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COUNTY OF PERTH HERALD. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS THIS WEEK. To Printers--Apply at this Office. Stoves and Ploughs--Jake Hammer. Sale of Farm Stock--D. Pinch. Pumps--Wm. Osborne. Market Corn Exchange--Ben. Sleet. Power Presses--R. Hoe & Co. ea eee ey * Gounty of Perth Herald. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1863. Mr. Galt's want of confidence mo- tion has been decided in favor of the Ministry by the narrow majority of |ticed upon them. three votes. In any other constitu- tional country ministers would at once have resigned, regarding so small a victory in the light of a defeat; but the hon. John Sandfield Macdonald and his hungry followers are too knowing to allow, any such prudish notions of political morality or consti tutional usage and precedent, to inter- fere with their tenure of office, into which they have been pitch-forked by the merest of accidents, once ejected, they could never hope to return. It is easy to account for this result. When venality enters so largely into the composition of some hon. members, that they may be bought and sold like sheep in the shambles, no reliance can be placed uponthem. One can neither draw safe inferences from their ante- cedents, nor confide in their pledged word The most bitter attacks may be made by them upon their supposed opponents : the most indignant feelings may rankle in their breasts, the off spring of base illusage: all this, and worse than this, may happen and yet no sooner is the golden wand waved before their eyes than spannial like, the bewhipp2d an~ oespattered, neg- lected and forsaken colleague, will run with alacrity, and, fawning, lick the hand that so lately heaped upon him so many and such foul indigni- ties Ministerial hounds as the Globe and its worshippers, call the conduct of the opposition factious. It isthe com- mon custom of those who lack argu- ment to fall upon a different mode of attack: failing to convince by sound logic, they resort to the nearest ap- proach possible to physical force ar- guments, and commence to abuse and esi} hard names. \ Therefore it is that any attempt to oust the present Gov- ernment is factious. If when a man has a wasteful steward, or an incom- petent servant, it be factious to en- deavor to get rid of him, then it is factious for the opposition to endeavor to ej ct the present occupants of the Treasury Benches But if when one has been imposed. upon by false re- presentations and an unwarrantable assumption of capacity which the re sult has shown them to have not the sliglitest pretence to, if in such a case it be lawful to get rid of those who have so grossly imposed upon us, then is it perfectly legitimate by all the means in our power to try our best to drive the present incapable occupants from the seats they hold. The Hon Premier and his colleagues were en- trusted with the reins of Government Not one of the promises so glibly made on the hust- ings by Ministerialists has been ful- filled. Not one did they ever intend to fulfil. We must endure the conse- quences of broken pledges and un- realized pretences for a short time longer. Soon another opportunity will be cffered, and the people will show by their votes how dangerous it is for unprincipled politicians to hoist them- selves into office by unscrupulous means. The present session is over--to-mor- row it is intended to prorogue. Until next January, then, J Sandfield Mac- donald & Co. will continue to enjoy the sweets of office, and the intervai will be well employed in' placing their hungry followers into every conceiv- able office created or uncreated. The public purse strings will be stretched to their utmest tension, and the most strenuous exertions will be made to buy up more support. If there are many more men in the House of the Foley-O' Halloran stamp, the Ministry may. succeed in holding on for the re- mainder of the four years ; but if not, we may, hope to see them ignomini- ously hurled from'the positions which they obtained and hold by the most unconstitutional of means. The Ministerial press boasted that after. the business before the House had been disposed of the present session wouid be adjourned till some time in the early part of De- cember or February, so that the members could only claim pay for one session. This promise, made by their organs, has, like all others made by these men, been abandoned. The House is to be prorogued ; there- by making what was intended to have been but a part, a complete session. This move will cost the country at the very lowest figure $71,800! We remember reading in the Ministerial organs shortly after the session com- menced that the Ministry, by adjourn- ing the House after the pressing busi- ness had been got through with, would effect a saving of at least $200,000 /! Why has the scheme that would have resulted so much to the advantage of the financial interests of the country been abandoned? Have the Ministry not promised to retrench ? Is retrenchment not part of their policy ? Then why have they not saved this large amount? The promise that the House would be adjourned was made for a selfish purpose: the Ministry had not, as is plainty shewn by their present con- duct, the slightest intention of adopt- ing that course. This promise like every other these men ever made, was intended to serve a special purpose: that end or purpose served, with un- blashing effrontery the promise is dis- regarded! The Future of the North-West. From the British American Magazine. A few months ago the public were taken by surprise at the announcement that the Hudson's Bay Company had disposed of the whole of its rights and interests. in the vast territory over which it had so long held undisputed sway, to a new Company, bearing the same name, but with far more liberel views of its duties and responsibilities. The Hudson's Bay Company of 1862 had no detailed plan has been officially given to the public, yet it is generally understood that the first step will be the construction of a line from Fort Garry to Jasper House, on the east flank of the Rocky Mountains. A continuation will then be made along the line of road now in course of construc- tion from New Westminster to Carriboo, which, according to recent accounts from Victoria, is rapidly progressing to comple- tion. Cariboo lies on the west flank of the Mountains, Jasper House on the east. The Leather. Pass, through which-the Canadian emigrants took their train of 150 oxen and 70 horses last year, offers an easy con- nection between these points. From Fort Garry one line-will branch off tothe Lake of the Woods, and another probably 'to Pembina. If the Canadian Government follow the example of British Columbia, and grant this year a sum of $50,000 per' an- num towards opening communication with the North West, the telegraph from Fort Garry to Collingwood, and from Fort Garry to Jasper House, may be in actual opera- tion before the close cf 1864, and there appears to be no reason to doubt that under such circumstances telegraphic communica- tion across the. continent' may be "complete before the autumn of the year 1865. It will occur to the minds of many that the distance of nearly 1,000 miles by the north shores of Lake Huron and Lake Su- perior, from Collingwood to Fort William, would present a very great difficulty. But why follow the sinuosities of those barren and uninhabited coasts? Why not have a subaqueous telegraph from Collingwood or Goderich or any other suitable point on Lake Huron, to the Bruce mines; a land line from the Bruce Mines to the Sault St Marie, and a subaqueous line to Fort William. A small telegraphic cable would lie as safe at the bottom of Lake Huron and Su- perior, from 300 to 1,000 feet, as in the Gulf of St. Lawrence or the English Chan- nel. In fact the distance between Colling- wood and Fort William is the simplest, and would probably be the cheapest part of the line, with the exception of that portion which passes through the prairie country. Between Fort William and the Lake of the Woods, in the present condition of the country, is the most difficult part of the en- tire route east of the Mountains, not excep- ting, perhaps, the passage of the Rocky Mountain chains, which, be it remembered, are cut by deep valleys down to the level of the great prairie plateaw on whichthey rest ---so level, indeed, that when the Canadian emigrant party ascended the Miette River by the old Columbia trail, they only knew that they had reached and actually passed the water-shed by observing the waters flowing to the west. There is one fact, however, well deserving of notice, respecting the country between Fort William and Rainy Lake, a distance of two hundred miles. It has been often alleged, on grounds wholly without founda- tion, that it is impracticable for a road, and consequently for a telegraph, for the two will necessarily gotogether. If we frame our opinions of the character of the country from the canoe route,--the excavated val- leys of rivers,--we shall form but a very inadeqate idea of what may be called the table land between Dog Lake on the east, eighteeen miles from Lake Superior, and Milles Lacs on the west of the water-shed or Dividing Ridge. At the Summit Portages between those two lakes, well known to voyageurs as the Prairie and Savanne Portages, great deposits of drift occur, which stretch far on either hand, and probably havea breadth of some eighty or ninety miles. This Drift Deposit begins indeed, at the Great Dog Portage, where -- it asumes the form of an immense bank of sand, 800 feet above Lake Superior. It appears to terminate west of Milles Lacs, upon the false pretence that the people | but one object in view, namely, the prosecu-| @ distance of about ninety miles in an air were to get Representation by Popu- tion of the fur trade; and in order to ac- line. - The rocky character of a portion lation and Retrenchment. The one | complish its mission as a fur-trading mon-| of the canoe route through this drift region pretence they have made good by throwing the question overboard alto- gether--the other by running us further into det only to the small figure of a MILLION AND A HALF!! All evil however is capable of pro- ducing good, and the experience we opoly it sought to retain the wilderness over which it exercised absolute control as the preserve forjwiid animals. The Hudson's Bay Company of 1863 have marked out a yery different course of action, if we are to be guided by the prospectus issued, the an- nouncements made in the public prints, and by the steps which have already been taken is occasioned by the river action having ex- cavated its channel through the drift to the subjacent rugged metamorphic rocks. But atsome distance from the river the, drift,, clays, sand, and gravels still remain nn- touched. The almost uniform covering of drift over the extent of country indicated is shown by the forrest trees. Hills of gain is some compensation for the ills to carry out the projects of the Company, | bare rock pierce the drift until within a few we suffer. Notwithstanding the ar- who are to "extend their operations, and | miles, or more, the whole country is an uni- rant impudence of the Globe in affect- develope the numerous resources of the | formly swampy level, decply covered with ing to speak for the whole of Upper| .cuntry in accordance with the spirit of the | drift. : * Pe ae Canada, we are much mistaken if the eyes of Western Canadians are not " ge. "It is not merely proposed to construct a Dr. Hector, the geologist attached to Cept. Palliser's expedition, paid particular -horeughly opened to the chicanery telegraph across the continent, but the work | attention to the drift of this region, and he Bog of Rive ; <3: adw to oniblivd Sil 98k ihe ee " ae ee ob edi yo $ { eqié pid 10 19642 "ss and treachery which have been prac-| has already been commenced, and although | says :-- "The distribution of the drift on this axis is very interesting. On the east side for a considerable way above the Kalibica Falls the country is covered with an alluvial deposit of red marl earth. Along the Kam- instoquoiah this forms the high terraced banks of the river, for instance, opposite the mouth of the White Fish River, there are three of these terrace levels at the eleya- tions above the river of 20, 60, and 90 feet. There are scarcely any boulders jn this de- posit, and when any areseen, they are in spots from which this alluvial deposit has been removed and the underlaying rock sur- face exposed. On the summit level there is a great de- posit of drift, consisting of coarse red sand with many boulders large and small. This deposit forms a flat swampy plain level, and well' ~ wooded __- towards the _ west, but towards its eastern margin, as at Cold Water Lake, worn into deep dry gullies and round pot-holes or conical depres- sions without exit. The thickness of this deposit must be about 200 feet. The high- est level of it measured was 883 feet above Lake Superior." The Red River Expedition in 1857 found the level of Prairie Portage to be 885. feet above Lake Superior, or only three fect higher than Dr. Hector's estimation, On Prairie Portage, pines five feet nine inches in circumference were measured. From a hill 200 feet high, a few miles west of the north-western extremity of Dog Lake, the writer of this article obtained a view of a wide expanse of this part of the country, and described it then in the following words :-- "Some of the hills consisted of bare rock, others were covered with a young forest growth, which appeared to consist chiefly of Banksean pine and aspen. In the dis- tance the tops of a few hills showed clumps of red pine standing erect and tall above the surrounding forest. They may be the remains of an ancient growth which prob- ably covered a large portion of this region, having been destroyed by fire at different epochs; wide areas were still strewed with the blackened trunks of trees, and in the young forest, which seems fresh and green at a distance, the ground was found to sustain the charred remains of what had once been a far more vigorous vegetation." At the western limits of the drift on this axis the vegetation was far more luxuriant, and is described in the narrative of the Canadidan expeditions. Where fine tim- ber will grow, it is reasonable to suppose that the construction of a road would not present many difficulties, through a com- paratively level country. It thus appears that there are no rocky impediments against the construction of a road across the height of land trom Fort William to a point west of Milles Lacs, and with the road a telegraph line. The telegr2ph is, however, to form but a small part of the works contemplated by the New Hudson's Bay Company. Communi- cation both by road and steam forms part of their programme. The successive steps of this great under- taking can be aceomplished at first in the following manner : Miles. 1. A road from Fort William to the northern indent of Rainy Lake via Matawan River......... oe eet is 2. Steam from the northern indent of Rainy Lake to the falls opposite Borg Hrantas: ii. ise vcesis. 338). : 3. Steam from Fort Francis to the north-west corner of Shoal Lake (Lake of the Woods)...... Padi ones 200 40 130 370 4. Road from Shoal Lake to Fort Garry... /...44 sabovibe "baedvavdascoeten 90 5. Steam from Fort Garry to the Grand Rapids of the Saskatchewan, 280 6. Grand Rapids to Edmonton....:. 700 7. Edmonton to the Fraser River via the Miette or Leather Pass by voadi::8 daa 5 ETI" 1290 Total distance to'Frazer river we Road. .i dentin vals 2880 Steam'nayig2tion, 1150 --_--_-- Total distance--Miles............ 1178 When the route is thus established the break at Fort Francis might be ayoided by the construction of two locks,' and also the break at the Grand Falls of the Saskat- chewan. Itis to be observed, however, that 'lif the last break were overcome, an uninter- rupted communication would be established between Georgetown, onthe Red River, in the State of Minnesota,--already connected with St. Paul by stage coaches,--and Ed- monton, within two hundred miles of the Rocky Mountains. Turning again to the prospectus, we find that one of the objects of the company is to "open the southern district to. European colonization, under a liberal and systematic scheme of land settlement." We have shown in aformer article on the North-West Ter- ritory--printed before the existence of this company was even suspected--that there exists in the basin of Lake Winnibeg an area of eighty-four million acres of land, imme- diately available for the purposes of settle- ment, and admirably fitted for the abode of man. This is five million acres more than exist in the whole of Canada, and yetit in- cludes only those portions. in the basin of Lake Winnibeg which are of the first quality as regards soil and climate. This is cer- tainly a most magnificent field for colon- ization ; and' now that we have the as- surance of the Crown Land Commissioner that nearly all the good land in Canada is sold, and the testimony of the United States government employees in connection with the Pacific Railway, that the westward pro- gress of settlement in the United States, is arrested by the Great American Desert-- which only thrusts its apex into British ter- ritory--no' one ean fail. to recognize in the magnificent region watered by the Saskat- chewan. the 'seat of a people who are des- tined to take'a very important part in the future history of this continent. Besides a road,a telegraph, steam com- munication in summer, and a systematic scheme of colonization, it is intended to es- tablish a postal-communication throughout the year from the Atlantic to the Pacific; and we may soon hope to see the natural route across the continent through the St. Lawrence, the Great Lakes and the valley of the Saskatchewan, begin to show the life and vigor of a new commercial activity which willbrighten the future of British America to a degree none could have antici- pated, if British Americans are true to themselves. Recent developments have established the fact, that it is not upon its agricultural cap- abilities that the region drained by Lake Winnibeg willdepend alone. It has been shown to possess great mineral wealth, in the form of coal, salt, iron, and more re- cently gold. Every mail from the Red River settlement brings cheering accounts of the wide distribution of the precious metal, and there can now be little reason to doubt that the. Saskatchewan and Winnibeg gold fields will soon become household words through- out the civilized world. It isa singular coincidence that the rich and wide-spread prairies of the north-west should be both fertile and auriferous. That rivers should roll over golden sands, through meads of extraordinary fertility, and the land should require no preparation to re- ceive the plough, and that the miner may wash for gold in the waters of the streams on whose banks his corps are ripening. Yet such is the case in that vast prairie country of central British America, and who can foretell the future of a land so maryellously enriched ? It is not proposed to relinquish the fur of the former company's wealth and power, is still amazingly productive, and will be prosecuted with undiminished vigor in those regions which are unfitted for the abode of civilized man, and which, as long as the forests last, will always sustain their furred denizens, in numbers varying according to a natural law not yet understood. Itis only where the white man permanently plants |himself, with a view to cultivate the soil, that the fur-bearing animals gradually di- minish, and finally become so rare as. to cease to be a source of renumeration to the trapper. But in those distant wilds which are only trodden by the foot of the Nomadic Indian, the utmost efforts of the hunter will only succeed for a time in thinning their numbers, which a few years of rest will bring up to the original standard, with undance and scarcity in the number of wild animals, in a perfectly wild country, owing to disease or migration. Take the case of that valuable fur-bearing animal, the mar- failure extends throughout the Hudson's Bay Territories at one and the same time, and there is no tract or region to which Company have not posts. When at their i z trade ; on the contrary, that lucrative source, unfailing regularity. Even when left to. nature alone, it is remarkable how regular. are the periodical returns of seasons of ab- ten, its periodical disappearance occurs in decades, or thereabouts, with wonderful re- gularity. They arenot found dead. The they can migrate where the Hudson's Bay _ lowest cbb in point of numbers, they. will tna el i ie a Sr nnn MT a ee COUNTY OF PERTH HERALD. cee sa Ae NO a i ih th ind mn Ns AD Nah ie a ON i li ace ae ae ee A searcely take the hunter's bait; it is thus that Providence appears to haye implanted some. instinct .in'them, by which the total destruction of the species is prevented. The rabbit affords another instance of un- explained increase and sudden disappearance. Every fourth year, in particular districts, the rabbit becomes remarkably scarce, and as these little animals form an important source of food to numerous tribes of Wood Indians, their almost total disappearance, for a year or two, is very severely felt. In two or three years they again become num- erous, and then as suddenly decline in num- bers. Enough has been said to show that the new Hudson's Bay Company' have before them a magnificent enterprise, wholly. inde- pendent of the lucrative trade which oc- cupied the undivided attention of their pre- decessors. The construction of a telegraph and road across the continent, and the col- onization of a vast area, rich in most things men consider it desirable to possess, is a work of extraordinary magnitude, and if conducted, to use the words of the prospectus "in accordance with the industrial spirit of the age, and the rapid advancement which colonization has made in the countries' ad- joining the Hudson's Bay Territories," it will secure to Central British America and Canada, population, trade, wealth and polit- ical importance, with a rapidity which the Wisest among us could not have foreseen, or the most sanguine enthusiast, looking to natural features alone, would never have ventured to predict. See eae A Vile Slander. We copy the following from the Quebec correspondence of the Toronto Leader :--In a Clear Grit sheet published in Stratford, T notice a most untruthful statement pub- lished respecting Mr. Thomas Daly, the late member for Perth, and the present member, if it were not' for the most' extraor- dinary and questionable decision lately given by the Speaker. his veracious sheet states that on the eyening of the vote on Mr. Cockburn's. motion, Mr, Daly, by a' cock: _ and-bull story about looking at a horse he was thinking about purchasing in the coun- try, enticed a certain Clear Grit. member some eight miles from the city, and there left him to walk back, in the hope that the vote would be taken before he could reach the House. he Stratford paper spins out a long story on this ground-work, depicts in highly-colored language Mr. Daly's ' infamy,' and adds that fortunately the 'base trick' proved abortive, for the member reached the House about: five minutes before the 'vote was taken, and saved the Government. Ihave been in possession of the true facts of the matter since the time they occurred, and although they formed. a most' tempting morsel for a reporter who desired to pen a spicy paragraph, I haye refrained from pub- lishing them out of consideration for the member in question, whose priyate faults would have been necessarily exposed to a certain extent. As, however, Mr. Daly has been assailed in a shameful manner, I feel bound to state the cireumstances as they really occurred, regardless of the injury that may be done to the feelings of the honora- ble member. The character of Mr. Daly cannot be allowed to suffer in order to spare the feelings of a Ministerial supporter, and if he should feel aggrieved at the publication, he has to thank some indiscreet friend who has made the exposition necessary. On the eyening of the yote Mr. Daly met at one of the hotels in the city the member in question, who was decidedly under. the influence of the rosy god. _ The latter spoke about a horse which he contemplated buying and suggested a drive to the place where it was to be seen, about a couple of miles from the Parliament House. Mr. Daly assented, but on reaching the place the member, in- , Stead of transacting the business he had spoken of, proposed to. visit various places about the city, Mr. Daly declined, but finally agreed to drive.on to-a: hotel about three miles from, the city... On reaching it the member imbibed further.and. becamd still more "under the influence," . He at length became extremely ill, and. rushing out into the fresh air got into the yehicle in waiting and ordered. the carter. to drive "on. Mr. Daly followed him from the place, and on being told by. the other that.a drive e would restore his sensibilities agreed to ac- company him to Cap Rouge, about eight miles from the city. On reaching a_ hotel "at that place, the member, after partaking of some tea, fell asleep and remained in a somnolent state for upwards of two hours. On awaking he found the hour to be late, and feared he would not reach town in time to record his vote. Seeing Mr. Daly rest- ing himself on a lounge in the room, he thought it would be a good joke to leaye him behind. Accordingly he went to the cabman and asked him to drive him to town, but " cabby" refused to leave the other gentleman behind. The member feeling that a walk would refresh him, concluded to come into town on foot, and leaving Mr. Daly in the tavern, he set out for the city. Mr. Daly awaking found his companion had left. He followed him in the carriage-and asked him to' ride, but he persisted in his intention' to walk, feeling as men often do when in a' similar state that exercise would restore: his wandering faculties.. Mr. Daly was accordingly compelled to leave him, and the member reached the House about half- past ten o'clock, a couple of hours) before the yote was taken, I may add that when he made his appearance in the House he was by no means in his sober senses, and when the division was taken, it was with difficulty he could rise to. his feet to vote for the Government. These are the facts. If they reflect upon the habits and private character of the mem- ber in question I cannot help it. They are written only to vindicate Mr, Daly, not to injure an opponent. I would gladly have preserved silence concerning them, and would have done so had not this scurrilous assault been made upon the late member for Perth in a locality where it is calculated to do him the most harm. Latest News by Steamers. The Columbia arrived at St. John's of the Sth, and the City of Baltimore passed Cape Race on the 9th. By these arrivals European dates are brought down to the 1st inst. The London Times gives currency to a report that the rebel Vice-President, Alex. H. Stevens, had sailed for France fully em- powered to make terms with the Emperor Napoleon for the recognition of the Southern Confederacy on an emancipation basis. The Times also gives a rumor that Cali- fornia, is desirous of seceding 'and joining the Mexican empire. The Mexican crown deputation would be received by Maximilian on the 3rd of October. It was rumoured that England has pro- posed that the title of Russia to Poland should be ignored. The Directors of the Great Hastern have issued a report, showing that more capital must be provided or the Company will be dissolved. European politics are unimportant. The steamship Perwvia, lately launched for the Canadian line, took fire at Greenock on the 29th. Atthe latest reports, she was still burning. Barl Russell had made an important speech on foreign affairs at Blair Gowrie in Scotland. He referred at, considerable length to the American question, justified England in recognizing the Confederates as belligerants, and answered some of the im- putations brought by the people of the North, particularly the speech of Senator Sumner. He showed that the Govern- ment had not sufficient evidence against the Alabama to detain her until after she sailed, and explained the difficulties in the way of interference with such cases, He asserted that the Government was. ready to do everything the duties of neutrality re- quired.--Hverything that is just to a friend- ly nation, such as they would wish done to themselves, but would not yield one iota to the menace of foreign powers. The London Times, referring to the with- drawal of Mason from England, suggests the grounds which have probably prompt- ed the Goyernment at Richmond to address themselves at last. wholly and exclusively to France. The inference is that the with- drawal of Mr. Mason is preliminary to some action on the part of France. A. memorial diplomatique, writing on the Polish question, denounces strongly the course of England, and speaks in tones'of strange hostility. The Journal Des Debats also points to: the probability of France. being left 'to settle the question alone by the sword, and points out that England and Austria would have to pledge themselves to friendly neu- trality. ¢ f France.--Count Walewski or De Per signy were spoken'of to succeéd Baron: Gros at London: ) Iraty.--The official Gazette publishes a decree withdrawing , the exequator of_, the Pontifical consuls in the Ttalian kingdom, owing to the expulsion ofthe Italian Con" sols from Rome without cause. Spain.--The Emperor of Morocco had promised to comply with the demand of Spain, and send troops to chastise the Riffs. Focal Pielligence. PIARPL RADI PI DOP Ann Fall Assizes. The Fall Assizes for the County of Perth were opened yesterday at Three o'clock, p. M., by the Hon. Mr, Jnstice Hagarty. The following legal gentlemen were pres- ent :-- : C. Robinson, Q. @., and 'Anderson, Tor- onto ; Beecher, Q. €:; Holton and Cornish, London; Miller and Ross, Woodstock ; Clench and Dartnell; St. Mary's ;.Lizars, McFarlane, Carrall; McCulloch, §mith, McDonald, Woods, and Whitley, Stratford. The following gentlemen were sworn of the Grand Jury :-- T. B. GUEST, Foreman. Wm, T.Archibald, | Lewis Bartle, John Brownlee, Matthew Deans, Chas. Glenn, Geo. Hyde, Andrew Helmer, John A. King, Robt. Martin, '| Wm. McCullough, John McCully, W. F. McCulloch, David Oughton, Wm. Robb, Jonathan Shire, John Whyte. George Magwood. The learned Judge shortly after charged the Grand Jury, remarking that the ealen- der was light, and that there were no cases apparently calling for any particular ob- servation from him. The following Civil cases haye been: en- tered for trial. Kyle v Foley, Carrall » Davis, Robinson v Guest, Miller » Robb, McKay v Mathers, McKay v Mathers, Livingston v Massey, Conroy » Macdonell, Ryan » Ed- sall, Sullivan v Ritchie. = It is but a short: time since'the northern parts of thisand the adjoining counties were,com- paratively speaking, an entire wilderness. How edifferent the appearance they now present. Go where you will, you find the marks of human industry--cleared farms and busy villagesmeet you at every step. If afew years has accom- plished' so much, what may we not expect in half a century ! Six or seven years ago, the spot now occupied by the thriving village of Howick, situated be- tween side roads 5 and 6 in the Township of the same name, in the county of Huron, was covered with trees. It can now boast a Grist and Saw Mill, a Furniture Factory, a Foundry,a Tannery, two Black-Smith's Shops, four Shoe Shops, two Taverns, and three Stores. There' are two Doctors ; but, we believe, no Lawyer. A new Grist Mill and Carding Mill are in process of erection and will be ready for use this fall. The Wesleyan Methodists have erected a very large and well finished Church in which Divine Worship is regularly conducted. There is also a New Connexion Methodist Congregation. The village is beautifully situated on the river Maitland, 'about 28 miles from Seaforth. A good Gravel Road runs to within 2} miles of it, and will'soon be completed the whole way. It is surrounded -by a beautiful, healthy, well watered farming country. The farmers in the neighborhood are remarkable for their industry, sobriety and intelligence. When the Saugeen Railway is built, which will be the case ere long, Howick will be as advantageously situated as many villages and towns, which, for the present enjoy superior advantages. We have much pleasure in informing the' in- habitants of the village of Howick and neigh- borhood, that Mr. Pickford, lately a clerk in Mr. Neeland's store here, is about to open a new store in that village, which will make the fourth. Mr. Pickford is a kind, obliging, honest, and thorough business man, and cannot fail to make friends and succeed in his new enterprise. His stock of goods will be found of the best quality and at very moderate prices. "The goods were purchased in the Montreal Market by Mr. Pick- ford himself. We can recommend 'the people of this thriving village and neighborhood to' give him atrial, They will find him all we have said, _ J ory saeee 2 tCkea. Fae I> We are sorry,,to learn that the remarks of our correspondent "Justice," which appeared in our last issue, have given offence and been the cause of some annoyance to one of the officials referred to, We are authorized to say that "Justice" never intended any personal offence: and that his only object in referring to the mat- ter at all was to britig the subject under public notice. No, one, at all acquainted with the Deputy. Reeve would understand that the word" patron- age" was used to convey, the,idea, that .he;was in the habit of visiting either saloons or taverns, licensed or unlicensed, for the sake of tippling, We are happy to say, his character is such a3' to entirely 'preclude "the possibility of such an interpretation being'put tipon the word. "So fat, therefore, ag that: part of the communication is \concerned, we pass it bye: B atk » We consider it our proyince, however, to no- tice the subject which " Justice" has introduced. In doing so we desire to be understood as en- tirely free from any personal feeling in the matter. The parties in charge of the supposed illegal houses are in every way well qualified to keep respectable places of public entertainment if they choose. As to that, therefore, we haye nothing to.say. : |, The question is simply this, have the Council a legal right tojissue as, many licenses as they please ? Have they a legal right to accept money when they are afraid to issue licenses to the parties who pay in 'the money? If they are not justified in issuing licenses how are they justified in accepting money'? Our own opinion is that they have not a legal right todo so, and: therefore we cannot' help So long as the law limits the number of taverns or considering the practice a dangerous one. saloons, whether that law is right or wrong, just or unjust, it should be respected. If the law is wrong, and if it is felt to be a grievance, let the Legislature be petitioned to change it. Until then let not the dread of giving offence to friends deter public men from doing their duty. 2 NES RE tt The Junction Station.--We hear a great deal of discontent expressed from time to time regarding the accommodation for the travelling public furnished by the Grand Trunk and Buffalo and Lake Huron Railways at the Strat- ford Junction. The place is, altogether too small and too crowded.; We think a place of so much importance as Stratford, a place which will continue to increase in importance, should have asomewhat larger station, larger and more comfortable buildings than are now furnished at The buildings are hardly fit for some little out of the way place, where the the Junction. engine might be stopped in order to take in wood and water, much less are they fit for the There is plenty of land to be had: we think therefore these companies should join in the purchase of County Town of the County of Perth, more land and in the erection of buildings suit- able to the place. As it now is, we consider it a disgrace and are surprised some move has not been made ere this to remedy it. ae 8S RE Se eee. */* Touching what our contemporary, the St. Mary's Standard, asked us in his last issue, he will find the explanation regarding Mr. Stanley, in the Herald of last week. Regarding the Bridge grant, the motion was moved by Mr. McIntosh, seconded by Mr. Stanley pice ce kaos a are French Missions.--We are requested to state that, on Tuesday next, the 20th 'inst., at 7 o'clock p. m., there will be a meeting in St. James' Church, Stratford, in behalf of the Sab- revois Mission, [Anglican Church Mission in Lower Canada,} The Rev. Messrs. Sullivan and Fenn, of Montreal, will address the meeting and explain the object of the Missions. oYsied awe Wels ane 5 x37 In the matter of John Mulvenney referred to in our last--the Coroner's Inquest, since -held upon the body, failed to elicit any thing as to how he came to the Junction Station. It is pretty evident from the evidence, the man did not arrive by the cars. How then did he come? Dr, Paget,who performed a post mortem examina- tion, stated that he found the base of the brain very much softened and the lungs congested, which he' considered the immediate cause of death. It would appear both from the letters found on his person from his wife and from the fact that Medicine bottles were found. in his travelling bag, that his health had not been good for some time. There is no doubt but the poor man was endeavoring to reach his home. oi asst saa al i oh ite Gone to College.--Mr. Joseph Stubbs and Mr. Wm. Morton have gone to Toronto to pur- sue the study of Medicine.' Mr. Stubbs passed his matriculation 'examination last fall. Mr. Morton has not passed his yet. Itis a noticeable fact that there are too many just now endeayor- ing to become members of the learned professions. We say toomany because the learned professions, particularly law and physic, are already crowded to excess. There is yet room, however, for young men of worth and ability to rise. If per- severance,' talent and 'good conduct merit or tend to ensure success, there is no doubt but the young friends of whom we now speak, will one day stand at the top of the ladder, RE ORIS , ei i Mr. David Cassels is well known as a first class work man, He announces that he has just received a select stock of goods, suitable for the season, and is ina position to execute orders' for fall and winter suits 'with his usual neat#ess and despatch. him. to our, friends. We can recommend See advti ? i eekas ig-, We directed attention before' to' the large and varied assortment of goods just received at, A. Williamson's large tailoring establishment. He now advertises for eight first class tailors. This speaks for itself. See advertisement. i q Bn i= We would again direct attention to Marshall Bros. extensive! fall and winter impor- tations, Although ithese'enterprising business' men have always kept good and well selected stocks of goods, they never before had any thing equal to the variety &c., which they are opening out just now. See advertisement. x= There is nothing of greater importance to the farmer, than to change his stock from time to time, by purchasing. new and well bred male animals. We see our friend', Mr. )Hugh Dempsey, of the Gore of Downie, with his usual enterprise, has purchased a thorough | bred Berkshire Boar from Mr. David Buchan of Paris, See advt. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. PARARPAPD LAS DPS DPA TO PRINTERS. ANTED. IMMEDIATELY AT THIS OF- FICE, a Lad who has been two or three years at the Printing business, 'to whom steady employment will be given. None but one of strictly temperate habits and good behavior need apply. : Stratford, 13th Oct., 1863. IMMENSE SALE FARM STOCK, &C. HE FOLLOWING VERY VALUABLE - Farm Stock, Farming Implements, Pro- duce, and Household Furniture, the property of Mr Daniel Pinch, Lot No. 6, Con. 9, Gore of Downie, Near Fairview, will be sold by Public Auction, on the premises, on Wednesday, 28th October Inst, Viz:--1 Mare 9 years old, 1 Mare 7 'years old, 1 Horse 4 years old, 1 Colt 2 years old, 2 Coltg 1 year old, 4 Cows with calf, 3 Heifers with calf, 2 fat Cows, 1 yoke of Steers 5 years old, 1 yoke of Steers 4 years old, 1 yoke of Steers 3 years old, 2 spring Calfs, 24 well-bred Ewes, 22 Lambs, 3 first-class Sows, 1 Threshing Machine, 2 Lumber Waggons nearly new, 1 Buggy, 2 Cut- ters nearly new, 2 pairs Bob Sleighs, 1 Fanning Mill, 1 Iron Plough, 1 Roller, 1 double Harrow, 1 single Harrow, 1 Cultivator, 1 Horse Rake, 2 setts double Harness, 2 setts light Harness, 1 Lady's Szddle, 5 acres Swede Turnips, 10 tons of Hay, 1 Cooking Stove, 2 Tables, 3 Bedsteads, 1 Cupboard, 6 Chairs, 1 Buffalo Robe, 2 Sugar Kettles, 2 Churns, besides a great variety of ar- ticles too numerous to mention: Sale to commence at 11 o'clock a. m. , TERMS :--All purchases not exceeding $4, Cash ; for all purchases over $4 fourteen months' credit will be given on the purchaser furnishing security to the satisfaction of the proprietor. All disputes arising out of the sale of any article, etc., to be settled by the Auc- tioneer. r W. D. HARRISON, Auctioneer. Gore of Downie, Oct. 12th, 1863. 16-2 ARAAR Rr Where do you Buy your STOVES & PLOUGHS 7 WHERE DO YOU THINK, BUT AT JAKE. HAMMER', Where you can get the x Best Stoves and Ploughs FOR LHSS°*MONEHY. THAN at ANY OTHER SHOP in STRATFORD. Stratford, 13th Oct., 1863. 16-3m Market Corn Exchange, BY. BEN. SLEET, 'The Bar ig - ( PPOSITE the Market House. constantly supplied with the best liquors. Good Stabling and an at- : ) 16-y Meals always ready. tentive hostler, William Osborne, PUMP-MA KER, S PREPARED to make Pumps on the most improved principles, and to furnish them at the lowest remunerative profit. All Orders left at his residence, rear the Railway Station, or otherwise, will meet with prompt attention: References :--P Watson, Thos J Birch, James Stewart, Moir & Gaudy, Jas Corcoran. 16-tf To Newspaper Publishers and Pri nters YY\HE SUBSCRIBERS Manufacture Type Revolving Double and 'Single' Cylinder Printing Machines, Bed and Platen POWER..PRESSES For Book, Job, & Card Printing.' They would also call the attention of Pub- lishers of Newspapers to their new i Railway Newspaper Press' _ And their single Large , HAND-CYLINDER PRINTING MACHINE, Either of which is especially designed to supply newspapers of a moderate 'circulation with a cheap and serviceable Printing Machine capable of doing also the ordinary Job Work of an out of 'town office. \ They are designed to run by hand ata speed of 700 or 800 per hour, and at this rate will run without jar or noise, Circular of: prices with: desctiption will be forwarded on application. i ge ee ae _R. HOH & Co... - Printers' and Binders' Warehouse, Nos. 29 and:31. Gold Street, Corner Broome, Sheriff and Columbia Sts.,.N. Ke; | Anil Foundry St.,; Boston, Mass. O35 ft Co eee. 42. 11 a et al 15 Publishers of newspapers who will insert: this advertisement three times intheir weekly pi y with thes note;-previous to January Ist, 1864, and forward us a copy of paper containing same, will be paid in printing materials by purchasing four times the amount of their bill for this ad- vertisement. New York, Sept. 10, 1863. . 16-3¢