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+ treachery, tyranny and corraption-- COUN 3 ~OF PERTH HERALD. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS THIS WEEK. Quarter Sessions--J J E Linton, C. P. Statutes for 1863--J J £ Linton, C. P. Netice--R. Smith. fo whom it may ford, Assignee. Take Notice--Cornish § Macdonald. British Reviews--Leonard Scott § Co. Extract Buchu--Jobn F. Henry & Co. concera--George Sand- KRARPSISS SV OOOO neti Herat. JoWEDNBSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1864. GLORIOUS VICTORY ! The Ministry Defeated 11 SOUTH LEEDS REDE MED! For along time no election bas taken place which excited more general in- terest than that just,past in South Leeds. The fate,.not only of the Ministerial Candidate but of the Ministry themselves, depended. on the result. | Ali that corruption, fraud and bribery could do, was done in order to secure the return of the , new Solicitor General. He, a Minister of the Crown, did not think it beneath him, aided, for shame be it said, by one of our Canadian Judges, to sit down and deliberately disfranshise some 90 or 100 voters who were known tobe opposed to him. The Premier boasted be would carry the election should it cost £10,000--of the people's' money of course.. The whole power of the Ministry: was brought to bear, but all to no purpose. The noble people of South Leeds, true to theirown best interests--true | to the Fest interests of the country--" thoroughly disgusted with the un- principled and disgraceful conduct of the Ministry--tired of falsehood, desirous of again placing men in power capable of managing the. af- fairs of the country--determined to act like free men. The result is, a cheering, a glorious result, that Mr. Jones, the Opposition Candidate, the friend of good Government, was elec- ted by a majority of 75 over Mr. A. N. Richards, the Ministerial Candi- date--the friend of corrupvon--a member of the Cabinet. All the 'ap- pliances usually brough! into requisi- tion by, 'hese men were had_ resource to. Offices were promised--officials were threatened. with dismissal if they did not assist. the. Ministerial Candidate--money was freely circu- lated. It was atife and death strug- gle with the Ministry. . Their fate de- pended upoa the result. ihe 'defeat of the new Solicitor Genvral in South Leeds will exercise a great» 'nfluence throughout the country, It shews what a wonderful change has been wrought in the minds ofthe people since the last general election. At that time Mr. Richards beat Mr. Jones by a majority of 135. Now Mr. Jones beats Mr. Richards by a majority of 75!! Taking into account the num- ber illegally disfranchised in Leeds, the Ministry have lost in this Con- -stituency over 300 votes !! St. Hya- ¢inthe and South Leeds are the only Constituencies in which the people have hada chance to express an opinion upon the conduct of the Min- istry since last session ; and in both of these the change in public opinion is very great. We think there can be no longer @hy doubt, as to the fate of the Ministry, The defeat of Mr. Richards places them in a minority. While we admire the style of our contemporary, the Beacon, in its notice of the attempt, on the part of the Conservatives, to elect Mr. J. D. Macdonald; of St. Marys, County Clerk, we cannot view the matter in the same light thot it does. 'The _present Clerk was not elected to the office ae holds for life or during geod behavior. If that were the case it would not be necessary to appoint him every year. He is simply ap- pointed each year to serye during the year and no longer, unless re-ap pointed. Consequently the office, at the end of each year, becomes vacant, and any person who chooses may and has a perfect right to apply for the situation. And on the same. prin- ciple the several members of the applicant oftheir choice. No person, we presume, has any fault to find with the present clerk. We believe him to be, as regards performing the duties of his offiee, as competent as he is obliging. That is no reason, however, why another, equally com- petent, equally gentlemanly and obliging in his eonduet, shoul! not apply for, and be appointed to that office if he should have fricnds enough around the Couneil Board to elect him. We say then, and. the facts will bear us out, thatno mem- ber of the Board should be censured because he voted for Mr. Macdonald, than whom there is nota.more re- spectable man in our, County, ;in preference to Mr. Campbell, , Those who supported Mr,. Macdonald hadja right to. do so, and, as.is said, if. they supported ; Mr.. Macdonald. on the grounds of his being one of their own party, they did so without first resorting to the practice in vogue just now among the Grits of first 'attempting to injure Mr. Campbell's " character Those who preach agairst the Ameri- can system or doctrine that 'to the victors belong the spoils" should see to it that their walk is in accordance with their preaching. Wherever and whenever the Grit party have an op- portunity or the power they make a point of favoring thei: 'own party friends and should not, therefore, blame others for attempting io follow in the path they themselves have made. There is no disputing the fact that the present Ministry have dis- missed hundreds of officials without any just cause, and more than that, have invariably attempted to injure the character of the individuals as well. In this County wherever the Reform, party are in the ascendant does any, Conservative bold an office ? Why, then, shoald not Conservatives act apon the same _ principle. . The County Clerkship is an office which becomes vacant every year. We contend, therefore, that it is open to any one who can command influence enough to get it. We have been inform- ed by a townsman that Mr. Linton, on last Friday, at the Market place, cen- sured, in rather unmeasured terms, those who had voted for Mr. Mac- donald ; because, as he alleged, they had attempted thereby to turn out a good Protestant and put a Roman Ca- tholic in his place. We believe Mr, Me- Donald is a Protestant, but supposing he were not, what is that to. Mr. Lin- ton. ? What has he to do with the mat- ter that he should go to the Market ) place AUG Wescuse uae VELauUce shyy exercised the rights of free men! What right has he to determine whether it was as a party or other- wise that an attempt was made to elect Mr. Macdonald. We think it would be more becoming for Mr. Linton to mind his own business and leave the matter as to whether a Roman Catholic or Protestant is the best adopted to fill the County Clerk's office to those whose business it is to deal with such matters. The conduct of the Re ve of Hib- bert calls fora slight notice. We have observed that on all occasions where he was personally interested, and was desirous of carrying. his point, he indulges in a sort of brag- gadocio unbecoming a member of a County Council. He speaks and acts as if he were not, under any cir- cumstances, to be thwarted in his de- signs. He usually, in speaking toa motion in the passiug of which he is specially interested, either begins or ends his remarks with a threat that if the Council refuse to pass it he will compel them or he will take steps to prevent other matters already passed from being carried out. Such a thing should not, fora moment, be tolerated. Who is this man, the Reeve of Hib- bert, that the Council must submit to his dictum on all occasions and under all circumstances ? Must the Council not dare do anything of which he does not approve, or refuse anything he demands under pain of haying some hidden mine sprung upon them! Truly this is a nice state of affairs! We doubt not that he is well posted. He has plenty of advisers whose names we need not mention. Notwithstanding this we think it is passing strange if the majority must yield to the minority. His remarks and his conduct, touching the motion he moved to confirm a ceriain grant made to Hibbert in Sep- tember last, was most unbecoming, uncalled for, discourteous. In the first place he"declared the n:otion was un- necessary, because the township of Hibbert had been made an agent of Board have a right to vote for the the County Council, and as such could compel that' body to pay over the money so soon as the work was finished ; his only object, there- fore, in moving such a resolution, was to test the liberality of certain members of the Board--This, cer- tainly, was the hight of impudence. He went further, however, .and.de- elared that if the Council refused to pass this unnecessary or bunkum resolution to' gratify the vanity "of the gentleman, -he-would spring a mine upon them of which they little dreamed and would also take steps, before he left; Pown, to; quash all; they had done_ during the session--He.. would, make them tremble. if they did not bow athiscommand ! The,,Gouncil very properly resented such insolence by refusing, although, they had no.de- sire to prevent the township of Hibbert from receiving the grant in question, marks, in regard to the conduct 'of the Reeve of Hibbert in this as well as other matters, weremost just and proper, That Dinner. We have been asked so/often' with- in the last few days why 'the great dinner in honor of the present member for Perth, the Burke of the Canadian Parliament, was given at Shakes- peare ? that in order to save our- selves the trouble of answering each one separately who may havea de- sire to know, we will now answer the question once for all and have done. It isnot many years -since the Grits, having gained a temporary victory, just like the one they now feel a sort of jubilent over, took 'it into their heads to have a "big" celebration in Stratford. All © the "big" speskers: of the "big" party were invited, the Town-Hall was en- gaged,a day named, and something never before heard of or seen, was expected to take place. The day came, the speakers arrived, and the " feed" commenced. The North Easthope Grits were a little late in arriving, and dare we name it, found nothing to eat. Our printer's devil, who was present, scys this 'is hardly correct--there was some cold hash anda few half picked * bones, which had been begged from' the Conserva- the tables, served up, which had to serve the hungry Grits, 'The North Easthopers felt so much annoyed at the treatment they reeeived then, that vu tue present occasion, they iuade up their minds the '* big feed" should take place in Shakespeare. 'The caterer for the 'Shakespeare dinner took care that none should leave bis place saying ** we got nothing to eat." The tables; we are informed, literally groaned under the load of turkies, geese, beef, pork, mutton and potatoes ; bread and cheese &c. &c., piled upon them. The very sight of them would have made-a gorman- dizer rejoice. So much afraid, how- ever, were a large number of those who had been tricked before, of being toolate again, that, long before the appointed hour, and long before the waiters were prepared to admit them, they burst open the doors, and took forcible possession, not even sparing the table prepared. for the speakers and the guest of the evening.. We cannot attempt to describe the scene which followed--To give our readers a faint idea, however, we may say, on the authority of a Grit who was present, thatone man was seen to eat two turkies anda goose. It was literally a feed, and no mistake. Of course the true Grit cares for nothing else. The speaking is of minor im- portance to him--he only knows he is a Grit and he votes fora Grit. The Grit Candidate may be in favor of Representation by Population, the true Grit will vote fuarhim. He may declare this Reform a humbug--all right, the true Grit will vote for him. He may condemn Separate Schools, denounce Popery, rave against Bishops, Priests, Moncks and Nun- neries,--the true Grit will support him. He may then tum round and extend the Separate School System, proclaim Popery a good thing, de- nounce Orangemen because they are said to be antagonistic to it, place Katholics in office--no matter--the true Grit is stilltrue to him.' In fact the true Grit has _ neither politics nor principles--they are just Grits and they will sup- port Grits whether they have a policy or no policy, principles or no principles, it is all the same. Speak- ing, therefore, is neither interesting nor advantageous to men who never change their principles simply because to pass the resolution--Mr. Hay's re-" tive Hotels of the Town, the refuse of they have none. !t was well that: majority of those who attended the Shakespeare " feed" were of this class, because, had they gone for the sake of hearing. some good speakers or speaking, or for the sake of gaining some information, they would have been lamentably disappointed. The sapient member for Perth. was the orator of the evening.--Ourzeaders will now know what sort the-oFatory was. None of the speakers; who, it was said, had promised to be present, made their appearance. It is hinted théy /did. mot even send letters of occasion. purporting to. be from the "big, guns.? | were prepared on. the) occasion and for the occasion». Indeed. it could hardly: be otherwise.» 'The fact of the dinner not being held in the County "Town, so' fong as it is called a County affair; proves clearly that something iS rotton in'the State of Denmark -- 'consequently 'the " big men" deemed it useless to trouble themselves, ©The member, however, consoled: bimself with, the idea. that the. £10,000 sent to South, Leeds; to secure. the . new.,,Solicitor-Ceneral's election would make matters all right there, and:that on the evening of the "feed" he and his friends would be permitted to sing a song of gladness. But/alas for all human expectations ! --that d d McGee, as friend T--w calls him, aided by that terrible fellow, John A. changed their song of glad- ness into a requiem for the fallen ministry. Sic transit gloria mundi. The present member is indebted to the Catholic electors of this County for the position he so little merits. We think, then, out of courtesy, ifmothing else, to these people, he might have named some other day than Friday on which to have had the'dinner. We merely refer to the matter. The in- sult offered to his Catholic supporters is too apparent to require any lengthened notice. In conclusion we may say--the difference between the Grit demonstration which took place at Shakespeare is this.--In Stratford there. were some excellent speakers and speaking, but there was little to eat--at Shakespeare there was plenty to eat and'to spare, but no speakers! Our friend Mr Johnson,- who does not, of course, pretend to be an orator, spoke, as he said himself, in the ab- sence of any one better qualified, in order to maintain the pleasure of the evening. 'bt a Soat vk Gwv oe mew dll, t In order: to secure, if possible, the support of the Ottawa members, the Ministry have decided to remove: the Government to Ottawa in October next. Will they: succeed? -------- A Seat for Mr. Richards! The Ministry are ina terrible plight to obtain a constituency mean enough, corrupt enough, and un- principled enough to accept the re- jected of South Leeds. Tempting offers have been madeto Mr. Dick- son, member for Huron and Bruce, to induce h'm to resign in favor of Mr. Richards, and use his influence to se- cure that gentleman's election. We understand Mr. Dickson is not likely to comply. It is a pity if he do not. There can be nothing more certain than that the Solicitor-General would be treated in Huron and Bruce as he was in South Leeds. Could he be induced to try Perth? Europe. Latest accounts from Europe show that war is more than probable. Prussia and Austria side with the friends of the Duke of Augestenburg. Should blood once be shed, a fierce struggle may be expected. Birth of a Prince. The Princess of Wales was de- livered of a fine boy on the 8th ult. His title will be His Grace the Duke of Cornwall, > The Alexandra Case. In this celebrated case the decision has been given against the British Government, the Chief Baron arguing that private individuals hada_ right to ** build" vessels, but not to '* arm"? or "equip" them. The Attorney- General applied for a new trial, but was refused. The case will now be carried into the Court of Exchequer Chamber, where it will be argued be- .apology--and_ that. those. read.on the}. 'fore the Judges of the Queen's Bench and Common Pleas. If the decision there should be against the Govern- ment, it will probably be taken "into the House of Lords. me 500,000 more! ay ee BE an'? te President I.incoln has ordered a draft to take place on the 10th of March next,. for the- above» numberof: men. This is, going it witha' ven- geance. re &* cena "TRAVELLERS GUIDE. -- TRAINS LEAVE 'STRATFORD. ev LGraxp oTrevk Ramwar " Going East. Day Express... Walk. .i : 100 vp. M. Night Express ' J .M. Mail. Bratt s PRS vipat ay rthe aye eo Accommodation , m . M. Going West. a: Day FUXprpag «6 bens sien oth. -bdioS.30 P.M. Night xpress, .. ..«scsessher ee Ok, Be Mail Train': .-. .tcos> peae ie Veet Oe IE. Accommodation: ee "8.05 Pp. M. Burrato & Lane Hurow Ramway. |. Going East. uf Night xpress cwipesc sass sices re Urs iy ee Butelo ye ek, c Chewehes erence CARED Rs Me ACCOMMODATION. oss was ees '10,45 A. M. Going West. é Day, Wenvents te 54 tie aes ee ou 4.30 Pp. M STRATFORD MAILS CLOSE. Buffalo and Lake Huron Hast... 10,05 a. m. Grand Trunk Hast.......0.. 004 12:10 P.M Grand Trunk..West--London 3.30 & St. Mary's Peak nai Conroe Buffalo and Lake Huron West. 3.00 * Grand Trunk West--London t ° 7.30 ¢& and Sti Mary'ss% os. 00 hosts Grand Trunk rate eb 9.00 « and intermediate Stations. Ps The Northern Mail, by Stage, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, only, closes at 2p, m. The Brooksdale, Embro, and; Fairview mail, on Tuesdays and Saturdays only, closes at the same hour, The English mails close on Mondays [per Cun- ard line] at 11.05 a. m., and on Thursdays, [per Canadian line], at 12.10 p.m. Baui.--There will be a Grand Military Ball in the Town Hall, on Tuesday even- ing next, the 9th inst., under the auspices of the Stratford Volunteers. .. Tickets $2 each. Music by the Royal Canadian Rifle Band. Town Counorn.--The Council mét on Monday night, and, after appointing Mr. Fairfield, Auditor, in room of Mr. Lawrence resigned, and Mr. Scrimgeour, Inspector of Licenses, and passing a few accounts, they adjourned, in order to witness the inspection of the Infantry and Rifle Companies. They will meet to-morrow evening. " AMERICAN. .AGRICULTURIS®,"--This Monthly, which has no equal in its line, is to-hand for February. It. contains every thing worth reading, touching the manage- ment of the farm, &c, &c., No farmer should be without it. . It is one of the largest; best conducted and. most useful and interesting household papers published in America. It only costs a dollar a, year.' Mr, Winter is agent. : ; sa It will be seen by the Jail Surgeon's report: published in the proceedings of the County Council, that Dr. Shaver, durin the past year, did not feed those in Jail requiring medical aid, on brandy, wine and whiskey. The fact of only one bottle of port wine and one of brandy having been used during the whole year is in striking contrast with the gallons used during Dr. Hyde's time! . The people should "note this fact. iy AtmosT A FIRE.--The Canada Presby- terian Church had a narrow escape from being burned down, on Friday 29th ult. As it was " fast day," and there would be fire needed in the Church for four conse- cutive days the sexton had removed all the ashes from the bottom of the stove. He then put on a fire,and went away. The floor not being in any way protected from the heat, took fire, and burned through. He arrived just in time to put the fire out, which ina few minutes more would have enveloped the Church in flames. There was no other damage ns SrratrorD Branco Brsiz Socrery.-- The annual meeting of this Society takes place in the Town Hall, on Monday evening next, at half past seven o'clock. The Rey, W. Brookman, agent of the Upper Canada Bible Society, resident Olergymen, and other speakers, will address the meeting. Some good singing will be interspersed to enliven the proceedings. We are requested tosay that the Managing Committee will meet on Friday evening, in the Crown At- torney's Room, within the Court House, at seven o'clock. A full attendance of Commit- tee is*requested.---Com. gax> Notwithstanding the serpanly at- tempts made by Mr. Macfarlane and his agents to injure the professional standing of Messrs. Carroll & McCulloch, in re By- Law 91, these gentlemen have been re- elected County Solicitors by a large majo- rity over Messrs. Lizars and Macfarlane. This is, perhaps, the best proof that could be given that Messrs. Carroll & McCulloch are qualified for such a position--By the bye our friend, the Beacon, forgot to inform his readers that the grits attempted to re- move these gentlemen and put others in their place !