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If any one ever doubted that the recent agitation to break up our Public School section was hasty and ill-advised, his doubts have now surely vanished. That movement was not only hasty and ill-advised, It was, as facts incontestably prove, extremely weak. When our Village Council met on the 25th inst. to pass the Byâ€"Law necessary to give effect to the award of the arbitrat- ors, it was met in the very teeth by a counter petition, signed by thirty- one of the most substantial rate- payers of School Section 1V0. 3 Markham and No. 4 Vaughan to ignore the, whole plan of dismember- ment. To this petition the Council could not accede. The law is im- perative and must be obeyed. Yet we venture to say that ‘it would have been difficult to show more tact and feeling in the treatment of the petition than the action of the Connoil thereon. It'was moved and carried that the petition be received, and that the petitioners be recomâ€" mended to appeal to the Council to secure what they so ardently desir- ed. Then the required by-law was passed. Mortgage saloâ€"Mulock, Tilt. Miller & Crowther. Stovesâ€"~C. Mason. .0... m Lorne Storeâ€"G. Trench. ‘Chaugeâ€"W. Atkinson. Thls must be considered a death blow to the hopes of those who sought to make such a serious change in the relations ot our Pub- lic school. We have now positive proof that the proposed change nev- er at any time commanded the coun- tenance and support of a majority of the outsiders. We protested long ago against the stealthy manage- ment of this whole business. We never hesitated, however, to declare that the outsiders were perfectly right in seeking to right any wrongs under which they held that they suffered. We always considered, indeed, that the mode which they took to obtain redress was far {13pm being wise. It tended to hurt us, and to do the opposite ofbenefitting them. Here was a section in the form ot an oblong, with Richmond Hill in the centre. Could anything be more absurd than to construct a new section out of the widely-sepa- rated portions of that oblong? Should not even a child have seen that if the outsiders were determin- ed to leave us, their true, their only course was to throw in their lot with the nearest _ adjoining school sec- tions? But this would not do. A few of them were determined to have a section of their own. They would show Richmond Hill that an ungraded school is superior to one graded. They would do this and the other thing. Suddenly all these flimsy plans clashed against the common sense of those most deeply interested, and instantly it was dash- ed to pieces. The suspicion that the whole movement was due to pique_ became a certainty. The whole business of the award, the se- lection of a school site, with many other circumstanCes, became sub- ject of thought. From that moment dismemberment was doomed, for we cannot think that the promoters of the scheme will dare to persxst in their flouted attempts in the face of the formidable petition against the passing of hy-law No. 119. RICHMOND HILL. Thursday, Sept. 30,’86. AmidstJeers and jibes, the Mail continues on the way which it would have us believe to be that of inde- pendence. Up to the present mo- ment. not one conservative paper in the countrv has thrown in its lot with its big leader. The Liberal and the Independent press are un- animous in the verdictâ€"Too late. The Mail’s change is due not to, moral conviction but to political de- feat. ,It is swayed not by love of prohibition, but by dread of disaster at the polls. Had there been no Chambly, no Haldimand, the Mail would to-day still be the warm friend of the publican, Nor is it 111 human charity [0 grant that its assaults on the Romap Catholic Church are due to a zeal- ous low,- 0: the Protestant Faith; 'Whai L5 the Catholic Church to-day that she has not been for a hundred years past ? ‘Nhat does she do 'or see}. 1:: do now that she has not ev- m: Luv 03. might £0130," The Mail ‘ the wot“: knovrsihrzt 3!: L: " rah NEW ADVERTISEMENTS In: fliheml. THE NEW CONVERT; 2V0 SEPA RA TION. Does the Mail think that the ' Protestants of Ontario are so densel} stupid and bigoted that they suppose all sincerity to be lodged within their own bosoms? Does the Mail think that a religious war is ever due to genuine religion, or that it can pro- duce any of the effects of genuine religion? Protestants hold Catho- lics to be in error on many points, Catholics hold Protestants to be in error on many points,but surely by this time both are agreed that only tlme with the mellowing influence of charity and forbearance can ever bring about a true and lasting re- conciliation. Yet this is practically what the Mail is urging Ontario to do. It does not see that any change, in Quebec must emanate from the French Canadians. So long as they are satisfied, we in Ontario have no right to complain. It ever the French shall say that the system of tithes, and the exemption of church property from taxation, and the control by the Church of education, must cease, well and good. Protestants generally think that they would thereby show great Wis- dom. But Protestants are not there- iore going to give way to fanatical hatred against their Catholic fellow- citizens, seize them by the throat, and cry, you must change all this. Quebec was determined by the Treaty of Paris (1763). That Treaty guaranteed certain rights and privi- leges. Now the question at issue is not the wisdom or folly ofthe treaty, but whether the church has over- stepped its provisions. That it‘has done so, the Mail does not attempt to show. It dilates on the griev- ances under 'which Protestants who have settled in Quebec are supp05ed to groan. Surely this is. wide of the mark. Those Protestant settlers must have known the laws by which their adopted country was governed. If those laws did not suit them,there was but one course open to themâ€" to remove elsewhere. \7Vhen Can- adians settle in the United States, they find much in the government of that country of which they cannot approve. Does it follow, then, that they should begin to bawl about grievances of their own choosing,and invite foreign powers to upset the constitution in order to gratify their desires ? In the meantime, it will be well for the Mail to try its power of con- verting on those of its own house- hold before it attempts the convers- ion of others. When it shall have acknowledged that Bunting and Hector Cameron were wrong in the shockingly immoral attempt which those two worthies made to screen American whiskey from American duties by storing it in Canada, and when it shall have convinced those two worthies of their sin, we shall be disposed to admit that its pro- hibition cry is something more than a mere election dodge. VVhen,more- over. it shall have persuaded Lan- gevin and Chapleau and Thompson and Caron and Smith and Costigan to protest against the policy and act- ion of the Catholic Church in Quebec we shall begin to seriously hold that its newly-formed love of Protestant- ism is not simply fear of the loss of power and pelt. Unt1l, however, we shall see some such substantlal mark of the genu- ineness or the Mail’s lightening-like change, we shall perforce continue to be sceptical of its new-born en- thusiasm. \Ne shall continue to re- gard it, as we have ever known it to be, a puppet worked by the hands of that unrivalled charlatan and showman, the Right Honorable Sir John A. Macdonald. “ I say, Aunt Chloe, you i3 getting around right smart.” “ Yes, indeed I is honey. I was pentered and sick abed with rheumatism for six years and done tried this West’s World’s Wonder or Faunly Liniment the people are talking so much about, and I_ was sure enough cured. It done saved this old nigger’s life.” Price 25c. and 502. per bottle. Sold by all druggists. SERVANT WANTED l 13-2 {fists .‘ It 15 of the greatest importance that. the liver shuu‘d be kept in a good healthy condition. The \Vest’s Liver Pills, pure- ly vegetable will do the work. All drug- Geygeral Servant for small fumilv. No washâ€" ing. Apply {1t 0908 to MRS, JAMES NElYTfl) 1nn A‘ot‘rl 100 acre fgur1'1,being compqsal of Lot Hume ‘ZMI (10:1. Vaughn-n, [S for sale. in -,1xi:~pu:ch¢~c-.5. 1 C. ILKE‘JHS" 'ILL. IflRM for SALE Elam Mills. Plushes, Veiveteens, Feath- er Trimmings, Buttons, ‘ Clasps, Linings, &c. in the latest styles and shades with trimmings to match in DRESS GOODS ! in great variety, which only need be seen to be appreciated. BHEAP BASH HBUSE which we are now offering at prices which cannot fail to sult the most fastidious buyers. LADIES MANTLES & JACKETS Flannels, Blankets, Quilts, Yarns, Sheetings. Winceys, carpets. oilcloths, cretonnes, &c., at lowest prices in the trade. Our stock of Rubber Cir- culars, Hosiery, Gloves,Wool Shawls, Hoods; caps,Tuques, fancy goods and smallwares is greater in variety and lower in price than ever before. NEW FALL 60008! For ordered clothing we are showing a large assortment of the handsomest Tweeds, and Fancy Worsteds, Overcoat- ings and Trouserings, which can be procured; our prices are“away down.” First-class tailoring and a perfect fit guaranteed. OVEBCOATS The attention of our many customers and the public gen: erally is invited to the im- mense stock of Grey and White Cottons, bought before the recent rise. sold at our former low prices. Piles of Overcoats to choose from, in all sizes. We can fit anyone from little Johnny of two years old, up to 6 foot Uncle Sam, who wants one of Mammoth Sto'rm King coats w1th a fur collar. Men’s and Boys’ Suits, (ready made) at prices to suit the times, Fali & Winier Quads Hats, caps, Ties, Shirts, &c., in latest styles. TEAS! Crockery and Glassware in great variety. Brantf'ord Stoneware Butter crocks at close prices. Compare our prices with what you have to pay in other houses for similar goods, & be. convinced that you can save money by spending it at B. GRENNAN’E, .__AT__ GRENNAN’S CLOTHING ROCERIES RECHMOND HILL of all kinds, a specialty, Bought when prices were at the lowest point. We offer Grey Flannel at 15, 20, and 25¢. per yard. Grey Cotton, I yard Wide, at 5, 7, and 80. Desires to thank his numerous customers for their very liberal patronage in the past, and has great pleasure in shad:- ing that his stock of DRY GOODS We invité the special attention of the ladles to our very- large stock of Dress Goods, Flushes, Velvets,Flowers, Feathg- ers‘, Jerseys, Jersey Jackets, Paletots,Ulssters,Mantles,Mantle Cloths, Ulstering, which we are selling 20 per cent. lower than the same goods can be bought elsewhere. We Show a large stock of plain and fancy We say come along, we can fit you out, no matter What may be your wants. If it is an ordered Suit or Overcoat, a Readyâ€"Made Suit or Overcoat, a Shirt, Hat, Tie, Silk Pocket Handkerchief, or Underclothing, the Concrete is the place to suit you best in quality and price. We- have an immense stock of WM. ATKINSON Concrete House REGHMOND HILL. For fall, 1886, is thelargest and best selected he has ever' ofiered to the public, a very large part of it being direct imâ€", portations hought for ready cash from the best houses and manufacturers in England. Goods are now being offered at, prices that astonish people. We offer all our immense stock at prices that must sell thegoods. We invite all to attend! this offering of DRY GOQDS. MlLLlNERY,&C. THE FIRE PEOOE2 CANADIAN COTTON &LWOOL GOODS Tweeds, Shimimgs, flattens, £535., 860;. Drags Ggods, Primtsfiinghamésfler GROCERIES, FLOUR 8,0 FEED. TWEEDS, FLANN‘ELS, SHEETINGSL BLANKETASHAND YARNS,‘ Raymond Sewing Machines. Eagle Steam Washers and Wringers. All who have already purchased are fully satisfied with the way those machine: v work. Give them a trial. kficAll kinds uf produce taken in exchangew STOVES. STVES Selliné at and beiovv Toronto priées STOVE PIPES 10 CENTS A LENGTH. In connection with my stock of Groceries, &c., I wish to can your attention to 'a full assortment of goods from the Woodstock Woollen Mills, consisting of In Shawls, Clouds, Hoods, Gloves, Hosiery, 8w. These goods are all of first-class quality and very cheap. Call and examine them before purchasing. Also on hand Now is your time to keep warm by buying a stove at Stoves of all kinds delivered on the shortest notice. ave Troughing and Repairing promptly :Lttgnfied tb. KNE’ETED WQOL G’OODS, C. MASON’S A, Splenflid Assortment of THE GENTLE MEN -â€"â€"â€" CHEAPâ€".â€" AT GEO‘ TRENCH Cg MASON.