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The Government Still Victorious.

The victory of the Government in the County of Lennox jis a great one, though bard tought. It was not so many years ago that Sir Richard Cartwright was elected in Lennox by acclamation ; and at the last general election, it was deem- ed necessary that Sir John Macdonald himself should run there, in order that the County might be carried by the Con- servatives, Even the great weight, in- fixence aud persoval popularity of Sir Joho, were thought iosufficient by some over ardent and indiscreet Conservatives. ‘The seat was, in consequence, lost on an appealto the courts; and the vacancy was filled by an “elevator of the standard” who, however, only gained his election by a lavish expenditure in bribery aud corruption. :

In the recent contest ihe Grits brought all their force to bear upon the County. Mr. Blake and several of his lieutenants were there and made ‘“magoificent speeches,” —which were aftewards meta- phorically tora to shreds by Mr. Thomas White; avd the Conservatives have scored a decided victory.

The tendency of public opinion is usually against the Government. So strong and rapid was the wave of Opposition when Mr. McKeuzie’s ad ministration was in power, that the Gov- ernment carried scarcely any of the bye-

elections, and at the end of their term of five years they perished miserably. But after being

six years in office, the present adminis- tration is as popular as ever—perhaps we might truly say more popular than ever. Despite the great wave of depres siou which is sweeping over Great Britain, Europe aud America, aud which necessarily affects Canada to some extent, the Government of Sir John Macdonald is not only holding its own, but is actually gaining constituencies trom the weak aod windy Opposition. The Government's victory in Lennox is the more remarkable in that it was obtained so soon after the declaration of Sir John Macdonald that he had nailed to “the mast the colors of the National Policy ; and it shows that the favor of public opinion which the Government bave possessed all along, has been in- creased since that declaration was made.

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Duties and Prices.

Witz discussing this subject the Moatreal Gazette makes the following remarks, which are as applicable to this Province as to any part of Canada, and which are well worthy the attention of our people :—

** It cannot be pretended that a duty of, say, 30 per cent. ov grey cottons compels the consumer to pay that much more for the goods, and thata duty of 15 cents a bushel on wheat, or of 10 cents a bushel on oats and barley, will not enhance the value of the grain to the farmer to that extent. We readily admit that prices of staple pro- ducts are low, in many instances unprece- dentedly so. The depression in trade throughout the world, the over-production of goods, the enforced stoppage of mills, of mining and of factories, have

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seriously contracted the consump- tive demand, and brought about heavy fall in values. Farm prpgfacts havent wen otha ltepaliing process in *Whmon with other goods, but the farmer aas had compensating advantages in lower transportation rates, in an enlargd home market and in reduced prices of everything he requires to purchase. If the Globe hon- estly desired to wet forth the position of the agricultural classes at the present time, which, of course, it does not, it would quote not the customs duties on articles they buy but the current prices of these, and if such a comparison is made it will be found that furniture, iron-ware, tea, sugar, cot- tons, woolens, boots and shoes, building material, etc., have relatively declined in value as much ag grain, dairy predacts and live stock. Take the article of sugar Upon it the Globe calls the average duty 55 per cent., yet there is not ® housekeeper in the land who does not know that sugar was never before sv cheap as now, and not a dealer who does not know that it is lower, in relation to the price of the raw material, than under the Oartwright tariff. So with cottons, with which the home market is now principally supplied by Canadian mills; they are cheaper than at any previous

time, and chesper in comparison with the cost of the raw material than before 1879, because then the duty

was @ purely revenue ene, the goods were practically all imported, and the whole tax bad to be paid into the treasury, while to- day under the National Policy competition has become so keen and production so ample, that goods are sold as cheaply here as in great Britain or the United States. The duty on tea and coffee bas been re- moved by the present government ; tweeds and woollens are unprecedently low in price in fact there is not a single article which the agricultural classes require tou purchase that has not fallen in price since the National Policy was introduced.

—The joke of the season, says the Montreal Gazette, is perpetraied by the Globe, which seriously repeats the as- sertion of Mr. Tarte in Le Canadien that Mr. Senecal contributed one hun- dred thou aud dollars to assist the con- servative party in this province in the general elections in 1882, and that Sir Hector Langeviv received aud dispens- edthe money. ‘he latter statement will be sufficient to discredit the story with the seaders of the Glebe, who heve been assured almost daily for months past that a deadly feud be- tween Sir Hector and Mr. Senecal existed but we may add that the assertion of

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Mr. Tarte is absolutely false, and that

the statement of the Globe that it can tell where the money came from is not less a fiction. The ineident of an elec- tion ia Lennox, where two liberal mem- bers have just been unseated for wide- spread corruption, accounts for the anxiety of the Globe to make it appear that its party is not aloue iv the sin of electoral bribery.

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— Montreal Gazetie:—A correspon deut of the St. John Telegraph inci- dentally mentions that rumors are cur- rent in Northumberland to the effect that Hon. Mr. Mitchell will resign his seat in the Commons to take the seat in the Senate made vacant by the death of Mr. Muirhead. Also that Hon. Michael Adams, who has recently made the tour of the county with Mr. Mitchell, is ex- pected to be the Conservative candidate for the seat in the Commons thus to be made vacant. This report does not bear the stamp of probability, Mr. Mitchell being too much giveu to pugvaciousness to vacate the popular chamber volun- tarily.

The Cattle Trade with England.

Harmon Humphrey, Esq., cattle dealer of Sackville, N. B., has returned from England where he has been selling cattle. He says the market is dull; the source of supply is increasing, and the market is over stocked. In reply to a question re- garding further trade, he said . ‘‘The pro- spect is not flattering,and does not warrant any advance on the present prices. In fact, with the rapid development of the wes'ern trade, there is danger that the sup- ply will exceed the demand. It is only hy producing cattle of superior quality that our stockraisers hope to compete successfully with the ranchmen of the West and North.

west. With the present low prices for flour and other articles of food it ls not to be expected

that beef will reach the figures obtained in other years, and it is probable that $8 per hundred will be all that can be safely paid here for average beef. With regard to the heavy losses sustained during the past year by Montreal shippers, Mr. Humphrey expressed an opinion that they were largely due to want ot care in market- ing cattle in England. To make the trade

ful attention and judicious management on the part of the shippers.”

Gordon's Greatgrandfather Buried in Halifax.

An historical note comes to the St. John Sun from Rev. Maurice Swabey, of St. Thomas, Exeter, England, to the effect that H. R. H. William Augustus, duke of Cum- berland, (youngest son of George II. and an uncle of George III.) called the ‘‘butcher of the Scotch,” for his brutal conduct to the defeated followers of the Preteuder, was the intimate friend of David Gordon, General Gordon’s great- grandjather—an officer who fovght on the royal side at Preston Pans, and being taken prisoner was liberated through his influence, Five years previously the *‘butcher” stood sponsor for Gordon’s little boy, who was named after him, William Augustus, and who lies buried beneath St. Thomas's church in Exeter. This David Gordon, writes Mr. Swabey, emigrated to America with his son, after the battle of Culloden, and dying from accident was buried at Halifax, N. S., in 1752. Mr. Swabey says:

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“All's Right, Fore and Aft.” Dear Examiner, Always ready for enhancing, — Island plans that come advancing : Let me ask you, Sir,

Being our news-bird that can sing To get up a stir.

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Talk up the two Capes !

Advocate them, for cold weather ;

‘(is the flood tide brings together The ice in all shapes ;

But the ebb tide slips the tether With opening gapes. G ves a water way,

Jpens from ‘i raverse to Toiment, —

A way (a3 we know) the storm ain't (oing to dismay

Days together : Sleeping in the bay.

it gets dormant,

There’s nine miles to cross And the crossing time not mach is, The pilot (avoiding eluiches)

Can easily boss ‘ ‘The lauceh, and the ice it touches,

Steering the steam hoss,

Build tho right craft, Sir,

Aad my word for it, the dry land

Of Cape Tormentine’s high land, When sighted by her: —

Will return to P. E, Island Some business stir.

The right kind of launch,

Built with a few thousand dollars,

(So eay the experts and sailors) Would prove good and staunch,

And as day the dark night follows Would build ap thia brauch.

Let our new M. P., : Dr. Jenkins, who can well do it, Be instructed to see to 1t;

For we all agree Little hiuders pushing through it

And most gallantly.

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We've good men enough, ! Willing to do all the steering — And, Cape Tormentine appearing,

Give a good steam puff To warn Tor-folk of her nearing

For some safe lee-bluff.

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No matter what ice

May have there accumulated

For ’tis true, what is often stated, The launch could make a *plice

Leeward of the Cape when freighted To jast now, suffice.

Then some sleds (wind proof ) , Wou'd give passengers protection While the driver made selection

for the team’s broad hoof,

Of a good road to reflection,

Life's true ‘warp and woof.”

Then off goes the crait ‘To cacry back what's waiting — Near the ice, so crisp and grating, Steady as a raft, And as safe with this good stating; ‘*All’s right, fore end aft.” : Tre.

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The Sensation in London. OVER COMBINED APPACKS ON THE MINISTRY. — THE INCAPABLES MUST C0.”

Edmund Yates, in the London World of the Gth, hasa leader, in the course of which he says that the cabinet ministers recognize that the claims of society should divide their time equally with politics. Instanc- ing Prince Bismarck as a pes example, Yates says: ‘‘He grudges the time which custom compels him to give to state cere- monials. He has forgone the delights and recreations of society for a quarter of a

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Chairs, cheap. All kinds of Upholstering Work, Painting, Varnishing and Gilding.

century in order to make the German em-J pire. But yhile the-tglish cabinet is

**T wonder if the Halifax people know) that they have got the dust tha wcat

grandfather of Gen, ordon, the hero of the Taepiing-Febellion. ot Khartoum, ete / Ask | yur Nova Scotia friends. Oddly hugh, our chancel covers the dust of Phiier’s father, grandsire and greatgrand- sire also. So Generals Buller and Gordon have both a link through the tombs of St. Thomas, in Exeter! And Buller has served in that Canada which Major W. A. Gor- don, R. A., assisted (under Wolfe) in wresting from the French,

The Russian Proposal.

The suggestion made by the Russian government, looking toward a plan for the settlement of the Egyptian question is one which will not be sanctioned in England, however acceptable it may be to France. If all of the great powers of Europe were to guarantee the interest on the Egyptian debt, it would give to them collectively the right of financial administration in Egypt, and would reduce matters to a much more complex condition than they were at the time of what was known as the dual control; that is, when France and England jointly had the management of Egyptian finances Mr. Gladstone has repeatedly stated that the purpose of England was to retire from Egypt when the governmental troubles in that country had been completely adjusted. That this assertion was made in good faith, so far as the English premier was con- cerned, no one would think of doubting. But Mr. Gladstone is not an autocrat, and after the enormous expenditures that Eng- Jand has made and has still to make, before the solution of the Egyptian queation is reached, it is improbable that the people of England will admit that they have no more interest in Egypt than the inhabitants of

other Enropean countries. A _ well known French publicist asserted some years ago that when a _ nation paid the price of blood it obtained

an international right which could not be contested. If this is the case, then surely England has in Eyypt certain rights that must be respected in any future discussion of this question. First and last, the Egypt- ian controversy will have cast England a sum nearly as large as the entire Eyyptian debt, beside the probable loss of thousands of English lives. Mr. Gladstone is, no doubt, a philanthropic statesman; but the English people would hardly agree with him if he were to maintain that they were anply repaii for this expenditure in secur- ing the happiness and contentment of the Egyptian people—a condition of affairs which was of not much greater importance to them than to the ether European powers. For the reasons thus stated, the proposal of the Russian Government will be vigorously resisted in England, and will have to be materially modified before it will even be accepted as the basis of an international conference. — Boston Herald.

Gen. Buller thinks the Nile expedition

Shzreatened with political insolvency, the men responsible for the welfare of the empire are paying visits, shooting over covers, or assisting at penny readings.” It is expected that Truth, which hes always advised a ‘‘ scuttle policy” in Egypt, will join in the attack on ministers, In some military circles yesterday apprehension was quietly expressed at the apparent isola- tion of British forces under Brigadier 'Gen, Stewart near Korti, and it would ‘seem with regard to the numbers of men under the Mahdi from this morning’s Daily aoe that this apprehension is not lessen- ed, The 7imes’ leader this morning, which ia echoed by the Daily News, suggesting a change of the cabjnet before the inevitable vote of ceusure when parliament 12-as- | sembles six weeks hence, is the day’s sen: | sation and topic.

aeemerssesiigiimiiiliiaiitia thal asap How to Buy a Horse.

An old horsman says :—If you want to buy « horse don’t believe your own brother. Take no man’s word for it. Your eye is your market. Don’t buy a horse in har- ness. Unhitch him and take everything off but his halter, and lead him around. If he has a corn, or a stiff, or has any other failing, you can see it. Let him go by himeelf away, and if he staves right into | anything you know he is blind. No mat- | ter how clear and _ 0Obright his eyes are. he can’t see any more than a bat. Back him, too. Some horses show their weakness or tricks in that way when they don’t in any other. But, be as smart as yon can, you get caught sometimes. Even an expert gets stuck. A horse may look ever so nice and go a_ great pace, and yet have fits. There isn’t a man could tell it till something happens. Or he way havea weak back. Give him the whip and off he goes for a mile or two, then all ofja sudden stopsintheroad. Aftera rest he starts again, but he soon stops for good and nothing but a derrick can move him.

The weak points of a horse can be better discovered while standing than by moving. lf he is sound he will stand firmly and equarely on his limbs without moving them, feet flatly upon the ground, with legs plump and naturally poised ; or if the foot is lifted fiom the ground aud the weight taken from it, disease may be suspected, or ac least tenderness, which is a precursor of disease. I{f the horse stands with his feet epread apart, or straddles with his hind legs, there is a weakness in the loins, and the kidneys are disordered. Heavy pull- ing bends the knees, Bluish milky cast eyes in horses indicate moon blindness or something else. A bad-tempered one keeps his ears thrown back; a kicking horse is apt to have scarred leys; a stumbling horse has blemished knees. When the skin is rough and harsh, and does not move easily to the touch, the horse is a heavy eater and diges- tion is bad. Never buy a horse whose breathing organs are at allimpaired. Place yer earat the heart, and if a wheezing

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Bedsteads, Lounges, Tables, Sideboards, Bookcases, Scheffioneer Washstands, &¢.—-Cheapest.

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Sets, Knives, Forks, Spoons, &., &¢, in Rogers’ Al Plated Ware. ney

Kettles (with and without stands), All of whieh will be sold at Special discount during and NEW YEARS.

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Crujts, Cake Baskets, Butter Dishes, Mugs, Spoon-holders, T'ea

A Fine Assortment of Lamps, Brass and Cepper Hot Water/9uer* gtreet.

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VOIUE TRAINING.

R. REID wishes four additioral pup '- h to complete his class in in the mechaw: cal formation of the voice.

Persons desirous of obtaining a knowledy« of the correct method «f singing would ¢o well to call at once.

Ch’town, Jan. 5, 1885—6i wkly

PIANO TUNING. CB VAE Subseriber begs to state that he will i Tune, Regulate, Ke wire, &e., all Pianos with which he may be favored.

Address may be left at the store of Milles

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International nd Cli A yhibitious

| ANTWEEP IN 1885—LONDON IN 1286.

T ie the intention to have a Canadjan ] representation at the InrwernatioyaL, Ex- niBiTi“N at Antwerp, commencing in May, 18*5, and also at the Covonian and Inxpiax i xuigirion in London in 1886.

COTTS, The Government will defray the cost «f

freight in conveying Canadian }.xhibits to Antwerp, and from Autwerp io London, apa also of returning them to Canada in the event of their not being sold,

All Exhibits for Aniwerp should be ready for shipment not later than the first week in March next

These Exhibitions, it is believed, will afiord fayon able opportunity tor making n known the natural capabilities, and mang- facturing and industrial progress of be Dominion.

Circulars and forms containing more par- ticular information may be obiained by jetter (post fee) addressed to the Depart ment of Agriculture, Oitawa,

by order, JOHN LOWE, Secy., Dept. of Agric Department of Agriculture, ) Ottawa, December 19th, 1834. § jan? 6) wkiy

AUCILION SALE

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8, Wednesda ¥. the 7h Jam. try, . A. D., 1885,

At the hour of T'V'O o'clock in the after- noon, and contiuuing from day to day, at the store recently occupied by Merers, Bremner Bros., Queen Street, all their stock in trade, consisting in part of Books, including Bibles and Church Services, Hymn Bouks and works of standard and other authors, larpe lot of Letter, Note and Flat Paper, Envelopes, Ink, Mucilage, Pens, Penci's and a general assort- ® | ment cf such atticles as are usually sold ip « Stationery store; a Well-assorted Case of Artist materials, lot cf Show cases and Shop Furniture, a first-class 'ron Safe with com

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This sale offers a good chance to country and other dealers to obtain their supplies of stationery, &c.

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Ch’ town, Jan. 2, 1854. PHOTOS For the Hetids:y Season!

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