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Recent Ilfirpvols- £30m the neighborhood of Luke Winnipeg‘state that parmdges are 1.7er “plentiful” in the woods more. Mr. James Clealqnd brought twenty-five brace into town I. few days ago. .At their late sales of SouthernManitoba. had! the Syndicate: disposed of 50,000 «Inertia average rice beingfififio; the aggregate realized 325,000. These land's Ire sold Shedlumly, and possession does not ennil entitlement duties. The bulk of the purohnsere were intending settlers, and “the will pre‘pere the way for the edven tof .‘ he ' lines.» the Q. E; B", the Syndicate shying that they will run branch lines wherever they see traffic offering. Riverrthlloy this seasonings graded No. 1 land. and about 5 per cent. No. 1. Mr. G. H. Carroll, of Verdun, Manitoba, formerly of, Brsntford, 1'11“ leaéed two town-hips oontainihg'46',000- acres on Belly River. near the food of the Rocky Moun- tains, for ranohe purposes. He will 'form I joint stock company, Mr. D. Bergiu, M. P. to: Cornwall, having agreed to place $20,000 worth of horsesupon the runohe next spring. > Reports received by the {and depart- ment of the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Maui- tobIC'omp'sny intimate that about 85 par gent. of” the wheat brought from the Red A. w. Boas-ms sold $80,000 worth of city property to Boyle, Campbell & 00., noting tor 'English capitalists; Several Inge Isles are nearly consummated. The 2031 estate scare is about ovér,‘ in conse- quence of building Operations still being Wand, despite the frdagalil‘ A Regina correspondent says : There is likely to lag a. great wane ofwaner here this winter, lupin fact. the Creek is now frozen solid to within six inches of the bottom. Ehe- (LP. R. Co. have got water at the htion 9% 21a feet. ‘ There is about 30 feet If water now injhe tank, but the company Antoni to still continue to bore until they alirike & flowing spring if they do so within 400 feet. _ ‘; ~ - Rim-yr. It is aaidutham he has obtained a nimble location from the Government. ‘ Egvfi'rly .Kotelmi‘tEm north; 1de Jo}! ‘nstpn ones to the south. The former was saved but the letter was destroyed. In ‘ the Jim-t pause an inveli'd 3min wsgs reported to hove been ‘ burned ‘ to death, but it 'trsnspirei'thst he had been rescued by the boarders. ‘ A women was burned severely in her efiorts to secure a supposed missing child. The Johnston ~House burned down slowly. The fire engines worked feebly on mount of frost. The loss by the Pacific building is estimated at $10,000. There, :lwu no time to rseive thecontents, which are valued at probably $3,000, and the Johnston House. with furniture, including billiard tables. $12,000. The total loss is estimated “#450,000, with. about a. third covered by insurance. > Grain buyers of Eme son and West Lynne will not buy from he Mennonites. “The bailiff in busy among them, and their position is becoming a. hard one. Mr. stid Blain. of Torontofis in Ottawa. in qoqnection with the formation otia com- any‘w'yuh forgold on the Saskatchewan A Winnipeg telegram dame'd last (Thu‘rs. duy) nigh! says; Aeflre broke oun this evening at 7 o’cl‘oek in the Canada. Pacific ~Hofi61.neu the railway de 06, which was burned to ‘the ground wit. ’ its contenua. The thermometer Was 25 degrees below zerofivunv} ‘bhe firemen were slow to work, 33d ynfiged‘theifiefforts to saving‘the :- -r n- ,A, KNWinter has been elected Mayor of Brandon by molamation.‘ Gapimfia-u hnve adyancéd 19501000" tor begin operations on the Souris & Rocky Mountain Railway. There was a. large assamblage at the first reception of the Lieutenant-Governor this “tomboy. . » AWlnnipeg telegram dated last (Wed- nesdiy) 'night says; The City Clerk choline: to declare A. W. McMicken clout“ as Mayor, beoause, owing to defects in the new city charter, it was impossxble blobs-in lemma homaone ward. On Monday the Southwestern: Railway will connect with the VMemiboba. Grand Forks Division. Hon. Mr. Wallbridge’s selection as Chief Justice gives smtisfaabion. It is feared his age {ill be too great to undertake heavy wot . ’ . A ’Diqp-grgya Fine F «- Bf $60. 1. 2.501 wwwuu- EXTENSIVE PROPERTY DEALS The Dominion lands statistics for 1882 um 503 homestead entries agaith 202 last year 203 pre-em’ptioga against 80; sold 106.900 acres; received $243000, against; 103,000 more: net, receipts $116,0001ast. yew. The Government will not issue a. Royal Commission to investigate the alleged haudein the City Council because specific not: are not alleged. Ald. Cameron alleges thI-t he was ofiered bribes of $7,000 and ".000 to do the log-rolling. ‘ Owing to a. misunderstanding st Regina people are seriously discussing moving from action 19 to section 26, the proprie- tors of which ufe likely‘ to assist settlers to move from Manchester to a higher section. Therein, no doubt tbwt the Government, Syndicate and Manchester have received 9. wcheck in tryingyto force the building of Regina. upon this property. Jul. Binsette.formerly Chief Factor of the Hudson Bay Company, has left; for Chinsbo open up wholesale connections. An efiort will be made; to control the Canadian tea. trade from Winnipeg after tho railwny is through. The prisoners engaged in the recent at- tempted escape from the penitentiary are aobeflogged on Tuesday next, receiving ‘fltty lsshes each. The warden has received in oflieiel letter from Mr. Moylsn, Inspector ‘0! Penitentiuiu, Veongratulating him on the successful manner in which he pre- vented the esci of thewppisoners, and complimenting h m on his‘brevery. [low I! Took Eflect in the Wrong Quarter â€"An Innocent Spectator Killed. A despstoh from St. Soholaetique, Que., seys : A man named John Craig. of Lake- field, hes recently given himself up to the Sherifi of this district, voluntarily accusing himself at having inadvertently shot 'sn'd‘kmaa“; y‘onng- led with a revolver. nomed‘ r-‘Willie John Armstrong. also 0! Lokefield‘, For some time past it appears 0mg oourted a. young Indy. The latter, after being faithful to him for a. time. loll in love with another I young . men. who in return showed her .‘ every possible attention and did all in his power tolinju‘re the first lover. Craig, sus- pecting the reason of; so sudden a. change on the port of his sweetheart. resolved to toke his revenge. A few days ago he met the unfaithful 'rl, drew his revolver from his pocket on discharged it upon her. The shot misled its mark,e.nd shot Armstrong, mod 12 years, in the chest. who happened to be ten paces from him. The trial of Gals will take place at the approaching Criminal Assizes in January. ‘ Vluwr nugu. ufl-vlus v“-.. ....‘..___ 5110' units of the race, was asked whether he won d like $6 dandle a. mulamto grand- child on his knee“ ‘t No," said he. “ I ~|honld not; butlwould not prevent a mar- rith between I. daughter of mine and a. negro ; and I should reflect, if such a. mu- ri-go took place, that in the third genera- tion It touch 0! the tar brush in a. beauty.” A- BWIETHEART’S REVENGE. Life for the hopeful youth is full of to- morrow. The old man who lives on yester- dly has I slender diet and little comfort. Vichy: Hpgg. having once declaimed on LA:' _L..&L..u WI‘NNIPEG. .‘M $60,600. “ “Causes a Lo'ss He paused not until some miles were passed over, and than he stopped at a: cot- tage by the way side. He knocked at the door, and, as well as he could explain him- self, signified that he wanted shelher until the drawn. The host: of the cottage, a hand- some young Italian, with aprentv young wife, who bore in her arms a. sleeping infant, conducted them into a roomâ€"a spare oneâ€"humbly furnished, and quickly spread before them their frugal fare. ‘ “ From hence, and forever,” he answer- ed; and then added harshly: “ Speak no more now. Anon you shall learn what, you desire to know. I am your ther,and you must obey me.” V‘ Senton commenced encing‘vi'lgoroualy, but Amy only wept. He regarded her in stem silence for a. short time, and than, when they_yere4&lone, he said»â€" “ Why do you Weep?â€"Wha.b have you got to cry for, I should like to know ‘3" “ I do not understand your treatment of me,” she replied tearfully. “'_Why am I nhus tom 30 lgnominiouuly fromdtvhe villa?” WT‘ Va peasmut’n child,” he said; “ Wear what becomes your station. Let: me place you on your mule. I will walkby your side.” it‘iWhither would you take me, father?" she asked through he; gears. “ Do you know, girl, that Lord Arnold is the eldest son of the proud Earl of De la More ‘I" “ Well do I know it.” ' “That he is heir to the titleâ€"will he himself earl and possessor of that proud oastle, which but so recently we lived in the shadow of, and all the domains per- taining to it 1’" “ I know this also.” 7 “ You know this and yet throw yourself into his power! What madness is this '2” From its back he took a. cloak, and threw it over the shoulders of the Weeping and affrighted maiden ; and hearing from her hair the beautiful flowars. few in number, with which in was endowed, he placed upon her head a. peasanh’s head dress. - I Heapullé'd open 14h; door and locked it after him; and there stood by the roadside a mule. “No madness is it! It is because I know himâ€"because I have faith in his truth and in his honorâ€"because I love him ~dearly,-deatly love himâ€"and, oh! I am sure he is worthy of my worship and my devgbionl’.’ 3, . . ... . .- - I,,!| Let us follow Amy now; Seuton, tightly griping her hand, conduched her to the back part of the villa Contaxiul. and passing through the grounds which stretched into the interior for some distance, conducted her bya. path with which he seemed to be acquainted to a. door made in ‘a. high wall, by which the grounds were nur- rounded. 7‘" This is no place for you, Amy.” he wig grimly, “ We'll. quip in and_f0}'eÂ¥:er." ' up vy uwu A ., He rose up, and throwing on his slouched but, said: “Your nosiuus Won’t suit the shots distance “We are from the villa. Come, throw on your cloak hu‘d we» will get on further; We can stop 8.13 some convent on our way and rest.” ' ' By the Au "nor ol ‘~ 5.0M! in I'll“; \l'imling,” “ A Lem from :1 Lite," 0w. “Do not hear me away from Florence, father 1” she exclalmed eutreutingly. He laughed sootufully. "He lives in Florence!” he remarked bitterly. “ We’ll have no stopping in Florence, or meat in; we will away at once." ‘ - - “ If not interrupted !â€"-permit me to sug- gest, if not prevented !" exclaimed a. voice at his elbow. HAPPY AF LA‘é'éJl‘. ‘Siénthn burned round with a. sudden start and beheld the Duct; di Bergamo before hlm. Seaton of course knew him; and strug- gling between the air of deference he knew he ought to pay him and a. 361139 of resist- ance to when he knew to be his purpose there, he said, pointing to Amy, “That is my daughter 1 ~I have a. right to exercise a. parent’s control over her ; end Your Excel- lency Will not, I am sure, attempt to pre- vent me." ' “ You spoke, I think, of‘ carrying the fair Bignora. out? of Italy 7" responded the duca.‘ “ Such is my intentioh," returned Seaton. “ But; not that qt others who claim as great a right to oontr-o’l. the movements of Signora. Amy as you." 1' ‘ n,‘1,... 5-" . v.1 ~77 .1 “As great a. righqlâ€"I sun her father, Excel}e_r_my_ Q" ' “ Well, that is not so elemâ€"1:116 person who is the greatest authority on that poiun denies that assertion; All all events, Sig- nora. Seaman will return to the Villa. Con- ‘tarini, from whichshe has been bprn‘e against her will,‘wha.fiever your relation- ship to her, or wmtsoqver may be your i-L- tenbion.” -. ' . 4‘» . \ ' mu..- "Tan". ....7. “ Selze that man ‘tmd iconvey him to prinon 1â€"1 will appear p0 prefer the charge,” said the Duca, pointing to Seaton. He was at once pounced upon by the soldiers, with Whom he rs‘nrugglgd violently, but was overpowéred andcarried out. l “AMI- ULAUUI V In an instant. a. dozen.;iroopers made their appearance within the room. L:M Ln uuu "um vvv-r-,.-,-- hi, The uproar ooaaaioned‘by the struggle, and snddenneawot file evunt altogether had- oomplebely overcome Amy.and she sank fainting upofi her seat; she would have fallen, but the Ducal caught her. - 1., Lauuu, uuu vuv unva- wah.“ .wh He saw than she had swooped. and he ca‘led our, “ GhibertiIâ€"Ghiberti I " Ghibertiantered the apartment.» “ Have you the carriage ready ?" he said. _“Perfect1yvalt your disposal, excellency." “ Get-the door o‘pen,”,be cried; and then lifting up the senseless form of Amy, he bore min his arms to $119 garriage, mutual:- ing. “7 Mme !â€"â€"mi_ne. Come What may now, mine !'Y’ : v: x, - â€" ‘.- n ,,V"A___J I-Illuw . , , Ah lastâ€"z nd a. div ry‘ length apppeared 1 the term of the juurneyâ€" qhe' carriage‘ Wheels rolled into the city of Florence. The speed at' which they had been conveyed bad now increased, and after many uurn w streets had been passed over and many i-iuuous turnings traversed, the vehicle stoppethe door was opened and Amy could see a pala‘tiwl mansion, standing frownineg in the shadow of the night. There was a. flight of steps and at the Is VOL. XXV. CHAPTER-i X)LY “ You are not far wrong, ducu. I came hither at the request of our mutual friend, respecting you young and beaucitul lady.” The (11103. compressed his teeth. “ You have, of course, recently left the Villa. Contutini ?” v He bowed stiffly, and said, “ My dear comte, although amt all reasonable times I am happy no use my friends, still there in a. limit, after which a visit musu be attri- buted to some matter most importantâ€"â€" moat urgenn. Such "is the occasion, I pre- sume. of your appearance here at this hour ?” “ Precisely, duca. The conteesa. missed the preeence‘of the lovely Signora. Seeton, and,‘from some. information she . received, shewee convinced that her absence arose f‘rom foul play; You also. Linea, were nowhere to be found. The conteeea. at once connected your diamppeareuee with that of the hair Signom Benton, and enlisted my services to ascertain-if thunWere the tech.” It was impossible to conceal that he was thunder-stricken at the mppenrance of thim very dear friend, as latterly he had denomi- nated the comte; and he scarcely at- tempted to conceal the chagrln he felt at, this interruption, of all others, the most unexpected. “ So far you have explained with pet- fect. aabiafagtion‘; but Mlle Comge: your She was about to rise mud, in language which he could not misappreheud, request him to send to her the female attendants of Whom he had spokenâ€"for the 'duea. had drawn offenalvely close to herâ€"when a lacquay entered end, to the evidently 1n- benee surprise of the Ducts di Bergamo, announced “ The Comte de St. Brieux !” presence in the house'excites me with won- der. How could you 'posaibly expect to find me here, when half an hour before I came hither I had no Intention â€"not even the idea. of doing :30 ‘1: V_ ,_ ' ‘ ‘f Pardon me, dune,” he answered, twiat- ingv hid mouatenhe oooly : ” There are sommmflen on whiuh 17 am ne‘mr‘pemr municative. Thls i»; one. There, duce, is a. problem for you I And when you have, euceeeded in solving it: with correctuean I will confeseibs truth, if: you desire it. But. pardon me 1 I am half furnished. Your hospitallty admlbe of no queation ; .80 after my long ride, I will unveil myself of those generous viaudl' I see spread for a. belie-a.- ‘tete. Before the ducu. rehurued. some servants appeared and Hpread the toble with luxu~ rious Vlflul.dfl, and,‘ judging by the bottles, some. very choice winea; they Were no sooner oub‘of the room than he enfioreél. He pointed to the cableâ€"“Slgnom,” he said, ” the eventa of to-uight. have fatigued 3.9 well as ulwrmed you. A little WjIm?â€"I know you English dunes drink of this beverage sparinglyâ€"Still a little will re- fresh and benefit you. It; is long since you have tasted food, and, therefore, must need it.” The Comfié‘dé) Sn. Bfieux laughefi noise lessLy. entrance Home four or six liveried servants stood, some holding flumbeaux, which appeared to have been kindled am a. moment’s notice. They ascended a handsome staircase, and the duca. led Amy into a. bmall apart- ment, and bade Her. saint llerég‘lf While he summoned a, lady who was a n’eur' relative of his, who lived and ruled; in the palace. If, however, she found, he Isaid. that: she was too {Migued to appear, he would rouse some of her, principal attendants, who would conduct Amy to Where she could testin peace will morning. ' We leave him to make his explanations, and return to Lord Arnold De la.’ More, whom Lord Sidmouth had "annually foupd at the Hotel di' Florence, swung up in his chamber in a. state of melancholy absfiihc- hion. ' Arnold could not reveal to Sidmouth what bud occasioned the absence of Amy, he ouiy said that a. relative had entered the garden and requested her to accompany himowhere he might have some conversa- tion With. her ; and that, of course. he had interposed no objection. At the some time, as he did not feel well, he had taken a. gbndola and at once had returned to Florence. There was not much conversa- tion after this but on the completion of his cigar, Earl Sidmouth rotired for the night, assuring Arnold he should rouse him out in the morning. as he wanted to go to. the post-office for his letters, and 116 kept his word. On reaching the post-office in the morn- ing, the Earl Sidmouth soon found that there were letters from home to; him._ “ My liberhy’s up 1 Here’s a letter from the skipper, unique from the admiral. I must up stick, and packon canvmaa for England hol" ’ ' .. .‘ 1 ,,,J ‘FfEA-ilngâ€"fiherefdm pick up my traps, and away to England via. Maraellles,rby the first steamer to-motrow." Lord Arnold considered whether he should not do the ' same,‘ 1200, as they Walked back to the Hotel di Florence. He was on the eve" of suggesting such a. deter- minationmhm they encountered the Comte de-St. Brieux. After a few words, which Sidmouth shaped 1 into a leave taking, the count took Arnold aside. “ One word," said he, “ in your ear, and no reply. Signora. Amy Suuton was rudely snaicpegl from you;,society last; night, and without refer‘ri lg ,tof the circumstances which followed, kI Will,t-ell'you that she is now on her way to England, in charge of her ego-called mother, travelling with the bearer of dispmnchea y from Sir Henry Bloomer to the Court of St. James. Keep this to yourself. Act‘as you plemfie, but be faithful to me, and do not reveal from whence you obtained the infonnmion.” _ . n q n n I 'I , W J "u ..... "m -..vv - _, ,7", , He pressed the hand of Arnold and hurried away. 5 The following monjng the Earl of Sid- mouhh and Lord Arnold were on their way to Genoa” and on teaching it embarked on board a. steamer on their way to England. “We have in our office," says the Dah-‘ lonega Mountain SemiucL f‘ a pepknife that was, 1051} eighteen months ago by Mrs. A.. McDonald. On last Wednesday morning Mr. Wm. Woody purchaeed EL cow for beéf that at the time the knife WM 10:“; belonged to the mid McDonald.‘ After kiliing her- he found in her paunch the identical knife, blade open. together with two nails." The following startling, announcement was posted the other day in the Baltimore (hty Hospital 2 “ If any gentlemen has purchased a. skeleton Within the past few days. he will confer a favor on Dr. Thomas by letting him know of Whom he purchased it, for there hoe been one taken from the. hospital. A reward Will be paid, and the gentleman allowed to keep the skeleton.” At a. meeting of the Ottawa County Council yesterday it was explained that the sign».- turea of the ex Wardens and the' County Secretary and Treasurer had been forged to the North Shore Railway bonus, and that the coupons had been placed in the Merchants’ Bank tor collection. RI‘CHMONJ') Hint, THURSDAY, DECEMBER_2_8, 1882’. (To be contiuugd) Mr.Balfour said, in rising to move the address in answer to the Speech from the Throne, he should have to, ask the indul- gence of the House if he did notshow that acquaintance with the form‘s of .the House that, might be 'espected from "an older member. When he and the member for Glengarry went out into the'enemies' lines with the Reform standard they had been somewhat ridi- culed. but the Opposition Would now have a different opinion of them. He thought the leaders of ’the‘ Liberal party of this House had reason to be proud of the re~‘ suits of the bye-elections. The principal question before the people at the bye-elec- tions was the Boundary Award, and he was glad to see that’the Government of Ontario still maintained a strong hold of the people, and he was glad to see that they were resolved to maintain the integrity of Ontario. The’people were expecting this. and he was confident that the Government would be as well sustained at the general as they had been at the bye-elections. They'lieard a great deal during the con- test as to the illegality of the Boundary Award, and it was sought to impress upon the people that the award was illegal ; but gentlemen who were now asserting this voted in favor of the resolutions submitted by the Government in 1880-81, approving of the award, and now they’found them going before the country saying the award was illegal. The people were quick to per- ceive'this inconsistency. V This session of the Legislature, could not be concerned with the National Policy. During the bye- elections they had found that the Domin-‘ ion Government had been neing Govern; Conservative candidates in The result showed ' now, and would show in the general election, that Sir John Macdonald might assist the leader of the Opposition here in manufacturingaplat- form, but heoould not compel the electors. to gather round it. ‘V Since the last meeting of this House there had been a repetition of the high-handed interference of the Dominion Government‘in the dinallowanoe,‘ ,for the second’time, of the Rivers and Streams Bill. .When he considered this question he thought that nothing remains for this House but to re-enact the Bill, in order that the responsibilities of endanger- ing the rights and revenues of this Pro- vince might be thrown on the Dominion Government. This House, he hoped,would do this in order that they might be able to say that they had done all that is possible to protect the vast property the people, had in the timber limits. Every one’s experience taught that the municipalities were glad to be rid of this license question. (Hear, hear.) They found the Temperance Alliance, the General Conference of the Methodist Church‘and . ‘-_Am_a~_.m~i_ifin<mmnxi_imma'n m‘nu-ucvo hair-1m (nme ment patronage in order to advantage the I Ontario. ' of the Crooks' Act, and specially protesting against the policy of restOring the power of issuing licenses to the municipalities. The charge that the Act was administered in a partizsn spirit was exploded by the facts, which Show two Conservatives holding licenses for every Reformer, and that of Conservative applications, but 9 per cent. were rejected as against 13 per cent. of Referm applications. Those who make the charge were asked to bring forward a single illustration of its truth, and they failedqito do so. On the whole the present system other bodies passing resolutions approving ‘ -' was agreat improvement and they found The Attorney-General gave notice of a motion that u. select committee be ap- pointed te strike standing committees on Privileges"a.nd Elections, Railway-e, Pri- vate Billsfimnding Orders,Publie Accounts, Ptjptiug. ... +.. . ,r “7744‘ _fi;..fi(§r}iéwaskéd if the Attorney-Gren- eml could‘give th~e natuye of the answer. »‘-... The Attorney-General said if the answers was printed in time it would be presented before the debate on the Address closed. It would be somewhat difficult to give the answer now. The motion was carried. fL'i‘ufig-leport of the Librarian bu {he state 0f the Library was pyesente‘d; ' ' ' = I . 1 Th'e followmg pebimon was presented : By Gibson (Huron)-The petition of the Vlllage Council of Wroxefier. respect- ing the repeal of sec, 17 of cap. 66, 43 Via, relating to the Toronto; Grey & Bruca Railway. ' 7 "uifiéwiiunb'rBéfy-Vée‘iééii said that if it could be got ready he did net see Why it should non be laid before the Ho'fuse». ' Mt. Monâ€"ii; saidrlvsfe: presumed that; the Premier would be able at least to give them an idea. of ins nature. ; =5 " ~ The Attorney-General said he_cou1d-do that now, .In September last they had a. communication from the Feder'al Govern. ment, communicating a. resolution passed five months before in the Hones of Com- mons with reference to the boundary ques- tion. This was accompanied by ardespatch stating that His Excellency was desirous and very anxious of, conferring ‘With the Ontario Govei-nme'nt‘with reference to it. That despntch was answered: ' ,, r4”. The Attorney-General introduced a Bill to provide for the admi’nis‘tration bf oaths of o'ifice to Justicesof the Peace. which was read a. first; time. The At‘tbrnzirlGeneral ‘moved' zthat the speech of His Hone; be taken into 0011- Bideration tomorrow. 7 r > V Mr. Meredith asked if the boir‘éspondenne alluded to by His Honor in his speech would be’ in possession ofthe Boise before the discussion ‘took place. - ' "MS'enggl-egifiasgidie; G'ljengarry, by Mr. Pairjieer gud‘MrLMack. N . ni " ‘ mun. _El;[r. Balmsâ€"Rose, West Hastings, [by Mr. Meredith and Dr. Boulter. ’ ' ’ - East Sixpéoe, by Mr. Hggdy and Mr. ngng. ' ' ' A4- _ ‘_ -7 .1 ~n ! 7, 1,, Mn'w. {mama}, North Renfrew,by Mr. Meredithvand Mr. Pardee; ' FOURTH 'SESSHJN OF‘FOIIRTH PARUAMENT. Mr. WthzB'Dougia’a"Béltour. South Essiextby Mr: Mews/D and Mr; Neelon. 1AA MW...“ .1 ___. _. Mr. Isaac Miét'él South Waterloo, by Mr Mowat and Mr. Young. After the reading 9;, _jg]3e address from the Throrrlie, the Speakg; tog); the chair. ,le Nut: .LULUAJU, uuo Myrna-nu. “UV... “w “E”... The fullewiug éew' triambérisere the)! intruducedfiandgaeeted. thehSpEaker :n v n‘ no demand for a change. The Dominion Premier now sought to make out a right for the Federal Government dealing with the liceneoqueetion. The renult would be a conflict of authority. With at Dominion control of the licenses Ontario , could have no good legislation on the subject till Que- bec [and other ProVincee expressed their pleasure. Some members iiiight learn 'with eurprine from the reports of 'the Bu- reau of Induetry that the average crop of grain in Ontario is largely in excess of the average production of some of the best agricultural States in the American Union. They could haVe no better immigration pamphlet for Ontario than the November report of the Bureau of Industries. One of the strong points which the Govennment had'to present to the people of Ontario was ONTARIO .LEGiSLATURE. THE ADDRESS. no debt. No Government, he aflirmed, could hove laid the money"out to better advantage. ' could not avoid referring to the announcement that the Treasurer was about to retire from office. He noticed that t’lie announcement had been received with general expressions of regret through.' out the, country, and he was surethe mema her); of the House echoed that sentiment of deep regret. They should encourage the co-edu‘oetiou 0; children of all denomina- tions. and iwhere' there‘are so many: text! books equally as valuable as the ,one ques- tioned it would be unwise to force fit, end the Minister has solved the difficu ty, he thought, in a. good spirit. “ He b‘e‘lie'ved it was» admitted 'that a. new series of. text- books was’ required-and it so only one series should be authorized. He new a.- reference in the Speech to the'eleot’ibn law, though be perceived no hint of a; Gerrymeh: daring Bill; He did not know if it was the intention to introduce a. mew-sure in regard to the re‘arrnngementief the constituencies, but _ in his opinion 8. measure might. be introduced equaliZing the constituencies contained in’ the one county. ’ He’exipressed pleasure ‘at the ' promise of-a-oonsolidntidn of the» municipal, jury, and “school: laws, Mr. Drury, int, seconding the Address, asked for the indulgence of the, House, as he had to step. into . the breach at the eleventh hour and supply the place of another 'member who had been called upon. He presumed that the» reason for. the moving and seconding ‘ the Address being placed in the hands of new members was, as they came fresh from "the peeple, they had heard their opinions and knew What Was. in the minds of the .people,.a.nd, itwas' nodisparagement to the. other mem. bers torsay‘that they knew the feelings of; the constituencies better with respect to the questions of the day. He was con- vinced that whatever the views of‘ the. people might he on the National Policy, they are satisfied with the present, Govern , merit of Ontariogand they wduld' manifest this at. the general election. Notwithstandl“ ing all the adverse circumstances against them, East Simcoe had refused to be led away by claptrap. While the people derive great benefits from manufacturing intern estsjaiid although 'they- were quite'pre-‘ pared to welcome and heartin supportI more manufacturing enterprises _ in this Province, still- he thought that they must come. to the conclusion that agriculture -is the great mainstaypf Ontario, and will be increasingly so for years to come._ He was happy to know that this interest has been so well cared for, and he’ heartily con- _eurred in the tribute of praise to the 11011., 1 Mr. Wood; who as Finance Minister 1 and Commissioner of Agriculture had done so much to serve the agricultural interest. He did not wish to use words of flattering speech, but as a farmer repre- senting a farming community .he must say that no money hadbleen spentto better purpose than that expended in the'Bureau of, Statistics, "and that the Minister of Finance had discharged the duties of Com- missioner of Agriculture ' with great advantage to the Province. He was sure that the farmers were not .unappreoiative of the efforts of the Government in their behalf, and no argument was as readily and gladly accepted as that the Government of Ontario had always had the interest-of the ‘ farmers at heart, and had doneall that 1 could possibly be done to, advance their welfare. He was pleased to find that there was not a‘ small proportion of 'farmers' in the House he was addressing, and he was in hopes that the percentage was destined to increase, as he understood that there were three or four‘out of the eight newly elected members who were farmers, He felt sure that the index they had recently had in the bye-elections was a sure guide. to‘ the. public feeling of the country. If there had been one solid charge of corrup- tion or wrong-doing which a watchfuloppo- nent could have found against the Adminis- tration. it would have been made and used in the elections, and yet after all they had six out of eight-(A voiceâ€"Seven)â€"seven it was claimed â€"who were pledged to sus- tain the Government. Prior ,to 1878 the Conservatives claimed that bye-elec- tions were indications of the coming down- fall of Mr. Mackenzie, and they proved" 'to be right; then they now could with, equal propriety take the bye.elections as indices‘ that the people of Ontario were in favor of the Mowat Administration. He concluded by thanking them for the kindly way they had treated him on his maiden effort. and thought that consolidation of’tlgese laws might take place ofte'ner than, every, ten years 'With udVantage.‘ In conclusion," as a. new member, he rasetVed for himself perfect independence in ,the House. At the same time he felt constrained to give thequernmente hearty support so long as they administered affaire as honestly and capably as they had done in the‘ peat. v (Cheereg) . . u. i‘ n::v,,h_ the management. of therfinanega! During the Mholej administration of the, GoVern' [m A u, when they‘paid out soqx‘e»$25,000,000,' no scandal had arisem Up to the 3‘15; December; 1881; they had 'over.‘ $2,000,000 surplus in cash , opqifiza. .‘equiyalqnfi and 82,500,00Q m gem???" yihigyle‘ay theyiy‘votflfl add wvthq Silflflul in’ 'they'fieighborhmdof $500M”, so that the G'Qvét'mfietit ‘W‘tmide. giving accbu‘n't'o’t their stewardship '60 the {maple 'of the Province,_ be L enabledjo say they hzwe a real surplus . of: $5,000,000 mid: -- m' ,-, -m4_‘-1 Mr. Mereflinh said he wished to know if the Government purpoaed to go on with the debate on, the Address in an evening ses- sion. If they did not propose to have an evening session then it would be useless for those on his side of the House to commence theif remarks, am they would be‘ likely to be interrupted by the adjournment. Again. the papers which the Autonney-General had referred to were not; ready, :nnd they might be ho-morrow. “fink” ~ The Attorneyâ€"General said that the b‘ettei' course would be to move an adjourn- ment of the House, as he'didhot think that the business would be retarded by doing so. He supyosed the papers would be ready. He therefore moved the adjournment of the House. - .1 ‘ The House adjourned at 430. The following petitions were presented : By Mr. 1’urdee~â€"The petition of the town of Serum; praying that an Act may pass to confirm certaigbyJflaAye pessfzd byuthe town. ,.,\ ha a”. "tnâ€"mun WBVEI?’ iii'iaéo‘}; ( dfifil obâ€"Of'the Toronto, Grey '& Bruce Railway. praying for an Act to confirm eel-mm bylaws granting aid to the com- paapyl gm”. By Mr. Creightonâ€"Of the Town Council of Owen Sound, reapacting the repeal of sec. 17 of cap‘GB, 43Vic.,re1uting to the Toronto, Grey & Bruce Railway. ’ . ,1 . ,,.,,,,, “AN: m MW w“ W. The following new members were introduced and. took their seats: » Mr. H. P. O‘Cpnner, South Bruce, by Mr. Hardy and Mr. Sinclair.’ I ' Mr. J. W. Batten, Muskokn and Parry Sound, by Mr. Pardee and Mr. Ferris. _ THE ADDRESS. Mr. Meredith resumed the debate on the Ad- dress. He began by congratulating the seconder of the Address upon his Speech. He thought some allowance would have to be made for the more heated speech of the mover, because he came fresh from a keen combat in South Essex. Much new legislation was non, perhnps, to be ex- 1180th at the last session of the Parliament, but; he looked in vain for announCemente of Govern- ment policy regarding mauy things of public interestâ€"new Parliament building: for example. 1.- .g u ‘j V )3 Iv”, ~WHOLE:NQ.V19277 NO. 30. M ~. Teer n r ; I'Upbfi‘th'e Boundary and Streams Bill the Speechyannpunced no definite policy. Probably a policy would ‘be formulated by the coming Liberal Convention,» and then the tefixesentativea of the people might be ta. oil into the confifienee of the Government.‘ The! increasedyrevenue from the Crown Lands branch was gmtfiyiug, but they shouldllmuse Jam} poflder mi the’manner in which the country qufi pe'fi'g deprived of its timber supply. and-the Ho 83 mild consider whether ther‘e should not ‘ be? revisibn ofmheatimbet policy of the Govern: 1 ment. Hnn.,g9ntlomen opposite had uncemsing- Ty attabked the'Fedel‘al authorities. A definite \polncy, aiming at embarrassing the Federal l authorities. had been announced by the leader of the Government at 'l‘ilsonburg, in October 1879. in_ as peach liveregmtherre. The same ALI w, mu yu . The Attorney-General said the only object in asserting that the territory was not valuable was to induce the people of Ontario to place less value on it and surrender it more readily, but the people of Ontario were so well acquainted with the subject that‘they would not be deluded by any statements of that kind. They now know that the territory does possess enormous value, that it is very ,Well worth the claiming, that they have the right to it, and that they are deter- mined to have it. .‘It'hud been hinted that the people 65m: go against the Government on the subject. ell, there was some su'ch remote possi- bility, but he did not think they would when the question was submitted to them. (Applause) His hon. friend had ventured to shy that the result of the lutelmminion elections had shown that the sentiment of the country with rlzference to this point was against the Gover’nment of Ontario. He said the people passed their verdict upon this allbjéct in favor of the Dominion Government. Uzhis testameying what every 'ntelligent reading n»_.. “94:.” .u. umu M. to, reject: or tecoept the award, es he saw fit. The, Government took the ground that the reference was Within the. competence of the Executive, andthet the decision was valid and binding. 'On'the 20th ‘June last ‘a. Verdict was given in favor of ‘ the first-hemed pObition. As th -Dor.ninion Government had been sus- teine , Was the Attorney-General going to resign office, pnqt gepgth' consent to the proposition for e referenqe othe Supreme Court or the Imperial PriVy‘Oounoil? l’assing ate the question of legislative rights, he Wondered What the Com- missioner 'o ‘CroWn Danae woulti ~65y'of his Rivers and Streems Act. in the light of recent ,events. ,He was still prepared. to say that the Act were an unconstitutional‘exercise of the flowers of that Legisleture, and the central authorities woulibe reoreant’ td their duty did they not protect the individual-in the enjoyment .of his'privete-rights. Regarding the imvortanoe of the‘greet‘ agricultural interest referred t 1 in‘ the :speech of the hon. ‘member ‘i'or East Simcoe be fully concurred. But hon. gentlemen had'éntirely‘overlooked the manufacturing and mercantile interesteot the country. He would detain the House no longer. Whenever. the struggle in the country came they were prepared for it. ,The callof the party convention indi- catedatenr of the result of the fight. If hon. gentlemen expected to find a. dead Conserva- tive party in _Outerio they would find a. very 1iv_ely corpse. ’» . ' ' - *“W F'wiwl‘“. “- --~â€".r W n - V‘ V man in the ctuntryâ€"Conservative as well as LiberhluknOWs to be incorrect. They had then done their. very best to induce the people to vote with reference to this Boundary Award, but they hardnot succeeded. “The N. P. had. been dragged in es theissue; and be supposed there. was no doubt, 'having' regard to I‘ the two last Dominioh,elections, thetther majority of the people were in favor of a. prote‘ctiVe policy. On the subject of private lunatic asylums. he did not know if his honorable friend was aware that there is already a. Bill on this subject in the statute book, and this, before it could be of value, required considerable revision. They ‘had considered thermetter very leere‘fully, em; endeayored in theBi to guard..the interestsof the public, and also t e interests of the indivi- duals. He hoped the measure~would'be One which would receive the sanction of the whole House, evenvof his friends oppositeli'He asked the House particularly to observe that the leader of the Opposition, in the course of along speech indicting the Gavern‘ment, could not makes single charge, or blame them in one point. (Applause) The license laws of this Province had'con‘fessedly by all, except the most virulent political artisans, accomplished a great amount of good u spite of an opposition. A great diminution in drunkenness had followed their operation, and sobriety had been promoted. The Government assert that priVate property should not be taken Without compensation. The question was as to the kind of compensation. Hon. gentlemen opposite said that in a case of this kind the compensation should consist in the purchasing out and out of the property by the Government. The Government said there was ‘no difficulty in providing reasonable compensar tio’n in another way, becausethey had past experience to go onâ€" the practice of lumbermen for years. They therefore provided for the fixing of tolls for the occasional use of the stream. And they should remember that it was only the occasional use of the stream that was required. The owner was not excluded by the Bill from 'using the streamlas heretofore. The Governor- in-Council was empowered by the Act just as by other Acts to fix the compensation when applied‘ to. In the case of McLaren vs. Caldwell, a case often referred to, the ‘plaintifl had never applied to the Governor in Council to fix the compensation, although the case has been pending two or three years. lie did not want the stream used at all. The prin- ciple involved in this disallowance Was of the g‘ravest character. It destrovedthat self-govern- ment they thought they had secured by the British North America Act. It involved the admission that the functions of the Federal Government are to examine each Act of that Legislature, and if they disapproved of it veto it. He would remind the Emma that Sir John Mac- donald was always for a legislative union, and admitted that even .now, but at the time bowed to political expediency and necessity. There was this fixed principleâ€"that every 'Proâ€" vincial Legislature should feel that when it was legislating it was in reality and not in sham. If, they did not know and feel that the measures they were arguing, discussing, andamending and modifyingto suit their own people would become law, it was all a sham, and the Federal system was gone forever. The House would observe that the very thing Sir John Macdonald repudi- ated as utterly out of the question and. as destructive of the Constitution is the thing hon” gentlemen opposite were contending i0r,,against the opinion of their leader, given in his best days. His hon. friend objected to what he termed the centralizing power of the Government, but what was really to be dreaded was the centralizing tendency of the present Dominion Government. The majority of our people were so taken up with other issuesin June last that this question was not allowed to become the crucial one. The Globe was generally right. but every one knew that the Globe was not the organ of any particular party. It was well known 1 that it disagreed with the Ontario Government "in many matters. If the hon. gentleman does not repudiate everything which appears in the Mail is he to be held responsible for it? He oer-,ainly did think that things appeared in that journal dail which caused the hon. gentle- man to blush. ut he could not give him such credit in future. With respect to the present Lieutenant-Governor, however, he could say, as he had said of one of hispredecessors, Lieutenant Governor Crawford, that the present incumbent of the office does not belong to one party more than another, but has sustained the position of a constitutional Governor ; and he could only hope that the Province might always have as faithful a Governor as the Hon. John BeverleyRobinson. (Cheers) It had been said that the Hon. Mr. Mackenzie. while in power, had reserved the right to repudi- - ate the Boundary award. This was not true. Mr, Mackenzie, himself, in his various speeches, said that it was not the case. They always mainn tained that the ENVqu w‘as ” final and conclu- sive," and this position was supported by all the official papers in connection with the Board of Arbitration. The leader of the Do- minion Government had committed himself to the position that even if the jurisdiction of On- tario were extended over the disputed territory they would not have the right to the land, minerals, or the timber. Sir John Macdonald had said this in his capacity as a constitutional lawyer, and affirmed that as such he had never made a mistake. If it turns out that thisquestion sto go before the Privy Council and is decidedin favor of Ontario, as it certainly would be, Sir John Macdonald will occupy a very uncomforta- ble position. He had been keeping the Province out of its rights for five years, and issuing per- mits for the cutting of timber in the territory of Ontario. )J yuAAuJ umu. uwuu up...“ the floor of 5 the House, by ’an attack on the National Policy. He denounced such B. Course 92w \mpatriotic‘ and prejudicial to the best interests of the Dominion at large. It was not necessary for him to defend the Do- minion Governmentâ€"(hear, hawkâ€"but it was for him to defend the course of the Opposition 0'11 the boundary Question; Their position was that the-reference morbitmtion‘wm not within the competence of the Dominion Government, and that Mr.- Mackenzie 'reeerved‘vthe right 1879. in as peach delivered. there. 'rne same p_olicyfl him bnean‘; followed fbr four years on 11 ..... 1.” "m "Hunk nvu Mr. Monkâ€"0n Tuesdayâ€"Bill to amend thelaw for the protection of game and fur-bearing animals. 1 The extensive depot, wharf, 60 cars and 10 locomotives of the Manhattan Beach Railroad at Bay Ridge, L.I., were burned only yesterday morning. Also a. large pile of lumber belonging to the Sea. Beach Rani” road. Loss $300,000. ‘ The House adjourned at; 10.35. A Terrible lpldemlcâ€" Many Person- . _ Killed by an Explosion. A Panama telegram says : Over sixty persons are saifi'to have been killed by an explosion of a powder magazine at ' Guay- aquil recently. It is believed the magazine was fired by reyolutionists. A letter ire m: Chiapias states that the cholera. has. d with violence in that department, an that in some places the owners and laborers on plantations all died, and as it was impossible to bury: them their bodies were burned; Sixty 'fle'fi‘ths a day occurred in. ,Tonala and a terrible panic ensued. The-disease wsirnfidoubtedly not cholera, though that is the name given it. 'The Princess Louise will spend the winter in Bermuda, for which place H. R. H. will start in the course of a. few days. 001. DeWinton, A. D. C. to His Excellency, 'left Ssn‘Frsncisco on Saturdaytnight last for this city to spend Christmas here. 001. DeWinton’s two sons, one from the Royal Naval Academy; England, and the other from the Guelph, Ont., College, will spend their holidays in this city. " The Colonel will return to the southafter New: Years to meet the Marquis, who will start for this city the latter part of next month‘ 'in time for_ the opening of Parliament. nu, A San‘ Francisco telegram says: The Princess Louise, Marquis of Lorne and Colonel Tourtsllotte, United States Army. yesterday went on a special train to Mon- terey for a brief visit. The party Will not return here. Colonel DeWintop and others of the suite will' join‘ them about the end of the month in the southern portion of the State. when all will go eastward. The party will pay brief visits to several places in SOuthern California. Many distinguished persons called to pay their respects to the Princess and consort before they left. Madame Nilsson has been in especial favor, the Vice-Regal party attending both her eon- certs and inviting her to dine with the Princess on Wednesday. Col. Tourtellotte will not call for an escort of honor until ready to leave Los Angelos. No importance or significance is attached to the fact of an escort being furnished by either-the Vice- Eegal party, the military, or the people ere. -r __,, A San Francisco telegram says : Colonel Tonrtelotte, of the United States army, detailed to accompany the ViceéRegal party, states that the request for an escort to accompany the party from here to Texas was made by him to the We): De- partment without the solicitation of know- ledge of the Marquis. Col, Tourtelotte thought the party would enjoy the trip bet- ter and feel less nervous while traversing the Indian country. Such precaution Was taken, although there is no possible danger in the trip, but 001. Tourtelotte proposes togrovide for emergencies. Their Prolonged Tripâ€"A Timithificer'e Solicitudc. A private telegram was received at Ottawa late on Tuesday evening announcing that the plane of the Vice-Regal party had been changed. Instead of coming 'direct to 0t- tawa from San Francisco, they will make an extended tour of the United States, visiting all the large cities, especially the South, in the hope of benefltting the health of the PrineeeeLouise, who is said/to be seriously indiepoeed. The Governor-Gen- eral will return to Ottawa in time for the opening of Parliament. flow to Address Letters for the North- westâ€"Alteration on Name. A department order has been recently issued in reference toterritorial divisions in the Northwest. It states that the exten- sive range of country lying between the western limits of the Province of Manitoba. and the eastern boundary of British 001- umbia has been formed into four territorial divisions named Aesiniboia and Saskatche- wan immediately contiguous to Manitoba, and Alberta and Athabasca.,turther west, and between the other two dwislons and British Columbia. Letters and other mail matter therefore intended for any settlement or place in the Northwest country thus divided should be addressed to the territorial division in which it may be situated. As Winnipeg, however, is the distributing post-omce for the whole region, such let- ters, etc., should invariably have “ via Winnipeg ” as part of their direction. For example, a letter for Battleford should be addressed: Mr. A. B., Battleford, Sas- katchewan Territory, via Winnipeg, Canada. Postmasters should instruct all; persons corresponding with the Northwest Terri- tories through their ofiices to address their letters, etc., as far as practicable, in accord- ance with these directions. The principal post-offices already established in the above named districts are as follows : Name of Territorial Post-office. Division. Battleford .. .......... .......... ..Salkatobewan Broadview ..Assiniboia. Carleton ..Baskatchewan. Edmonton . ..Albérta. Grandiu ..Baskatchewan. Moosomin . ..Assiniboia. Oak Lake " Prince Albe askatchewan. Qu’Appelle Assiniboia. Regina...” “ St. Albert ..Alberta. Stobart.... ..Saskatchewan. Touehwood Hills ..... .........Assiniboia. CORRECTION IN LIST OF POST-OFFICES. Newry Station, Ont., name of office changed to Atwood. Clandeboye, County Carleton, Ont., name of office changed to McKinlay. MeGillivray, County Middle- sex, Ont., changed to Clandeboye. Ron- deau, County Kent. Ont., changed to Blen- heim. Armstrong’s Corners, N.B.. is in Queen’s County, not King’s. Brigg’s Cor- ner is in Queen’s County, New Brunswick, not Nova Scotia. Inniskillen Station is in Queen’s County, New Brunswick, not Nova Scotia. Oakham is in Queen’s County, New Brunswmk, not Nova Sootia. Upper Otnabog is in Queen’s County, New Brunswick, not Nova Scotia. ’l‘llE MARQUIID AND PRINCESS. Awnul Warning. g; (Milwaukee Sun.) At one of the Thomas concerts at Chicago the other evening the electric lights sud- denly went out, leaving the audience in perfect darkness for a. few minutes. This was thought glorious by some of the young couples present, and over in the southeast corner of Section B some one was heard to say in suppressed undertone : “'Jeâ€"whilli- hens, Susie, what the deuce have you got in your month 7” Just then the light blazed up again and a. young mam was noticed holding his hand over his mouth. A stream of blood was trickling through his fingers, and the expression on his face touched the obserVer’s heart. His girl took something out of her mouth and put it in her pocket, looking pained and guilty. She led him quietly to the door and they passed out. Young ladies should not wear their hairpins 'in their mouths. It is not the place for them. and a. wound in. the side of the jew made by coming suddenly and pain- fully in contact with s cruel two-pointed ‘ hairpin at a. time when his is set on s. a moment of ecstatic bliss might result in s.‘ coolness on the part of the young man which would be heart-breaking. ' MM. Piette and Krizik, as an agricultural gathering at Lundenburg, in Germany, drove an ordinary threshing machine by electricity,-attaining a speed at 1,400 turns a. minute, and illuminatmg at the same time the yard in which the machines ware exhibited. Further Vault robberies have occurred in Montreal aistriob. Two bodies were stolen from Chamny cemetery on Wednesday night. The Chiéfigo Board of Trade on Tuesday aid the oorner-ntone_ of SI- new $1,500.00 buildmg. TRAGEDIES IN GENERAL AMERICA. Pour-osmium CHANGES. u...u. Territorial Division. ..Sa.lkatchewan .Assiniboia. Saskatchewan. .Albérta. .Bmskanchewnu. .Asain‘ilboia. .Assiniboia.