, 1873-02-10
dispatch Of business, and tho outn hope, tho
" iappy dispatch " Of tho Ministry rs vol.

lapl'y dispatch Of tho Ministry rs vol.
EAAL DuFrEnIN AND SOCIETY.
sooial life lloro will talxo great start on the
return Of Earl Dufforn, tho Govornor Gonornl,
to o1en Parliament. ottaws without ita Coy
eIno5 General r. H. az intensaod west End ,1 T
disgustod, everybody frota, md tho ratio of nnl-
claon risoB and falla regularly. But will, tho mr.
rlval amongst its Of Tho gollal Irlnh noblomaD,
thofG il 10 general r. unho'nys good de fa a &C.
gothor 10. Tho proBont Vicoroy haa won golden
opinions from oyoryono with whom he Inns como
III contact. 1lo Is ono Of Nntnro's .gontlomon,
IIla popularity i partly tho result Of llfs own
magnetism, OF hia ontoring with hearty uins into
tho sports OF his 1adoopted" country, and pnrt-
y to tho fact that his s tyo pr lpreeaaees.
man, aud 80 il Lord Dulferin; but tloro is na
grent n dlfroronco bctwccm thom 10 bctwoon tic
characters, Shaun tho Post Of Douoicault aud
comfy boiioyo il, tle anrdon 6lty. NIouols re-
tired, vol rimol with tho gootts Of this world,
as tho result Of his Viceroyalty, md has never
boon heard Of since; his successor improved on
Dyed devotion Of y student Of q fino nrt. nnt Of
and, till within tho closing days OF his Yicoroy-
atty, never was known to Dc ought that was
tratod . apeech which put into words I'll tho
London Times aud tho illy- -concoalod
desires Of the dlatgtono and Lowe
ike shock over tic land, and the ontire people
shiyerod. SO uulnistaknblo WAS tho royulaion aB
well Of tho English as Of the Kanuck pooplo,
TINT tho Dritigh Government thought 1t advisable
& r seae 5 sEar s i've omn ts hs s1
ont Governor General Bhinca In his liborality,
warin-hoarted interest, and appreciation Of the
people md Of their hnbits will additional lastre.
Waited ho LIS albmittod qaiotly to the torture
Of m address, has mado civil reply, has visited
every charitable inBtitution, received tho min-
iators OF ull denominations, sat by tile slde of =
with a Methodist oldor; he has respected tho
religious scruplcs Of our people, and abatainod,
as did not somo of Ills predecessors, from
QUIET GAME OF LOO
in tho retroats Of Rodenn Hall and tho quiotudo
OF The Sabbath ovcning. In the popular sports
ho las takcn the wnrlncst interest, and ia to-day
Honorary President Of moro Lacrosse ClubB than
thoro aro days in tho year. But nltort tin1o
Hince, suiting hlmsof to NIL BeasonB, ho Inns OH
tered in q who1o-Bouled way into tho plcnsl,Ecs
Of sknting anl,. by giving prizes, daily appear-
a,,ceB at tho rinks, and unlimited 1onbonniere
hos made tho fortunes Of tho hardware stores,
aud brought about renaiBaancein fashion before
tho allotted time had actually expired for the
tickle damo to turn her favor on q neglected
sport. In oil his works, md more especially in
tloao having a charitable object tho Earl is ably
assisted BY his, wife. No sowing circle
iahnosa & over Disconnected her, md no snobbery
has ovor received public chaatisoment ut her
hands, howover much aho may langh over it in
private. Tho Objects Of this happy gojourn
amongst us Of Q truly cstimahlo lady and gcntle2-
man nro likely to bo far-rcaching. Tloy, indeed,
reach far rs not little to affect tho stability
Of our Imperial connections. It is ccrtain thai
tito desire for Independence if not for hnne1a"
tion, was growing inst during tho ter1as Of both
sharpest argument OF ita advocates is turned
awny by tho graceful smiles Of tho lady and tho
dignity of the gentleman WHO arc now living
| amongst us.
A lettor from " tho Now Dominion" would not
DO complete wero it to contain no reference to
tho almost 1uaicrous attempts Of the arthori-
tics to hoist
TUE CANADIAN pAo1T1o m RAILROAD COMPANY
their own positions, md at the samo timo socur-
ing tho support Of tho many varied contending
interests. Whatever unexpected succcss may
attoul their efforte,-and it is reported that a
proceeding, G,-iti ia almost beyond d doubt that
ono Of tho first agreements eutorod into with tho
Province of British Columbia ut tho tmo Of her
admission to tho Confederation will bo broken.
on both onas within two yours nftor tho date Of
tho admission OF the Province into the Do1nlil-
ion, tho 10th OF July, 1871, il impossible Of full
flment, oxcopt iu q pickwiokian sense. No sur
vey has yet been made, Of complete character,
Of the territory between Nipissing and Fort
Garry, and, for 900 milos botwoon its eastern
starting point mid tho last-nnulod place, is u
tracllesB wilderness, that no surveyor has ever
thoroughly ponotrated. At the other end Of tho
limo, tho ignorance Of tho aotunl route to bo taken
is equally ~ profound. Nothing but the Widest
guessing has taken place on tho route that tho
road will take from Fort Curry until it atrikoa
far-tlistant British Columbia. The Government
has spent a vast deal OF time In endeavoring to
reconcile "ringa," md has succeeded ut length
in erecting monster ono which throatonB to
swallow itself.
THE CREDIT aloD1LIEn s'sCANDAL IN EMBRYO" !"
The unbiushing way in which railway ringe,'
consisting Of Senators and members Of Parlia-
ment haYo been formed, puts to blush the fee-
bfa-ninlel Legislators OF tho United Status Ma
tional Capital. Tho latter laye diyided their
spoils. however, and somo aro rcaping the
wlirlwind. Our Senators and members hro just
setting out on tue chase after tho rainbow, and
eco nothing bnt the rosy. "Ihe WhlrlEE Of
timo will bring about it's own rovcnges."
CANApESs1s
Tlac Hzanka.reo Draining Company.
! From tho LaPorte tfnd.> Argus, Fet,8.
Tho Directors of tic knukakeo Draining Com
pauy mot at tho Toogardon House yesterday and
evidently hold n longthy consultation. From
information gained i'll u conversation with ono Of
tho parties wo infer that tho Company will do
IL probable, that they will somewhat modify tho
magnitude Of their proposed work. Our intorn,-
ant stated that the nlemborB Of tho Company
wore 80 tloHirous Of having their own linda
drnincd that thoy woro willing to meet tho op-
pononts Of tho project by compromise. They