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The Proposed Duty on Flour,

Ox of the followers of the Free Trade

Leader inl Mr. Brown- recently intr« duced were »present

a resolution authorizing the Free Trade Gov- ernment to impose a duty upon flour. Dur- ing the debate upon this resolution, Mr. Pope (P. E. Island) is reported, by tele-

graph, to have said :

“Qne would suppose from the speech of some gentlemen this was an Opposition resolution, instead of having emanated from Ministerialisis. The time of the House was wasted in discuss- ing a motion that would receive but few votes. He was a free trader, but wanted reciprocal free trade, and the tariff should be such as to induce the United States grant reciprocity. The Government admit corn free, to be used a'most exclusively in the manufacture of spirits, and give the Wine Growers Associa- tion liberty to manufacture wine and brandy free of excise. free trade as that.”

In the same debate Mr. Masson, Leade™

of the Quebec Conservatives, is reported to

have said :-—

‘He would never consent to the imposition of a duty on flour, but would resist it, and he believed he represented the views of the Con- servative party of Quebec. No duty should be imposed without giving a fair equivalent to the

sections on which it would bear. He was ready

to consider the whole question, but would sup-

port no sectional protection. If Ontario wouid |

have only the procection she wanted in Europe and only what she wanted—and the same with Nova Scotia and New Branswick—the country would mever have protection. The Uppos.tion would be unworthy of the name of a national party if it supported such a mo- tion.”

Apropos of the duty on flour—proposed by a Ministerialist—we may remak that we cannot quite understand how such a duty can possibly affect materially the price of flour or increase the cost of living in the Maritime Provinces—so long as the flour market is regulated in Free Trade Eng- land. We are fully alive to the increased cost of living which a duty on flour would entail upon the people of Great Britain ; for they foreign coun-

tries for the bread they eat. But here im

depend upon Canada we have enough, and so much to spare that our prices of flour are regulated, not by our own demand for fiour, but by the demand for it in England. Every flour merchant in Canada daily makes his prices proportional to the prices ruling in Eng- land at the same time ; and we confess that we cannot clearly see how a duty-——say of a dollar a barrel—on flour imported from the United States could induce the Canadian Flour Merchants to raise his prices above those ruling in the free markets of Great Britain. Practically, we now obtain nearly all our flour from Ontario ; and our flour dealers may, at all times, go to Ontario, buy flour at prices proportional—to those prid by the people of Great Britain—who enjoy free trade in all the necessaries of life—and bring it here without paying any duty what- ever. We should like the Patriot or some other authority on matters of trade, to explain — how in the ordinary course of trade — the price of Canadian flour would be raised by the imposition of a duty upon flour imported from the United States. Our columns are open for correspondence on this point.

We notice that Messrs. Pope, Masson, and other leading Conservatives voted against the imposition of the duty on flour. In fact, it received very little support in the Commons. Whether the opposition to the tax proposed by our Free Trade (?) friends of the Ministerial benches was oc- casioned by mere deterence to a popular prejudice, or by a real fear that it would, if imposed, increase the cost of living in Canada, ie not clear from the debate upon Mr. Brown’s resolution, as reported by tele-

graph.

22 —E7-—— Legislative.

Tus afternoon the House of Assembly went intoCommittee on the Bill authorizing a levy under the ‘‘ Assessment Act, 1877.”

The Leader of the Opposition is still unable, ,

through sickness, to take his seat; but Messrs. Arseneaux and Hackett took strong ground against the Bill. . The latter gentle- man pointed oat that Government support- ers excuse the tax on the plea that the working of the new Education Act renders it necessary; while the Government de- clare that they want it only to expend upon roads and bridges. He believes that, with economy and good management, the tax is not required tor either or any service. — The Legislative Council is engaged on the Assessment Amendment and other Bills. Tur Resvtt or Stantey’s Arrican Dis- coveRiEs.—The U. S. commercial agent at Gabon reports to Washington that the knowledge of the Congo river, derived from Stanley’s discoveries, is already bearing bearing practical fruit. English mussion- aries have followed. the river as iar as the first rapids, and are about to establish a missionary station, A modified form of slave traffic is reported as still existing be- tween that region and the Portuguese islands of St. Thomas and Princess, A British gunboet recently captured a brig, with one hundred men, women and chil-

The Reform Doputation.

Tue Dartty EXAMINER. |

‘from the Reform Clab waited on the mem- ‘bers of the Licensing Board, for the pur-

He would not support such |

On Wednesday evening a deputation |

| License Law, which were set forth by a de-

putation from the liquor dealers that wait-

There

i pose of rebutting the objections to the new ed on the Board a few days ago. |

but two members of the

| Board : Messrs. Dawson and Quirk. The} | deputation consisted of thirty-six members lof the Reform Club, among whom were the} | Rev. Mr. McDonald, Jas. DesBrisay, F. W. : Hales, Geo. W. Millner and Robert Shaw, -

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squires. There were also present on the ‘oeeasion a tavern-keeper anda brewer. Mr. |Hales introduced the deputation and said ithat they appeared before the Board be- cause they were aware that a deputation of he liquor dealers of this city waited upon 1e Board for the purpose of urgine it to escind some ‘of the principal clauses lof the new License Law. As that Law has lhad the benetical effect of reducing the liquor traffic, he thought their Honors would be acting very injudiciously to give any attention to the objections taken by those parties. He expressed the great con- fidence the Reform Club and citizens had in the Board, and hoped they would take no action in the matter at issue.

Mr. Dawson remarked that the Board ;was very glad to receive such a respectable deputation, and read the following objec- tions of the liquor dealers to the Act :— | Ist. To Section ITI., because it inflicts a loss on wholesale dealers who have a large quan- tity of pint flasks, and who are not allowed i by the Act to sell less than three half-pints. ®nd. To Section IV and V, which enacts lthat ** tavern licenses” shall be $45; retail li- ceuse $55, and saloon license $80—because these amounts are too high.

3rd. To section Vil—which enacts that ap- plication must be made for license every year, as when first granted, They think the Board should grant renewals without. the licensee having to appeal to the ‘‘Block.”

4th. To section XV, regarding the liquor to minors. .

5th. To the rule with regard to parties vot- ing for license.

6th. To section XVIII, because the hours for opening and closing Bars are too short. They think the time should be from 6 o'clock, a. m., to 19 p. m.

Mr. Shaw said that the clause relating to selling liquor to minors was a wise one, and should be, above all others, enforced. He could see no reasonable objection taken to the clauses specified,fland he hoped the Board would not meddle with the present working of the Act.

Mr. MeDonald thought that all the re- strictions of the Act were commendable. All the clauses objected to should be strictly enforced.

Mr. Millner said the Board should con- gratulate themselves on the judicious laws they have enacted. [ive-sixths of the citi- zens would bear the Board out in all their actions. He thanked the Board, on behalf of the citizens, for the manner.in which they transacted the business left to their charge ; and he hoped they would not move in the present matter without an expression of public opinion.

Mr. Dawson was glad that the action of the Board was approved of. He said the Board could give no opinion in the ma tter till after some consultation,

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Lonpon, April 3.—The Earl of Leitrim left Milford, County Donegal, yester morn- ing, accompanied by his clerk, and was driving on the outside car to Derry to meet his solicitor. He always carried arms. It issupposed the assassins hid behind a low embankment, and having first shot the Earl, shot the clerk and driver to remove the witnesses. The driver was shot in the mouth, and the clerk behind the ear, both probably at close quarters. The Earl’s valet was a inile behind, and on coming up found the Earl and clerk dead. The driver was still alive. The assassins escaped in a boat across Mulnoy Bay. The valet drove back to Milford and alarmed the police, who found the driver alive, but unconscious. He died shortly afterwards. There is no doubt the murder was agrarian. The rela- tions between the Earl and his tenants were unfriendly. The, Earl was kind and liberal to the poor, but very exacting in his deal ings with the tenantry, visiting with un- sparing severity the slightest infraction of he rules of the estate. The Riband So- ciety have a strong hold upon the county, owing to his harshness. He had an iron will, extraordinary courage and persever- ance. The Times says :—‘‘ It is no exag- geration to say the news of the murder of the Earl of Leitrim struck this country with as much pain and amazement as unprovoked declaration of war.” Two men named Me- Taggert, of Friel, have been arrested on board the steamer from Rathmullen to Londonderry, on suspicion of complicity in the murder of Lord Leitrim.

[The MeTaggerts have since been dis- \charged. . Four others are under arrest. jit is said the Earl had just ordered the | ‘eviction of some eighty of his tenantry. |

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The Fishery Award.

| The Pall Mall Gazette makes some pithy }comments on the recent unseemly agitation ‘in the United States in regard to the Hali- \fax awards. It says :—‘‘It wonld not be ‘consistent with the habits and traditions of ithe American people if the decision of the arbitrators were quietly accepted, as the ‘decision of the Geneva tribunal was accept- ;ed in this country —without remonstrance ‘or resistance. The Yankee spirit feels pain- ifully the pang of parting with its money, | and if a technical objection can be raised | ‘to the payment, it is sure to find enthusias- | tic supporters.” §S

Speaking of Mr, Blaine’s | ‘motion for the correspondence connected | with M, Delfosse’s appointment as third) ‘Commissioner, the ‘Americans may find fault wit} the justice | ‘of the yerdict against them, as is the habit|

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NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.

“THE SITUATION.

RESULT OF THE RECENT

DISCUSSION.

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Fourtgan Thousand lien Sick.

(Special Despatch to Daily Laeaminer.) Lonvon, April 10.

Though it is generally considered here that the Debate in Parliament on the Ad- dress, thanking the Queen for calling out the reserves, has placed the Governments policy in 4 clear light, Lord Derby’s state- ment concerning the secret determination of the Cabinet which led him to resign, is the subject of much anxious curiosity. It is reported in the Clubs that they are con- nected with orders already sent to Admiral Hornsby, which are contingent on the Rus- sian movements near Constantinople.

The Russian officials of rank at Bucharest declare that they fully expect the English fleet to sticceed in forcing its way into the Black Sea, in the event of war ; hence their efforts to increase facilities for land trans- port over the lines not accessible to inter- ruption from the fleet, and as far distant as possible from the Austrian frontier. They have taken measures for constructing a muil- itary railway between Belgrade, in the newly-completed Bevar, and Galatzlinr and Ismail, and also a short line connecting Rini with the wharves on the Danube.

A despatch from Pera states that 14,000 are sick from San Stefano to Adriano;le, nearly half of them with typus fever, so that Russian officers regard their position as very unsatisfactory. The Times to-day says that it cannot but share Lord Hartington’s regret that Sir Wilfred Lawson was not content with the debate in Parliament with- out going toa division on his amendment. On the whole the discussion has, it says, materially tended to clear the obscuriy of the perilous situation, and it has certamly brought a prospect of peace nearer than be- fore. But no practicable influence can be drawn from the fact that 64 members of the Hause of Commons think that the present juncture is not a great emergency. While it is possible a good many erroneous’ and mischevious conclusions will be drawn from it both at home and abroad, the debate has not had the same reassuring effect abroad, though the judgment formed on the tele- graphic summary thereof may be reversed on the receipt of the full text of the speeches.

The speeches of Lord Beatonsfield and Salisbury are thought at Vienna to point toa probability of warcand to hold out a small hope of a Burgess, which it is there believed is the only possible way of reach- ing a pacifie solution.

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GENERAL NEWS.

WrxcuHaM, Ont., April 6. James Dorran died while under the in- fluence of chloroform administered by a physician for the purpose of performing an operation on the hand. Sr. CaTwERINEs, Ont., April 6. George Carry, aged nineteen, was found this morning suspended by the neck in an outbuilding.

Toronto, April 6.

Charlton, a Globe printer, took two ounces of laudanum from the effects of which he died. He was subject to melancholia.

Lonpon, April 8.

A despatch from Cape Town venfirms the report that there has been severe fighting. The British troops, in one action were forced to retreat before an overwhelming force. Secococeni’s followers have killed some Europeans. Assistance is requested.

Lonpon, April 6.

At Sydney, New South Wales, a letter dated the 28th of February, reports that a three years’ drought in Australia has ended. Rains are general over the country, and there isa more buoyant feeling in com- mercial circles. The loss in 1876 was over £2,000,000 stg. It is expected that the losses during the past year were two or three times larger.

New Yorks, April 8.

Twelve persons have been reported miss- ing to the police, and seven dead bodies, taken from the rivers, have been conveyed to the morgue within a few days.

Orrawa, April 5.

It appears probable that the departure ol the Governor General from Canada will take place at an early dete, as an auctioneer has received instructions to hold himself ready to conduct a sale at auction of the ef- fects at Rideau Hall, including horses and carriages, early in May.

There has been considerable excitement among cattle dealers, during the past week, in purchasing prime stock for unmediate shipment to England. Reports by cable state that late cargoes have arrived safely, not a single animal] having been lost on the voyage, Good paying prices were imvari- ably realized. Next Monday, 200 head of cattle and 600 sheep will be shipped to Lon- don and Liverpool. As soon as navigation opens, itis the intention to make three shipments per week from Toronto, and On- tario exporters believe that before long the trade will have so increased that a daily shipment will be required to keep the Eng- lish army and navy supplied with good Ca- nadian beef and Mutton.

New ‘Yorn, April 6,

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expressed to the Secretary of the State the Saale — j Z we Pen _ .

high sense the Queen’s Government enter-

cy a % = ‘ 7 . e .% ; > Gazette says :—‘‘ The | tained of the honor done tu the Government |

of Canada and Her Majesty's representative, by the courtesy shown. to the Governor

dren in a miserable condition, who had | of jevery ,defeated litigant, but they pass| General of Canada, Lord Dufferin, by the 4 . 3 ~ . . . . io been batized and shipped year St. Paul as the limits of decency when they attack the| President on the oceasion of his Lordship’s

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