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So RE E PORK WANTED GOP DONS, MANCHESTER. . Subscriber desires to purchase say qnantity of:good Fat Hogs, for which he will pay the highest price. --ann-- "Goods Greatly Reduced in Price! Aberdeen Winceyg from 8 cents per yard.-- «Beautiful Prints ranging from 10 to 15 cents per yard. A splendid line of Factory Cottons, yard, + wide, at 10 cents per yard. Red Flannels, of beautiful soft finish, from 25 cents per yard.-- so A Bpecial Bargain in Buffalo. Robes. Call and see them. Wheat, Barley, Oats, and Peas, wanted in apy quantity. 3" Also Turkeys, Ge ese,Chickens, &c., &c. ; ADAM GORDON. Manchester, Dec. 6, 1871. he Putaris Poserter, ~ JAMES BAIRD... _ PRINCE ALBERT, FEB. 8 1872. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. The House has stuck pretty well . into the work during the past week, and measures of much importance # have been placed on the papgrs. " JAN.81.--The business of to-day * commenced with the presentation of 15%eritions fol'owed by the introduc- tion of 5 Bills. The now 1o'orious Lewis squabble came up for another airing. The Bill 10 expel the city of Toron- to, judicially from the County of York was read a second time, but it is feared that Toronto influence will burk the scheme. Feb. 1st.--There were 18 Petitions " presented this morning, followed by the introduction of 16 Bilis ; then there was another rather protracted spar over Lewis' Proton Tragedy, spend ing nearly all day upon it. Frs. 280.--The Petitions this morn-- ing were few and unimportant. The Hon. Mr. Wood' introduced a Bill to amend the Assessment Act of 1869, oo far as related to the valuation of tow: 8 aud villages for County rates. -- Mr. Wood called the attention of the House to tite working of the present system of valuations, and urged the necessity of putting all property with- in towns or villages, or in townships, upon the same footing. There will be no harm in outsiders watching the course of this Bill. The Division Courts are also be. . fore the House and if the lawyers get their way they will be pretiy well " 'screwed up. ANOTHER POSTPONEMENT, We have before us a copy of a Bill introduced by Mr. Paxton aud read a first time on the '25th ult. The Bill contains four Sections and asks for additional powers to the Port Whitby and Port Perry Railway Company. The first section gives power to the Company and their servants to con. struct a branch of their railway from Port Perry 10 navigable water in the town of Lindsay, and thence to Fene. lon Falls by such a course as the di. rectors of said Company may select. The 20d section provides for fur- ther extension of time for the com- mencement and completion of the proposed extension of their line to the waters of Lake Simcoe and also for the branch to Uxbridge. The 3rd section. protects the Com. paty in the possession of all the pri- vileges granted by former acts or amendments, The 4th section provides that the municipalities of Reach, Whitby and Scugog, shall pay over to the Company the full amount of their bonus deben-- tures notwithstanding the fact that the Company have changed their guage without the consent of these munici- palities, after said municipalities had granted their bonuses. It would be difficult to conceive a greater amount of impudence than to so. far at least as regards the extension of the time for the construction of the 'Uxbridge branch - and compelling municipalities to pay over their bonuses to a road to which said bonuses were never granted. The 1.t section is all right, and if it do no geod it will do no harm, The 20d section nsks a couple of years more in addition to the extended time granted by the late amended act for the commencement and completion &f the branch to Ux bridge so that this will be the third extension of time granted on this b anch. Nearly 4 years ngo, the P. W. & P. P. Railway Company--under false pretences--induced the township of Reach to grant them a bonus of $10,- 000 towards the construction of a branch from the main line of their road toUxbridge the company giving their solemn assurance that the branch would be commenced forthwith and carried right through ; and ou the strength of this a bonus of $10,000 was granted payable in twenty equal an. oual instalments with interest at 6 per cent per annum on all remaining unpaid at the date of each payment, interest to com mence on the Ist day of August 1868. So that from that time till now the money has been dragged from the rate payers on account of a branch not a single sod of which has yet been turned. Already the township bas paid $3,400 for this mythical branch one foot of which has ao present appearance of ever being built. As a further inducement the charter stipulated that if the branch wes not commenced within three years and finished in five the clause, as far as the branch was concerned, should be null, and of course whatever money bad béen collected on account of it should revert to the funds of the township. Bat an organized system chiseling, BILLS, BEFORE THE HOUSE, The Bill introduced by the Hon. Mr. "McKellar and read a first time on the 23rd ult. is highly creditable to the government as seeking tocarry out when in power the principles they advocated when in opposition. The bill provides for the exclusion from the Assembly of all parties holding seats in the Dominion Parliament, or in other words to intro duce the anti-dual representative sys- tem. This act is to come into force after the dissolution of the present House of Commons. The Hon. Mr. Blake's bill to secure the independence of the Assembly is also an important measure inasmuch as it will exclude those Simonites who would fain have two or three sirings to their bow at the public expense, men 00. . 'whom the 8600 is preity nigh wasted but who sell themselves to the powers that be for extra pickings from addition al offices, . ---------- eee OUR MARKETS. Ttis pleasing to see our streets as +..i0 bye gone days fairly blocked up 1 with the rush of loaded sleighs bear- -12ing in their precious freights of the «produce of the earth. The loug con- tinued strings of loaded sleighs hurry 7 ¢ ing along all our highways towards ur the Marke of Reach, create a feeling i+ of activity and confidence productive of the happiest results, in a business = point of view, to the farmer, disposing <1 of his produce at highly remunerative prices, and--it is to be hoped--to the + Merchant who 1s running the risk and i310 whose. enterprise the farmers are indebted for the means of converting "the fruits of their toil into cash, and 7 'thus clearing out their premises ready + for the crop of the following season. -- The products of our fruitful fields, "destined by the Giver of all Good to feed the busy millions in 't'e work-|S, ET ~ shops and faetorics of the earth, are , thus hurried forward on their destined mission, passing from hind fo hand |g "Hill they find their way to the tables "of those who give to the world ip ex- change the products of their head and hand.§ 2 g t and trickery 'put the al- fas of the main line into euch a state of confusion that the branch, though the people were paying for it every year, was entirely neglected until the time set forth in the charter had nearly expired, when Mr. Paxton in his place in parliament came to the rescue and obtained an extension of time, but no cessation of payments, still the people must pay on. The additional two years were again fast diawing to a close but still no branch, and again we find Mr. Paxton in his place applying for a sill fur- ther extension of time for this wonderful branch but not a whimper of payments being withheld ; the ratepayers are still ouliged year alter year to pay for a branch which has na present nppearance of ever being construcied. Ina few months more a further payment of $1,000 will be due on this branch,k we shall then have pat $4,400 for a shadow. It is true that ihe Company has not got thie meney but it lies there and accumulates, and it will be the greatest wonder in the world if they de not get hold of it by some means or other ; and if nothing elsetvill do Paxton will have the time extended to eternity rather than lose sight of the cash. Some may say that the Company would go en with the work if had funds. Speudthrifi's will alwaye be poor ; ihe money wasted on the main line would have gone far towards buil!ing the branch. Have they not been soatierin money arouid them by the wholesale of late--1to each oiher of course. Their action in this matter brings to our mind a rather amusing incident which took place on. the 20d concession of Reach shortly after we came lo the country. An old gentleman named S-- feeling his end approaching, called his family, consisting of some 9 or 0 grown up men snd women, to his bed- side, and then calling on a neighbor who was standing by, 10 write his (the eld geatleman's) will. The old gentleman then began: lst «.It 1s my will that my eldest son J. have $1,000, my second son as. $1,000, my 1nird son D. $1,000," and soon passing through all the family, men and women, willing them "$1,000 each; then he said, "It is my will that my beloved wife M-- get all my chattels and whatever other pro- periy may be left." It unfortunately 80 huppened however that the generous old man had not a dollar in the world ; and one of his sons--afier the will had been signed and sealed says, ¢ father, were are we 10 get'this money " The old man looking up shook his head saying, * that 1s none of my business, I will that you should have it and you must just work like thunder till vou get i." So our P.W. & P.P.R. Com- pany will each other certain amounts of meney but the chances are there will be some thunder ere they get it. The 4th Section is Joram lhe most un- scrupulous of all. It provides that the Isisipaiuies ot Whitby, Reach, _and ugog may be compelled to pay op their bonus earn ea the change of guage ; so thet if this Bill be al- lowed 70) PASS, w uses on the that the guage would be the same as that of the rand Trunk will, though the guage has been changed without their consent, be compelled to pay the remainder oftheir bonuses, and Scugog which placed on their By-law that the guage should be 5 feet 6 ' ES pass-any such measure at this time, inches, will, notwithstanding the change of guage, be lo pay over evety cent of their bonus interest and all. This is playing fast and loose with lio interests, it is a caricature on legislation, and the legislature that would lend them- selves to anything ro contemptable onght to be hissed tfrom their positions. Here a Teilay co'y comes down to a municipality and offers to build a road of a certain guage on condition that the said municipality shall give a cerain amount of bonus Well, the amount is agreed upon, 4 bargain is struok, and writings are drawn fixing the widih of the guage and amount of bonue, and everything was regarded as in good faith the municipality expected to pay their bonuses and to get such a road and al such a time as they had bargamed for ; but the company in the face of their written agreement take upon themeelves to change their guage and thus invalidate the contract and then go to parliament and a<k them to legalize the fraud, and become participants in the cnme. How would the compiny nave liked had the municipality gone to parliament asking to have their bonus re- duced one third or one half; and this would have been equally as reaconable as the de- mand made by the company. Suppose Tor instance a merchant agree, in writing, to give a party $1, 1,000 bus. of good wheat, but the party bring him in 1000 bus. of oats and then go 10 parliament get them to legalize the swindle and force the merchant to pay over the $1,000 for the oats. The principle is the same. Of course the initiative in the matter will rest with the councils of the municipalities con- cerned. tl Arr MANCHESTER FAIR. The Manchester February Fair will be held on Tuesday next, 13th inst. Parties having cattle, or in fact almost anything else to dispose of had beiter bring it along, there is a capital market here for everything that the farm pro- duces. * It is expected that this wili be a good fair, the longer they are maintained the better thetr advantages are under-- stood, and each farmer comes to know that it is his own interest as well as that of the community at large that he does his best to add life and vigor to these fairs so that all the benefit may be deriv ed from them which they are calculated to give. SAINTFIELD FAIR. The Saintfield February Fair willbe he'd on Monday next, 12th inet. This ought to be a good Fair and donbt- less will be. There is always a good sup- ply of choice cattle in that neigliborhood and the market is active accordingly. But it matters little how good the locality may be and how well adapted for main- taining first class fairs without a united and pereevering offurt on the pait of the furmers in the neighborhood the best locality in the world would not succeed in securing such a fairas the locality would warrant and which it would secure with the iv gy operation of all concerned, and parties in their doty to themselves and to the lo- cality in which they reside when they go chicken heartedly into the maintenance of these fairs. Let parties bring what they have got to sell, and come to see what they can buy,and otherwise encourage the fair. Prizes are offered on this occasion for the best driving horses. This always proves an additional attraction to these fairs. It 18 well known that some of the finest horses in the county hail from that neighborhond and prizes for driving horees always succeed in drawing out a somewhat numerous vepre- sentation of capital horses belonging to this olass ; so that horses carrying ofl prizes here well deserve the distinction. There step- ping qualities are pretty well tested, . We may expect lo see something good on this occasion. ---------- CHURCH ENTERTAINMENT, -- =% The entertainment in connection with the Prince Albert W. M. Church was held--according to announcement--on the evening of Wednesday, 31st ult. Tea was served in the basem-nt of the church, it was liberally patronized ani deserved all the patronage it got. If al the success which might be desired do not resuit from these entertainments no part of the blame can ever in justice be laid on the fair daughters of Prince Albert performing their part as to secure success and give entire satisfaction to all who take par( in the entertainment, and this was no exception from the general rule. A copitally got up tea,a staff' of active and attentive waiters, and a goodly company of guests made the basement part of the entertainment a decided success. Tea being over the company retired to the body of the church to participate in the second part of the. programme--the intellectual --Proceedings were ed by calling Mr. Cleghorn to the chair. Here we found a somewhat significant break in the ranks, no minister from a distance, in fact nove but the incumbents on the district bad put in an appearance, and a disappointed audience looked in vain for the arrival of the Uxbridge choir.-- But our Wesleyan friends have talent sufficient within themselves equal to any emergency and when outside help fail they can fall back on their own resources to excellent purpose, so the church chojr stepped into the breach in the musical ranks, and the presence of the Rev'ds Messis. McCann and Chambers, with P. A. Hurd, Esq., was regarded as ample security for an abundant supply of profit. able speaking. ' The Rev. Mr.{Chambers was the fi:st speaker, who~after swinging round to the llent address, speaking of the church as the grand motive power in raising 'man from his natural degredation. In referring to the church he said be had no particular branch of it in view, but the evangelical and neighborhood ; they never fail in so| * - - d - church as a whole, for the church he held was a unit, and the Wesleyan Methodist Church was a component part of that grand whole, and as such she strives to her very utmost with the blessing of God, to extend her borders aud bid God speed to every other branch of the christian church. Tn the year 1760, be said, the first ser- mon ever preached in New York in con- nection with: the Wesleyan Methodist de-- nomination was to a congregation--if it deserves the name--of on)y five persons, and gow, he said, through the blessing of God, there were no fewer than nine "mil- lions of Wesleyan Methodists on this con-- tineot. This proves her to be preeminent- ly a working church, a church well calcu- lated to give pulsations of vitality to the nations. The speaker dwelt with capital effect on the present condition and future pros-- pects cf the Dominion of Canada. P, A. Hurd, Esq., was the next to ad. dress us. He sei out by drawing a pleas ing picture of the present condition of the world as compared with that of any previous period of her bistory,and showing that this is the happy result arising from a better understanding now than at any previous period of the glorious principles of christianity. = It is true, ke said, that the pres: nt can not boast of such intellec- tual giants, men mighty in Scripture, asa Chalmers, a Wesley and such men, still the great principles were better under- stood and mcre generally practised now than at any Frevious period of the world's h'story. It had been rhé boast of a Voltair and other enemics of Christianity that the 19th century would. witness the downfall of Christianity and the universal spread of infidelity, but he (the speaker) need not tell such an audience as he now sees be. fore him that the very reverse of this pre- diction is the fact, that it is only under some guise or another that infidelity dare present itself (none the less dangerous 'on that account) to the intelligence of (he present day. : The speaker went on fo treat of the happy effects on mankind brought about by enlightened Christianity. The Rev. Mr. McCann followed, [le said it bad been requested that the exer: cises should terminate by hal' past nine at furthest and as it was well on for that now there was no time for him to speak on the present occasion, and affer the two very excellent addresses we already had there was no necessity for bis speaking. He said he was well pleased with the manner in which the eutertsinment had gone off; but he musts acknowledge that it look. ed rather dark at one time. First he re- ceived o letter from the Uxbridge choir that they could not come ; then he receiv] ed a letter informing Lim of the sickness of the ¢hairman of the district so that he could not come ; then came word from other two ministers which were expected, that in consequence of indisposition they could not be present; in fact when the letters were coming in thick and fast it reminded him of the disasters which had befallen good old Job when messenger after meseenger arrived with intelligence of a fresh disaster and each messenger winding up with the 'assertion, "that | only am left." However he was glad to know that the entertainment had been so successful and that ikcy bad had a good ime. The amount realized from the tea was $43.95 and parties who so desired would now have an opportunity of con trituting towards the fund in whose be- bslf this eutertainment had been got up, viz : to assist in defraying the expense of repairs to the amount of $300 lately made on the parsonage. and for which of course the entire district is liable. The private subscription' was taken up and amounted to $120 which together with iba $43.95, ghe proceeds of the tea, amountel. in all to 8163.95, a prety handsome collectivi? for ene night; anoth- er such would do more than pay offal! the indebtedness. The Chureh Choir did the amiable in their excellent supply of capital music. Trken all in all the entertainment was a good one and Lighly interesting. eee rip SH MAMMOTH WARDROBE, A. W. Ruberts' new advertisement will be found in this isrne. He is offering goods at greatly reduced prices. (See his ) ------------ ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the L. 0. Co. Lodge of N. Ontario wae hell in the lodge room of lodge No 223 Port Perry, on Tues- day, 6:h inst. The meeting was well attended, the legal voters and visiting brethren present numbering aver 100. After transacting the necessary prelim- inary businses the following officers were duly elected : W. M, Bro. Gxo. Sn1rr, D. M., « Wm. Kenneny. Chaplains, i Susrion and Sec., Bro. M. McPHaDEN. Treas. « 8, PancMan, Cannington wan selected as the place for holding the next Annval Meeting. APPLY FOR YOUR LICENSES. It will be seen rom an advertise. ment in this issue that all parties in the corporation of Reach wishing to hitby and Reach which | Proper point of the compass-- gave us an|obfain a tavern or shop license for the the present, year, are rcquested to make application to the township clerk on or before the 15th inst, in order that the i may be prepared to et CHURCH ANNIVERSARY, "The anniversary services in connection with the Greenbank Primitive Methodist church were held on Sunday and Monday 4th and 5th inst. . On Sunday two impressive sermons were preached by R. Walker, Esq., the church on each occasion was filled to its utmost capacity. Monday, the second day of the aoni- versary, was one of the most charming of the present winter, and as the hour ap- proached the assembling throng gave ev-- ident token of a successful anniversary, while the active tea-makers were busy prepuring for the arriving guests. 'he exercises commenced by the Rev. Mr. Bee, the worthy superintendent of the district, giving out a hymn and engaging in prayer, after which R. Walker, Eeq., was called to the chair.--The chairman gave a neat introductory address referring to the object of the present meeting ; speaks in complimentary terms of the vil. lage of Greeubunk, its surroundings and people, and glancing at the greatly altered condition of Reach since bis first acquaint. ance with it. The speakes's allusion to ibe church and her mission was in good taste. : In reply to a ca'l from the chairman for a statement of the financial condition of the church, the Rev. Mr. Bee came forward andstated that nothing more was necessary in the meahtime than simply to ldtate the amount due, as nearly'all present were cognizant of the first cost of the build- ng with the amounts paid from time to time, and it woulditherefore serve no good purpose to take up the time by giving a detailed statement, he might simply state that the total amount of lindebtedness 1s $420, and that i: is the object and inten. tion of the present meeting to wipe it off. every dollar of it, ere ihe é&lose- of the services to-day, and he had no doubt but thatjt will be accomplished, "Rev. Mr. Wellwood was now called. He chose for his subject : ¢ The progress of the age', tracing the rapid advancement of the car of progress as exemplified in the various departments of science, ari, literature and religion. The speaker took a fling at the Darwin theory, aud wound up bis remarks by a beautiful allusion to the power of the gospel. Mr. Flint, Stouflville, was the 'next to address us. His remarks were chiefly confined to Canada ; and certainly ber :in-- terests did not suffer at his hand. The speaker in a powerful, eloquent address shoved Canada right forward to the fore- most rank of the nations of the earth, socially, morally and religiously. The Rev. Mr. Newton was the next speaker. tle spoke somewhat briefly, strongly urging the principles of liberality, Rev. Mr. Guttery was next called upoo. He too spoke briefly but well, ~ setting forth that the grand if not the oly objet of the church's mission is the salvation of souls, and whatever tends to impede her progress, weaken her force, or render her less successful in her glorious work is to be deplored and avoided. We need only remark in regard to the supply of music that the excellent choir belonging to the church, led by Professor Wyatt did capital service in this department and added very ma. terially to the interest and entertain. ment of the anniversary ; aud so highly were their performances eppreciated that the last speaker stated to the audi ence that he would have very much preferred to have had all music and "no speaking during the afternoon. Mrs. -- Lee presided at the organ with good effeel. Circumstances over which we had no control prevented our being present at the Lecture in the evening, The afiernoon's services were highly creditable to all who had anything to do with them, while the large and intelli. aent audience gave unmistakeable proof »f their high appreciation of all the ex ercises of the afternoon. The unifor:i?, p-r3evering effosts pul- forth by the superintendent oi' this circuit {or the establizhing and building up of the churches and penple throughout his district are béing abundantly rewarded by the marked progress and healthful condition of his charge, while that re= ciprocal good feeling so conspicuously wanifes) between pastor anu People is perhars the most pleasing and encour~ agind feature of the whole. . ---- ~~ QE ----rreren PORT PERRY COUNCIL, " The above council met--pursuant to adjournment--on Friday evening 2nd inst.--the Reeve in the chair. Members all present except Mr. Tate. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. 'The Reeve stated that he bad not yet communicated with Mr. Yarnold regard- ing a survey of the village, it had escaped bis mind and consequently be bad no re, port to make but he would attend to it before next meeting. \ : The Reeve read a report from A. J. Harrington setting forth that he had re. paired the culverts mentioned in bis in- structions except the one where the rail- way crosses the concession line and that he cousidered was t)fe duty of the railway company. Such pepairs as he could do at this season of fhe vear were not of a report to.the Council at its session on the 20th instant. \ -------------- require to be taken with'a view to getting up a license by law and in order to facili. tate the matter he bad endeavored to ob. tain a copy from Oshawa but had not succeeded und now he bal written to Toronto for a copy of the city license by-law. : Mr. Crandell did not see any necessity for this, he thought that the township by- law could be easily modified to suit the purposes of an incorporated village ; he believed that it would require fewer changes to meet the requirements of the village than the by-law from the city of 'Toronto will, Mr. Phillippo moved that the Reeve end Mesirs. Crandell and Sexton be a committee to draft a license by-law for this municipality and submit the same to the next meeting of this council,--Car- ried. Oa motion' of Mr. Sexton, Messrs. Major and Jewett were accepted as sure- ties for the Treasurer; and the Clerk was instructed to notify W. M. Cochrane, Esq., to prepare the necessary bonds and have them properly executed. Mr. Sexton iotroduced and carried a. appoint an assessor, and the ¢juncil went into committee of the whole thereon, Mr. Phillippo in the chair, Mr. Crandell said tke office cf Assessor was an important one and the greatest care ought te be exercised in the selection of that officer, and 'more especially for the -present year as very much depended upon the proper assessment of the corporation in this instance as the entire financial cal- culations of the village must be based on the assessment about to be made. Mr. Sexton moved that the first blank be filled up with the name of Thos. Allin. --Carried. : Mr. Bigelow moved that the second blank be filled up with $25.--Carried. On motion of Mr. Bigelow the com- mittee arose and reported the by-law as amended. Report received and adopted ; and on motion of Mr. Phillippo it was read a third time, passed, signed and sealed. . Mr. Sexton introduced and carried through its second reading a by-law to ppoint a collector, and the il went into committee of the whole thereon, Mr. Crandell in the chair. i On motion of Mr. Sexton the first blank was filled 'vp with the name of G. U White. On motion of. Mr. Bigelow the blank for salary was filled up with $25. ] On motion of Mr. Sexton the amount of security for the Collector was placed at $4,000. On motion of Mr. Sexton the committee arose and reported the by-law as amended. The report was received and adopted, and on motion was read a third time and passed, signed and sealed, Mr. Phillippo moves that the Clerk be and he is hereby instructed to draw a set *| of the necessary blank forms for the use of this council and ascertain the cost of printing a suitable quantity of each.--Car- rird.' Mr. Sexton moves that when thi Council adjourns it s'ands adjourned till Friday next.-- Carried. Mr. Crandell introduced and earried through its: second reading a by law to appoint pound-keepers for the corporation. I'he council went into committee of the whole thereon, Mr. Sexton in the chair. Ou motion the blanks were filled up with the names of W.J. Dafoe sud. H. Miller. On motion of Mr. Bigelow the -com- mittee arose ard reported the by law as amended. Report received and adopted ; and cn motion the bylaw was read a third time and passed, signed and sealed 'The council then adjourned. . ee ---- * Communications. To the Editor of the Outario Observer. Sir,--My atiention was directed by a friend to lust week's issue of a sheet celled the Gleaner printed in the vil- lage of Cannington, wherein was em- bodied a communication emanating from the brain of some deluded speci- men of humanity at present living in Mara, in which he has the timerity or rather audacity to constitute him. self a pseudo prophet and mouth niece of the Liberal Conservatives of North Ontario, I think, Sir, in justice to the large number of delegates who met nt Sunderland, whose brain was not in such a muddled state as this quandam correspondent's seems to be, that his wild prognostications should not be acéepted unchallenged, conse. quently I ask you ihe favor of a small space to vindicate our cunse, and soothe the coriespondent's troubled intellect. It is not altogether clear from « Mr, Mara's" effusion of what stripe in poli- tics he is composed--a Conservative --a Grit--or a Straddle-Bug! Itis my owi candid opinion that he is one of those weak-knee'd: Conservatives who have always been a source of weakness to the party, and a standing disgrace to the Liberal Conservative cause. » He says that * there cannot be the least doubt but Mr. Crawford is a noble, honorable man, and every way qualified to represent any constituency in. On- tario" adding the important proviso, * if he can secure his election." In answer, Mr. Editor, I would remind this corres. pondent that the Liberal Conservatives S cnception of which must . Foi pub li-------- declaring in a convention in which all parts of the riding were represented, that they are willing and fully able to elect Mr. Crawford to represent this riding in the Commons of Canada.' And I for one as a Conservative and a dele. gate feel proud that we have fortunately secured a candidate whose honor, ability and integrity to our cause, command the admiration of his friends and the respect of his enemies : for.as an enemy to Mr. Crawford either private or political, the correspondent by his questionable com-- munication proved himself to be. If of political encmy it justifies the opinion of a great number of gond conservativ es, if a private enemy and a Conservative he has by his course plainly demonstrat- ed that he is one 'of those undesirable supporters who will sacrifice their dear. est principles for the suke of gratifying a Again--he informs us of the undeniable fact known by us all that the Conserva- tives of North Ontario are capable ot electing their candidate--if they all unite together, and then cooly advances. his al- mighty ! opinion as proof conclusive and through its second reading a by-law to [lnqueitiazsle that " with all the requisite q ualities possesed by Mr. Crawford" he will not be able to carry the riding. = Of a truth it has been said that " a prophet is without honor in his own land" but it especially holds good as regards a 'false one, and with all due rezerd for Mr. Correspondent's feelings--if he lias any-- convenience be take his departure for the Fiji Islands to lavish the effusions of his highly cultivated faculties on 1he natives of the Pacific Isles, as I fear the Conserva- tives of North Ontario are possessed of too much intelligence to constitute this por- tion of the habitable earth an inviting field for propogating his doctrines. At the Convention at Sunderland there was a good representation from all parts of the Riding, the township of Mara being represented by seven delegates chosen by the electors to a'tend to their inter- ests, in selecting a candidate. Well, Sir, in a full couveation, seventy delegates sent trom all parts of the Riding to represent the C..nservatives of North Ontario, unan- imously declared that Mr. Jobn Crawford was their man, pledging him their uodivid. ed seppert and separated most sanguine of success, notwithstanding the brilliant con- ceptions of right and wrong entertained by this Correspondent. He very kindly gives 'us the full benefit of his cultivated tactics in potitical warfaje, gratis;butthe must be caretul that he majy{not like the ambitious bull-frog burst hungelf with over-zeal for our cause and the interests of our party He evidently desires us' to throw Mr. Crawford overboard 'in order to carry out his own single snd insane "idea'® and a fow days previous to the election select a man to represent us without giving the electors time 10 enquire inte his antecedents or his former politcal svccess. A grand ¢ idea 1" Mr. Correspondent, the have cost such a number of days of anxiety and sleepless nights!! What a pity hat Shakepeare ever lived to throw a cloud of obsurity over your fertile brain 7 I would with all due humility suggest to the Conservatives of North Outario that we act true to eur principles and (o ourselves-- act up lo the pledge we made through oar delegates to stand firm in support of Mr. Crawford--a gentleman who will be an honor to our riding--work heart and hand ogether in the good cause, independent of the cavilling of snch weak-kneed men #s our friend(?) in Rama, ard we will return our candidate with a majority the will ring from one end ¢f the Dominion te 'the other an.| redeem our riding from the stigma now resting upon it. Mr. Crawford 1s oor man and can and will be elected, the unanimons voice of the united Liberal Conservatives of N mh O:atario has said so at their convention and who has the audacity to gainsay it? In conelnsion I would say 10 the * corres- pondent" from Mara if after mature reflec tion he elit) persist in his lone ¢ idea' and yet maintain that he is a Conservative, the only theory | can advance for his un- accountable eonduct is that he is #aboring in that semi-uncouscious state bardering on ineanity. I have the honor to be, Sir, A CONSERVATIVE. Cannington, Janvary 29, 1872. rr ee ei CONCERT AT WICK, According fo announcement a Concert was held in the New School Room at Wick, Jan. 3let, which was quite a success, Music Recitations and Dialogues forming the ehief part of the entertainment. The house was crowded at an early hour and sll seemed to enjoy themselves very much. A nice sum wae realized -- which will be appropriated to the purchasing of a public library for the Section. » Yours, &o., R. UMPHREY, Sec, of Committee. Wick, Feb 6, 1872. ro TRAEe The Trustees of the Bible Christian Church, in Cartwright, Lereby tender their grateful acknowledgement to the offivers and members of the Orange association, for the use of their Hall wherein to bold the Bazaar, in conpection with the ded-- ication of the Church at Williamsburg. : D. CANTLON, Pastor. Prince Alert, Feb. 6th 1872, DIED. On Friday, Fe 7 20d, Annie, daughter of HH, MoCaw, kisq., Postiaéter, Priate Alpert, aged 10 years and 6 months. &} At Prince Albert, on Moi 5th Fe 'v Courtice, 3 years and 9 months. 3lst., of North Ontario have expressed their per natyfe but would render the culgerts safe fr the present. Mr. Sext said that steps # now convictions on his proviso already by Near Utica, on Wednesday, Jan Harnab, eldest niger of Mr. "george aged 24 years. BY little petty animosity and private spleen, [ would humbly suggest that-at bis earliest 'Harriet, youngest daughter of Mr. Thos. * SEs