintiff ; J. 8. Wilson and Juhu Creasor for defenâ€" dant. Dmtox vs. Crark.â€"Action for slander. Verdict for defendant. Pollard & Evans for plaintif. Creasor & Morrison for deâ€" fandant. Bsatri® ef al va. Crarx.â€"Action of reâ€" plevin. Verdict for defendant, Lennox & Lcnnox for plaintiffs. â€" Pollard & Evans for defencant. Tnx Stratrom» Expuosion.â€"The inâ€" quest was resuwmed on Saturday, when among other wituesses, the shipper of the explosive was examined. Me said he sold Mr. Dunbar two tons of it, He continued : "I told him it was a very safe and effecâ€" tive powder; it was called ‘Vigorite,‘ or ‘Dualin ;‘ i told him I had used this preâ€" sent season on the canal upwards of 40,000 Ths. without the slightest nccident 1 mentioned that the powder contained witroâ€"glycerine, nitrate of soda, and charâ€" epal wood fibre ; I was sclling the powder for myself ; when 1 got the order 1 ordered the powder from the Hamiiton Powder Co.‘ _ He also stated that the railwey comâ€" pany were informed of its character. The Coroner‘s Jury on the Stratford explosion brought in a verdict at one o‘clock on Saturday morning,after six hours‘ deliberaâ€" tion, in which the Hamtitozs Powder Comâ€" pany and the Gravd Trunk Railway Comâ€" pavy are censured, the one for not giving notice of the special character of the exâ€" plosive, and the other for careless handling. The verdict recommends the appointment of Government Inspectors to regulate the shipment and carriage of explosives, The Berlin News, May 7th, says :~â€"While Mr. and Mrs. Kaufman were absent last evening their infant child, agel about eightcen months, got hold of some matches anl ate the onds of them. Medical aid was promptly summoned and all possible done to save the child‘s life, but of no avail, It died this foroncon. Yokoob Khan and the British have come to Yokoob Khan and the British have come to terms, so thit the war in Aitghanistan has come to an end. The teams are being »> «â€"â€" FEEE EC 20 Cnncmmmnmmmant Dufferin. Spring Assizes. mm n d @eqs th 0 > du‘k. Lonest, A Most dotermined Suicide, Stephen Wilkia‘s, clotinier, of Galt, com. mitted suicide on Saturday last while ln. boring under inswity. â€" Me hud been suf. fering unuer some pmuralatyte aSection jup a year or more, and latierly lis mind hud been considerably afected. The fire of thy previous Sunday which destroyed lis lhrge stock of dry goods and clothing, decpeued bis mental shade, and gave him a distraot. ed louk. which ull who amoet lim nuticod, The sudden and sad torminution was wlho\. ly unexpected Lowever, _ On Friday evening hbe rotired at ning o‘clock and slept very soundly till moruiug, when his wife awakened him. He wiq her th at bhe bad taken an ounce oflaudaum, avd thrawn the bottle out of the window, She immediately seut for Dr. Philips, wase found that so amuch laudanum could uy ‘ Lave beeu taken,. Wilkins then weut («r lawyer Durand to mube is Will, wiieer was done. Dr. Puilips, on leaving, had tis razor, and also a revolver, which was usuai. ly kept in his room, removed, lest Wilking might do himself further ijury, At Di, Philips‘ request Dr. Varden called it 10 o‘clock and found Wilkins lying with lis face to the wall and quite pale, Me raiscd | the bed clothes aud fouud a quautity of ‘blood on the clothes and shirt. Wilking {told him he was determined to Cic. The {ductor cu removing the shirt found six | wounds which had beeu made by a peuâ€" | kuife, one in the stomach and the othors : | over the hoeart, Ouly one wound had peue. : | trated the chest. This was a quaiter of an !| inch wide at the eutrance, but much wider ¢ | below, and had penetrated the beft veniriâ€" cle of the Leart in two places. After tuis Wilkins gradually sauk, being in a comsâ€" toso state by two w‘cluca in the afternoun, and dying af eight v‘cluch in the eveuing, An inquest was Leld on Sunday.â€"Unelph l.\!ercury. Destrvoriv® Fimms is GaLt.â€"On Sunâ€" day night about cleven u‘cluck a fire bivke out in the premises owned and occupied by Stephen Wilkins as a tailoring and gonts furnishing eptablishment on tue coruer of Main and Water streets. ‘The steck, valuâ€" ‘.d at about $18,000, was entively destroy» ed by fire and water, The following are the insurances on the stock: Western Assurance Comprany, $3,000 ; Grand River Mutual, 2,000 ; Waterloo Mutual, $2,000; British American, $2,000. The building was insured in the Goxe District Mutual, Being built of stonc, and owing to the tivebrigude, it was preserved almost intact, Cause of the fire unksown, Thethind stury of the building was vecupied by Court POIS.N FAILING, THZS KNIPZ UsEp "Grand River," A. 0. 1., who lost all their furniture, regalia, etc. â€"The London Free Press,a leading Conâ€" servative organ, says that :â€" Spain appears to be saffering from a partial fumive. The »curcity of bread is so great thai the Governmment has had to tuke coutrol of the buke »bops and the bread market generally. _A proposition has been brought forwand to -hntich the duty on foreign breamdstufls, but it is stroungs ly opposed by the Innded arstoermes, whose influence in the Cortes is at prvsuut paramount. Mow about the duties on cottons, woolâ€" lens, nails, and the fuvusaud aud one uther things wluen euter iuto the ©onswumption l of every day lile in Canada which have beeu ‘ imposed by the Free Press and its friends. L the people of Spain cry out for a repeal of the duties on iuipurted breadstuffs, and the Free Press upproves, how can the Free Press aloo approve of an increast of dutics on imported cuttous aud woulleus inte Canada. The Strathroy Age suggests that those Tory papers which are gelting up sate ments uf the "*effects of the X. P," give inâ€" formation on the following points:â€" (1) Have mechaniecs or laborers wages advaucâ€" ed since the urrival of the X. P.? (2,) bas grain or anything which the farmer selis advanced in price ? (3) has business > proved ? or (4) is work more pleutifal,* Without these facts before theim the publc are still minus some very important lofo.> mation on which to base an opu ou. We stute it as a fact thit there more stores by ozeâ€"half vacant iu Strathroy sinee the 17ia of September than in any previous period in the history of our town, We say, too. that there are among us amore mechanic« and laborers idle than there ever were on any previous year at this period, Further, we say, on the general verdiect of men comâ€" petent to judge, that Imsiness was never dulle} at this time of the year than at proe eut. As an evidence ot the working of the National Policy the Mamilton Times stakes thut forty~ moulders | ‘*emigrated" from Hamilton last week to find work in «Lops in the United States. The employers there were unable to give thein the wages they asked and could get elsewhere, and they packed their "kits" and left. It is sauud some of the iron manufacturers in town will be compelled to increase their wages Of have their shops empued. . This they caunot do, by reason of the onerous grinding of the new tarif, unless they also increase tho price of their goods. 1t is reported that the week ‘before lust one line of amansâ€" facturers met and agreed to raise the 1i prices of their wares five per cont., but we understand the question of paying more wages to their men did not enter into th6 calculation, nor was it cousideéred. Says the Cornwall Frecholder â€" The fact of the matter is just this yâ€"The farmers who supported the Conservative party last September are thoroughly disgusted. They were promised higher prices for all they produced, and a general accession of wealth. Now they find themselves worse off than ever, All they pyoduce commands a less pyige, and owing to the National Polcy they have to pay mnch mate fot every article they luve to buyâ€"frow tea to prayer Looks, â€" Is it any wonder, tbereforc. that the farmers feel they have beon huw> bugged, fooled, and sat upon by the Liprâ€" ney staries of t‘ze Conservatives. Ther lBed just too mush, and have forfeited .# confidenec excr cutertained townrds them. aL 220 * + ++ Legisic\. Whasdieny â€" R uL their pry on tla lghour is expes wo Tur s is s qprejudice to per transuctiov. . V butercst of ty tnag «ifrooin ing the profits muy e €223;, wf g vest ini}» W is h’ auci be @uisud. Ti tw diasks s4u6j 0C uecthod by w goud can be 1 suP \\ulku.; awhich may c the pruile of are canployed had the adsas guaie M anclic bLQULC bouk 4 P ea perrelic «levisc. N e fucilitute, by wu Usecul wl miny Ja niwa DUMBER OF The Act u Bewrctary *n the "Jurore‘ « the muunicipa] Councils of U wl Giand hiidWeUes twenty» 1879 nelu ue bill ealy bel By the J« of qualitiont the exouupt ms Petut Ju abolished, v intellizence class of mot Hou L maberiall Isbche id a ait Grand Juricsâ€"â€"The Ju Eystem. W a by micu ica Motives for a Liber cial Policy 11 AV w au Lt Jt iT a¢t ted wit rom were !a Bas tuu ) qwuirposes of the adminis ty Nowa . Mza W WE AT A in W Att m â€" nmmmge ta G KA NL Pn the «t