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V 0 Dentist. 95 King street East, Toronto. Best mineral teeth inserted in a} manner to suit each patient. Particular attention given to the preservation and re ulation of the natural teeth, carefully nvoing 3.1 unnecessary pain A. W. SPAULDING, Assistant. 11- Method of extracting teeth without pain, by the use of Ether Spray, which affects the teeth only“ The tooth and gum surrounding be- comes insensible With the external agency, when the tooth can be extracted with no pain and without endangering the life, as in the use of chloroform. Dr. Robinson will be at the follow- ing places prepared to extract teeth with his new nppgtmtus‘.’ All Office operations in Dentistry Auctioneer for the County of York, respect;- fnlly solicits your patronage and friendly influ- ence. Sales attended on the shortest notice and at reasonable rates. P. 0. address, Victoria Square. C’ 0 Auctioneer for the counties of York, Peel, Ontario and Simcoe; also anuacor and Commis- sion agent. P. 0. Address, â€" Bloomington. I? Chancery sales attended to. Parties requir- ing Mr. Patterson's services can make arrange- ments and obtain particulars 8.5 to terms, etc., M; Tu Hanan omce. U0 NEWMARKET, Ont, SUR- GEON DENTIST, would respectfully announce that he will visit Rich- mond Hill the 18th of each month. at Palmer’s Hotel; also attend the following places, profes- Iionally, Sundays excepted: Newmm‘ket‘ ............ 3rd of each month. d and 4th do 5th do 8th do . 10th do Sbouflville . 14th do Markham 16th do Aurora. 20th do All branches of Dental surgery attended to. Sutidmtion guaranteed. Charges moderate. U Auctioneer for the County of York, respect- fully solicits your patronage and friendly influ- ence. Sales attended on the shortest notice, and at reasonable rates. P. 0. address, Teston. , “7.0; bgifonned in a workmanfike manner? Aurora. lst, 3rd, 16th and 22nd of each month Newmarkel: .................. 2nd do Richmond Hill 96h and 24th do Mb. Albert 15th do Thornhill ... 23rd do :37. EsANDE'RSON, V.‘s., G.T.V.C., I cémer of Yomze and Centre streets. Rich. O’ Auctioneer for the count§ of York, respectâ€" fully solicits your patronage and friendly influ- ence. Sales attended on the shortest notice and at reasonable rates. P. 0. Address, King. I’ Treasurer of Markham Township, Clerk of Division Court, Division Registrar, 6150., Main at, Unionville, will be at Hall’s Hotel, Markham, every Monday.1rom 9 mm. to 4 .m.. to attend to basin“! in connection mm the ‘ourt. ANIEL KINNEE, LICENSED Auctioneer for the Counbv of York‘ resuect- JOHN STEPHENSON, CLERK & _ Imagine; of >Mafrkhgm Township, Clerk of U MOND HILL, will be generafly be found at home from 2 to So’clock, p. 111. 1â€" Drugs, Medicines, Wines and “Liquors for medicinal purposes, Groceries, 8%., Thornhill. By Royal Letters Patent has been appointed Is- luer of Marriage Licenses. U“ 811 on and Aeénucheui. Office. corner Yonge an Oean Streets,-Bichmond Hill. w..-V~u--Mu-', . “1-, vol»- v .ua D c8mer of chge and Centre streets, Rich- mond Hill, may be consulted personally or by letter on all diseases of horses, cattle, etc. Horses examined as to soundness,also bought and sold on commission. 1-1 0 MISTS and Druggists, come!" of Yonge and Centre streets, Richmond Hill. Special ut~ toution paid to prescriptions. AMES 0. STOKES, LICENSED Auctioneer fnr the cnuntv m' Vnrlr Human. fl‘uoms anvvspn, Q.g GEO. BROWN, M.D., PHYSICIAN Surgeon and Acmucheur. Office. corner of '[HOMAS CARR, DEALER IN . pnggs, Medicineq, Wines and 'Liquors for H. U GAR, Buh‘isters, Attorne satâ€"Law S 1' ‘- 1701‘9 in Insolvency, etc. y ’ 0 ml REATflfY, flhii‘IVL-LERLIZL BIGGAR, U Barristeré, Solicicors ii: Chancery, Notarieé Public, etc. Gainesâ€"66 Kin street East, Toronto, two doors east of Toronm 3 eat. W\ H. BEAT‘I‘Y. W. N GEDLAB MILLER. Enwm M. GHAgngx, , C. R. . BIGGAR. BEATTY, CHADWICK & BIG- GAR. Barristers. Attornevsmtâ€"me. Sn‘lini. Advertisements without written instructions {Mg be inserted until forbid and charged transient re. a. JJ TEES, Attorneys, Solicitors-in-Chaucér}, em. 8-! Adelaide street East, (opposite the Court House). Toronto. J! Barristers, Attorneys-abLaw, Solicitors-in,- Chnncery, Convevancers, etc. Officesâ€"Nos. 2, 4 and 6 Ontario Hall, Court street, Toronto. Business Cards, one year ..$4 00 Do six months. 2 50 Do three months . 1 50 “transitory advertisements, first inse per moh .......................... h 75 Each hubseqent insertion, per inc 25 An inch comprises twelve lines of Nonpm‘eil. Condens'ed advertisements, under the headings : S ecialities," “ strayed," “ Lost or Found," “ For HI I; or To Let," "Wanted," em, each insertion 25 can a. 7*? Attorney, Solicitof-inâ€"Chancery, iConvey- nncer, etc. Oflice~No 6 Royal Insurance Build- ings, Toronto street. Toronto. FERGUSON, BAIN & MEYERS Barristers. Attornevs-nt-Law. Salicimrmu BOULTBEE & EVATT. BARRIE- TERS. Attm-neva. Rn'linifnrnJhJ‘fh«nu-mm M. MALLOY, BARRISTER Attornnv Rn‘initnr.iu_l‘hounnm n nnnnn EVERY FRIDAY MORNING, At his printing offices, Yonge Street, Richmond Hill, Ontario. Terms of Subscription: $1.00 per annum in advance. Advertisements will be inserted on this page at the following rates: RETHUNE, OSLER& MOSS, BAR- DTQ'T‘W'DQ nfn Yhfinn Dinnh "Au..,\-m~_‘_;_ THE HERALD. m: Albert Thornhill Maple. . . . 15th Eio 23rd do 26th do Burwick . 28th do Kleinburg. 28th do Nobleton ...................... 30th do Nimbus Oxide Gas always on hand at Aurora. ‘oronto. F. 05mm. W. G. FALCONBRIDGE N. W. Henna. ALFRED BOULTBEE. WM. WORTH EVAT'I‘. LAMUEL m. BROWN, LICENSED r’ RISTERS, em, Union Block. comer’ Toronto Aidglaide Ste. (opposite the new Post Oflice). M. H. KEEFLER, m. fAT'IjERSON, LICENSED 13.931 N s 0 NS, L7.D.VSV., NEW . JAR. LANGSTAFF, RICH- SANDERSQN a; SONS, CHE- VOL. XVIII, N 0. 18. : ADAMS, L.D.S., SURGEON guttiumrfi'. Diff!) Miami. Eijtvdiafl. D. E Tno'ixééul W: @9191an L.D.S., PUBLISHED BY tended to. JAMES BETHUNE. CHABLEfl Moss. .7. H. THOM. JOHN Bun. Lb STABLES.â€"Horses and Vehicles for hire. Charges moderate. Opposite Sanderson & Sons. JOHN BROWN, Proprietor. V V - ERS, Richmond Hm, have always on hand the best of beef. mutton, lamb. veal, pork, sausages, 9130., and sell at the lowest prices for cash. Also corned and spiced beef, smoked and dried hams. The highest market price given for cattle, sheep, lambs, etc. keeps constantly on hand all kinds of wood, which will be sold for the lowest market price. Cor. Yonge and Centre St. Richmond Hill. J» ‘ facturers of and Dealers in Granite and Marble Monuments, Headstones. etc, Ringwood, Ont. Satisfaction guaranteed. P. WIDEMAN is also issuer of Marriage Li‘ ceases. Besidenceâ€"Jfingwood, Ont. 1- CIAL Land Surveyor, Civil Engineer and Draughtsman. Orders by letter should state the concession, lot and character of survey, the sub- scriber having the 01d FIELD NOTES of the late D. GIBSON and other surveyors, which should be consulted in many cases as to original monu- ments, em, previous to commencing work. Oflice at Wfllowdade, Yonge st., in the township of York. For sale on reasonable terms, the Houses and lot comprising half an acre of land, with excel- lent garden and orchard, lying south of Mr. A. L. Skeele‘s shop and north of Mr. Alex. Moodie’s store, iuthe village of Richmond Hill. A good business stand. Also the Store and Dwelling House and Garden, containing hqu an acre of choice fruit trees, oc- cupied by Mr. A. Moodie,subject to an unexpired lease. Apply to J-L- Insurance and Real Estate Agent. De- fiosits received, subject to demand, with interest. onus negotiated. Debentures for sale. Oflice, 20; Adelaide street East, Toronto, a few doors {West of the Post Office. Toronto RICHMOND HILL L I V E R Y STABLESâ€"Hnrsafi and Vehinlan fnr hire, ‘VOOD YARDâ€"JOHN BROWN keeps constantly on hand all kinds of ETER S. GIBSON, PROVIN- CIAL Land Burvevor. Civil Engineer and THE NATIONAL LIFE Insurance Company. CAPITAL, $1,000,000. Surplus, - - $1,528,476. For further information npplg m; at the Offices of the Company. WALTER . LEE, Manager. Part of Lot No. 30, 2nd ancession. 125 Acres; 55 Acres under Crop; Living Spring ; Possession first April, 1877. Price for IMMEDIATE Sale $2,625; $1,600 payable in 1881. Interest half‘yearly. A strong stock company, With low rates, dqfim’te contracts dnd liberal policies. Insurance efiected on the most liberal terms. WILLOUGHBY CUMMINGS, A cut, Toronto street, orontoa Full information cm: be had no Tm: HERALD Omce. Richmond Hill, This Company advances Money on the security of improved City or Countr Pro yerty, re-payable by means of a. sinking Fun wh ch is found to be the surest and easiest moée of repaying a. loan. ’3' Sega ou_r roduged 1021;: table: HOUSES AND LOTS FOR SALE AT RICHMOND HILL. De 0 its not exceeding $100 may be withdrawn at on 1; $100 and upwards subject to thirty days’ notice, or a. reduction of thirty days’ interest, at the option of the Directors. To be entitl'ed to in- terest, deposits wast remain in the Company three months. Interest calculated from the first and_ 15th_ dgy pf the n30nth._ The Whole Assets of the Company are invested on the security of Real Estate and Municipal De- bentures, .thercby giving the depositors unâ€" doubted security for all money left with this Company. FARM IN VAUGHAN, A BARGAIN. Hon. GEO. W. ALLAN, Senator, President. Samuel Flatt, M.P., ................. ViceJ’resident. DIRECTORS H William Gooderham, Geo. W. Lewis, Thos. H. Lee, George Gooderhum, Hon. D. L. Macpherson, Senator. Money received on deposit, and interest allowed at the rate of Six per cent. per annum, com- polmdeq'hnlf I yearly.“ Capital, $800,000; Total Assets 1906,306' R - serve Fund, $203,500. '55 ’ ' e ‘1 RIAGE licenses for the county of York, Real Estate and Insurance Agent. Parties having farms or lots for sale, or wishing Insur- same on life or pro arty will have their orders Promptly attended 0 by the above. Money to can at 8 per cent on approved freehold security. Office. Court House, Toronto. GEO. EAKIN, ISSUER OF MAR- RIAGE licenses for the canntv nf 'Vnrlz i‘u- LOAN ON FIST-CLASS MORTGAGE snowm- TYâ€"in sums from $500 upwards. Apply to M. TEEFY, N. LYNETT, (as executors of the estate of the late Martin Brennan) Richmond Hill. 1'1â€" mortgage of farm property, at eight per cent. interest. in sums to suit borrowers. No com- mission. Apply to BLAKE d: KINGSFORD, 10 Adelaide St. East, Toronto. ONEY TO LEND.-â€"$2,000 TO LOAN ON FIST-CLASS MORTGAGE mummy. ‘VESTERN CANADA L O A N AND SAVINGS COMPANY. U a piece shm'Ied off each horn, fror'n Brown's Corners, about the 15th inst. $3 reward will be paid for her recovery. JOHN OSTER. VLot, 6, rear of the 3rd Con. Vaughan, two dry cows. One came about; the lst inst, and the other on the 17th. The owner or owners are re- qfilested to prove property pay expenses and take 12 am away. JOHN GIBBS. MbNEY TO LEND ON FIRST mortgage of farm mrnnnrtv mt niuhf ‘nnr Advertisements of 3590 lines and less, under this heading, twentyjive cents each time. AME INTO MY PREMISES, Loc. 6.1‘enr nf tha 3rd mm Vnnryhnn hm an. STRAYED, A ROAN COW, WITH a niece ghnvnr‘l nf? Ann'h hnw an... I’m-mm." April 11V 1876. :chi'fgrther information up] Address J. R. BRADBURY, Toronto‘ 7 Hgébfi: PUGSLEY, BUTCH- W. JARVIS, SHERIFF OF & L. 0.7 WIDEMAN, MANU- AND SAVINGS COMPANY. Officesâ€"No. 70 Church street, Toronto SAVINGS BANK BRANCH. “Imus, BAFKQR- BROKER, yhe county of York. Oflice-Court House, Eflimlmnwufi, MONEY T0 LOAN. JAMES M. JENKINS, Laskay BO 01' to M. TEEFY. 5. Richmond Hill. gar fink. @mmy. 3mm RICHMOND HILL POST OFFICE. â€"- Mails close as follows: Morningâ€"Going south, west and east, including Maple, Thornhill, Toronto, Markham, etc” at 6:45; going north, 6:45. Eveningâ€"Going south, east and west, at 6245. Registered letters must be handed in fifteen minutes earlier. Bills of' the defunct International Bank oi Toronto, are in circulation in the city. Another magnificent demonstration in honor of Sir John A, Macdonald was given on Wednesday, at Simcoe. 10,000 people were present. This pic-nic is considered one of the best given this season. “ Mr. 0. H. DaVison has been returned for the Local Assembly of Nova Scotia by a large majority. Christian Henry Pozer, of St. George, has been appointed to the Senate, for electoral division of Lanzon, in the Province of Quebec, in the room of the Hon. Alexander Rene Chaussegros De Lei-y, resigned. Mr. James Redford, ex-Grit-MP. for NorthPerth is missing. His liabilities are estimated at $500,000. Many farmers'will be large losers by the mis- placed confidence they had in Mr. Red- ford. The worst is not yet known. NORTHERN RAILWAYâ€"Trains pass Richmond Hill station as follows: moving south at 9:10 am, 1:30 p m, and 8:26 pm: moving north, at 8:13 am, 1:30 p 111, and 5:13 p In. Mr Palmer’s ’bus meets the morning train moving north and evening train moving south THE Pnoo'ron STAGE LINEâ€"Runs in connection with the Northern Railway, meeting the morn- ing train moving south and the evening train moving north. Passengers leave the Dominion Hotel at 8:10 9. m, nrrivmg’ in Toronto at 10:20, and retuming leave City linll station at 4-10 pn1,and Brock street station at 4:25. Single tickets, 50 cents; return, 80 cents. S.Prontor, proprietor. RICHMOND HILL OMNInUsâ€"Runs dailyk leaving the Stage Hotel, Richmond Hill, at .230 am, arriving in Toronto at 10:30 a m, and returning, leaves the Commercial Hotel, J urvis st, at 3:20 p m, and the Bay Horse Hotel, Yonge st, at 3:30 p m. Single tickets, 40 cents; return, 75 cents. John Palmer, jr, proprietor. ‘ Loxnox, Sept. 25.~â€"The Mark Lane Eac- press in its weekly review of the British corn trade says :"â€"England will require in the coming year about 13,000,000 quarters from stocks on hand and foreign importa- tion, because of the deficiency in the home supply. Much interest is centred in the A merican crop. The week closes with local trade very steady, but without great animation as buyers are acting with great caution. The supply and demand at this moment pretty even y counterbalance each other. Fine white wheat realizes an occasv ional advance of a shilling per quarter, but enquiry has not been brisk. Feeding stufi‘s are held firmly. Barley, oats and maize have imprm'ed in price. In wheat by the cargo, trade is quiet but steady, and maize con- tinues very firm, while in some cases rather higher prices have been obtained. SikMAnY’s EPISCOPAL cmcnâ€"services at a p m, except thegthird Sunday of eve month, when we servi'aes and sacrament are eld at 11 a pm. Sunday ,school at 1:30 pm. Rev B Shanklm, Rector. METHODIST CHURCH or CANADAâ€"services at 10:30 a m, and 6:30 p m; Sunday school at 2:30 p m ' prayer meeting every Thursday evening and S S Teachers' meeting on Friday evening. J Herbert Starr, Pastor. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF CANADAâ€"services at 11 o’clock in 111; Bible class on Sunday evening at 6:30 o'clock. Rev J Dick, Pastor. ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH~servicos in order as follows: Thornhill at 9:00 a m, and Richmond Hill at 10:30 a m; the following Sunday at Rich- mondgHill at 9:00 a m, and Thornhill at 10:30 a. n1, alternating with Markham every third Sunday. TRAVEL. FOUNTAIN LODGE, Juvenile No. 35, U. T. 0.â€"Meets in the Masonic Hall, every Monday evening at (3.30 o'clock. A. E. Mortimer, Guardian. The Methodist Sabbath school Temperance Assoâ€" ciation issue pledge curds every Sunday when desired. Wm. Harrison, Supt. MECHA-Nlcs’ INSTITUTE.â€"LierJ'y of over 1000 vol- umes open every Tuesday evening, in the Ma~ sonic Hall, from 7 to 8 o'clock. R. E. Law, Li~ brariun. Lectures and discussions periodically. RICHMOND HILL FmE B:taADE.â€"â€"Meets for fire practice the first and third Monday of each month, at 7 o’clock pm J H Sanderson, Capt. CRYSTAL LODGE, U.T.O., BAND.â€"Meets for prac- tice evely Tuesday and Saturdzi. evening at 7:30 o‘clock. A. E. Mortimer, Lea er. RICHMOND LODGE, A. F. & A" M., No. 23, G. R. C.â€" Meets in the Lodge Room, Masonic Hall, on the Monday on or be ore full moon, abs o’clock p.111. Jus. Reynolds, W. M. RICHMOND L. 0. L., No. 778.â€"â€"Meets in the Tem- perance Hall, on the induy on or before full moon, at 8 o'clock p.m. J. R. Boochby, W. M. RICHMOND HILL TEMPLE, No. 465, I. 0. G. T.»â€" Mcets in the Temperance Ha11,every VVednes- day evening, at. 8 o’clock. “[111. Harrison, T. D. CRYSTAL LODGE, No. 372, U. T. 0.â€"Meets in the Masonic Hull, every Monday evening at 8 o’clock. A. E. Mortimer, P. D. Is hereby given, that the Toronto Grey and Bruce Railway ompauy, will apply to the Leglslature of the Province of Ontario, at the next session thereof for an Act to amend the several Acts relating to the said om- pany; and to confirm the arrangements made With the Bondholders, and other reditore of the said ompany, and to ex- tend the hame to such of them as have not yet accepted such arrangements; and to confirm grants of station accomodatlon, and other rights made to the said ompany by other Railway ompanies, and for other purposes. Toronto. 1911], September, 1875. W. H. BEAT’J'Y, Solicitor for the Applicants. J- ING, with Post Office, in Purpleville, lot 25, rear 9f 6th Con. Vaughan. Immediate posses- sion If required. Enquire of Mrs. McCartney, Purpleville, or Wm. Danton, Merchant, Carrville. U and fixtures of the remises, situated at the corner of Yonge and loor streets, Toronto, for sale‘ Satisfactory reasons given for selling. Apply to JOSEPH GABY, on the premises. U TITY on hand. THOMAS NI'GHTIN- GALE, Yorkville. « Advertisements of six lines and less, under this heading, twenty-five cents each time. TO RENT A STORE & DWELL ING, with T’th 0mm in 'pm-nlmn'nn 1M 95 RAIN TILE, A LARGE QUAN- TITY rm ham]. 'I‘HnMAR N1nnmnr. JOTIOE IEASE, LICENSE. GOODWILL 33mm»: gimtnry, RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, CANADA, SEPTEMBER 29, 1876. fipwialtiw. POST OFFICE. CHURCHES. SOCIETIES. Mr. Brown’s Premier the Honorable Alexander Mackenzie was billed to speak at Watford and down in Monk on last‘ Friday. As they found it impossible to have him at both places on the same day, t the Monk demonstration was postponed. This is a remarkable evidence of the want of resource on the part of the great Reform party. Nothing: would have been easier than for Mr. Mackenzie to have filled both bills. And in this way, every- one who has watched Canadians politics knows that there are two distinctxfilex. Mackenzies; one of them detests and the other approves of Coalitions. One is pure as the driven snow, the other be- fouled with oil rings, steel rail jobs.‘ Wallace conspiracies, &c., .&c. One of them made a Protection speech at Sarnia : some time ago, the other is an out and; out Free Trader. One of them is ever‘ ready to break a lance tor the rights of Ontario, the other sacrifices Ontario to gain support in the Maratimo Provinces. ‘ One is enthusiastic in his advocacy of‘ economy, the other has not hesitated to increase, enormously, the expenses of the‘ Government. One used to declaim against the number of civil service em- ployees, the other has greatly increased the number. One used to wax eloquent on the independence of parliament, the other has assailed the independence of the speaker himself. He then shook hands witlx’ those about him, and knelt. upon the fatal trap. His feet were firmly tied together, the rope ad- justed and a white cap made of linen drawn over his head and face. The hangman then Shook hands with him and stepred to one side. Rev Mr Copp. of Detroit, then ad- vanced to the from part of the scaffold and offered up a prayer COncluding‘ with‘ the Lord’s Prayer. As the last words were spoken the lever was pulled, but as the hangman was in an awkward position and extremely nervous, as he could be seen to tremble. he jerked it too hard, and the hook attached to the bolt broke. The execution» er then stepped behind the doomed. man, whose bosom heaved violently, and in a‘ rude and blunderng manner endeavored to punch the bolt outwith the end of his lever. This failed. He then got a hammer and punch, and after some hammering knocked the bolt out and sent it flying into the crowd. But, horror of horrors, even yet the drop did not fall 3 The hangman then cooly sent for a sledge hammer, and the people around the scaffold imagined that as one means failed him he intanded to brain his victim. The dying man kept quite steady on his knees though his bor’mm heaved violently, but he never uttered a Word and seemed to be waiting in dreadiul suspense for death. Rev W Cupp laid his hand firmly on his shoulder and encouraged him by praying in a loud Voice and exhorting him to lean on Jesus. By this time the sledge hammer was handed to the hang'man who swung it deliberately around his head, brought it down with terrific force on the trap, which yielded by degreesâ€"lfinally fell througn, and John Young was out of sus- pense. ‘ Why could not the one Mackenzie have gone to Monk and the other to Lambton ?â€" Strut/0rd Herald. When asked if he had anything to say, be turned his face to the crowd and spoke pretty neariy asfollowszâ€" “1 see a lot of young fellows Here, some of them I know and someI dm'z’t, hutI hope they will take warning from me and not go in my tracks and came to this; I am not worth} of Ibis fate. but as it has to be done I must put up with it. I hope to meet you all in a better worl’d.” Hostilities are said to have recom- menced in the East, Servia having ob- jected the peace conditmns. The commutation of the sentence of the nephew, James William, and the carrying out of the sentence upon the uncle, is looked upon as a sort of com- promise. The Globe comments rather severely upon this being done, and hits Mr: Blake rather hard. It does cer- tainly seem a farce for judge and jury to spend days upon the trial of a crim- inal, and then to have their verdict set aside; but so long as it is law we must be governed by it. In the views of some people, capital punishment is a barbarism that should be done away with, and if' there is one thing more than another, that would tend to confirm people in this View of the same, is’ the hanging of some, and the letting off, or rather the commuting of' the death sen» tence to imprisonment for life of' others,; without any fair show of reason in the‘ one case more than in the other. The; hanging ofthe elder prisoner for the‘ murder of Abel M acdonald took place at Cayuga on the 22nd inst. The closing scence is thus describefl by the Hamilton Spectator. EXECUTION OF JOHN YOUNG. Below we acknowledge subscriptions to THE HERALD received slnce last issue: At the residence of the bride’s brother, New- market, by the Rev. Mr. Tremaine, Mr. William H. Pugsley and Miss Alma Atkinson, both of Richmond Hill. 963 W. Perry. Buttonville. 963 J. A. Higgins, Cherrywocd. 963 John Stephenson, Thornhill. 996 W. 0. Patterson, Patterson. 983 Patterson & Bro., “ 949 J. Lauder, Dnvisville. 983 F. Mason, L’Amoreaux. 983 '1‘. A. Milne, Markham. 984' A. Oxford, “ ‘ 983 R. G. Armstrong “ 1000 Marty Gleeson “ 1000 Jas. Speight “ 1000 Jas. Humphreys, Wobnm. 1000 J. Woods. Maple. 1033 Jos‘ Wilmot, Buttonville. SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED. TWO MACKENZIES. MARRIED. 51R,â€"Itt the, month of October last, dur- ing the progress‘of the contest for the re- presentation of the electoral division of. Montreal West in the House of Commons, addressing a public meeting I used these words, referring to you :â€"â€"“ He purchased from a Montreal firmâ€"one of the partners in this firm being his own brotherâ€"~40,00U tons 0? steel rails, ostensibly for use on the Pacrfic railway, but these very rails are to‘- day piled on the banks ofthe Lachine "canal, where they may be seen by any elector; The Premier’s plea was that he had done so 'owing to the 'eheapness of the price, his view being to save the country the expendi- ture ofa considerablesur‘h in theme ; but entlem'en thoroughly informed on t e sub- Ject stated that these very rails could now be purchased for $7.50 or $10 less than the Premier had paid, and they had thereby lost not only so much money but also the interest on the two millions which was paid for the rails.” Immediately on the appearL ance of this statement in print, you telefi graphed to the netvspapers friendly to you that it was “a deliberate falsehood," ad'- ding on your own account the following :â€" “ No steel rails were purchased by me from any Montreal firmâ€"all were obtained by open competition after a month’s advertis- ing for tenders, the anes’t tenders being in all cases accepted. The contracts were all made with English makers. No brother or relation of mine has any interest. direct or indirect, near or remote, in any of these contracts, 0: ever received or has any claim to a cent profit from one or any of them.” In a speech delivered by you in the toWn of Whitby, during the recent election in South Ontario, you' repeated these statements; adding certain further explanattons, to which I shall refer before I have concluded. The papers connected with these steel rail contracts have only recently been printed, , and other engagements have until now pre- vented my carrying out the design I had formed, and frequently in public expressed, l of dealing with the personal issue thus raised , between us. I shall, therefore, leaving 3 aside all mere verbal criticism, deal with, the subject in its broader aspects, and as effecting the public interest. For ‘comeni'â€"‘ ance ot arrangement, I will discuss it tinder l the follwing heads :â€" l 2. ls it truefln relation to the fifty thou‘- sand tons ofsteel rails obtained by the Gov- ernment, that " all were obtained by open competition after a. month’s advertising for tenders, the lowest lenders being in all cases acqeptefi t?” The men who hold up their hands in horror at the impurities, real or imagin- ary of other folks, are in nine cases out of ten more guilty than those whom they are but too ready to accuse of enormities. The deliberate falsifier of truth when shown up in his true colors is but too apt, when all other sources fail him, to resort to abuse, he loses his temper and he thinks to make up in vile language .and strong epithets, for his weakness in argumentativencss. Hence we have our Prime Minister accusing a private gen- {leman of being guilty of a “ deliberate falsehood.” ‘ To the Hon. Alexander Mackenziefi; 1. Is it true or not that arrangements were made with a Montreal firm, which, in their advantages to that firm were equivalent to a “ purchase" of steel rails? Is ik true that no brother ’or relation of yours “ had any interest direct or indirect. near or remote, in any of the contracts, or ever received or has any claim to a. dent of profit f‘r‘umpn'e or any of them ?” 5. Is it. not, true, moreover,_that special advantagés were accorded to this firm, not accorded to others, purchases being made through them on terms similar to those for which tenders were refused from other part- ies ? h 4. 0n the contrary, is it not (ru'e that a brother of yours, Mr. Charles Mackenzie, had most material interest in the connectxon of Messrs. Cooper, Faipman, ‘& Co. with those steel rail contracts? For the benefit of our readers who may not have had an opportunity to read Mr. Thos. White’s letter upon the sub- ject of the Steel Rails; we copy it as given by a. city contemporary. The source from whence Mr. White gathers hisinformation is contained ina blue book issued from Ottawa, only afew weeks ago. The correspondence was asked for by Dr. Tupper early in the last session, but only laid before the House when it was about drawing to a close. It will be seen that contrary to Mr. Mackenzie’s repeated assertions con- tracts were given out to parties who were not the lowest in tendering and that the firm in which my b/other had. a special interest, had special favors showered upon it. It is not too much to assume, that the $15,000 in notes of hand, which his brother Charles got when retiring from the firm of Cooper, Fairman and 00., Were, to say the least about it, more certain ofbeing paid, seeing the firm had the handling ofa nice little contract of about $1,500,000. The Opposition have returned their man 'for Victoria, Nova Scotia, after a short and sharp contest, by nearly 100 majority. This constituency was held so secure by the Ministry that they deemed“ any opposition to their candi- date would meet with sure defeat; but they have been mistaken, and it is said that the result of this election is only a sign of what will take place over the whole province when the opportunity arives. Mr. Tremain the former member having been appointed to a County Judgeship, Mr. Ross came out as a half and half supporter of the Maekenzxe Government; with what result is now seen in the return of Mr. Campbell, the Opposition candidate. JOBBERY IN HIGH PLACES. Coming. hoWeVer, to the more important matter of the tenders, I find the following in the report of .your Whitby speech 9:“ One firm tendered for 5,000 tons at $54; another firm tendered for 5,000 tone at $53.24. This firm was the lowest, represented by Cox '& Green, ifI recollect aright. Ipresw’d them to lake the whole 40,000 that we deâ€" cided then to order, but they declined to take more than tendered for, and Cox & Green have published a letter over their own sigma- tures stating that they were pressed to lake the whole contract at the figure they named. that being the lowest. _ The Ebbw Vale Company tendered at $53,53-they being the next lot‘vestâ€"hfor 5,000 tons, but they agreed ultimately to take 10,000; The Mersey Steel Company, which is represented by Fairman & Co.â€"-in which Company's af: tairs my brother had an interest 11 to that timee-tendered at $54.26 3 and t e West Cumberland Company tendered for 10,000 tons at $53.53--1he same price as the Ebbw Vale Company.” that there were allowed only six 'clear days, including the day on which the adrertiseâ€" ment appeared and the last day on which the tender could be mailed, in which to make it. I find by reference to the Toronto Globe that this advertisement did not ap- pear in it ‘at all, although you assert that it was sent to it. I find that, owing to repre- sentations. as has since appeared, from two prominent Montreal firms. you‘ postponed the time of receiving,r the tenders until the 16th November. I find that the adverttse- ment with this postponement notice never appeared in the Globe ; but that on the 13th October, nine days after its appearance in the Herald, an advertisement did appear for the first time in the Globe, asking for tenders for these rails. I find that although the return brought down to Parliament states that the advertisement was published in the Herald Spotman, and Coal and Iron Record of New York, it does not appear to have been seen by New York iron mer~ chants, as in a letter dated New York, 10th October, from Messrs. H. Champlin -& Gil“- let. reference is made to the “ advertise- ment for tenders for steel rails published in the Canadian papers.” The short time first given for tenderingâ€"six daysâ€"has never been satisfactorily explained, and the facts I have given as to the advertisements do not certainly lessen the necessity for explan- ation; Referring to the official return I find that this statement, so far from being sustained, is directly contradicted. There is nothing to show that you pressed Cox & Green to take the whole forty thousand tons, and that they refused. 0n the contrary, I find the whole following correspondence at page 35 of the printed return: “ l3 & 15 Hospital Street, Montreal, Dec. mm, 1874; “Dear Sir : We are, today, in receipt ofa cable communication from West Cum berland Iron nndSteel Company (Limited), informing us that, taking into consideration the favourable terms of payment, they are prepared to increase the quantity of steel raila which they are contracting to deliver Referring to these papers, I find that the first advertisement was dated the 29th Sept., 1874; and that it asked for “tenders in quantities not less than five thousand tons of steel rails,” to be received at the Public Works Department, “ not later than Thurs- day, the 8th of October, 1874.” As some controversy has arisen in relation to this advertisement, it muy be well tb refer to it here. > By reference to the Herald of Mom- real I find that the advertisement appeared ont 'e 2nd October for the first time, so ~In answering the second question I shall take the facts as they are developed in the papers brought down last session, six weeks after they were asked for, and only when the debate on the subject had taken place in Parliament. In your Whitby speech, referr- ing to the charge that these papers were kept back, you said, “all the papers, the advertisement, the specification, every indi- vidual contract, with all the signatures-â€"all the papers Were on the table ofthe House the session beforeâ€"more than ayenr before be (Dr. Topper) puthiSmotion on the paper. There is nothing on earth in the other papers more than the ordinary letter correspondence between the contractors and the Govern- ment ” The public will be able to judge by the few extracts which I shall make whether this “ordinary letter correspondence be- tween the contractors and the Government.” was as unimportant as you were disposed to make it appear when addressing the electors of South Ontario. As to the first question, I persume you will hardly deny that the _only answer pos» sible to it is an affirmative one. If you lhave any doubts on the subject. [dare say ‘the report furnished by Messrs, Cooper, Fairman, (l: Co. to the Mercantile Agency, in answer to enquiries, will remove those doubts and show that the profits to that firm alone, reached a very large sum of money This being the case, the attempt which has been made by you, and by some of your friends on the press, to play upon the word “purchase” will hardly be accepted as a fair treatment of this subject. Contracts made through agents or brokers, but in the name of their principals, may not be accur- ately described as purchases from the agents; but in their practical value to the agents, the result is the same whatever term may be used to describe them. I give you all the benefit you can derive from the admissron that had i when speaking to a large open-air audience, had the same accurate knowledge which the discussions which have since occurred,an.d the papers which have since been published have af- forded, I would not have charged you with purchasing rails from a Montreal firm of which your brother was a. partner. but with} having contracted for a large supply of steell rails through a Montreal firm of which your brother was a partner, in such away as to larglely benefit that. firm. Whatever you can gain from this change in the form of words I am quite willing that you should enjoy. You will see that all these questions have a. direct relation to the personal controversy raised by my statement and by your reply to it. I propose to answer them chiefly from the ofl‘icial papers brought down, from the official records of the courts, and from facts well known to the public of Montreal. And havmg answered them, [propose to leave to the publie‘the decision of the question, to whom the ofl’ensive term “deliberate falsehood" most appropriately applies. . 7. And, lastly, is it not true that the country has sustained a serious loss by the purchase ofthese mils at the time they were purchased ? 6. Is it not true that the Well established princxples of the contract system were vio- lated in the interest of this firm Cooper, Fairman & Co ‘2 ‘5 Sir : We beg herewith to enclose you the tender of Messrs. Doyken & Ramsden, of lxcelles, Brussels, whom we representin the country. We shall beglad to be favored with your es‘eemed order for the whole, or a portion, of the contracts for steel rails adc vertised by your Government. We beg al‘r so to inform you, that we are in a position to arrange freiglits and insurances to 'Monv tr’eal or elsewhere, as may be instructed. " We have lhe honour to be, “Your obedient servants, (Signed,) " MCMURRAY, FULLER, & Co. “ The Honourablr A. Mackenzie, " Minister of Public Works, " Ottawa.” “ Brussels. 29th October, 1874.» “ Gentleman-E In accordance with your favour ofâ€"inst.. we beg to offer, subject to your acception for 25th prom, one. two, or three pflréels of 5,000 tons each, ofBessema er steel rails ofthe finest quality, at £10 stg. ‘per English ton f. o. . Antwerp, net (fish against B-L in London These rails can be of any section you like, provided they are not under 30 lbn per lineal yard. These rails would be our own make, as we are establishing works for them, would be cut in lengths to order, branded R. Delivery during period of navigation next, year. “ Yours truly, (Signed,) “ Dore}: 88 Kasper, But n'aore than this appears. Yon!I state= ment that. all the rails " were obtained by open competition, after a month’s adver= tising for tenders, the l‘oWest tenders being in all cases a’ccepted ” is shown to be en‘- tirely incorrect. The lowest tender sent in was not only not accepted, it was entirely" ignored. Here is a tender which was not. as I havka said, even considered by you: The next lowest tender was the Ebbw Vale Company, as you stated, but it is not. true, as you further stated, that “ they agreed ultimately to take 10,000 ” tons. They tendered for 5,000 tons, they received; a contract for that quantity, and they were- never asked to take more. although their tender was the second lowest. The thirdi lowest tender was that of Guest & 00., at? $54, and they received a contract, for the. exact'quantity they tendered f0r, via, 5,000‘ tons, at $54 per ton. And the next tender of those accepted was that o! Messrs. Coop er, Fairman, all 00.; for the Mersey Steel and Iron Company of Liverpool. These gentlemen tendered for “ five to ten thous: and Bessemer steel rails." And yet, with5 out any correspondence that appears in this oflicial return, whatever private correspon; dence there may have been, the Company which they represented were awarded double the largest quantity mentioned in the ten; der which you accepted, viz, twenty thousi and tons. We have thus these facts establish- ed by the official cm-respondence. to which you pretended to attach so little imports ance when addressmg the electors of South Ontario :â€"'â€"That in relation to the three lowest tenders, no effort was made to in“ duce the parties to take a larger quantity than the smallest quantity for which tenders were receivable, in she case of the lowest an olfer to double the quantity being actually refused at first, while the parties tendering at a higher rate received contracts for double the quantity tendered for, for half: the whole uantity required, the agents of these latter eing Messrs. Cooper, Fairman, & 00., the firm in which your brother, Mr.» Charles Mackenzie, was, as will appeal“ hereafter, a partner. I ask the public to contrast these facts with your statement at Whitby, and 1 am quite willing to abide by their decision. “Toronto, Canada, November 13th, 1874: “Messrs. McMarray, Fuller, 5; 00a, “Toronto, Canada." from (5,000) five thousand tons as the qunnv tity now stands to (10,000) ten thousand tons. We would now remind you that our lprice is the lowest of any, viz.: (£11 Us. 03‘.) eleven pounds sterling per ton, delivered in Montreal. We would now, therefore, re‘« pectfully request that you would bring the proposition to the notice of the Minister of Public Works, calling his particular atten- tion to the very low price of the rails. “ Soliciting the favour ofa reply, “ We are, dear sir, “ Your obedient servants, (Signed,) “ Cox & GREEN. “F. Braun, Est}, Secretary, “ Public Works Department, “Ottawa.” That, it will be admitted, is a remarkable letter to come from a firm which you had pressed to take a larger quantity of steel ' rails they at first tendered for. It bears rev markahle evtdence of having been written thy gentlemen who recognized the sale they had made as being a good one, and who |were therefore, anxious to make the order as large a one as possible. Three days elapsed, and no answer came from the den partmeut, and then Messrs. Cox it: Green telegraphed to your deputy as. follows: “Montreal Telegraph Co., *‘ Ottawa, Dec. 2lst, 1874. “See our letter 18th December to Mr. Braun, ofi'ering five thousand tons more rails, if wanted; reply quick, as a. railroad is in treaty. And the following day came this answer fnom your Secretary: “ By Telegraph from Montreal, to T. Trudeau. Public Works ,- WHOLE NO. 949. (Si‘ghed), ‘- Cox «in GREEN."