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---------- FIRST . bar SS SPRING rT ee Td ARRIVALS, competent parties and a highly flattering HVE Public are respect regort from said patties were induced to select what is known as the Mimico farm, at a price of forty-five | dollars. But with a ganze of giv: ernment came a change of repoit on the % 'v informed that | AZricaltwal farm, what was all beauty,\ler- op io Suhscriber lus rec of, Tan supply | tility, good svil, excellent water and lots of 3 . ¥rdoys, and Children's | it with every advantage of situation, is BOOTS &SHOES gone, all this has"been changed i} the - report to the present government ; for beau- In t varie eo ly we have deformity, for fertility we have wens ol or amie al comismng the se f burrcnnees, in place of 500 acres cf firet a is 2130 requested to the splendid lot of | cluss soil we have 80 acres of clay and 420 : | Cloths and Tweeds! | acres of sand wo light that.it isin danger of all being swept away with the wind, where Suitable for Spring and Summer Svits, which got up to order at short notice, in the in every reco nmendation in the first report is fairly hooted at in the second, thus giving can most fashionablo manner and at very reagonable cost. To hand also a select lot of two distinct sides to the picture the one all Hats and Caps sunehine and the otherfall gloom while the discussion which arose on the demand for Of newest styes and suitable for the appronch- ing seasons. ~ Parties in want of a good outfit in copies of reports was not overly flaitering lo the pailies who furnished these reports. either of the above lines will please call early. ADAM GORDON. The latter report Hon, Wood character- Manchester, March 6, 1872, ized as ono sided and ignorant and that For Sale a large lot of Turuips, price 10 cents some at lenst of its statements were falee, while Carling, the late commissiouer of per bushel at the pit--in quantities to suit pur- Agriculture declared that there was scarce- ly one word ol truth in the latter report. Chasers. AC On the 20.0 the distribution of railway HE -------------------- aid was gone into with a vim securing 10 CREE = the Nipissing a sum amounting do. Jaao,800 Wet 3 t + | being at the rate.ol $2; per mile for Che fintario Thaerher, ns and $3,000 per mile lor 13 miles, TT - =| Mr. Paxton opposed 'the grant, arguing JAMES BAIRD, <EDITOR | 14; the government in aiding the Nipissing JARCH 17, 1872. was not aiding the locality which he repre- sented and that giving to railways was helping the companies and not tho munici= pales. PRINCE ALBERT, M THE LEGISLATURE OF ONTARIO, The ficst race of the second parliament of Ontario came to a close on Saturday last ; the last heat was an important oge, the racers Were on the home stre'ch all week and the greatest interest was mani | above. fested in the rerull. Not a few of pet hii { $100 the riders sold the race, others were so'd, er vera To aa ig. , and several were jockeyed. into the ditch | The Hamilton snd Lake Bio 32 miles and left weltering in the mud. | gets $64,000. = It became obvious abrut the middle of | The Canady Central fur a distance some the heat, that the Nipissing, ridden by | 3 next in lor 11s share amounting to 54 miles at $2,000 per mile or $108,000 in all. what less than 50 miles $120,000. n nn 'The Toronto, Grey and Bruce for a dis- the Hoa. M. C. C., was working its way (ance of kome 120 miles gers $230,000. to the front and odds were begioning to] The Midtan be offered in its favor. [liere the Port miles zets $16,000. Perry, ridden by the celebrated jockey T' 3 Jjockeyed off the course and erying to the | NJ road in ths country ting for help ; but one or two cu's of M | more to open up thie bue C. C's whip stopped 'I'. P's noi-e and | Pont Perry and Wiiithy Railway. i 2 2 i which passed 'lim at a canter and wes | he city of Toronto, re oo i i inn | ment and the ce 10 | o making straight for the winning post -- | Homan Hypa do justice 10 this lin Before the rider of the Port Perry had : * if reccvered from the cuts he had received | L | got the dimes. from the Nipissing jockey, down came | : ing - | The Belleville and Lindsay Grand Junc- Louudesing: in b W gn, oy Sos | tion got her $170,000 fer her 85 mites. Port Perry ky Yokii cri thre gad bu "The Toron'o, Simcoe and Muskoka for 12 ; | aets $48,000, mercilessly and shouted at the top of his | ties puts B00 voice, but it was no use, a well directed | SIRT a] cuf from Williams whip cent. the Port eosieiiing 2 oan TURDAY. Perry 0 grass and the Ww. a. & DOSING ECENE ON BATU AV. B. sped on after the Nipissing. Both the Port Perry and kis jockev now began 10! 122 bits the give out and the Canada Central, and then | the Hamilton and Lake Livie, cno after another passed them without any effort 5 | and now ceme the Midland at a rapid | pace seeking to pass also, Lut the jockey | THE CL one filth of which bear on railways. errr a 0 OUR LEGISLATURE, Now that the members of the Provin. Thi Agricultural Farm next came up for | The grant was carried by a majority of 9 1. The Wellington Grey and Bruce came An equal majority carried this grant 23 The Kingston and Pembroke next came Flesh and blood zenld pot etand this and | : Jo [the member for North Ontario is upon his P., made a spurt, tle rider swinging his feat in an instant, (Wwe quote from the "yaw raw-hide, sliouling That Fe was being | Gitobey complainivi that this--fondwas-tuk | ing awayithe!trade from hrs county (Outario.) ha said, has done | country than the | His eon- !stitucuts thought thai read had been over- drove him ont of the way of Nipissing | | oked bec anse it wae against the interest of id lio asked the Govern. Notwithstandivg this effort the Midland 'Thus using up the million and a half or} FROM EUROPE, News from dear oll Britain duting the past week has been of wore than ordinary interest and has partaken largely of both the * grave and the gay." On Tuesday 27th uit., a demonstration of an | magnitude was held thiongh the British Isles in way of thankegiving for the recovery of the Prince of Wales. As is usual in ali such displays numbers of over zealous panies paid dearly for their exubarance, several have lost their lives, numbers maimed for life and whole crowds have got broken, bruised and dislocated limds to nurse ull midsuminer at least. The Lancet, a well known medical jonr- nal, gives the number of casaalities in Lon- don on Tuesday last, caused by falling of stands, and the moving ot the greut inass of people congregated to view the thanks- giving demonstration at 229, only two of which, it says resulted fatally. Most of these injuries consisted of broken legs and ribs, disloeat ons of other limbs and cuts. Only two days after the nation had been one seena of festivity the shout of praise being echoed from every corner of the land every face gathered blackness and every heart stood still at the appaling intelligence that the assassination of the sovereign had been attempted. The omnicient telegraph spread the intelligence with lightning speed and the nation's heart was filled with horror at the thought. But two days be- fore the subjects and friends of the ruling family throughout the world participate | to greater or less degree in that nationls thanksgiving, not at all with equal blu-ter but more or iess sincere. But when this diabolical assault was made upon the Queen the universal feeling of excerction against the assailant knew no bounds and the painful anxiety to learn particulars was only equalled by tme general alarm. The mikerable lunatic who presented the old pistol at the head of Her Majenty 1s a good locking lad of 18 years, a grand son of Fearqus O'Connor, the renowned Chartist leader of by-gone days. When taken to custody he made no spread or foravado, ho Queen into signing « pardon to tho im- | prisoned Fenrans. Ilo has been? com- mitted, Aree THX COMING FAIRS, The Manchester March Fair wii! be held on Tuesday, 12th inst, and parties will do well to be prepared for it. An important addition 1a to be made to this fair, nf «I Beaverton a line of 23! may be regarded as a separate institation, | we refer to the establishment ul a regular series of General Auction Sales to be held i at stated intervals in connection with these | monthly Fans, An opportunity will be given at these periodical sales tispose of whatever 1 whether horses, cottle or any other deserip- tion of live stock as we'l as anything in way of carriages or farming implements, 80 that | whoever has got anything to sell will know hen and where to find a market, aml 1 lik» manner those who wish to purchase , | will know whero to Tha originators | and promcters of thesy regular Catile Fairs | have laid the communuy under many obligations, but even these fairs do not mee! all the requirements of an agri nhural com- munity. While these fairs have mtrodoee! | and coniinue to develop an important trade in fat cattle much to the advantage of ihe community, it now becomes necessary 11 the interests of the pubtic, to tako ano step and establish a system of general Auction Siles whera farmers and others { may have an opportunity of disposing of The Lieu-Guvernor tock the chair at noon | whatever they have to part with, and where and in her M,justy's name gave assent 10) pajties may go to purchase whatever they 2 in of the closing session may require. How frequent'y does it ocen for instance, that a parly may havo a here, a mileh cow, of some other avimal, or it may be a bogry, a wagon, a plow or soma- thing else ha wou! ke to relly und there | may be many who woud .ike to buy, bu said that he~ only meant to frighten tie paities to hava To #7 sunk | the party who las them Joes not know who he who furni-hes us a achive "which will obviate this and do the work at much less expense than the old method is certainly a benefactor and ought to be encouraged. (See the recommendations referred to) | ---- ee OE -- A MANIA POR SCRIBILING, Dr. Ryerson, the generator of big, big Ps, aud lots of them, is fast writing bim self to nothing and for very spite appears determined to sell his life as dearly as pos sible, he has all but succeeded in ex- tinguishing the science of Agriculture, as far at least as its * first les-ons" are con. cerned, and Christian Morals' are likely to share a similar fate from his fluent and unscrupulous quill. In both of thesefworks the Dr. has evidently got beyond bis depth. The Toronto Glubz sushed to bis assistance in the former, end the Canadian Baptist is seeking to lclp him out with the latter. So far the ungrateiulwuthor floundering in a sea of ink far beyond kis dep h with no. prospect of ever reaching shore unaided only abuses his benefactors and instead of being arateful for the assist. ance offered hy the Globe and the Baytist only secks'to throw ink in their faces aid prefers to perish rather than suff r himself 10 be brought to land by ei'lier, and un-- less the public attend to Lim he will take down thee sciences with him. TE TIE BABIEZ KICKING UP A RUMPUS, No fewer than five of our highly respec: table pater familias were al the instance of the Depaty-Registiar for Reach, brouztt ap betois Square Forman, yesterday, 6th mist, for negiveting to enrol their babies -- Panies ko we gieanng ate liad e to be Hued fiom ono 10 twenty dollars ut the discretion of the Magisuate, and Squire Forman wath that lenity tor which he in weil known, lanl on the smallest fine the law would alow, 2 f Port Perry were asked to pay her por- tion of hat and the branch oot go on then Reach would have all the money and Port Perry would lose her portion of it. Mr. Gordon vaid he was al little sur prised to hear the Reeve of Port fers seem to doubt the construction of tie branch when so much pains are beiny_tak- en to keep it alive in the charter ; surely Port Perry cannot doubt the suceess of {he branch. With regard to any definite proposition that' Reacli may be prepared to make he would say that the deputation had thotight over the subject with a view to doing only what they consider is faic und jist to both corporations und have arrived at a basis which they believe Reach would accept and with which Port Perry could have uo reason to find fau't, that 1t is to take the assessed value of Port Perry for the year 1868 and also for 187[ and thus find the increase in ihe value of the ratable property during that pericd, then fiom this ascertpin what the assessed valve would be 7 years hence (1878) increasibg at the same ratio asit bad from 1868 ill be the bases upon which the amount of the railway debt to be ussumed by Port Perry shall be apportioned. This he re. garded as a very favorable offer to Port Derry for thre is not the slightest doubt but that she will receive at. least uineteen twentieths of all the b nefit 10 be derived from this road for which $340,000 have been granted as bonus. < Mr. Gordan asked Mr. Bigelow if Le understood that ? > Mr. Bigelow replied that he understood it but could not see i. Mr. Bigelow said that Me. Gordon sinuld nou include the $19,000 for the branch as that is much more beneficial to $1 each nml costa. No ono can la blame to the Deputy-Regisiiar, for he ix ftablo to a Cue of $5041 he is made aware of any delisquerey unt fils to prosecute. -- The law does not find fonit wih parties increasing tho inion, but tiey mast tell 0 or be fined. Deiicgaeut pa's will find that they must eithar give up the one or attend to the other if they wish to save costs. -------------- COUNCIL MEETING, Tha municipal Council of Port Perry met --purenant to adjournment --cn 'Tues-- day evenitg 5 h inst. Members all preseat, the Reeve in the ch 'I'n: minutes of the previous 'meeting v reread and approved, | Me. Sexton laid on the talle a hand- ome volume pres ated to the eGrputation st Pot Perry by the muaicipal council of ronto. The Reeve reperted verbally that b Lad met Mr, W. Yi a survey and plan of the vil i thai he (Mr. Yarnold) bad agreed to make (be necessary survey, put down the requied v0 | out a full and cemsibe e plan ol the village for the swa6l $100. On wmotien of Mr. Scxon} was"ustrncted o acknowl \ [of the vo'ume presented by {the City of I" fehanks al t! | alu d {On moien . Sexton the R "was cuthorized to prrange h Mr 'he Clerk Teeei Le Covueil of Reeve end Ceuneil lov "the reve Yar- IW regarding sis to mark the bonndarics aud '0 make | ty route ond to express the in bis spurs and again shouted to cial Logishityre have been sent home te Judge Blake that he was being jockeyed prepare their lessons for the next term, all| may want them, and the parties who Web buy does not know who has any ta seil.-- and driven into the ditch, but (he Judge (eyes are being turned towards theDominiop | These éetablished general Auction Sales aply winked to the Midland jockey to give | Parliament which is ea!led together for him a hoist ond be did so most effectually | the dispatch of business on the L1:h prox. ond left the Pori Perry ant! explore the ditch. The weeping Jockey attracted a crowd of the boys who were standing round. Rykert, 8. C jock y to 'I'uis will, without doubt, of ihe i.ost important Sessions ever held in the! fem whichever aspect we may | Dousivion, i ve than ordinary view it, as me will meet the entire case, the seller may | wait nll the day of sala comes ronrd and be one of the! the buyer need not waste tine and money | bunting atsend for what'he requires av these returning rales will supply his wants, and will ws a very destrabtle end ve accom LH | plished in the interests cf Wood and the Hon. M. C. C., the Nipis intricacy will hive to be grappled with | pot bo imagined that these sales are plants sing jockey, having got in'first dismounted. | hotly us regards our external ana jnferna | mis | chievous young camp, Rykert, peering be our future position as regards the Fun-| many. over into the ditch and secing the P.Perry pire; (his is a matter wlich cannot bei . 1 . . ir rh; . . : . ce 1 Jockey flourdering in the mud says to Lim : roohed ! poohed ! any longer, it is in the |! whit are you babbling | best interests of the Empire collectively as | and came back to see the fun. The "Get up, sul there for ? did net | tell you how it weuld be ? among yourselves ere al was doce.' Wood made fun of the thing, and the rider of the Nipissing coming fo ward stroked the head of the rider of the Port relaions. Iirst und most important win (well as 'of the Empire and D uinioa se- I knew that you would quarrel. parately, that (his subject be at once ap- | these sales tiaht away. proached in a mauly busivess--like manner. | propeity aud if it should not be all sold this | Let us go to wok like father and con and arrange oor future relations fairly and establishment of a regular system of sales | 2Orporation ol Let us as the eldest son of the | ruare ly. Dairy telling him not to cry, no better | ciupire place our case before our worthy treatment could be ex ected Irom crowd be bad got into; he (JM. C. had auticipated similar results, Judge Blake then came eneering and raid be could not help it, he could not af ford to bet on the nag that Paxton role. He did not consider that the I'ort Perry was fit 10 run in the principal race and be would advise bis jockey to keep quiet and enter for the scrub next year. The Judge returned to the stand whistling, "Of a' the arts the wind can blaw," while Cc. Cameron, Wood and Rykert picked up | the jockey's hat, placed it cn bis head and assisted bim to re-mount, tut the stubborn brute could not again be urzed into a trot and bis jockey took him off the course while the Toronto, £imcoe und Muskoka, the Grand Junction end others were whisking past bim. This ended the sports of the week snd of the session and the. prize riders and their backers are pow dividing the spoily while the disappointed ones are heéuping wp veogeance for time lo come. 3 THE WINDING UP OF THE BESEION The last week of the session hus been a busy vue and an unvavally large amount of business has been pat through. On the anorning of the 28ih the Rulway Aid Bil as repoited by committee was carried after a struggle between Mr. Rykert and athers ag unst the strong band ol'railway man by a majority of 2101. Several attempts were male 10 break the report but failed ~~ Ae- eording to the 'excellenm report of the Globe of Thursday Hon. Eg B. sofewbat flattering financial picture of this prosperous province a-rerting that the pro- vines] surplus is $7,300,000. The sctun) permenen revenve he asserts an \wo and a quarter millions 3 ihe expend. 1 I; Jistle over a million and hei Nona hs of $680,000 5 this' sum of course will be al ie Vern : Would puts jt, rapt an orgs upon public y snnua Weyents a sum 1 Wood diew a! his issucy the avd indulgent parcut without simpering or | childish blubbering on the one hand or [insolent bearing on the othr, and in firm but respectful terms ask our parent how he means to treat us in the future, whe:iher [it is his desire that we still continue in | the family of whether ke desires that we should start house ker ping on our own ac count. If he prefers the former we shall remain and strive to be more dutiful in the future th n the past, but if he re commends the latter we will 1uke up our hat and go, first seeking and securing a father's blessing, with a firm determina- tion 50 to conduct ourselves as to show that we are deserving of the blessing and worthy sons of so noble sires, and whether united or separate aiw: ysprepared to- give the old man a helping band when ho re. | quires it, 0 4 | Another subject of vo light importarce \ which will bave to be dealt with by the Dominion Parliament will be our pari of the now famous Washidgton Treaiy, but the presicus question will govern our action in this as the treatinent of this sub ject will doubtless be chiefly governed in' view of our future relations with the em- pire, and such ought to be the case: The subject next in importance will be the pushing forward of our public works, a subject which will bave to be attended to whatever may be our future position. These with the numerous reforms in several branches of the legislature will keep the thands of our legislators tull for this fifth and last session of the first parlimeat of the Dominion ; but the superior statesman. ship and excellent legislative ta'ent po- ssessed by not a few of the members of our Dominion parliament are fully competent to deal successfully and intelligently with these or any other subjects which 'may come before them. We expect to see a Jurge nmouot of useful legislation pass ihrough the bands of 'hin'. members dur- ing the coming session. | oo "Finer on Hanp,-- First arrival of Spring| Goods at Gordon's, Manchester. - Sve the new advertisement" iu its proper place in ground aud" sced is *niost "unveculy, of gpontancous growth, far fiom it, they "require en'tnre and the combined efforts of | An Auction Sale can only tke a is property to sei! and ities (0 purchase 0 thatiinithe frst instances &' least parties will hoot Bio pat forth an effurt, al it slicnld be at a fie e when | sacrifice, in onder to give life anl viger to Bring ont lots of | hime it is opening 'bhe way for the thorough which cannot fail in proving highly advan: | tageous to this whole section of country, Remember the Grand Auetion Sa'e at Manchester on the 12th ipét. See Posters. TIE SAINTFIELD ATARCH FAIR. The Saintfield Mare ir will be held on Mandap 11th inst. It will be well for all concerned to remember this and let us have sucha turn out of stock as is woithy of the lechiity. 'This ought to be a good fair and certainly will be so if parties bring out their surplus stock, there are lots of good buyers always on hand. The Sainifield [airs are generally a success but increased efforts must be put forth to raise them yet another stage, the locality is good for it in every particolar. Its scrrcunded by one of the finest farming countries in the Do- minion, occupied by energetic, enterprising well-to-do furmers who have always lots of capital stock. Lot an extra effoit be put forth to raise the fair yet another stage. EVERY FARMKR SHOULD HAVE . \ We lave much pleasure in directing the attention of tlie farming community ;to the testimonials given by some of our most skillfal and intelligent farmers in favor of Bateman's Patent Seed Sower as fornd in our, advertising columns of to-day. -- That the inventor io claiming for bis Sower that it will sow twice us much ground in a given time and infinitely betier than can be done by hand, tbat any ove con use it and that it cannot fail in sowing the seed with perfect regularity, while by the most simple arrangement it can with perfect accuracy be made to sow any quantity per acre that may be desiied, that it does its work well in calm or windy weather, that on most farms it will save the price of itself in one :eason's sowing, is claiming no more than every one who has tésted the Sower is prepared to admit, as is proved by the numerous testimoulals iven, . tis of more importance than tnost people consider to have an implement by wbich we can regulate to a certainty the amount of seed we wish 10 sow to ths ecre, and equally important is it that the seed should | be sown regularly over the field--a clover: or bay field sith alternate bare spots oud 0 d thickets besides being a complete waste < 1d | Habe biench wight never be called vpon a ! uold regarding the survey ami plan « valavn on the conditives as set ond in = hs he Reeye's co) 0ity . Here weve, the two Deputy-- | t [SRT tof Leach entered the Lull, Mr. Sexten wosed that the deputation L But it must | from the mavicipal council of Reach Le ueard, T 1 ave being granted, the Teeve of rose aud addressed the councd a length 5 Lie said it afl ded bin { pleasure to mer th Lis ccunet', it The first tian: dh the pe fF agetiog with than, 'Fle coune said were | present deputation, Lie i, | Reae sung was | asure bat | the sclationship now isting betwed? the Risch ond (he village o Pont Perry rendered vecessary some ar {rangement in their nancial alluivs, T'Ley | were nw like two partners who bad been | | doing business together avd now separat ing rcudering necessary an arrangemens of the assets and liabili ies of the old firm. With regard to the regular assets and lia. bilities f the township at thie tine of the separation these will be mode perfectly clear when the accounts which are now io! the bands of the printer have been pub lished, but as to hese there could be no difficul y us it was simply a watter of fig ures. The only subject on which thére can arise the slightest msunderstauding is the railway debt and be does not see any necessity, for a difference even in that, the object of both partigs being a fair and cquitable settlement. * Ms. Bigelow said that Port Perry wanted nothing more"than justice in the matter; hut in order to treat on the sub- ject at all it were necessary that they bad something definite to commence upon and be shoul i have preferred to have a deficite proposition from Reach io regard (o the railwity debt ; he should bave liked tobave a complete statement before him of all the afluins of the township at the time of the separation, they could then deal with the matter.mtich more intelligently. "Mr. Gordoo replied that tLere could be no difference of ojinion with regard to' the division of the assets and liabilities as the law directs bow that shall be arranged, th 6aly questipn.of diffizulty will be the railway debt and be cun't see why that may wot-be amicably arranged witliout the ngaessity of arbitrating. Mr. Bigelow said it would be abtolutel; necessary before even touching the rail- way debt to bave a fall and correct state. ment of the railway account. Mr. Gordon went over the account showing how much bad been collected, and iow much had béen paid out on: rai way account snd stating that the balance in, favor of that account was $4,000, less $133 which bad Leen applied, to other Clerk of the corporation | { hi il he! aware of the purpose of the, teced condition of | the township than to Port Perry, he con- i sidered that were that branch built it [wuld irguce Port Perry. 'Lhe main line, he sajd, would be-of great benefit to the township of Reachin bringing in copital, opening up additional markets, raisicg the price of cordwood, tanbark and other materials which were of little value with- out the roal. lle should regafd it as unjust to Port Perry to make her respon. sible for a greater share of the railway debt than her present assessed value would warrant. In 1268 our population was 800, now it is 1600 and it can scarcely be expicted that it will increase at the sane ratio for the next 7 years. It must te admitted too, he said, that for severai years past Port Perry has contributed largely io thie funds of the townstip and received very litt'e in return. Mr. Gordon said that if Mr. regards the branch os of little value--to the eity of Uoroaty, the volume contains | Port Perry they need not have it, Man-| 5 the practical by--luws of the city of To I'clicsier will cnly ba too glad 10 get it, he | j would say let it run from Macchester, | Mr. Bigelow repled, O no! out of two from "Part Perry but it would pe worse { fiom Manchester. Mr. Gordon proceeded saying that he did nol wish to be understood as wishing to take {tha ings of population as a basis of twement, this wonld be anfair in a cor- | who:o popnlation increass from 10 filieen Lundied ana conple of ,tis the te ease in the amonnt of wry hist he refers to, bat to talk ting Reach mors than in Pont Perry was out of the q 1ea- 1 Mr.Bigelow ia well aware that the tobe ac ax to the Tuture of Pon littte doubt bat that it will fas of the branch bene or cgha | tion « | m i | Perry there can f the | continue to increase it will unquestionably W. A. FOMLINSON, Sccretary. draw the trade it has ulieady dono tua arest extent, om the rest of the townsh p fa wd wile ho doabt co on increasing not for | 7 but foi 20 year moment sopj Lat Port Petry wonld ask [the valuation of the present year to be the | basis of apportionment. Aly, Sexton asks if Mr. Gordon intends to | connt jur ward 7 years for the valuation of | Reach as wei 09 of Port Perry ns it must be adizitied that Reach 100 ir rapidly in | vain and if tho oue is celealuted ahead why not the oiler. Mr. Gordon explains that there is ation with regaid to Resch rhe is 1e- ible tor al and whatever poriton 18 10 d by Pot Perry the corporaticn ie to issue debentures for the nd place them dn the haads of the Hon: amen | Reach corpo \ Mr: Rigelew said that as to the exact fiz- dresholwe 2 aot,withont fisst'consulting the counci!, say what i Sant) be but from the point whichhe viswen . taking a the $10,000 for the branch whicn 2. "Y er be cailed on he considered that §21u0 is all that Port Pury ought to be a-ked to pay their portion of, as the $10,000 may never be asked, but at furthest he could not think of paying more than their portion of $31,000 which includes all the indebted ness on account of the railway. assessed value of Port Pony at the last as- essment wis abont ore tenth of that of the town=hip of Raach therefore if Port Perry pay £3,400 townids the mdebtedness of the tailway.thicfhe regarded a preuy large fignre but as Port Perry would be more benefited than Reach he would be willing to give even that smount. > Mr. Gordon said if Mr. Bigelow "is 'in earnest in his remaiks the malier may' be dropped as a settlement will in that case have to come throngh arbitration for Reach would not willingly accept of any such terms. s : Mr. Crandell said if Reaoh bad made a bad bargain it was her misfortune' but it would be unfair to seek to make Port Perry pay to make that vp. He regarded the division between Reach and Pot Perry «us exactly similar 10 the breaking vp of a pannership the only equitab'e mode of ar- ranging between them being to divide up the assets and Liabilities in proportion tothe amoumts invested, and to ta'k of the railway not beuefiting Reach was ont of the ques- ion for Reach must profit to a Jarge extent by the railway. y Mr. Gordon replied that Mr. Crandeli's remarks would have been applicable had here been vo debt incurred, butthia males] all the difference in the world, there has been a debt incgrred aidithis almost ex- clusively for the benefit of Port Perry. Mi. Crandell says he does not consider 'that +o far the railway has done much to bene fit Port Perry. her local position and the energy of ber inhabitants have douse much moro for her than the railway has, Mr. Gordon says that Mr. Crandell is ad- 'miing all that he (Gordon) claims and since the prog pect of the railway las done so much whot will it do when thoroughly es. tablished. Mr. Sexton says there is no use talkirg they do not rau away with the ea that Port Perry is going 10 be the bub of creation it-bas either to progress or retrograde and purposes. 4 a Mr. BiZelow ssid that the $10,000 for and 3 itl which it will do has yet to be proven, in tha mean Vine however the prospects of the {railw ray are not over flattering. Tle com - plained of fhe ag-ensmeut of Port Perry as given in 4869 «lM asserted that 1 avouhl wifect the interests of Port Parry injarionsly wn the settlement us reg irda the rai of in crease. g : Mr. Bigelow said that had the by-law been caried by a small majority. made up of Port Perry voles, Reach might have had some cause of coniplaint, but it had Sof a najority, exclusive of the Ward, and over] im |a hundred of a majority without ibe limits of the corporation. Mr. Gordon said there was no propriety in getting into any dispute now, but Mr. Bigelow well knew the muaus which had been ea:ployed ig carrying that by-law. Hera My. Tate made a statement which does look a little odd and requires investi- ation, he showed that his farm in Reach Wan assessed in 1863 at $94, and the sume farm in 1871 was assessed mt $54 Mr. Bigelow said he was willing to take the valnation of 1871 and pay the piopoition | necordingly, but he dul not consider that it | was doing justice to Port Penny 10 ask more. My. Gordon said thal he considered that he hadanade a very hbeial offer but he could do nu ore: 1871, and let the estimated value in 1878 | '| and Blu Zens; nd yet --how- few Bigelow | evils choose the least, it is bad enough | nuatton of | Mr. B gelow ed Mr. Cordon to make | ais proposition in wining. : Mr. Gordon said he would forward it by mail. With this the deputation withdrew and! | we made for home. i | rt CoNVERSAZIONE ) Curent or FE i colum: fp IN CONNECTION WITH THE Nv.--4s announced in your 2nd ult., a most successful con vel ne was held at the residence of Mr. Geo. Kilpatrick, (Church Warden), Although the weather was somewhat unpropitious, with the | thermom standing only some ten degrees |b we one hundred and twenty sper- sons were present on the occasion. While the previous ones were consulered a very great | success, this one far outstripped them, which | ean only he accounted for, from Mr. Kilpatrick | | being a general favorite. MissMcDermot,with her | uaual ability, presided at the piano. A number af excellent pieces were sung. Major Forman " hroo«ht down the heuse" with ** Red, White, and also with the piece * When the Kie com _ Messrs. Adams end Diesfeld | Vv ; sned inment of the ey nz. with r excellent pe | flute. "As aniicipated, ic J times" were realized by all, tor the Th and Shamrock fraternized together ample justice was done to the hospitality of | | Mrs. Kilpatrick, the company broke up. The ! | proceeds on the sion surpassed the most sanguine expectations. | I" The next of the series will be held this evening (Thursday), Tth inst, at Mr. Scott's, ! Prince Albert. From the well known geniality | of Mr. and Mrs. Scott, a pleasant time may be expected. All are cordially invited.---Commu- nicated. er § teen | "Horrible! What ean be more terrible ? I would rather he dead than blind?" such was the exclamation of one of our most intelligent eiti- there are-who taka ir sight, Many persons using: very commonest: spectacles and thercby | proper care of t tl | | risk the loss of that precious gift Vision. We would est to our readers and friends that ne and well known firm MeUaw dros. t are sole Agents in this District f azarus, Morns & Co's Perfected Spectacles: ¥ are universally used throughout Canada and the United States, and all who wear them say they ave the best Spectacles made. a ! MARRIED, | AtPrinca. Albert, on the 29th ult,, by the Rev. (Geo. Nesbitt, If.A, at the resdence of the i bride's brother, John Rolph, Esq., Mr. [homas Luxon, Port Hope, to Miss Sartha Rolph. OONSRRVATIVES T the Towr sof Reach, Sengog, and vil- Inge of Port Perpy, Yon are requested to atteud without fin ¥ of your party to be held at SCOTT'S HOTEL, in the Village of Prince kert, on Tuesday, the 1215 day of | Marcy, at 2 o'clock p, m. no @¥7 | on the 4th April Aad the! Dy Oider, | W. [I YARNOLD, Chaicwan. | Prince Albert, March 6, 1872. | {ntercolont ! wa @oun ommissioners appointed for the con- i Latereolonial Railway, they are prepared tor ection of Station Bui 3 for the © y Fuel Sleds, and Engine Houses at Gampbleton an JP) ifications and forms of tender may. be se fter 8th March, at the office of ie Chief eer, Ottawa, Rimouskl, Dal- housie, New Castle and Halifax. And tenders may be for the 'whole, or any less number of tifese buildings, and will be received, marked * Tenders for Buildings," at the Com- ioners Office, Ottawa, up to 12 o'clock noon, xt A. WALSH, Vip. B. CHANDLER, J. C. RRYDGES, A.W. McLulAN, Commisswiers | Commnssionrns OFFICE, | Ottawa, February 24th, 1872. 11-4w, BATEMAN'S tl AWE! What our most £killful Farmers . say of it iors emf ~ Scueoe, 21st April, 1871, Davip Bateman, Esq. - Dear Sir,--I have thoroughly fested cour "Seed Sower," and am highly pleased wich ire) The Machine is just what farmers require for sowing Grass and Clover Seedyand I have much pleasure in recommending it to the farming community. Yours truly, JOSEPH READER. 8 A --e - Mariposa, Sept. 14, 1871 MR. D. BATEMAN, . Dear Sir,--I have used your ¢Dulent Seed (Sower" this season, and "have found it'to work exactly as you 're-- commended. [tis u great improve-- ment oi the old way of sowing Seeds. It is not vuly a great labor saving im: plement, hut it drops the Seed so evenly cver the ground "that. can with pleasur recominend it to a good | farmers. I think it is ag. plement worthy of our patrona esowing mil ge. is done much better anh s0ore faplity pr oes than by hand, aod windy Weather -- Reacu, September, 1871 Mn. Dav;p BATEMAN, = ' Sir;-- This is to certify thut I have used: the *¢ Bateman Seed Sower" bought from you last spring, to my utmost satisfaction, and feel satisfied that all that is necessary tf ely ince any faimer of its merits iso give ita trial. I have no hesitation iy recom- mending it to farmers generally: JOIN STONEIOUSE. ee A --n. Maripcsa, September, 1871. Mr. BaTEMAN,-- A Sir, Having scen your Patent Secd Sower used, [ {cel satisfied that it will give entire satisfaction, snd 1 have po hesitation in recommending it to the farming community. MICIIAEL THOR DIKE. : -- * Grezvpask, Sept. 23,187). Mr. D Bateman, -- ! ' By F I have used yonr 'Patent. Seed Sower" this season, and am, fully sat- isfied it will work uccording. to Tou recommend. It not only works sug. cessfully in calm, but also in windy weather, but it drops the seed ly over the ground, also it Sow: quantity to the acre represented.-- 'inercfore I feel it a pleasure [3a commend it to every farmer. JOHN BEA: -- tn Ops, September 14th, 871. Mr. D. BATEMAN,-- . 103 Yi Having used your "Patent Seed Sower" | feel pleased to be ublg, "n experience, to reccommend 0 my neighbors and friends sueh an improves went oa the old aud Inborions mude vfs casting'in fingerfulls, the seed so mis | evenly on the ground, The « Putoat Seed Sower" has many advantiges which no reasonable man caw Fifl to sec; first, no matter how high ne wind, it won't effect the even digs {tribution of* the sed, the box Béih over 10 fect long, with holes evenly. placed along the whole length, dn the seed exactly inn the proper plagé;* Second --having a regnlator in thew bottom with holes, so that oe ep, regnlate exactly the number of pon, he wishes to sow to the acre, all bing' worked Ly a slight motion of the hand = at every step. The lalor is nothing, | the tox being so very light, and stp. ped over the shoulders, the bands are, nearly free, --Hean with candonrre=-- commend itto every farmerasta great lubor saver. And as farmers reqniea o serd more now than in years past, i is just what we want. Mt will more than pay foritselfin one yedr. Yours truly, JAMES WETHERUR. ---- ee ll --eee at Reacu, September, 1871, » MR. Daviv BATEMAN, -- AR ot Dear Sie--"This is 10 certify-that-d-= have thoroughly tested your "Patept Seed Sower." I am thoroughly saffs- _ fied with the manner in which it. works believing it to be a lubor s: ing, "sced. saving machine compared 'with the oid method of sowing Grass nnd Clover € seed by the hand, and would cheerfully recommend it to the furining commu nity. EDWARD WALKER: « * FT tii Marivosa, Sept. 21st, 1871. MR. Davio Baresay,-- SQ Sir--"lhis is to certify that 1 haye tiicd your Patent Seed Sower ahd have no hesitation in recommendin it to the farming community. he Hevig as | do thatit is fir ahead iof hand sowing because the seed: can be dis- tnbated' so much more evenly npo the gronnd ant also can be used'in: windy w cather. AMOS POWARS. Crs, Sept, ETN nw Mr. Barexax, Sir,--Havinz used your * Patent Seed Sowers," 1 have no hesitation 'ih recommending it as a labor-saving ime. .y; p'ement, which does its work far more efficiently than it can be done by hand, spreading the Timoiby and Clover Secu | evenly vpon the ground. 1 © Yous, &ec., 3 2 Td. CAMSRY) oo) roth eb lA Reacm, September, 1871, Mg. Davo Bateman, -- Dian Sir,--I have thoionghly tested your * Patent Seed Sower," and fia §§ satisfied that it is just what the farmee -; seauires, onc of the great advantagey' aE : Ro yd over the ue Method of sowing grass ay clover seed by haud iz-that it can be usd successfully in windy weathers € feel sufc in recommending the Sower to' farmers generally. COHEN JOSIUA DOBSON. Mr. D. BATEMAN, -- eq Dear Sir,--I hava tsed yours ac tent Sced Sower" this season, and be. lieve it to be a good invention for' Timothy and Clover Seed, therefors: wonld ricommend it to firmers 'ge erly. sofia Sli JAS. TIOLMAN: Ax LY A Ae Davip Bateman, Bs, -- © © / Sir,--I have examined and tested yourd§ « Seed Sower' and | sip sutisficd ihise® ©, seed can ba sowed at least twice as. fast. 5 as in the usual way ; and as regards the distributing the seed uniformily over the ground, [ am satisfied that there is. no, machine that | have seen that'ean mateh 14 your « Seed Sower.," vem I am Sir, your obedient servant, _CIIARLES MARSH. ~~ React, Sept. 23, 1871/7 <i .') I Te 5% Tisednosgne : © ran ad) dtiw Sir,-- 'have used the " Seed Sower' |' a purchased from you last Spriniz and Nika, it well, it not only werks well in win wea her but sows the seed more evenly™i: nd rapidly, then sowing bY *handsr'h : Sl iy 1 yous with plete recom. mend it 10 afl formers as an | implemeit;! worthy of ouf patronage. le bs PETER WILLIAMS: ! --. v Rac, Scple Mr. David Bateman, -- a Testimonials Spier to the nbove not effect it. bé ; MR ABRANAM LICOVER. ERA SP A lp Gi fianebt iae 1 oy , v ¥