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a aA SE ---------------- fortputarie@bserhn ONLY ONE DOLLAR A YEAR JAMES BAIRD « - - Edite PORT PERRY, MAY 16, 1878. The Next Parliament. Now that the third parliament of the Dominion has held its lust sess-- "jon and the electors witl soon be called upon to make a selection for another parliament. It becomes ull to weigh well the responsibility resting upon them, and throw aside every other consideration than that of the well being ot the country, her resent weal and future prospects. -- Leen questions as the following should present themselves to every independent, intelligent elector.-- Have our present rallers pertormed their duties to the bestinterest of the Dominion at large,have they secured the greatest possible amount of good 10 the greatest number? Ilave they been honest and economical in their handling of the public funds, have they advanced the interests of the people and raised the country toa Pee state of prosperity than that in which they tound it? 1f all these questions or even a majority of them, can be answered in the affirmative, then the present Ottawa Govern- ment merit the confidence of the electors and deserve to havea frosh lease of power. But on the contrary if. the party in power have not recared the these ends 1hen no con- sideration whatever should be al. lowed to interfere with or prevent theirearly and absolute expulsion {rom office, from the important pos- ations of trast which they now occupy und in which they have been unfaithful. It matters notto which political party the unfaithful or in- competent official belonzs, in fact, no one should concern himself as to jarty when the interusts of the country are at stake; political party ism should not be allowed to stand in the way for an instant when it interfers with the principles of pat- riotism, those glorious principles which ought wo be ever nearest and deurest to the heart of every free- man in a free country. Unworthy rallers are an injury and dis- grace to any party and all should join in expelling them from power on the earliest opportunity. We cannot believe that any num - ber of electors will be so blinded by party as to overlook the grevous wronge inflicted on the country by the present Government or seek to prevent their being driven from office when an opportunity presents jwelf. No one, we think, will deny that our rullers have gone back on everything desirable in a Govern ment and entirely forfeited the confidence even of their best friends. Their outrageous extravagance is increasing the burden of taxation to an alarming extent and sinking the country in irretrievable difficulties. Their wretched policy has deranged manufactures, crippled our com merce, prostrated oar mercantile interests and introduced want and confusion where peace and plenty reigned when the present rull through bypoerisy seized the re of power. Let any one look over our faircountry and compare its present condition with that of five years ago and he will think twice ere he will give his vote to prolong the vicions and disastrous rule of a cluss of men who are rapidly bring. ing the conntiy to ruin. Disorder, discontent and ilifecling are manifest on every hand; in Montreal we have almost a reign of terror, disorder and discontent are rampant over the 1) imivion, financial embarrass meut is the order of the duy and the Lest interests of the country are un- hinged. Our legislative halls are being converted into a pandemonium and supercilious insolevce are sab stituted for argument by the Premier and his following The numbers of Gov ernment hacks are rapidly increasing and their salaries are being enlarg= ed. An additional $160,000 a year is added to the salaries of the Civil list while additional taxes to the amount of $2,000,000 are being screwed out of the toiling ones.-- Lorgely increased taxation and greatly reduced wages are all the results the toiling ones receive from the rule of Mackenzie & Co. while the Dominion is sinking in debt at the rate of two million dcllars every year. Bribery and corraption have held high carnaval during the reigi of Mackenzie & Co. It would be a libel on the intelli gence of our readers to attempt to single out the more prominent man- itentations of the corrupt dealings of the Dominion Governmen'; time and space would fail but enough ix known by all our readers to con. demn the Mackenzie Government for all time to come, in fact it will re- quire many years of the greatest care to undo the mischief the present Government have done. EE ------------ ' Can it be Possible. It is even hinted by some that Alex. Mackenzie wi'l dare to face the working men ot Toronto at an early day, one could scarcely be lieve it possible that a man who bas done so much by his sinister legislation to oppress,annoy and rob wor i king men of their just righte--the ts of their labor-- should dare to add insult to injury by meeting a class of men whom he has so much wronged and injured and seek to plaster them over by his ust) common place harrungue. ) hat will he say to the hundreds of is miserable policy n out of employment, or body of workmen igs have been | raising. } the funds might be made by improv- hs "it the Globe, the power behind the conduct in the future. ------ Beef and Butter. and important era is opening up to the Agriculturists of tnis fair and fertiledominion inthe matter of stock I'he facilities provided for transporting live stock to Europe are now of such a nature tual a ree gular and profitable trade may be maintained between ILarope and Ameriea in the matter of live stock, especially cattle and sheep. It wus something when it was shown that meat slaughtered in this coun- try could be landed in Europe fresh and untainted, it was then thought that we had made a profitable ad- vance in the right direction ; but the safe conveyance of our live stock cross the Atlantic is a still greater advance und will etfect stock raising to a degree of wuich but few bave any conception, will bring the rais- ing of superior cattle to the fore ground and to an extent hitherto unknown; thus giving rest to a por- tion of our soil hitherto wearied and exhausted by everlasting crop, crop- ing. This will increase the fertility of our soil, making farming more profitable, bring more frequent re- turns--not waiting from season to season as in the case of grain raising, money gan then be had at any time from the sale of cattle and otlier stock. Bearing closely on the mat- ter of stock raising we have our dairy interests, aud if stock raising is to be gone iuto systematically and profitably the interests of the dairy must not be neglected in fact, they must be nursed with special care, if we would even retain the position we now have without reference to rising to that position to which our superior facilities justly entitle us. According to the best authorities the quality of Canadian butter has by no means kept pace with our progress in almost every other di. rection ; it is even asserted that this interest has been retrograding. It would not be at all sarprising if such were the case and it it is so our merchants ave not a little to blame in the matter. Hitherto little en- courngement has been given.to the getting up of a superior article, or rather we should say little discour- rement has been given to the mak- ers of an inferior article. There was little or no discrimination as to the quality ; cortain makers doubt- less were preferred, but butter was butter and one price governed the whole. The competition in our butter market bas been such that the highest figure that the best artivie of butter would warrant was paid for all that offered and makers had ro iducement to sirive for excellence as good, bad and indifferent all brought one price, so much per pound for all that was called butter. Of course our merchants got butter- bitten--some of them seriously-- year after year losing heavily on their butter, but still the indiscrim- inate buying went on and the qfial- ity of the butter degenerated accord: ingly. Weare pleased to know that u wiser course bas been alopted by our merchants and in future the quality of butter like that of every other marketable commodity will influence the price and that in fu- ture the most skilful buttef mukers who produce the best article wi' obtain the highest price, while in- ferior butter will only bring an in- terior price. This is a wise move and creditable to our merchants, it is an act of simple justice to our fair butter makers, a just reward to pains taking butter makers who produce a superior article. This diserimin- ation in price will do more to im- prove the qnality of our butter than any other means that could be ad- opted . An Outrage | Some never-do-well committed a feurtul outrage last week on our dear, poor colem. of Standard tame. Itappeared as if some dispenser of Julup and colomel had got hold of wim ad ministered some of his nos- trums to bim with almost tutal results. It certainly was a pitiuble sight to witness our otherwise barm- less cotem, wade to explore tbe + gutters" on Beech Street, being swabbed through the filta by that other intellectual giant, that admir- ably qualified compeutor for the deiectuble position of Minister of Prwate Works. Doubtless the duse was meunt to displuce our amiable cotem., the present efficient occu- pant of the oftice. Such an outrage ought not tw be allowed 0 go un- punished and toe tact of our cotem. veing rather weak minded is no reason why be should be imposed upon and made to play scape-gout to every knave that wishes to ex- hibit iis spleen or every cowardly moral assassin who seeks to stab the reputation of othurs and shelter his gu.lty curcase bebind some irre- sponsible booby, some miserable creature who can be hired to father any disgrace. Some unmitigated swell deeming it comme il faute that 4 concertration of all the unadul- trated ingredients of the higher and finer viust of aristocracy to be found in the burg, should coucen- trate in Beech Street, attempted, as is now shown, unuer false pretences, to wheedle the corporation into giv- irg their magnificences an oppor- tunity of maintaining a magniucent swell on Beech Street by extorting trom the toiling ones funds sufficievt to build--not a vulgar sidewalk-- but an arfstocratical * promenade" 80 that thay may display ther clasic proportions to the best vantage at the expense of their pay for this imperial "prominade"' while many of them humbler brethren who would have to! denied the inst. 'prominade" to be laid over till the brone, has commanded and Alex. | necessaries are supplied or until the must obey, and while he cannot|time when the funds of the corpora: stone for the wrong done to thej{tion will warrant extravagance and working men and their families he {waste by pandering to the whims of may make a palaver, pretend that|ihe northern aristocracy. ne is not guilty or promise better (however, when it was too late, that We shall see. [ we bad gotintoa hornet's nest.-- We found The intellectual dwarf seized the quill and fairly reveled in "brains" and "mud" and haviug strung to- From present appearances & new gether every form of abuse of which his little mind is capable he placed his production in the hands of our magnanimous cotem who for & con sideration threw his diminutive "we" overit. We have no fault to find with our illustrious cotem, he knows no better; it is more his mis- fortune than his fault, he must take whatever is oifered to him; bat we will make it Lot for the craven scribbler who makes his cowardly thrusts and imposes on such silly creatures az our enlight- ened cotem and gets him to father the rubbish. But while we scarcely hold our innocent cotem responsible for aiding the coward in shirking responsibility, seeking to conceal 'his identity we loath the muserable (who while writing iusultingly, buse- [ly contrives toshield himself from the consequences of his insolence [by imposing upon a simpleton and | getting him to father his rigmarol. | We would only add that even at the risk of offending such cod: fish aris- {tocruts by coniing between the wind and their dignity we will do our best [10 prevent them from fleecing the j corporation Ly extorting funds to pamper their ¥anity with aristoerat. lial *'promenades" the toiling and deserving ones have } not a plank to their door. The Dunkin Acta Dead Letter. As we anticipated and broadly hinted the Dunkin Act in the County of Ontario is inopera tive, in fact there is no Dunkin Act in the County inasmuch as the necessary returns were made. The Act says thatin any | municipality in which a by-law sanctioning the Dunkin Act has been carried that said Act shall come in force in such municipality on the Istdayof March after the necess- ary return of the passage of said by- law has been placed in the hands of the Inspector of Inland Revenue -- But from what we can learn no such return was made for this county be- tore the first day of March last, consequently the Actis not in force in this county and never can be, for the Dunkin Act cunnot be introduced into any municipality after the passage of the permissive Liquor Bill which has just been passed by tie Dominion Government.-- Where Dunkin is in force it remains in force until repealed, but it cannot now be introduced into any municipality in the Dominion, Burst, The Parliament at Ottawa burst on Friday last, To say that the parliament was pro- irogned would be a slaughtering of the Queen's English. How could a parliament be said to be prorogued when large num. a row, rolling out of the chamberto the i street and calling each other d---- black. | guards, cowardly liars, &c., &c., rubbirg | right up against each other in dangerous | proximity while willing bands like the needle to the pole were leaping out of the right and the latter on the left; the pockets and trembling to get to the nasal | organg and eyes of offending 'parties. The | origen of this rowdy manifestation was one { Smith of the strongest possible stana and | deliver proclivitics ; this man had got the | ear of the lucious Mackenzie & Co. and had succeded in setting an advantageous little ruse a working which wonld eventuate to the advantage of "the disinterested, self. denying Smith; but to the dig jp Mackenzie and the chagrin of Smith the Opposition succeeded in kicking the bottom out of the cunning little game and Smith's golden fruit became ashes in his mouth, -- Nothing was now left for poor Smith but te create a rumpus with te view of revenging himself on the Opposition members Just as black rod was entering the chamber the dis ppoint.d candidate for casual advantages made an abusive onslaught on Sir John and Dr. Tupper and was most savage iu his re- marks till he came as near as a toucher to | getting his ears pulled. This was the origin of the melee, The whole proceedings was a fitting wind up of a parliament which has been a successful failnre in every direction in way of legislative goverament, Mackonzic's Government commenced their career five | years ago backed up by a majerity of ninety !in a full House and it now tries their power of purchase to its utmost extent to retain one third of the majority with which they started, The failing fortuaes made Mack. enzie desp rate and he fairly raved at the close of the session. If he can only get back to the treasury benches he will dispense with the troublesome el of oppositi by entircly ignoring parliament when he has any legislation which he epecially desires to pit through ; but he stands an eminent chance of not having an opportunity to ful- fil his threat, he is fast drifting leaward, The Steel Rails Again. Mr, Mackenzie's wandering steel rails have again been heard from away up in the Hudson Bay territory, fa small bill $3,500 for their hoard and lodging (board must be a mistake) for the pst year has been handed in and paid. Itis a pity but some on= could get bold of the fugitives and provide lodging for them at the bottom of the ocean and thus put an end to an everlasting drain on the public treasury eb -- Laudable Enterprise. WT. Harper, Esq, in the 5th fine furm which he has lately purchased, the and safe fence along that part of his farm on the worth side of the gravel road. This with other important improvements which he has pearance to, that locality. em -------- Cow KiLLep.--A fine cow, the Drojieriy Mr. Stewart Bruce Port Perry, was kille the morning train going sonth on the Whitby, Port Joy and Lindsay Rullwiy on Wednes- ay 15th inst. Of course t for the price of the cow. SoRpauy tagecd KF Prepate for the Whiiby Methodist Chureh of Canada Sun Convention which ta" es place at their church, Distriet Sch for a pleasant time. All ace invited, above district will be held in the above church plebian out-let of a couple of pl A couple of weeks ago we dared to hint that a more judicious uss of cour leading rouds, supplying walks where they are really re 'quired and allowing tbe luxury of a No'ice to Pathmasters. We are instructed to state that Mr. T. H. Walshe, towship Clerk, will 'be at Sunderland on Saturday, 181th inst: to tuke the declaration of all pathmasters who may cern not | active and interesting bers of its members were in the very heat of ppointwentof | negges be [excluded from: the hall and con. of best of my knowledge. Reach is making great improvement on that | store a short time before the Dunkin Act) { Port Perry, on Monday 20th inst. Look out i fom Tuegtay. sud Wednssny 215 Yan and "wear that I was there in April, dont re- Our Advertising Columns sre In- teresting. DONT FAIL TO EXAMINE THEM, Mr. Wm, Spence offers to sell or exe change his present comfortable residence in Prince Albert, A good chance for a pleas. fortable home, 1 House, Port Perry, will be sold at auction on Saturday June lst; An advantageous investment for some oue. Mr. Dawes is auctioneer, The residence and lands attached of Mr, Thomas Paxton, Port Perry, will be sold by public suction at the Walker House, on Saturday June 1st. A rare chance for sc- | curing a - valuable property, Mr. Dawes is | wugtioneer, The Snell property in Prince Albert, Ve comfortable residence and half an acre © land is for sale. A pleasant situation, Mr. Ianson offers for gale that fine property consis.ing of the Manchester Grist and Flouring Mill with 42 acres of land attached. This isa rare chance to secure 8 valuable property either fora practical mill or as an 1uvestment. ! A superior farm belonging to the estate of the late Harrison Vernon will be sold 'at they Revere House, Manchester, ou Saturday June 22nd Partics kuowing 'anything of the superiority of the soil and excellence of the location will ty and secure this farm, -- Mr. Dawes is auctioneer. At the Walker House, Port Perry, ou Saturday May 18th there will Le a great | auction" sale of Harness. Mr. Dawes i auctioneer, At Prince Albert, on Friday 17th inst, valuable Real Estate and Household Furni- ture, the property ot Mr. J. BH McConnell will be sold by auction. Mr. Dawes is auctioneer, This ix a capital chance fora profitable investment. ( The Port Perry Fair Gronn is and Driving Park will be sold by auction at the Walker | House on Saturday June 1st, This is a valuable property and offers a | superior opportunity for a secure investment. | while many of | There are over 12 acres of lund with a large and jcommodious frame structure used for floral hall and other purposes at cou an township shows. L. Fairbanks is auctioneer. -- cea Axoruer ExtErTaiNMest --Our readers in | this and the neighboring municipalities will be pleased to learn that the pupils of our | schools arepreparing another treat for the | public. They intend giving a grand and varied entertainment in the Town Hall on | the evening of Thursday, 23rd inst, Choice | Music, Readings, Songs, Dialogues, &c, care- | fully sclected and highly interesting, All will be glad to spend an evening with our young folks. Pro- ceeds to supply prize books for the pupils of Public School. co Bios'---Their ex-| NEw ARrivars AT J x i necessary dupli- tensive sales have rend: cated orders in many of their most popular lines. They have a magnificent stock of the most stylish. choice and 'cheap goods, deser- vedly popular in quality, fashion and price. -- Dont fail to inspect. Their Millinery de- partment still keeps the lead. See their show room. a -- IF Pearce"s new advertisement in this issue. Don't fail to read it. Magistrates' Court. Mr. Frankish, License Inspector for the North Riding ot the County of Ontario, hav- ing laid an information before Squire Nott, charging Mr. H. Charles with a violation of the Crooks' Act in sclling liquor and allow ing the same to be drunk on 'he premises on the 29th day of April last while holding only a shop license. A Magistrateg' Court was heldin the town ball, Port Perry, on Monday last in oder to | try the ease, Squire Nott presiding with I | C. Forman and Jumes Squelch, J P's as| associates, The Court assembled about 10:30 a, m -- | Me. Frankish appearing tor the prosecution and Mr N. F. Paterson for the defince.-- Here the prosecution moved tor an adjourn, ment till 1:30 in order to sceure the assist | ance of the County Attorney, so the Court adjourncd The Court resumed at 1:30 ; the County Attorney appearing for the prosecution -- The Court had a somewhat interesting ap. pearance, Squite Nott on the bench with squires Forman and Squeleh, the former on County Attorney for the prosecution, Mr. N. F. Patterson for the defence ; the Inspector, Mr. Charles, the Constable, an array of witnesses, and a hall tull of anxious ex. pectants waiting to hear the tria!, The information being read over in the forenoon, Mr. Chailes plead " not guilty," 80 the trial wonton, The prosecution requested that the wit- brought in one at a time, this created some stir as the witnesses showed considerable reluctance to leave the ball and seemed to regard the bother of adjourvment, being trotted out and 'in the hall as more than the thing was worth, made a slight demonstra- tion and a very little would have caused them to walk away in disgnst. All being ready the first witness, John | Plowman, was sworn and cxamincd by the | County Attorney, I live on Scugog, know Mr, Charles, know his place in Port Perry; was in Charles' store on the 29th of April last, Charles was present but at the other end of the store, saw Holmes, Spinks, Crandell and Cottingham there, in the store, went in with Cottingham, be asked me in till he (Cotting- ham) should get his tools and he would' with me to Scugog. Saw a pitcher and a glass full of beer on the end of the counter, | Cottingham told me to drink the beer, I drank it, did not see Cottingham take any, did not see any one drink anything in Charles' that day, did not pay for the beer, don't know if any ome paid for it, don't know where the beer wus got, did not see Cottingham take any. To Mr. Paterson--Lon't kncw where the beer came from, don't kuow who poured it into the glass, Robert Sparks sworn, Examined by the County Attorney, Know Mr. Charles, was in Port Perry in April, know Charles' sture, won't swear that I was in Charles' store on the 29th of April, might have been there on that day but | can't swear that 1 was, don't remember ever being there with Ciandell, know Crandell when I see him, don't remember what I did on the 29th of Aptil, can't call to mind any thing of that day, heard of the threatened shooting on Scugog but don't remember anything connected with it, was potifiid of | the trial on Friday, might have been in Charles' store on that day and might 'not, | can't swear that I was not, was not to the | Was in Charles', came into fojce, can't say what day, did not improvements are not for show but genuiue ! to the best of wy knowledge, drink anythiog | an substantial ; he is now huildiog a durable | in Charles' then, to the bestof my know- | ledge I did not, had nothing in Charles' | store during the latter part of April except already completed gives u much improved ap- | What I carried away --A general laugh.-- | i Co. Attorney--I did not expect you were going to leave it there--a laugh--but did you carry itaway? Witness--I1 carried f t | it away in a bottle, have been in Charles' store with Mr Homes, can't swear to the best of my knowledge that I was with him | there on the 29th ot April, did not see. Homes or Crandell drink anything in Charles' store, to the best of my kuowludge, on the latter part of April; did notto the best of my knowledge drink anything in Charles' on the latter part of April, Iam | Rositive of it, The annual meeting of 'he ministers of the | Mr. Holmer sworn, 1 know Mr. ClLailes, know his store, can't member any particular time I was there, would not swear that I was in Charles' store in the latter part of April, can't swear that I was there with Mr. Spinks on' the latter part of April, have been frequently' ' thus engaged and the glass of of it and wont swear to what I am not sure, don't remember having any conservation with Mr, Charles regarding the tria!, won't swear that I had any liquor in Charles' in April, Idont remember, have a bad memory, cant remember anything particular which Lappened in April, I have told the truth ; {and I wont tell any more, I am not here to That valuable hotel property, the Walker ig oy phepiinn oliy don't ow | To the Hon. J. L. Beaudry, Mayor of Mon- any more and wont swear to what 1 dont know, dont know Ploughman, dont remem- ber seeing Spinks, Crandell and Cottingham in Charles' store, saw them outside of the door, dont remember when it was, they were together, Jounty Attorney--when Mr. Ploughman swears that he saw you, Spinks, Crandell and Cottingham in Charles' store on the 29th of April is he swearing that which is not true? Witness--Cant say, dont remem- ber when I saw Spinks, Crandell and Cott- ingham at Charles' store door, dont remem. ber, it may be within sic montLe, it may be within three months, I tell you that it was not in the sto e that I saw them, cant say whether I was in Charles' store just before the Dunkin Act came in force, dont remem- ber having anything to drink in Charles' just before the Dunkin Act came in force, if 1 bad 1 couid not remember it, am not to be annoyed, cant tell uny more about it, never thought over it since I got nctce of the trial, got no subpaena served on me, had a good mind not to come here at all, who is going to be bothered in this way. Here the prosccution finding that their case had fairly broken down as the Crown Attorney said from the defectiveness of the memories of the witnesses, asked liberty of the court to allow the Inspector to amend his information, Permission being granted the information was so changed as to bring the charge for allowing liquor to be drunk on the premises contrary to law, he (def) having a shop license, The case was now proceeded with. Mr, Cottingham one of the witnesses, not being present, Mr. Crandell was called. I know Mr. Charles, know bis store, cant swear that I saw Ploughman in Charles' store, was in Charles' store about the middle of April last, heard the Dunkin Act was to come in furce on May 1st, cant say whether Plowman saw me in Charles' store or not, was not there on the 29th of April last, IT know I vas not, was away haunting then, did not see any party drink in Charles' store on the 29th ot Aprll, did not sce auy one drink lignor in Chatles' on that day, nor did I drink any myself, think I saw Plowman the.e sometime in April Lut did not sce Cottingham, dont remember seeing any one drink anything in Charles' in the month of April, drank no beer in Charles' in April, Mr. Fraokish sworn, Am License Inspector for the North Rid- ing of the County of Ontario, was in Port Perry on April 30th, know defendant, he held a shop license for the sale of liquor up till April 30th 1878, I issued the license. To Mr. Paterson--The license was issued on May Ist 1877 and was in force till April 30th 1878, cant say whether the Co. Clerk made the necessary return before March 1877, issued licenses in 1877 because the Dunkin Act was not in force, two of the commission- ers signed Mr. Charles' license, Messrs, Gould and Robspn, did not grant licenses for 1878, by common consent the Dunkin Act was supposed to come in force, dont kngw that he Co. Clerk made the necessary return before the first of March 878, no one told me he bad, did not take the trouble to enquire, Mr. Paterson asked the court if they take it as a fact that the necessary returns have béen made to the proper quarter before the first of March last? If the court dont ad- mit this he will ask foran adjournment and this he had a perfect right to do as the pro- secution hud amended their information. If the Dunkin Act was in force in this county in April last then his client could not be brought up under the Crook's Act as no court ean convict for a violation of the Crouk's Act where the Dunkin Act is iu force, There are already two impartant decisions ) I « on this point, in fact there are three and the third the more impotent ot the three but I have not yet got the third. There is a widely mistaken notion abroad that the Dunkin Act did not come into force in this county till May 1st, Lut the Act distinctly says that the Act shall come in force on the first of March following the making of the proper return to the proper quarter. The court asked Mr, Paterson to state his pleat, I Mr, Paterson replied that no conviction for a violation of the Crooks Act can be made where the Dunkin Act ix in force, Mr. Farewcll says he has not secn the third decision referred to by defendant's counsel but neither of the other two which he has cited has any bearing on the case at issue as the parties in these cases held. no iicense ; he does not know of any decision that has yet been given where the party charged held a license, Mr. Paterson said that confining his at. tention to the legal aspect of the case he had almost overlooked the important fact to which he bad called the attention of the court that is that his client was not a con- scoting party to Plowwman's drinking the beer which he swears he drank; he swears at the same time that Mr, Charles was at the other end of the store doing business with partics und consequently did not know what was going on at the opposite end, and he would Urge upon the attention of the Bunch the import of the word allow ; a8 he his English Dictionery it meant sanction or permit, now his client did neither for he did not know that Plowman was drinking his beer, Mr. Farewell says liquor was drunk on the premises and surely his learned friend (ous not wish to say thal Mr Plowman stole it thus committing a larcency and making biwself amenable to law and if not then Mr, Charles is vespousible for whatever is done on his premises. Mr, Nott said the court would adjourn the further consideration of the case for eight days and he wished the counsel on that oc- casion to be thoroughly prépared with their authorities, but the court would not indulge in quibbling over the law, he regarded the advice of Judge Wilson as of importance to wagistiates, that is to administer the laws as they have got them and not assume the position of the legislature, Mr. Paterson--Then there is no good in lawyers attending if the beneh refuse to lis ten to the decisions of superior courts, Mr. Nott--I have no reference to the de- cisiong of the higher comts but I have r= ference to quibl ling over and finding fault with the laws as they are, ~ The court then adjourned till Tuesday next at 7:30 p. m, This was a criminal prosecution and cons sequently the evidence of the defendant was inadmissable as well as i Hable. Had the def's mouth not been legally shut it may be that he could have told the Court that the, pitcher and the glass of beer standing on the further cud of the counter were for his own use, It is well Fnown that merchants withont beln in the store are frequently pre. vented from going for their regular meals an! in such a case they are glad to snatch anything they can get hold of and most likely in this instance the old gentleman a 5 ™ | placed the beer there intending to take a glass of beer with bread or it may be crack. ers and cheese but just as he has the glass filled some partivs come in to do business at the uppomite end of the store, aud while he is r standing Cottingham and Plowman come in, the former being an intimate friend of Mr Charles sacks to play a trick upon Charles Ly telling Plowman to drink the beer,-- Such may not bave been the cas , but if it were not it will be hard to account for the pitcher being there with the full glass stand- iug by it, Be Licenses. In the County of Peterboro where the Bacoming Frightened. 'WHAT THE MAYOR OF MONTREAL KNOWS OF TENISM . He reads the following letter to the city council on Friday. Haverttie, Mass, May 8, ¥878. treal ;--= Bir,--As the there isa Fenian movement subject to make you acquainted with the same. It is beyond doabt that the greatest preparations are being made for as great a struggle as has ever been undertaken in thiy country. Enough has been said there need be no alarm, OE ET £pacial Meeting. The council of the corporation of Reach met in special session at the town ball, Manchester, on Thursday May 9th. Mem. bers all present, On motion of Mr, Christie the council reso.ved itself into committee of the whole on the appropriations for ronds and bridges, the Reeve in the chair. On nfotion the committee arose and re. ported that the sum ot $1.385 beappropriat- ed on the roads and bridges of this corporat- ation at the places therein set forth, The report was received and adopted and Mr Mowbray introduced and carried through aby.law to appropriate said amount as fol. lows: A A Gall, at Railway crossing at town-line Whitby ... aire sesnrsnesnasnnnenes $15 00 T. Ross, town-live, opposite lot 1-- Whitby to grant a like amount..... 20 00 R. Howsam, Uxbrid .e town-line, h of bth con Reach--Uxbri grant a like sum .. 25 00 R. Howsam, opposite 1 yO . 20 00 Widden, con 4; w. of gravel roa 25 00 J. Christie, W. Sanders, and P. Christie Brock road, south of Utica... ....... 100 00 A. McDermid and Wm Claughton, 9th con, w. of centre road an 0 00 C. Marsh, 6th con. w. of centre road... 25 00 J. Tummonds and A. Eaichman, cor. 7 20 00 Lang, Williams and Rodman, con 7,east of centre road ..... .. .. 75 00 Bray and Camplin, con 10 Rrown and Watson, con 10.. Munro and Dewey, Simcoe st. Nong road 50 0 Rennie and Boe, cons. 13 and 14 M. Farrell, con. 11, big mars Gregg and Actop, con. 14, Bowles, McGeoch and Burnett. ceutre road, cons. 8 anc or .100 00 Dobson and Graham, cons. 5 and 6. Leask and Ross, con 1: 4 Mowbray and Burnett,on Nonquon road con 3 Aad 4 cer soieens . 20 Mowbray and Burnett, Nongunon road, u of Port Periy--on condition that Port Pe in each of the two above the 200 00 T. Contes, con. 3, e. of Nonquon road 50 00 ! Dobson, con. |, mud lake 10 00 W. Jack, con. 10, Brock Ro 20 00 $1385 On m tion of Mr Christie an order was granted in favor of Wm Tomlinson for $3 for building a culvert. On motion of Mr Christic $2 was given.to T Coffee an indigent and 50 cents on account of Mrs Jones. On motion the council adjourned. ee -- Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting of N. O. Mechanics Institute was held in the Library Rooms, ou Tuesday evening, 14th inst. At 8:30, Mr. Rolph, V President, (in the absence of the President) took the chair. Tue retary read the minutes of last an- nual meeting. On motion the minutes were adopted. On motion, the V. President vac ted the :] M 3 appointed chairman, and ing proceeded with the election of ers and Directors, with following result : President---\W. M. Jones; V. President--J Rolph: Seeretary--J M. Huckins. Directors--B J. Thorne, R. Sibley, E. Wil liams, R. Christinn, T. Forman, E. Mundy, 3 d, Geo. White, Leetarer--Dr. Sangster. On motion, the election of a Treasurer was deferred until the present Treasurer submit his Report of the fivancial standing of the Institute. On motion tle annual meeting was ad- Jjourned. A meeting of the new Board of Directors will be held on Tuesday evening, 21st inst. = a ---- BIRTHS. At Petrolia, Pennsylvania, U.S., on the Sib inst., the wife of Mr. John Christie, of a son. At Manchester, on the 9th inst, the wife ot Mr Juhin Wakeley, of a daughter, MARRIED. At the residence of the bride's brother, iica, on the 14th , by the Rev. G.- ichard- son, Mr. Joseph H. Wagner, to Miss Dafoe, all of Reach. The young and happy couple are deservedly esteemed for their many good qualities and all wish them along, happy aud prosperous career, "- The Markets. Osserver Orrice, Muy 16, 1878. Fall Wheat, .... ..... ... $110 to $118 Spring Wheat, . 100tc 102 Barley , 040 tc 053 Oats , 6 30tc 032 'eas "eet 055to 000 Clover Seed 350to 000 Hay per ton 10 00 to 12 00 Butter .. 04to 014 Bugs ...... 008 to 000 Smoked Hams 01oto 010 Dried Hams, 009to 809 Cheese. 0ll1to 011 Potatoes. 030to 035 ides... 600 to 650 Pork...... 450to 47 Mortgage Sale es OF een VALUABLE PROPERTY, en AT PORT PERRY. URSUANT to Power contained in a Mortgage made by DANIEL IRELAND, which will be produced at the time ot Sile, there will be sold by PUBLIC AUCTION, On Saturday, June 1st, 1878, AT TWELVE O'CLOCK, NOON, At the Vialker House PORT PERRY; tic following valuable property known as the FATR GROUND Driving Park, At Port Perry, being part or Lot Number 19, in the 5th concession of the Township of each, describe! as follows: Commencing at a point South of 74 degrees West 50 links fiom the North-East angle thereof, thence South 16 degrees East 12 chains and 50 links to a post, thence North 74 degrees West 9 chains and 68 links. thence North 16 degrees West 12 chains and 50 links to the South limit of the allow- (ance for rond between the 5th and 6th con- cessions, thence North 74 degrees East 8 chains 'and 68 links to the place of beginning, con- | taining twelve and one-tenth acres. | This property is well lenced, and there is thereon a large frame building used for Town~ ship Fairs and other similar purposes. Terms of Sale are : One-tenth at the time of sale and the balance with interest ut the | expiration of three months thereafter. Further particulars und conditions of sale there with him, T was never served, don't Dunkin Act has Iately been quashed twelve can be had from the Vendor's Solicitor. remember on whet day the subpeena was read to me, did not go to Charles' store after resent themselves and give them their Road Lists. Let ull on ed govern th ding; the suby was read to me, I am poritive | tavern licenses have been granted in the East Riding, and three shop licenses in A¢hburohain, . QOslawa, May 10th, 1875. LYMAN ENGLISH, i ' Vendor's Solicitor, in progress, I think it my duty as a British | , 8 Single Buggy nearly new, HE undersigned would inform the pubifc T that Oo eRtablished thelr ©. BHBIDY WoBRBSG -- A Te PORT PERRY! where they are prepared 10 promptly fill all orders and execute all work in Marble, : Granite, Freestone &c., ac, in way of Monuments, ~ Tomb Stones, 'Tablets, ; Pillars, and everything in the line, Cholee Materials, the Best Sty! yles, First-Class Workmanship and Prices at the lowest possible figure, An Inspection solicited. ROSE & WEIFENBACH. Port Perry, May 14, 1878. AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE VILLAGE PROPERTY IN THE VILLAGE OF PORT PERRY, COUNTY OF ONTARIO. [eRe WILL BE SOLD Oy SATURDAY, JUNE 1st, 1678, At one o'clock in the afternoon at the WALKER HOUSE, IN THE Village of Port Perry, 'By virtue of Powers of Sale contained in certain Mortgages which will be produced at the Sale, the following properties : Parcel 1. Under mortgage from DANIEL IRELAND, lots three and four on the North side of Queen Street in the said village of Port Perry. containing half an acre, more or less, as laid out on a plan of village lots on part of lot nineteen iu the sixth concession of the Township of Reach, made by L. Stoughton Dennis, P.L.S. Save and except the parcels of land sold off suid village lot four to Aaron Ross, and Christiana Dicsfeld, and the ri of way therein mentioned. The following improvements are said to be on the pre- mises : A fist class Hotel built of wood and brick, three storeys high, known as the Walker House, with all necessary build. ings attached. Parcel 11. Under mortgage from THOMAS PAXTON, part of lot nineteen in the sixth concession of the Township of Reach, in the County of Ontario containing seventeen acres, at pre- sent being within the Corporation of the village of Port Perry, commencing at the North: West angle of said lot, and running thence South sixteen degrees, East fourteen Lchaing and eighty links; thence north seventy four degrees, east three chains more to the water 8 edge of Scugog Laké ; along the water's edge of Scugog ) a point eleven chains and thirty. six tern boundary of sad lot, then northerly parallel to the western lic mit of said lot, to the concession line in rear of said lot ; thence south seventy-four de grees, west eleven chaive and thirty six links, to the place of begining The follow- i mprovem nts are suid to be on the pre- mises: A two story brick residence with kitchen and woodshed attached. TERMS, --One-tenth of the purchase money to be prid down ongthe day of Sale For balance, terms will be made known at the sale. For further particulars apply to JONES BROS & MACKLNZIE, Solicitors, Masouic Hall, Toronto, Or to MESSRS. J. & D. J. ADAMS, Port Perry. (C. DAWES, AUCTIONEER, Toronto, April 20, 1878. 21. 5w SPLICNDID Farm for Sale. it WILL BE SOLD BY TPPublic Auction! + m------r mn HOUCK'S HOTEL! ----IN THE---- VILLAGE CF MANCHESTER ! On Saturday, 22nd June, 1878, Atonc o'clock p.m, by MR. CLEMENT DAWES, AUCTIONEER, The following described splendid Farm being part of the The stale of Harrison Vemon, Late of the Township of Reach, Yeoman, deceased, that is to say, the south half of the south one hundred acres of Lot number thirteen in the third concession of the TOWNSHIP OF REACH, (excepting a quarter of an acre formerly deeded to William Holtby) ini MARBLE WORKS | Notice is hereby given that the Court of General Sessions and the COUNTY COURT For the County of Ontario, will be held in the COURT HOUSE, in the - TOWN OF WHITBY, ON Tuesday, the 11th of June, 1878, at the hour of twelve o'clock noon, of which all Coroners, Jurors, and Constables are required to take notice, N. G. REYNOLDS, Sheriff Co, Sheriff's office, : Whitby, May 9th, 1878. For Sale or Exchange FOR PROPERTY PORT PERRY. THE Subscriber having a large amount of business in way of contracts for build. ing in Port Perry this season requiring his constant attendance in the village is de. . sirous to sell or exchange his house in Prince Albert, lately owned by Captain Sinclair, and direcly opposite Major For- wau's, for a suitable dwelling in Port Perry, The lot and premises in Prince Albert are splendidly adapted for a private gentleman, the house is in an excellent state of repair and the garden well "stocked with choice fruit trees, &c. Hard and soft water and every other suitable convenience for a com fortable home. For further particulars apply to WM. SPENCE, Owner. or MESSRS. J. &D, J. ADAMS, Brokers, Port Pe:ry. Port Perry, May 2, 1878. * THE SHORTEST ROUTE TO MANITOBA! AND HOW TO CO. See W. H. McCAW, Bigelow's Arcade, Port Perry, Agent for the Lake Superior Line of Steamers, Court of Fevision ! NE JE 1s hereby given that the Court of Revision to revise the Assessment Roll or the TOWNSHIP CF CARTWRIGHT, | For the year 1878, will be held at the Town Hall, Cartwright, {ON MONDAY, JUNE 3rd, 1878, | At 10 o'clock a. m , of which all parties inter- ested are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly. | WM. LUCAS, Township Clerk. May 6, 1878. | Cartwright, House and Lot for Sale IN PRINCE ALBERT. HE Lot contains halt an acre of Land and is known as the Snell Property. For further particulars, apply to the pro- prictor, G. H. TUMMONDS, 337 King st East, Toronto. HENRY GORDON, Port Perry. Or to April 24, 1878. TUE IMPORTED ENGLISH BLOOD STALLION HYMEN! The property of Francis i Elliot, Epsom, Ont Will stand for Mares, this season, 1878, as follows § vo April 29, he will leave his own OLR, con. 8, Reach, and proceed by way of soi to Houek's Hotel, Manehester, #1 noon ; thenee west to Todd's Hotel, Good woody and remain all night. ay, proceed to Wells' dotel, Uxbridge, at thence along the 2nd con, of Scott, to Tucker Ss ilotel, Leaskdale, aud remain all night. 4 Wednesday, proeced to A. St. John's, Vie- tori, Corners, at noon ; thence to Campbell's Hotel, Sunderland, and remain al night, thursday, proceed by way of Derryville to Campbell's "Hotel, Cannington, at noon; thence to Bank's Hotel,Oakwood, and remain all night. vy proceed to Jackson's Hotel, Little Britain, at noou; thence to Griftin's Hotel, | Sea rrave, and reman all night, | Saturday, proceed to MeRae's Tote], Green~ bunk, thence to hisown stable and remain until the following Monday morning. This Route will be continued during the sea son, h2ulih and weather permitting. Z=r~ [Yor pedigree, terms, &c., see bills. CHAS, ECK, Groom. Thut Noble Young Daught Horse! YOUNG CAPTAIN WATIS THE propery of Ne THOS. A DODLS, 0 , con. 4, Mai 58, ta) { Mares, this Scason, as fF rp Stand or Monday, April 29, he will leave his own stable and proceed to Griffer's Hotel, Seagrave, atnoon ; thence to McGaw's Hotel, Port Perry, and remain all night. Fo Tuesday, proceed to Charles Turners, 4th con. of Reach and remain one hour ; thence to Houck's Hotel, at noun; thence to McRae's Forty-nine and a half Acres More or less. This preperty is very eligibl situated being on A bid ny udjoiniog Manchester station of the Whitby, Port Perry, & Lindsay Railway and about one and a half mile from the thriving Village of Manchester, one of the best grain markets in the Provinve. The land is all cleared and in a high state of cultivation ou it are a good and substantial FRAME DWELLING HOUSE BARN, SHEDS, And other outbuildings, a splendid bearin Orchard of choice fruite, hing well sili The purchaser on the time ot sale shall pay down a deposit in proportion of $10 for every $100 on his or her purchase to the Executors, and also shall pay a sum suffici- ent to take with the deposit, the sum of $1000 within one month from the day of tale, the 'sum of $500 on the 15th day of October now next, and the balance on the first day of October A.D, 1879, without interest, when the purchaser will be entitled to possession or tg the recei for the same, BY of the rent The said lands will be sold subject to a lease thervof which will expire on the first day of October A D. 1883, with a yearly rent > #500, paid yearly in advance, There will also be sold at the same time Terms, thi mouths credit on approved note, Cis] JOHN CHRISTIE, JOHN W HOLTBY, } Exgcurors, "EWEN CAMERON, Manchester, May 1, 1878, 21d ) for the whole of the said sonth 100 acres of' Hotel, G k, and remain all uvight, | Wednesnay, proceed to Ferguson's Hotel, Saintfield. at noon; thence to Campbells Hotel, Sunderland' and remain ull night. ; Thursday, proses] to oS cfaner, Hotel, Anilia, at noon ; thence to ) Oakwood, and remain all ity now's Hotel, Fiiday, proceed to Jackson's Hote', Little Britain, at noen ; thence to his own stable for the night. | Saturday, proceed east to sid. ad lots 10 and 11 ; then south to ie Jud Netwern King's, at noon ; thence to his own stable. ! _ This route will be continued d Season, health and weather Ie ing He £3" For terms and pedigree, see posters. Mariposa, April 25, 1878, 1 THE IMPORTED DRAUGHT HORSE DUMFRIESSHIRE JOCK, Will stand for Mares, he Season, 1878, as Monday, April 2, h own stable, lots {nthe ith Gon. of Rese, sas oes ceed hy way of Drsom 10 's Hotel, resin, and remain all night, x esday, proceed to Fergusor eld, al on hits rn, heirs. Paint" Pr, and remain all night. esday, proceed ta D. ghd otel, Gahningion, 7.5 Lia iS eH i ureday, proceed to Thomas' Hotel, Derry ville at noon; thence to Herron's Lote Tire, and remain all Tiers ' iy Vals riday, proceed to Tuck: Leask. : ante. wd Femain all nigh © oweh = tarday, 1 tl Uxhridee, it noon; thence. th hia wn ous: ut remain till the following Monday morn< This route will he th; season, health and wenther permite the 22 For pedigree, terms, &c., sec bills, JOHN HOCKINS, 6 Roach, Aprias, tems, 2 Proprietor,