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93 wh ¢ FREER ERABRESE ES 0" 1 PERTR 3 8 | 3 , pa a AREE Fodbe PREREFIILERE -- a' ~~ RE ama ------ HH: tH] ¥ fit is ANU] > RiRUTHHI prone a --_-- Lp Grand Trunk Time Table. OSHAWA STATION otmAWA TIME. ne 3 e0ve i. am. seasas ag ha WHITBY STATION. Tralng going East leave Whitty Station ten antes later than the above. : The mailsare closed at thisoffioe, by Post Office closed at 7.30 oy New York The Mail for Enfield, , and Taunton, is olosed at 12.30 o'clock every Tuesday Ana fais. Registered Letter should be Mailed utes before the hour of closing a mail. OFFICE HOURS,--From § o'clock a. m. until » m. Outaric Reformer. AATVVIAAAAAAAAMAAARAASILIWAS 'Qshawy, Wednesday, June 11, 1873. bérs, that the instant a motion for vote by Ballot was made ia the Hotes, Sit John Macdonald was left, by his usual followers, and wade to suffer a crushing defeat. So.that instead of the vote being " gained by indiffersnce" as Mr. Tayled would have us believe, it was eage~ly passed, all partite fooling that time had comé to put an end to Sir John Macdonald's {system debauching the whole country. We dis- agree with Mr. Taylor that it nel 8 voters but a members. { The m: who voted to continue a system by which the poor wan can be coerced and intimidated will find the people have an opportunity to exercise freely the franchise, that it is a voters question to their cost, and that rather than take the contemptible pur- chase foe they will prefer to have inde- pendence, a clear conscience, and self- respect, and vote against membets like ours, who would not, if he could, let ns have vote by Ballot. { EEEEE-------- ! Annual Report of the Ontario Bank. We call attention to the 16th annual report of the Outario Bank, which took place at Bowmanville, on the inat. The statement made is highly satisfactory, showing the Bank to be in a high state of prosperity. After paying tock h¢lders 8 per cent, $75,000 was carried to od wa » THE BALLOT. In the Cananian Monthly Magasine for June appears an article, entitled " Notes on *hg Ballet." The scape of the argu- ment used is very limited, and their ten- dency is against the voting by Ballot. The writer has, evidently, not weighed the force of the arguments he uses in favor of his idea, for some of them are entirely against his purpose--opposition to the Ballot. For instance he quotes from a Mr. Hankel who says there is quite as much intimidation in the United States as in England, but it is the intimidation of the mobs and classes. . The Ballot neither secures secrecy nor prevents violence, as it is thoroughly kno*n how every one votes. The Ballot is accompanied with unbounded corruption of every kind--far greater than Ma England. The open vote is superior to the secret one, for while it secures greater purity it fascilliates the datection of fraud. It is almost impossible to detect bribery in the United States. This unfortunate quotation of the Monthly ccotains many unfounded assertions but no srgument, and tue assertions more- over contradict each other. We all know that the chief object the very essence of Ballot voting, is secrecy, yet the writer says it does not secure this, but does not offer to show how it does not. "We say thas it does secure secrecy, or otherwise it canuot be voting by Ballot, or in other words, secret voting. If it does not secure thisit is not the fault of the mode of voting, but of the statute that does not provide efficient machinery to ensure is. Orit may | Ee the fault of the officers in charge of the | conduct of the election--through their being corrupt. We ask why 'is it almost . _ impossible to detect bribery, in the United States I" but because of the secret]voting which renders it uncertain, unknown, how the vote was cast. This is the idea of the Monthly itself, for it charges it as the fault of voting secretly. Now mark the contradictory argument serve We feel d the branch under the efficient managumdnt of Mr. Holland, has contributed mo shure towards the prosperous state Bank affairs. The Board of Di re- elected Hon. John Simjeon, Presifient, and T. N. Gibbs, M. P., Vice President. Local and General Jews, the Fos Summer Clothing and Straw Hats call at Hodder's, one door west of the Post Office. ' ParTiEs wanting a cheap and first-class livery would do well to give Messrs. Bmith & McGaw a call. Taz grounds in front of the Hat Fac- tory, within the last few days, have been enclosed by a handsome and nicely designed ferice. Barcrzrons Atrention ! -- Conking made easy and cheap, by using the Do- minion Coal Oil Cooking Stove. Call at R. Larard's and see it. Taz Stove foundry is being rapidly pushed to a state of completion. The smoke stack is up and the principle por- tions of the walls. The boiler is also on the ground and portions of the building is now being roofed. $18, will buy that desirable? Silver Hunting, *' Inverted Patent Lever Watch,' full" Jewelled, and time guarantued, at Hepinstall's, Jewelry Store King Street, Oshawa. Lapres keep your house cool, and save your cordwood. by using the Dominion Coal Oil Cooking Stove, costs one cent per hour to burn, and will do all the enok- ing required. To be seen working at R. Larard's, sole agent for Oshawa and East Whitby. which says that *' the open vote is superior to the secret one, for whils it secures { greater purity it faciliates the detection-of | fraud." How does -it secure gresfer purity? Under the open vote if you bribe an elector you can see whether he has carried out your impure bargain with him and this knowledge {will induce you to destroy every vestige of conscience he may have had remaining, by bribing him again. This is securing purity with a vengeance. Under secret voting, if you bribe, you can not sce whether the elector has not voted the very reverse of what he promised. You are very likely to say, I may be pay- ing my money for naught, and you cease to bribe, because of the uncertainty. This looks more like *' securing greater purity" as it in reality does ; therefore to say that it is almost impossible te detect bribery" because of vote by Ballot, and say that " open vole secures greater parity are directly contradictory, and the Canadian Monthly ough: to be clear-headed enough to see it. ; The arguments used by Mr. Fennings Taylor, the writer of the Monthly, against vote by Ballot are simply childish, and the wtole article is »' weakiing not worthy of » place in a periodical, whose statements a.e expected to be tolerably well digested bearing upon the subject discussed, and having the impress of sume degree of men- tu! force and clearness in their author. As a sample of the applicability of the statements made by him to the purpose in . view--the condemnation of vote by Bajlut --he quotes " a large part of the seventy millions stolen within two or three years from the tax payers of New York was used 'to buy legislators, repeaters, ballot tox stuffers, and canvassers, to run natu- ralization wills, to bribe judges &c." Ia that to the purpose in arguing against vote by Ballot? If so then this is tc the purpose against open voting. 'A large part of ths $300,0000f the Pacific Railway said to have been used by the present gov- ernment at Ottawa, during lust election, was used for the purpose of baying legis. lators, consti ies, can s, return. ing oficers, fepeaters and judges, thore- fore open voting, must be perwitted no longer. How very powerful, clear and, | coaclusire this deduction ' Yet it is the _ why washy reasoning of Fennings Taylor ia such a print as the Canadian Monthly. We have puinted out by a few samples the cogency of the reasoning put forth agaiast vote by Ballot, now let us observe "MIr--Tagior's kuowledge of the feeling, both of mémbers of Puriiament aud t'ieir constit ies an this questi - The Monthly says that the Ballot " ap: pear to have been a wewber rather than a voters question, for the cunstitueacies ars, ard fur years have been,. silent on the subject." Jt is a pity Mr. Tayler did LA Mr. Jos. Gourp, Senr., sold a few days ago his residence, consisting of a frame dwelling, wood shed, stable, jand three acres of land, situated on the east side of Simcoe St., opposite the residence of Mr. Bowman, to Mr. Garduer, of the Mallesble works for $3,850. Something Entirely new at W. Dicx1x's The Banner $30 Sewing Machine ; The Webster $35, 1,000 Stitches a minute without noise, skipping of stitches, or breaking gof thread. Buy mo other without first trying these. Tus contract for the Silver Plated Works wll be ready to let the present week. No doubt as soon as it is settled apon, building operations will follow at once. The building is to be of brick, 15040, two stories high; the engine 25x25; and office at the end of main building 2530. See advertisement for tenders. Sze, Szx--'Tis a positive fact that Rus- Ws celebrated watch is sold as cheap,and a little cheaperin Oshawa than - Toronto men advertise to do. Bg sure then before sending your money ffom home, to see those goods and learn' the prices going at Hepinstall's Jewelry Store, King St. East, Oshawa. Soxe parties, on Thursday night last, had a busy night near Brougham, they stole a horse fron: one party, a democrat waggon and harness from another, and a quantity of wool from a third. Our correspondent has no knowledge of the thieves or any of the property being ye found. . Ee Mz. Dick sold, on Monday last, his residence and grounds, South of Mr. Trewin's, to Mr. Gould, Senr., for $,7000. "The house is brick, recently built, and » new and commodious stable. Tere are Give acres of land planted in fruit and ornamental trees. Mr. Gould 'anters into possession on the 1st of next month, Mz. Abraham Farewell and Mr. Terry, accompanied by Mr. Hollis Drew and wife leave on Thursday morning next for a pleasure trip around the upper Lakes. | They intend to spends short time at Du uth, Messrs. Farewell and Terry will ia all probability . visit - Manitola before they return. J SuMz boys within a week past have been amusing themselves by s#iting fire to the material placed arvund the rocts of the recently planted trees on Centre St., ia the neighborhood of the Hat Factory, in one or two instances burning the trees sud guards. It is a pity those given to such destructive propensities could not be dis:)veral, so that the punishment such duct deserves wight be dispensed, not make himself better acquainted with the ssatiments of buth mewbers and constituencies Lefure Le undertook to write uyou 89 i t a subject as the Ballot. The facts Are that for the last ten yeoacs bribery, sufruptiou aud intimidation Lave been fearfully vu the iucrease, under tas bageful rule of Sir Juhu Macdouald, ! that it became a serious question with sssuabetn, whother it was prudent at all to odie bat poseal iis Parliaw ds, seeing the Wz believe the disease called by the medical profession cerebrv spinal menigitis, is again making its appearance in this vi- cinity. Bome few cases it is vaid have re- «ently come under treatinent. la view of a pussiblity of its becuwing prevalent, it would be well that families should exercise strict precautions in svsueciive with all probable suurces, sueh us thorvugh drain- re expenditure i cutailod, This by clemusing and ; sinks &g. © was o walbar Of 8) serisds a wo © with both Rulorm 2a i 0% . -- . age, aud 'eutilation of cellarages, the deodoriging of privy vaults, u Va! SHG] = a | J ol ONTARIO REFO1xxMEyi, OSHA wA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1 . Tatroriva at Wm. Dickie's. A large as. sortmdnt of New and Fushionable Clothes, New Hats, Collars, Ties, &c. Boots and Shoes, a speciality, French Calf Boots, very cheap. Call early nnd leave your orders. Tas Saizx Gmars.--Mr. Bowman in- forms us that in turning over some boxes a few days ago, he had stored away in his collar, he came across sowe grapes of the Salem variety, packed last fall, which up- on examination proved t> be in a perfect: ly sound condition. They were simply laid in layers with grape leaves 'between. In taste and flavor they were aa perfect as the day they were taken from the vines. Das rumor has it that Mr. T. N. Gibbs is to have a place in the cabinet of Sir John A. Macdonald, and we have good grounds for believing 'that the Tories have had a political caucus at Whitby ; but what the result was we cannot surmise, but suppose they are feeling their way in the event of another election. Reformers to the front ! and prepare for the ho't st struggle ever yet in South Ontario, under one of the best standard bearers. Sciswer is continually coming to the aid of the house-keeper, but never with greater success than by the invention of the Dominion Coal Oil Cooking Stove. The acting principlss of which is a modern discovery, viz: the burning of the gases of which water is composed by cleverly introducing steam into the flame of a coal oil lamp, or stove constructed for the pur- pose. These gases whem properly burnt give out the most powerful heat known. R. Larard has purchased the sole right to sell this useful and economical article for East Whitby. A Goop Time.--The Ladies of the Christian Church, Oshawa, wjll give their annual Social oun Thursday 26th inst., in tho new Barn and Grounds of Mr L. C- Hall, west of Oshawa, appropriate ad- dresses will be delivered on ths occasion, and a Brass Band is also expected to be present. The Choir in connection with the Church will be present. to enliven the occision. Tea will be served from Five to Eight o'clock. The proceeds of this social is to be applied to the purchase of an organ to be presented to their pastor Elder J. Tatton. The public are cordi- ally invited to attend. For particulars s3¢ advertisement. East Whitby Townseip Council. CorLumeus, June 2nd, 1873. The Council met--uembers all present. Minutes of former meeting read and confirmed. A petition was presented signed by Messrs. A. .D. Farewell, and others, asking the Council to open the road between Lots 4 and 5, in the 1st con., on the road allowance, when Messrs. A. L. and A. Farewell, MP. P., addressed the Council. The petition was withdrawn. On motion of Mr. Mothesell, seconded by Mr. Lick, Mr. A, F. Hudson fas ap- pointed Pound-keeper in the place of Mr. P. Horn. A Bylaw was then introduced and passed, to appropriate the sum of $1430, | to be expended on the Roads and Bridges cf the Township the present year. . A Petition signed by Messes. D. Hink- 'son, D. Conant, and 53 others, was pre- sented, asking the Council to pass and submit a by-law to the vote of the rate- payers of the Township to grant a bonus of $35,000 to the Ottawa and Qusbec Railway Company, when cn motion of Mr. Mothersell, seconded by Mr. Lick, the petition cf Messrs. Hinkson, Conant and others was ordered to be laid on the table A By-law was then introduced and passed, to authcrize the purchase, and to provide for the payment of a parcel of land for a Gravel Bed for the use of this Township, from Messrs. Peter, Jossph and 8. Thompson. $ The following accounts presented were ordered to be paid, viz: --Mr. J. Shier, P. L. 8, for surveying Lots 5 and 6, in the 3rd con., $43: Mr. Guy, three months relief to Mrs. Scully, '$3; Mr. Smith, relief of Mrs. Johnson, $20; and R. Angus, fur 'work on the Towa Hall Grounds, $1. The Council adjourned to the lst Mon- dvy of July next, to meet at 10 o'clock a. rr. W. Baar, Tp. Clerk. et ------ ------------------ THE PLAN OF DEFENCE. The Ministerial plan of defence against Mr. Huntington's charges concerning the Pacific Railway appears to be decided on. At first it was indignantly dsnied that there was any foundation for the charge whatever ; andno words could be found strong encngh to describe the baseness of thoee *' pestilent fellows" who would not accept Sir John's word of denial with im- plicit faith. But since Mr. Huntington held up his hands in Parliament copies of the evidence necessary to substantiate the charge, and asked permission to read them --a permission which Sir John posi- tively entreated the House not to grant-- it has been found advisable to change the base of defence and present another front, The organ in Toronto Lints at the possi- bility of Sir Hugh using other people's names with undue freedom ; the organ in Ottawa is prepared, for the sake of argu- ment, to admit that Bir Hugh did write letters to American capitalists demanding money for the corrupt purpose intimated ; -bul, what then? Why, that does not affect the Government in the least. * All Sir Hugh's fault; no one else is to blame ; the Ministry knew nothing about it ; they were as innocent as sucking doves, ~ « . Not bad policy, perhaps, thus to try and make Sir Hugh the scape-goat for Sir John's sins ; but we are inclired to think it will not work, It will 'be difficult to make people believe an old politician like Sir John, who has been thruagh so many dirty puddles in the past, and his ** vener- able friend " and colleague, whom he him- self stigmatised as "steeped to the lips in curruption,"--as well as the other worthy colleagues of these two nights-- should ali have been so close to such a nice piece~of bribery and corruption as this is reported to be, wit'out getting a Little of the pitch on their not perfectly snow-white hands. Dollars by the h dred 11 4d were cowing from some source through Sir Hugh's haads during the election, aud were Leing spent iu aid of Mini:terial candidates, and these - innocents kuew nothing about it ; did not kuow where the money ca uc from, ner [what it was Leing ured for, mor what it' } 4 nt 873. was tha price of; did nch knew ta fact) that there was any money circulating at all! That story is too thin. It is no use trying to put the blame on Sir Hugh. The people will be ready to give him his full shave of tho burden, but they are not going to let the bigger sinner escape. If 8ir Hugh got such large sums of money from the Americans he spent it all to help Sir John in his election csmpaign, and Sir John could not have been ignorant of the fact. He must have known that American capitalists were not so deeply interested in Canadian politics that they would subscribe so liberally to save the Ministry of the day unless they were going to make something out of it, and the public of the b acute- ness of theso latler personages will not allow us to suppose that they were going to spend so much and trust to the poat- election gratitude of those they were be- friending. They would take good care that the bargains were made bef.rehand, and good guarantees given that the pro- mises would be fully carried out. Perhaps it was not the most honourable thing in the world for these Americans to take copies of the incriminating corres- pondence before placing the original documents in the hands uf a trustee ; that is as people may choose to regard it, cach from his own standpoint. But then it must also be cousidored that the entire transaction was a dishonorable one.. If the story be true in its details, it simoly amounts to this : Tast tha friends of the Northern Pacific wanted to contro) the proposed rival line--the Canadian Pacific; that through fir Hugh A'len they bought the charter of the latter, paying therefor a large sum of monsy, which was spent ia helping Munisterial supporters to buy their way into Parliamont ;" it was a piece of eorcaption or bribery all round; and though we talk of honor among thieves it is an understood fact that there Aa ry Americans wanted to get hold of the Canadian line and they willing to pay money for it; the Government wanted to keep in power, and they willingly sold sold the charter of the line for that pur. pose ; individual ministerialists wanted to get into Parliament, and they were ready to take the money offered to help them in, on the understanding that they should give compensation in votes. If Paciffc Scandal is true=and we fear it is --this is all hat it amounts to. Rank roguery--honor there is none, and could not be. Though it is not creditable to the country that such a state of things exist, it is better for it to coms out than to re main concealed. Had it never come to light we should find this or some other Government encouraged in the day of need to do something even worse. Retter forit to be known--that the delinquents may be punished, and made to serve as warning to unscrapulous politicians in the future. --A4 dvertiser. A S---- English and American Negotiators. The Geneva award in favor of the United States, and against the British people, of about $15,029,000 will be paid on the 14th of Saptember next. The award may have been just in itself, bu' it was founded 'on bad principles. The famous Washington, Commissioners (Sir John A. Maedonald teing one of them) on the part of the Eng, lish Government, assented to ths recogni tion of an ex post facto law, which is red pudiated, barred and forbidden by the Constitution of the United States, of which fact our British Commissioners-- including that once astute; b=t now effete lawyer, tne Minister of Justice--seem to have been utterly ignorant. The com- missioners, and we must admit that the British Government was mainly at fault, admitted by treaty the application of a now rule to the settlemant of the difficulty --a rule which did not exist under the laws of nations at ths tims the offences complained of were committed --and the consequence was that the people of Great Britain must pay soms $15,000,000 for ac's committed by private individuals, which acts were perfectly in accordance with international law at the time. The whole thing was a farce, and moreover, it may lead to greater complizations in the future. Even now the British Govern- ment seek to obtain a modification of the rule, seeing how badly it works/when practically apnlied. There never has been a treaty formed between England and the United States Government since 1776, in which the American Republic did not ob- tain an advantage, and from which treaties, Canada has been the chief sufferer. The Treaty of Peace negotiated in 1783 was unjust to the British Provinces of North America--that of 1810, and commonly called the Ashburton Treaty, which fixed the north eastern boundary bot weou Maine and New Brunswick, was still worse ; that fixing the boundary of the North west be- tween the United States and British Col- nmbia was still more disadvantageous to er Majesty'sPossessions'in North Amer- ica. Canada may have derived a slight seeming, bat doubtful, advantage from the Reciprocity Troaty of 1835 ; but the U. 8. Government, in a pet, revoked that Treaty ; and that negotiated at Washing: ton by the late Commissioners was an oug- rage upon Canadians. ht Sir John A. Macdonald, though a party- to that Treaty, Sir George E. Cartier, and' the whole Tory press, as well as the Re- form presa, condemned it with a unani- mous voice, yet the Government of which Sir John was the head and the Tory press eating their own worlds, subsequently, under Imperial dictation and the bribe of a boon of sme 83,500,000 sterling in aid of the [ntercolonial Railway, approved of that Treaty. In all cases, with the single | negotiators have outwitted the trained English statesmen with whom they con- ducted negpfiations. The fact is a sad and humiliating one, but a regard for historical truth compels us to admit it, "'Tis trne, 'tis pity, and pity "tis 'fs true" that all our British Ambassadors and Treaty negotiators, when brought aud always have besa, out-generaled in relerenve - $0 territorial rights aad pecuniary counsiderativns. In the wat bunidbss we cad beat then, Lut not in the sequence, They get the best of us invari- ably inthe "loazrun." Perhaps that way b. owing to English plethora. Tt puzsles American statesmen, however, how to dispose of the money obtained, | oro working snergetioall 0. make them a | Balances is none among political thieves. The | '{we have ¢onfidence that there is a day | jndgement and when an example { this city, and nearly Seventy yorrs of age, iin, Captain Jack, was the boy she ready [feem Parliament. exception mentioned, the untrained Yanke | into communication with Yankees, are, | beats "1st Bt as oY inal ¥ diture ; but the result most frequently is that a:* ring," few in namber, divide it among themselves. Our own leading Tories do the .same thing, but ona much more limited" scale. The Canadian "rings" scem to be comtent with a few thousands, whi'e the leaders in the United States' "' rings" steal by the millions. Hamilton Times. Disgusted at Last. The Cornwall Fiecholder, which since Confederation has been one of the most ardent defenders of the Dominion Govern- ment, is finally compelled to acknowledge that its idols are clay of the commonest and most worthless description. It says, speaking of the session just closed : *" A less fruitful session, in respect of liberal and necessary legislation, has never been held in this country. The success of the Government did not result from a great policy boldly and houestly carried out, but from contrary causes. The session just closed is without a paral- lel for evidence of corruption. Not un- till the public debt was increased by four- teen million in order that the support of a pitty Province might be secured to the Government was that Government safe in its place. By this and other means of the same character did the situation at the end of the Session become th reverse of what it was at the beginning. We are not of those who look with too great saverity upon that very natoral weakness that prompts a minister to make the most of the influences at his command. Bat the gigantic conceptions. of bribery, by which the Government of Sir John A. Macdonald has secured the sup- port of the outlying Provinces exceeds all reasonable licengo. Nova Scotia con- ciliated by a large addition to the public debt. That means the conversion of an alinost unanimous vote against the Govern- | went from that Province to one quite as | unanimously in its fa~or. British Colum- bia admitted into the Union upon terms | notoriously in excesss of what she asked, and about to entail incalcuable obligations Which implies that, | every member from that over-represented| | Province is bound hand and foot to sustain | the Government whether its policy be right! | or wrong: New Brunswick feeling on the upon the Dominion. held the balance of power, took advantage | of its opportunity to profit at the general | expense. The effect of which is that the pravering between parties the hesitancy as to which to honor with its patronage has | disappeared, and that Provinces too, hav- ing received its price, throws its quota un- | to the support of a Government from which it was able to extort its own terms. | We know there is enough partizanship abroad in the country to attempt the jus- tification of a record of this kind. But | | ming when the people will render a just made of thuse to whom no sacrifice on the part of the country is $00 great to preserve to them place and power.' -- Captain Jack: Wno Ramsep Hiv--Wno Nawmep Hix Axp Wrox He 1s Naxep Arren- From the Portland (Oregon) Herald. Our reporter has obtained from Mrs. Joseph Knott, an, old lady living in the following account of Captain Jack : In the year 1851, while living at Canon- ville, Douglass county, an Indian boy came to their house, and, speaking the argon, desired to live with them. He- was one of the Rogne River Indians, and belonged to the tribe then located on Cow Creek. She noticed that he appeared to be an active, keen, shrewd looking boy, and with the consent of her husband took him to raise, with whom he remainsd several years. As soon as the boy was assured that they intended to keep him, he insisted on having a *' Boston" name, 4s he called it, and wished to be named after wished to be named after the best looking of Mrs. Knott's children. This being appreciated by the mother, she de icided to name him after her son--their 'ages, apparently being about the same-- iand this son was J. Knott, being better known as jack Knott, of saloon fame. The boys grew up together, and many rere the days they spent in the sports of the chase. On one occasion, alter he had been with them for some time, he became offended because he was told to leave the goom, and loaded his rifle with the faten- Gon of shooting Levi Knott, but was discovered in season to preveut his de- signs. This circumstance led to his ex- ;pulsion from the family, and from that wntil the present time he has not beep son by them, except in 1855, the year in which he murdered Mrs. Harris, after which Jack went to the Goose Lake cpuntry. His mother was a full sister to Rogue River John, who attempted to seize the steamer Columbia while she lay atianchor in the harbor of Creseent City, and also a half sister to the war chief Sam- of the same tribe, aud Chief Joe, who re- ceived his appellation from having fought General Joe Lance. All of these facts and" 'many others which we have no space to meation wero reontly: confirmed by Judge Prim, of Eastern Oregon, who ¢>mmnnicated these particnlars to Mrs. Knott, stating that the great Modoc topk to raise in 1851 The Ottawa Free Press annonnces the retirement of Sir Frencis Hincks "Preparations are being made in Londor. for a monster temperance demonstration of societies in the western section of the Provines, on Dominion Day. Tae Ottawa Free Press considers, if experiences and past services are any claim, Mr. Rufus Stephenson has a better right to a seat in the Cabinet than Mr. Gibbs, bf Svuth Oatario. Or the respective populations of Liver- jd and Glasgow differences. of opinion oft mes prevail--many a Glasgow *¢ chappie" eoutending that his o city contained wore inhabitants than Eugland"s great commercial seaport. It will be seen by the following statement that Live its northern river by 39,858 : « population of Glasgow is 433,547 ; Liver. pool, 433,405." Two grand Reform demonstrutions are on the lapis--to come oil daring next oouth. Oue will be held in the South of Leads, (at Brockville) about the of July, snd the other at 'eterboro', » date. Both. demonstrations assembling of a new' Pa-liament that if Dividend No. 32, rayable Notes in Circulation Government Deposits pay- Other Due to other backs in Can- Due to other Bauks or will take the shape of monster pic-nice. though they sre cemenally good on expen.' ae ; Tho Reformers of the ive localities » ONTARIO BANK. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SIXTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SIOCKHOLDERS OF THE ONTARIO BANK, HELD AT THE BANKING HOUSE, BOWMANVILLE, ON TUESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF JUNE, 1873. The Chair was taken by the Hon. John Simpson, President; who, afier the ap- pointment of C.Draper, Esq, as Secretary read the following Report :-- Sixteenth Annual Report of the Directors of the Ontario Bank, presented to thé Shareholders at their Annual Meeting, - held at their Banking House, in Bowmanville, on- Tuesday, the 3rd day of June, 1873. The Directors, in submitting their last Annual Report, congratulated you and the country upon the general prosperity then prevailing in all branches of trade. This prosperity, while apparently checked for a time by the late stringency in the money market, is still in our opinion measurably continved. During the month of July last, signs of a sudden and somewhat unexpected stringency in the money market began to show themselves ; this stringency continu- ed during the summer, and seemed to be intensified during the latter part of the fall and early winter Bank stocks rapidly declined in value, and money could only be obtained by outside borrowers by their paying unusually high rates of interest, Onur. monied institutions were pressed to their utmost to afford their regular custome ers their facilites necessary to meet their business want's an at any period a general panic' was considered imminent by many. Siuce the opening of navigation a more hopeful feeling has prevailed in commercial circles ; and now money--while far from easy --can be obtained, and' is being sup- plied by the banks to their|customers on reasonable terms. Your Directors have found it dificult, adden and unexpected change above re. erred to ; but they believe that the fol- lowing, with other causes not named, may to some extent at least account for the sudden transaction :--excessive importa tion, over-production of home manufac- tured goods, the employment: of a large amount of private and banking capital in Tocal public works, the expenditure of large sums in the erection and starting of new mills and factories, and the sudden 1 not impossible, fully to account for the and' unexpected stringency in thee Ameri- | can money market, preventing as it did the sale of a very large quantity of sawn lumber, and, as a conseguence, requiring such ' lumber to be carried over by the producers, aided, as they had to be, by | the banks, The large amaant of public money that | will be expended in the country during the ensuing few months, on railroads, canals, | and other enterprises, by the Dominion and local Governments, and by Corpota- tions, cannot fail 10 give a large measyre of relief to all classes of the community ; and, should we be blessed with ancther abundant harvest, your Directors believe that comparative ease in the money mar- ket, and general prosperity in the country, will soon again prevail, Daring the last few months the rate of nterest paid for special loans has been very high. Your Directors are aware that had they refused to grant the usual | facilities and - accommodation to their re- | duly elvcted as Directors for the enrrent gular customers formerly accorded them, {and 'had they employed all the spare ' Will be | capital or funds of the Bank in making | A. McDonald, M. P., C. 8. Gzowski, W. | special loans, they could have materially increased the profits of the institution. They, however, felt that it would be more in accordance with your views and with sound policy, that they should con- tinne to give their regular customers aid and facilities usually accorded them, and on reasonable terms. This they have done, and your Directors have reason to believe that the customers of your Bank have been as generously and liberally trated as those of any other institution, i A considerable number of the stock- "holders of the Bank have frequently, and | in various ways, expressed their opinion that tlie interest of the instit«tion would he promoted by the removal of the Head ! Office to one of the large commercial cities. As the Act now stands, the ques- tion of removal caraot be submitted to you for consideration and decision without a good deal of delay aud some trouble. If the shareholders are of opinion that the interests of the Bank will be served by an earlier removal of the Iiead Office than that coutemplated by the Act referred to, it will be necessary to obtain legislation at the ensuing session of the Dominion Parliament to attain that end ; when this legislation is obtained, it will then be in- cumbent on. your Directorsto call a special meeting of the shareholders to consider the propriety of removing the Head Office to some point to be then determin- ed (if « removal is determined upon), and at such date as the sharcholders may then The net profits for the year, after deducting expenses, making provisions for bad debts, and interest on spe- cial depesits is Add balance from Profit and Loss Account from last $272,380 79 8,216 43 $280,602 22 Which has been appropriated as follows: Dividen No. 31,4 per cent., 1st Dec. 1872 Dividend No. 32,4 per cent., 1st June, 1873 Carried to Reserve Account 98,898 40 75,000 00 $272,186 32 Balance of Profit and Loss ° Account The usual inspections of the branches hare been carefully made by your inspec- tor, Mr. Milroy and he reports that he found all the offices well conducted and in an eflicient state. The Cashier, Inspector, and the different Managers and Officers have performed taocir respective duties to the entire satis-' faction of your Board, and we consider them fully entitled to your thanks. All of which is respectfully submitted. JOHN SIMPSON, Presideat. Ontario Bank, Bowmanville, June 3,1873 GENERAL STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE OFTARIO BANK, 48 ON THURSDAY, 1HE 20th DAY OF May, 1873. LIABILITIES, Capital Stock paid in... 82,474,14 Raserve Account 375,00 Balances due frem other Banks or Agents not in Canada Governments Debeatures or Stock Loans Discounts or advances o Cartvat Account to urporations 7 Notes nd Bi fasion UB and current vs 8 Notes und Bills discounted, ma overdue,and not special- red y ec: Overdue Debts secured by Mortgage or other Deed on Beal Estate, or by Doposits of or lien on stock, or by other Se- eurition. ......0. 0000, Bank Premises Other Assets not under the 56,350 84 1,999 83 76,287 03 inclued foregoing /63 Ontario Bank, Bowmanville, 20th May, 1873. D. FISHER, Cashier. The President moved the adoption of the report ; which on being seconded by T. N. Gibbs, Esq., was submitted to the meeting and carried unanimously, Moved by Mr. R. 8S. Cassels, seconded by Mr. S. C.Gzowski--That the Directors of the Ontario Bank are hereby empower- ed and required to apply to the Dom Parliament at its next Session, for aff Parliament in the session of 1871, chapter 37,entitled ** An Act to amend and explain he Act to smend the chapter of the Ontario Bank," so as to permit and require the directors of the said Bank to call a general meeting of the stockholders of the said Bank, at its Bauking House in Bowman. ville, $8 consider, and if then decided upon, to order the removal of the Head Office to sulh Risso A$ may then be decided up- on, and to fix the period within which such removal shall take place Notice to such meeting to be given by the directors within 30 days after the passage of the said Act, and 3) days' publication of the | | notice of such meeting to be given in the | usual manner and form. Carried utani- mously. Moved by W. J. McDonell, .y BEC onded by. W. H. Gibb, Por Bags es. That the thanks of the shareholders are hereby given to the President and Direct- ors for their efficient management of the affairs of the Bank during the past year. | Carried. Moved by W. G. Cassels, Esq., second- | ed by W. Sisson, Kaq,,-- Resolved : That C. Draper, R. Windatt, and R. H. Turner be scrutineers of this election, and that they report the results to the Cashier ; that the balloting now commence end that it close at four o'clock ; but if at any time five minutes s*all have expired without a vote being tendered, the ballot may be | closed by the scrutineers. Carried. | C. DRAPER, Secretary. | The following is the report of the scru- | tineers :-- | ToDavid Fis* er, Esq., Cashier of the | Ontario Bank :-- | 8ir,--~We the undersigned scrutineers appointed at the annual meeting of the | shareholders of the Ontario Bank held this | day, do declare the following gentlemen | year, viz: --Hon. Jno. Simpson, T. N. Gibbs, M. P,, Hon. W. P. Howland, D. McMurtry, and J. P. Lovekin, Esqrs. C. DRAPER. R-WINDATT. R. H. TURNER. { Bowmanville, 3rd June, 1873, The Board of Directors met after the | report of the scrutineers, and re-elected {the Hon. Jno. Simpson, President, and | T. N. Gibbs, Esq., M. P., Vice-President. D. FISHER, Caslier. | An Aet respecting Municipal Instita- tious in the Province of Ontario. (Continued.) 90. The election in townships and in- corporated villages of Reeves, deputy reeves aiid councillors, shall be by general | vote, except in townships divided into | wards, and shall be held at the place or | places where the last meeting of the council | was held' or in such other place or places | as may be from time to time fixed by by- law. | 91. Incase n majority of the qualified | electors of a township on the last revised assessmeht roll do petition the council of the township to divide the townshi) into wards, or to abolish or alter any then ex- isting division into wards, the council shall within one month thereafter, passa by-law to give effect to such petition ; and if such | petition is for division into wards, shall divide such township into wards, having regard to the number of electors in each ward, being as nearly equal as may be, and the number of wards shall 'be four in all cases ; and where the township is divid- ed into wards, and is entitled to one or more deputy reeves, the councillors shall at their firat meeting elect from amongst themselves such deputy reeve ar reeves. 92. Every election shall be held in the municipality to which the same relates. 93. No election of township councillors shall be held within any city, town or in- corporated village, nor shall any election for a municipality or any ward thereof, be held in a tavern or in a honse of public entertainment licensed to sell spirituous or fermented liquors. Divisrox II. --RerurNiNg OrricErs. 94. The council of every municipality, in which the election is to be by wards or electoral divisions, shall, from time to time by by-law, appoint returning officers to hold the next ensuing elections. 95. In the case of a municipality, in which the elgction is not to be by wards or electobal divisions, the clerk shall be the returning officer at all elections after the first, . i 96. In cdse, at the tine appointed for holding an election, the person appointed to be returning officer has died, or does not attend to hold the election within an Interest and Exchange Re- served 2nd June Profit and Loss Account. . .. 8 415 89 | $3,000,323 19 1,171,154 00 able on demand 169,726 87 Other deposits payable on demand 768,260 78 Government Deposits, pay- able after notice, or on | a fixed day 500 000 00 | Deposits, payable i after notice or on a i fixed day 1,357 839 13 88,528 36 139.792 30 $4,195,301 44 $7,195,624 63 | mda Agents uot ia Canada. , at, or going from from the election or hour after the time appointed, or in case no returning®officer has been appointed, L287 the canse of poor b | the electors present at the place for hold- ing the election may choose from amongss thomselves a returning officer, and such returning officer shall have all the powers, and shall forthwith procesd to hold the election, and perform all the other duties of a returning officer. 97. The returning officer shall, during the days of the election, or of voting of electors as to a by-law, act as a Conserva- tor of the Peace for the city or county in which the election or voting is held ; and he, or any Justice of the Peace having jurisdiction in the municipality in which the election or voting is held, may cause to be arrested, and may summarily try and punish by fine or imprisonment, or both, or may imprison or bind over to keep the , or fur trial, riotous er disorder- y person, who ts, ts, molests or threatens any voter coming to. remaining voting, - and « when tiereto required, all constables and persons present at the election or voting, shall assist the Returs- ing Officer, or Justice of the Peace. be required of uny in respect of a freehold, or to such effect :--That be is ago of twenty-one boru or naturalized subj Act to amend an Act passed by the said | chairman shall have all the returning officer. 12 of July. Hypophosphites is selling creating a great excitement on account of at person shail be years, sud is that he has not voted before tion in the township, vi » the case may be) in which his vote (and if tenderi mayor, reeve or deputy-reevel has not voted Before a wurieipality for the election of reeve or deputy-reeve (ag athe bare directly Dean ceived any reward or nor does pect to receive any, Sia by tenders at the election ; that he s holder in his own right (or right wife as the case may require) every case that he is the purporting to be named in ors; (or in case of a new mugie: which there has not any roll then instead of referring electors, the pereon offering be required to state in the oath erty in respect of which he elaims #100. The oaths or affirmations required of any person, claiming otherwise than in respect of a shall be as follows, or to such That he is of the full age of twy years, gvd is a natoral-born or subject of Her Majesty ; that Lr before at the pi on ie ha 2 i the 1 H ¢ Fre. T to] rey 1 4 i Iii; g [3 Ih 4 a 4 " ; sF A 3 tg s # i V H for the vote which he tenders at the tion ; that he has been resident within the municipality, and thst he is the person named, or purporting to be named, in list pry so ; (or 3 case of 3 now » cipality in which there has not assessment roll, then instead of to residence for one month next election, and referring to the list ors, the person offering to vote quired to state in the oath the in respect of wtich he claims to that he is a resident of such municipality, 101. Such oaths or affirmations shall by administered by the returning officer or chairman, at the request of any candidate or his authorized agent, and no shall be made of any voter, ¢ with. respect to the facts specified in oaths | or affirmations. Hl Divisions TV.--Prucsepives ar \ TIONS. Zs 102. A meeting of the electors shall take place for the nomination of candi. dates for the office of mayor in cities, and for mayor, reeve, and deputy reeves in towns, at the hall of the municipality, ea the last Monday in the month of Decem- ber annually at ten o'clock in the forenoon and the deputy reeve shall be n ' as first, second, third, &c|, 1] the number to be elected. i 103. The clerk of, the municipality shall preside at such meeting, or, in ese of his absence, the council shall appit a person to preside in his place; if the clerk or the person so appointed does net attend, the electors present shall choose a chairman or persun to officiate from among themselves, and such clerk or powers ola H (To be continuednext week. ) Tae Belfast magistrates have to prohilit .protessions on the decided bp x R. C. Banwes, Junction. City, ge writes that Fellows' welling Tepid the cures it is effecting. Natmax Lees, a Monchestes, entten manufacturer, lately died ana leit £2,6500,000 for his relatives to over. He had never ma was seventy-five years old. Mr. William Darcey Dowling, a Dublia barrister, thonght he wanted to meamy Miss Frances McMullan ; but after haw. ing gained her consent, he mind and wedded another lad fickleness Mr. Dowling has been ed'by a jury to pay Miss M&M Tae number of persons streets of London during years-by vehicles and horses hundred and thirty-three ; injured, seven thousand, four and ninty-four. THE total loss by the Boston fire, ss far as at present known, is about $1,500,000 and the total insurance $700,000. One of the firms burned nut has received fi its landlord, a millionaire, a bill for | month's rent, less one day. During the confussion of be Morning, some mg eight $1,000 bonds of the Chicago, Hgton, and Quijncy railroad, numbered' from 2,058 to 2,085 inclusive, from wry the papers of Messrs. Haley, Morn, &' 0., 'We observe the Lindsay Mr. E A. Me and well-known Reeve of Mariposa, has a field of fall of fourteen acres, on an average inches high, snd without a spot in it. Bowes very justly considers this the lest field of wheat in the country,and to palm will be awarded unless some far can show better. ! Post bab 3] - DIED. In East Whitby, on the 4th inet.. Willlsh Hallet, native of Devonshire, aged | : In the township of Darlington, on day 10th inst., Mrs. Thomas Ward, 32 years and 6 mouths. ¥ A HE COMPOUND FLIXIR or. HO PHATE Ly. favourite on account of Ie perio bi -- iy a -- A the a tood the dna ak, A heayh. Rr perp etiy fu dog er oF frie agaptal st all as and conditions of Hil being food and nutritive tonic SolEF® $1.00 ; all. y Commercial, i " i '8838855583388 888 ° SL