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 THE CITY OF HAMILTON 
 
 I^ O 11 18 6 4. 
 
 THE CITY OV HAMILTON. 
 
 It is k,roper in issuing th(! first ut what we hope will b« a regularly continued 
 nerics of the Annual Review oftlie Trade, Coiu.aerce, and Manufactures of the 
 City of Hamilton, that we ftl'ouhl say a word as to the City itself. To this end 
 we avail ourselves of llu^ assistance of a brochure issued in 18G2, during the visit 
 of His Fvoyal Highness the Prince of Wales, by the Directors of the Mechanics' 
 Institute, and whk;h contained a great deal of inforuiatiou, in reference to the 
 City, of a valuable descriptio.i. 
 
 Hamilton is situated at the, head of Burlington Bay, on the north-western 
 extremity of Lake Ontario. This beautiful sheet of water is in reality a s , 'il 
 lake nearly 20 milt^s in circumference, and one; of the safest and most capacious 
 harbors to be found on the mland seas of North America. Between it and 
 the waters of its magnificent neighbour, however, there is only a narrow strip 
 of land-known as Burlington Beach-about 300 or 400 feet in width and 4 
 miles in length. A canal without any lockage, is cut through this beach, 
 sutlicienily expensive to admit the largest vessels that ply between Chicago and 
 the Atlantic, and giving to Hamilton i direct water communication through lake 
 Ontario and the river St. Lawrence, with the seaport towns of Europe. Vessels 
 from Hamilton wharves, of 000 tons burden ■nd laden with cargoes of 5,000 
 barrels of llonr, can sail to the oeean-a distant of L'-^OO miles— without 
 entering any other canal than that ol Burlington Bay ; while returnmg, they have 
 of canal only 40 miles, and of lockage but 150 feet to ascend. I-ast year the 
 steamer "Etowah," one of the line ot vessels belonging to the Messrs. 
 Cuuni.igham, Shaw & Co., of Liverpool, made the trip from Liverpool with goods 
 direct for Hamilton, and the event was celebrated by a public supper to the 
 officers of the ship. This year there will be two, probably three, vessels of the 
 same line put upon the water, and the trade is one which is certain hereafter 
 1 argely to increase. Hamilton has, moreover, direct water communication with 
 
 
Chioiigo and tlic (,Uut lake cities of thr liir W.'.sl. To a distance of 2,000 miles 
 from tlie Atljuitic, vi-sst-ls of 400 tons l)urden can sail, with only 28 miles of 
 canal to pass tlinuigL. This canal is the Welland and connects lake Ontario 
 with lake Kne. i'.y rail Hamilton has, also, direct access to the American and 
 Canadian markets. The Creat Western connects on the East with the New 
 York Central, and on the West with the Michigan li-iilways at J)etroit and 
 Port Huron. It also .'.'nneets with the Grand Tnmk at Toronto and Giielph, 
 with the Biiliahj and Lake iluron at ^'aris, with iho Northern at Toronto, and 
 by the Grand Trunk with Portland on the Atlantic coast, and during the past 
 year the charter of ilh' ilamillon and Port Dover liailroud has fallen into the 
 hands of the (^rand Trunk ("om|ian\, iiy whom that portion of the road lying 
 between the city of Hamilton and the village of Caledonia, and their Amnity 
 with the lUitliio and Lake Iluron road, now under the control of the Grand 
 Trunk liailway Company, will he completed during the present year, ilins 
 placing the city in direct communi'ation with the gi'cat line of internal commnni- 
 cation, and giving to it the advantages of competing roads. I)y the completion 
 of this road the city will be phiced in direct communication with the fine country 
 lying to the north, and will become as the head of the Canadian inland navigation, 
 a still more impoitant point of shipment than hitherto. 
 
 The population of ;lie City has steadily increased since its first incorporation 
 in 1847. At that time it had a population of between 7,000 and 8,000- in 
 1850 it had increased to about 10,000; in 18r)2, when the Census was taken it 
 was 14,112; in 1801, at ihe last decimal Census, it was 19,096, and it has 
 continued ever since to increase in a still greater ratio, as will be seen from the 
 following facts : — 
 
 In 1801, when the Census was taken, the number o( Rate-payers on the 
 Assessment KoUs waso,!i41; in 18t)2 tiie number had increased to 4,171 ; in 
 18G3, to 4,701 ; and in 1804, u> 5,579. Assuming the proportion of Rate- 
 payers to the entire, population as the basis of calculation, we lind that the popu- 
 lation was in 1802, 20,210; in 18(J3, 23,0(ii» ; and in 1804, 27,033, But the 
 assessinenl is taken in the month of April ; and presuming that during the last 
 year the population has increased in the same ratio, us during the previons three 
 years, and of the fact there is mo doubt, the population of the City of Hamilton 
 on the 1st January, 18C5, may fairly be set down at upwards of ;30,000 souls 
 ft ratio of increase unequalled within the same length of time by any city in 
 British America. 
 
 As a manufacturing and wholesale omporinm, the City of Hamilton is in 
 proportion to its population, the most important in Canada. A glance at the 
 tables given in the following pages will illustrate the importance of lx)th those 
 sources of wealth, and a further reference to them here is unnececsary. 
 
 As to the liealthiness of the place the following table, from statistics collected 
 by the late Captain Sutherland in 1851, shows that Hamilton was then, except- 
 ing Ottawa, the healthiest (uty in Canada West. 
 
Rates of Moutality in ISul. 
 
 MontP'ai ]'■''':!:, 
 
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 TonmtM !"':- 
 
 Kin-ion 1" 1;^ 
 
 London '." i 
 
 UmnUlnn '." '^' 
 
 OlUiwi. 1 '" 8G 
 
 Since Unit timo u complete system of ilraina^e and an ample supply of fresh 
 water have been ■mtro.lnecd, which have materially iniprove<) the health of the 
 city. 
 
 The eity is plentifully supplied with jras and water. The Hamilton Gas Com- 
 pany yielded a steadv dividend of 10 percent, until the recent introduction of 
 coal o"il somewhat luterfered with the demand for gas. The lasf dividend which 
 it declared, was, howe.ver, at the vnte of 8 per cent. And of the riamilton 
 Water Works it is not too much to say that they are as o.'mplete as the niost 
 scientific ensuiecring skill could render them. 
 
 The educational advanta^n-s of the City of Haraiiton are exceedingly com- 
 plete. Ther(! is a lar<Te central school, and several primary or ward schools, 
 all under the charge of one Board of School Trustees, and one Principal, these 
 school'^ employ upwards of forty teachers, and some two thousand children are 
 receiving their education in them. Th(>. uistruction alForded comprises all the 
 branches from the first book of lessons to the higher schoolastic studies which 
 fit'student^ for honor in ..ur Universities. The schools are partially free, a small 
 fee of twenty-live cents, or in the primary schools twelve and a half cents per 
 month bein.' charged ; but for this tl- - 'hildren receive their school books of every 
 kind. Besulcs this system of pub! diools, the Weselyan Female College, an 
 lnstituti,.n which ompl-.ys the best talent, and in all respects is a first class 
 school, is located m TIamilton, and there are a number of private schools of a 
 superior class. 
 
 Hamilton possesses twenty two places of worship, which may be thus 
 enumerated : three Anglican (Church of England), two Scotch Kirk, three Free 
 Church, six Weslovan, one Lutheran, one Episcopal Methodist, one New Con- 
 nection^Iethodist,' one Primitive Methodist, one I5aptist, one Congregational, 
 two Roman Catholic, and one Synagogue. 
 
 Durinrv the year which has just closed the financial position of the city has 
 been greatly improved by the passage of the City Relief Bill, and its accept- 
 ance by the iMiglish creditors. For some time previous to this, llaniilton has 
 sufTered very much in reputation as well as in fact, on account of the serious 
 Municipal imlebredness which pressed upon its energies. This indebtedness was 
 incurred f<u' two ol)jects— one the construction of the Water Works, which have 
 so .uaterially improved the comfort an<l health of the city, and for the construc- 
 tion of the Ilainiltou and Port Dover Kailroad, .an expenditure which, while 
 seriously embairassing it, has up to this time yielded no return, the road having 
 
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 never lu'cii coinjilcted. It is a mutter of sonie moment, a fair subject for con- 
 gratuliUioii, and full of pi-oinise (or tlie hituru [irosjierity of the city, that about 
 simulta'ii'Mii.slv with the settlcincnt of the city debt, liie arrangements witlt the 
 Grand Tiunk liailway Company for tlie completion of the road as liir as Cale- 
 donia, and ai tiiat pci.nl cnnni'ctinij; with liie liiitValo and liuke Huron liailway, 
 have lieiii elllcled. I his load will, ns W'e have alruadv remarked, briuir the 
 city into ci nni'etioii with ihe (irand 'IVunk line of railway, and, by the comple- 
 tion ol till inicrnalionid luid;,'e, will jiive to ii direct connection with the New 
 York and Eric Railway vi\ the one side, and the magnificent new .settlements of 
 the iluicn trad on the other, so that it will rea[> some return lor the great 
 outlay Nvhieh \i has incurred, and which henitofore has been so heavy a tax upon 
 its industi \ and prusperitv. The debt ol the eitv was made up of the Ibllowintr 
 amounts : — X'104.(J0(J sltrlingand iJOlj^TO curiency, mcurred in the construction 
 of the Great Western, (Jalt arid Guelph, J^reston and Berlin, and Hamilton and 
 Port Dover Railways, which from vaiious causes have proved to be unrcmune- 
 rativr; and in .Ddjchiiircs (iir .l'll7,5r)0 sterling, and X'4(),7Sl) currency, for the 
 constrnetiun of Water Works, to which had to be added a considerable sum 
 which had accrueil, due lor arrears of interest. The llelief Hill authorizes the 
 Corporation to issue debentures to the extent of ±'(500,000 sterling. On these, 
 (.ir so much of them as have bei'U issued to reduce the outstanding debentures, 
 the interest is lixed at the rate of fmir per cent, until the ;31st March. 1874, 
 iheieatter live per cent, until the ;5ist March, 1884, and thence until maturity at 
 the rate of ^ix jicr cent.; and in order to secure ju-oniptitude in the payment i^f 
 interest, it is dcdared iliat in the event oi' coupons not being paid within forty 
 days of their laliinu due, the lull rate of Intercast of six jie-r cent, will at once 
 revive. 
 
 I'lidcr thi^ arrangeiu'iit with the cn.'ditors, there will be no dilllcuUv in the 
 city mi eting its liabiliiies [)roniplly and without any serious amount of taxation, 
 certainly witlim the taxation which exists ui any oilier leading city in the 
 Province. 
 
 THADE OF THE PKOVIXCE L'Oll ISGl. 
 
 Tin- eii'cular i:^.-ucd ]>y flic eoiiimercial ag'eucy ol' ^fes^rs. II. G. Dunn & 
 Co., on the trailc of I he Province for the year lbf>\, is of ■'^o much general 
 iiUcrest that we (|Uote it in lull. Ii is as follows : 
 
 "Tlie your jutt closscJ tin.s |irertente<1 to before the I'lone of tliiil yeiir, — wiis in IhG-J- 
 
 the Ocniiiierciiil Ci'iiiiminity u variety mul again a p:irti:il laiIui-(>; and owintr in part 
 
 comliiMulion i.f cireiitiisliiiiec? wliieli liavo to the low piiees, Ij.iJ weather, woive roads, 
 
 tieen as iieouliar asihey liavc Ijoeii inipor- souK'e niuiiev. and sii-'aroei' men, lint a very 
 
 lanl." small jiropoiiion of llic pfnlnct lias yet 
 
 ''Tht! irreal poureis Irom wliieU ilie found a market. Tli« nmouut of money 
 
 eouTitry derives ils iricome, — its Kxi'urta anil lliereiori' leulizeil for pi'odnoe dilrini,' the 
 
 ICniiL'i'atiuu,— Liivo vieMeil hut a Very year lias I)..-cm iniiiaually limilofl. The Luni- 
 
 mediuiu return. The (iraiu l.'rop, — for ISilo, ber iiitere.st, depeudiiii alinu.^i entirely upon 
 
 barely an average, uiul ine.itly delivered the United .Stated market, Laa been seriously 
 
affpotefl I'V llie tla''t'iati<.n3 in fli.;. .•nrr.mey 
 of thftt c.uMtrv, th,-l,irt;e ,.ro.hKt ui.lu.'ed l.y 
 prieea while L'oM win at I'io i.i lljfl summer 
 ofisr.:'., havin^' foun.l ilillieult .suU- at unrn- 
 mun.raliv.' rat.M in the snni>n«'i- "f 1«''"4- 
 Tli.> Tir.ibei- Tr:ui>\ a most, im)>orlant, inteivst, 
 ha<; 1hh-u .Ifpi-e^sed unci .Mi.t,arra-S(!a l.y 
 •loclino ill Kntilaiul,— from <\vM money an.l 
 otlu-r causes, a.ul Hi- ya.' ■•lo.... with uiv 
 uMiiiUy heavy stock, b.!'- i^. (irst nn.Ucoond 
 luin.ls'to winter ov,.f. hml.linu', wh.eh 
 
 bad at;ain rccover-.l .- 1 as yicldim; very 
 considerable return.-. ■• fro-n ibe same 
 <.au9e9 been d.-oopi.i!,' uud unproh table. 
 Eniiirralion, too, fiom which wo uimbt to 
 annually receive lartrely of material^ and 
 prospective wealth, has l^ceu insn/n.licant 
 and poor. So that from all these .,'reat 
 fourceaof prolU the amount realized duriDi,' 
 tba year luw shown aijreat fallins,' olh 
 
 "The edVct of this dcelino in revenue, 
 micht not have l)ceu as important, had the 
 Importation:* l-oen le<?, or oven thc.r usual 
 amount, t.'nforlunntely however they have 
 been la^^'eIv increased, and from a var-'ty 
 of causes, the cradnal eo.'.cenf ration of the 
 (irocery Importing Trade in'o the hands of 
 our own merchants, eonsequeut upon tlio 
 disturbed currency and biiih tanff of our 
 ncit^bbours \n Ihe'United Slates, had ttiven 
 an impetus to the growth of th.it bram'h ol 
 business which it required more than a 
 warnimr voice tr) retard. The Imports m 
 lliis line were therefore larcrer in theSprincr 
 and Summer than ever betoro, esi.ecially of 
 staple ^'oods, at hii;!i rates. The demand 
 throu?ho,it the year fell short of expectation 
 and luckily cheeked nrriv.ils during the 
 autumn, the Dry Goods T.ade in view of 
 immense profits made in the iminediatelv 
 previou.3 years, by advance in stocks and 
 frrowth of business, imported not only 
 heavily in Sprint; but e.\-cessively in .Xutumn. 
 In other branches very niucli the same policy 
 was adopted, but less in extent, and hence 
 not so much miirked. .Vs a whole however, 
 the Imports into th.' Province show a very 
 cjreat increase." 
 
 •• Presumin^ the tiii;ures in December of the 
 two years to be about the same, tlie followintj 
 will show the total value of the Imports and 
 Kxports for the .ntirc Piovince f..r \M?, and 
 IStM,— which we are the tiist to make 
 
 public." 
 
 1S.',:1. 
 
 Imports ^45,9(Vl.-ty3. 
 
 Exports ;'.0,n47,8«O. 
 
 Increase in Imports, . . 
 Decrease in l-^sporls 
 
 18ti4. 
 
 ^52,G60,Ul7. 
 
 H7,-f78,S;i8. 
 
 . .$C.,70f,r)-i,5. 
 
 .. l,StlO,o-t2. 
 
 Inereaea of balance ai^ainst the 
 Country, in the year, of over 
 einht and a half million dol- 
 lars, $8,573,567 
 
 "Thus with decreased revenue from Ex- 
 ports, and increased expenditnie and liabi- 
 lity by imports, the promise of the year was 
 not very irratifyinL', but there was atill 
 anot.her"unfortun;ite eireumstanee found in 
 the almost uiie<)U.-illed dullness and de- 
 pression of the Au'nmn Trade, The bad 
 weather, [whi.di is well illustrated by the 
 >tatemenl. that from Sept. 8ih to Dec^Rth, 
 there was not five consecutive days without 
 rni,i,]_cniise(pient bad roads, dcelining 
 prices for grain, and what wae still more 
 influential, 'de.dinim: prices of u'oods, ren- 
 dered the purchases by retail buyeif limited 
 In numb.r and amount. The eonse.iuenee is 
 that heavy stocks, especially in Dry Ooods, 
 are. to be carried ovr the winter. We 
 wanted only poor payments for Spvim.' pur- 
 chases maturir.Lr in the Autumn, nnd^ a 
 liuht money njirket to complete " the Win- 
 (,r of our discoi»ent "; ini.l the.-e we have 
 hail. The same causes which restricted the 
 retail trade lessened the remittar.oes from all 
 fcctious of the cunlry ; while the increased 
 r.'ouiremenls t;ix. d the facilities of the Banks 
 which, though their loans wi-re u'leater than 
 ir previous' years, fouml it impossible to 
 still further e.xpand, in conseipience of the 
 hi'jh rate ci' interest and scarcity of money 
 ir England. '■ 
 
 " Thus with diminished Exports increased 
 inporls, dull trade, mea-re payments, and 
 tiiiht money, the hi'^lory of the year seemed 
 c.o-in^' doomily enough, wlieii a new cause 
 o:' uneasiness arose from fear of di.-turbed 
 relations between the I'niled States and 
 Canada. The discharge of the St. .\lhan's 
 rwiders, and the excitement which followed 
 oi, both sides of the line, it wo3 feared 
 ir.ight result in serious com|ilications. For- 
 ti;nately, however, such a probability has 
 b,;en averted; r.evertluless the feveiish 
 a:id anxious feeling induced by the bare 
 thought of trouble betwoeii countries whose 
 interests are so interwoven. h?» and will 
 for a little while ntToct trade." 
 
 «• Notwith.standing the dreary catalogue 
 which we have had to enumerate, it is a 
 matter of congratulation that thus far these 
 dirticulti-s have I'ecn met without serious 
 disaster. It is true a considerable number 
 of failures have occurred in llio country,— 
 statistics of which we append,— but happily 
 these easuaiities have b. en confiried to the 
 weakest class, while many who have been 
 insolvent for some time were w.iiling only 
 for the enactment of ihe ]?ankrupt Law 
 which went into force in September of last 
 year. The losses to our Wholesale Mer- 
 chants, by bad debts, as a. whole, have not 
 been in excess of (U'evious years. It is 
 certain the number engau'cd in retail trade 
 in the country is excessive, and though it 
 may cause temporary ineonvenienoe and loss, 
 
4 
 
 over t'i«<'"»"^">; , Vi.'M; H'c izvfti i^"'^- 
 ho autumn, '""*^^^tn he «ul. of favm.v.. 
 of the <iva;.. ovop .s " y\^ .jnantines o, 
 
 I'orkamlotUU 1 
 
 rK au" " . , 
 
 ma.1.H !?""'^ '■"'^'''*' ■ " for the future. I*: '■ 
 
 l«t of May "e^V J^ ^ritun, ^viU not be 
 of CauftAa to C''^^" ;' „,.eviuus yeavs. 
 
 Urc^^v, if a^ 1=^'-'^V ■; hJ . 'tow of the Pro- 
 ;;Tlun-ei« mnc-!nii Uu- "' ^^ ,^ most i;rft; 
 VK.cefortlwpu.tW>.^.;^,,,,^itnos.oc 
 rlfvhm' «^^avaet. r. n^^^^^ _^^ '»'"f "^ , J v 
 
 of wl.k'U arc yet, ""'f ^; J^i,, ,,/ncultural 
 
 ,.onuuuuily tow v.a« " ' ,^^,,n,u>u ami 
 
 .lu.'t:* for U'e "°^;'"(.r;t. ,uu\ among other 
 .shau-sf.veeroi. '^Ij^^ ^^^J^.t au-l success m 
 ,u;„C.. tl>-^ "'">"'=;rix 4 very iun-vtaut. 
 Moi.nat..r.alaa. »u.^^;^^_^J^,f,, „^ 
 
 U-y^-''^''^rUo^ t.otthccommunay, 
 
 have yf, >'^vv",::,a ?S m-t P'^y ''.'■•; :;::'i 
 
 iK.. Oil! ^^orl^l in.<-Ov; ,,. , i„.,ni; winte.if.a 
 
 ^^« «'-^""'?'- f U of our monetary In Wu 
 
 J..r The raeaitie= loi '" ^.^^ g^ 
 
 Wfortran.povtatK>.>^--^- ^^^,,,. The 
 
 ^::ji;i';iive«oftheeouuui. 
 
 S^z::-^v,-oe— — _ ^^,,,, ..wit., the 
 
 , th(^ foUowuig ititere-bu. _, . . amount 
 
 1 p.>n.irt iTO tne »""" !^ ,? till. 'inproxi'i^'i*-^ '*'" 
 
 l-h,- following tabic .^x. ^^^^^ ,^^^ y^,,, 
 
 wlthiheamm. fj;^,.„.,a. 
 
 aB near a» eau ^ i^i^uiliue.. 
 
 Montro 
 
 Quebec ..-••• 
 Balauceof O.t- 
 
 ,0 
 
 ■,',0 
 17 
 
 •24 
 Toronto 
 
 Hamilton. ■ • • ^ 
 
 London . ^. 
 
 Kingston ^ 
 
 Ottawa...- — ■ 
 Balance of »..« -^ 
 
 TotuHorC.W..'i50 
 
 S;M1 ,«if»0 
 
 ;'.n\.(lllO 
 
 'iM,'!'"'"' 
 
 •i.'lVi.I'So 
 
 Asaets. 
 
 ioi,ii>';' 
 r,(V7r.o 
 
 05-2 5(''> 
 
 Assets. 
 s4 ,488,5^0 ?^i.833,962 
 
 gr^jo.lH %\,'i'y^<'^'^ 
 
 TotaHur CE-.- 
 Gran-l total tor 
 
 a\\ Canaaa . ■■-- _ ^ 
 
 ^,PUt>XlMATB CAIMTAI.^ ^_^ 
 
 we,u--^')'>-^'j.:r;M^^^'--^";:: 
 
lui'ftl 
 
 jiro- 
 
 ttuJ 
 other 
 CSS iii 
 ivtaiit. 
 -s lift* 
 i (oun- 
 la tlie 
 lUiii'-V. 
 .. We 
 
 ^vbich 
 or, and 
 inli'i'pd 
 lent for 
 ,;iiliz« a 
 s whicli 
 r World, 
 
 .itl>«>'-— 
 Is ill V'"^' 
 niv I'"''"; 
 ,,vertHh of 
 1,. ill li^e 
 V liistitu- 
 Ic (IcfauU, 
 ;. uuil are 
 'eiioe tiiau 
 lor travel 
 
 lit?. >'i^' '■'"*' 
 ?st.a. The 
 .—interest- 
 ^, whiehwe 
 ? iot;ltimate 
 nil must ia- 
 . points \ve 
 I an<\ luoro 
 lef that even 
 u.fc faiied to 
 onwuvd and 
 
 shownvj; 
 
 the 
 
 nate amount 
 ;pectively •• 
 
 So n.'^.'^oo 
 .,,0 r.OAiOO 
 
 1^ St, (111,'' 55 
 
 ATITAL. 
 at..,ment.8l..-w.ng 
 mount of Mercan- 
 , buBiness ui the 
 
 9 
 
 1 . nr 212R6000 
 
 ,ble to estiumt. v/ilh more e..rtainty. ^ ... ,,.,„wa 5.-, '2WmK. 
 
 ( ntario < o.. t'^ miwu. •>" -■ 
 ,-,\N.U)A wi-.sT. Whitby 51 U.nOOO 
 
 ^"•"^r"^^^- ,s;;;li "-''--"f*^-"*^^^' j!:!!:!:iou5oo 
 
 K;untS?Bnu:u:>rd:i24 $1JH1^;;;; OxforaOo..ln,orsoll. ^7 27»50f. 
 
 ,.,alanoeoft;oui,ty.l'J... ^^'^\.,„,„„ Woodsto.k.li.u ^^^ 
 
 .,,^- ,7;;o.,,a Halanee of Cou..ty..2U ■^-^^'l^ ,,,,,„o 
 
 Bruce Co -'.^ -,.„\7-,mt 
 
 HalauoootUoanty. hi Jj-^^ ,^_^^^.,,^^^^^^ V^lnce of County . UU^ l'2S700O 
 
 J,., ;;lR0i)o ^* 
 
 !S::mS..:n.ilope.U,^ .01500 l'erth.Jo.t.Ma..y..O. 2.7000 
 
 ,„,„„. .rCounty.lM _^nO ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^If County! 1^7 ^^'5000 
 
 '^li.nee of County. .. _^00 ^^^^^^ Peterboro' Co., Peter-^ ^^ ^^^^^^ 
 
 K-oo. .,...- ^,,^ , --• BaCe;.cou;ii,y; .._^^^ 
 
 F.onlenao, Kiii^Moa.- 25150O 
 
 Uahvnee o. C<'Unf. . I" '- _ (^^,^,0 Pr.soott Co . 47 
 
 Si" 321000 P""«E^^«''^"^ ••••- 594000 
 
 lil.ngarry l.o^...-;: ^,', ,,„„,o,-, ^^•^"^Tn 47000 
 
 OrenvineCo.Pi-escott (0 ■ ' Ru.ss^ll Co. ......... 1" 
 
 Balance of County . M 1 .'T^OO ^.^^„^,^, ^.„ p , . , 2 
 
 , . „„a HI "I^' Balance of county., ,1.4 87UoO ^^^_^^^^^^ 
 
 areyOo.,()wen-ound hl^ ..4 ^^^^ 
 
 Balance of County . 1...^ _^1„ f,ofi500 Stormnnt^ro ^_^^^^^ m _^^^^^^^ 
 
 llaldimandCo 1B7 501000 '^^!;^^^;^^;;;,Z,,,y , 86 _1490.K. ^^^_^^_^^ 
 
 ;l;:X?i3':"H''r;i^ 1-?000 Waterloo CO., Gait,. 7S .iOOOO 
 
 Balance of County. 10. VU,m)<^ ^^^^^^^^^ Balance of County . .261 ^^^^^^ ^^o^qoO 
 
 «S-;!;?£«: J" _5S „„,„„ w...^»;w;»...n» SS?" _„,„„„„ 
 
 Lambton Co., S.unui. i. -■ •l.>^^ 
 
 e„,,„., of County. 1. ..> J-^>^ ^^^,.,„ Wen.hworth__ t _^^.^ ^^^_^^.,,,^ 
 
 Balau..eofCountv.U, J4_i^ ^^^^^^^^^ 
 
 Balance ot County. 01 ^ _ __ ,;795n9 
 
 Lennox County ..... 70 ^^SoOO ^_^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^ *r,3768000 
 
 Linnc..ln Co., bt.Ca- 
 
 thennes '•'■> ,,-nr,.i 
 
 Bulance of County. 100 2M0OO ^^^^^^^^^ 
 
 21236000 
 Carriod over j 
 
 .-^ 
 
10 
 
 CANADA KAST. 
 
 (>ltiiu':i Uislrii't llMi 
 
 lliniiiiiir'liiM District. liU 
 'r«'rcfl"iMii.- Kisli'ii't. . .IIS 
 Moiitrenl I'l.-itriut.Mon- 
 
 IroaU'ilv IICI Uti.M'lloiM) 
 
 Ualiin.'e of l)ii»lriL't . lt<',t 'MWUhm 
 
 Joliette Disiriot. . . 7fi 
 l'75iilio !^'- Miiiirici' IM.slrifl. . M'J 
 
 30050(1 
 
 45(if)(l0 
 
 llily oHl |(i(i,s,-,oi!(l 
 
 riiiliUlc'i' of l)ir<lii;l,.l(lti -liilodil 
 
 ;ii.|Siio(Mi 
 
 Hiinoii.-lii Disliiot . . :; I IXl.Miii 
 
 274iil!'iun 
 
 ll),.ivill.- Di.-lriel. . . 12(1 
 
 lieilloi-.l 1 lis' lift 151 
 
 Sl.liyin'iiitlie l»ist rift. 11:7 
 .>t. Fi aiH'is i)i!»triol. ..2S3 
 .\vllMilm..;k!i l)i^tl■iet.. 80 
 IliciitiliiiU DJsli'icl.. .lit) 
 
 llcHUre l)i.-<tlict I)'.i 
 
 '"jdfi.-iiio Moiitiii.iu'iiy l>i»liii't.. . fil 
 
 ,s-j4i III) (-i!is|ii' l)i.sti'it;t .') 
 
 SlWilOK 
 STltiOU 
 4;i5jiiii 
 458600 
 
 (■.;;'jr,mi 
 
 ILMiMiO 
 .'m^.ihO 
 
 Tolul lor Ciiimchi Kiiht *i.('ii'.4,S;)(lii 
 
 tiiiiiiil toLii! for all I'iiiui.l.i :»;llu4iMi,iOO 
 
 In ;i(l.li:ion to (lu'sc iiilc-ri'Miiu; l;il)lf-s ^ivon it;, tli.- ( '..niiiu'ii.'i;i; Ao,.r,'-y, wc 
 
 iivail i.iifsi4vo8 1)1 !. very iiiLorcstiim ^taifiuciil pulili.siit-d in tli.' (,^;n iu'c |i;i|,>t, 
 
 oftlii' sliippinj; tr!id(> of that city, fis atruniiiig more indtx lo the j^eiieral trad)' 
 (if the I'mviiice : 
 
 POUT OF QUEBEC. 
 
 <"()M.\r,\R.\TiVE Statement of the amount of toiiiiaire of Sailitijj: Vess^'ls arid 
 SlA'ainer.s entered Inwards and (Jiitward-, f.r the years 181)" iin.! IS()4 
 shewinc the euuntrie> whence I'.icy caiue and for wliieli tliey cleaied. whether 
 wiih cariio or ill l)all.i-:t, also disUi)i;ui-h'!!)'^ ihi' (■"unlri.'s io m hi('ii tliey 
 beloiiffed. 
 
 KETtrilN" OV VESSKLS IXW.\RlJ:i FUU 'lllK 
 
 yi;.\n isg3-w. 
 
 1S0.1. ISfil. Ausu-ian... 
 
 VCFH-ls. Tons. Vi'MoU. r.lis. ^piiiii-li ... 
 
 fotnl of v,5»(ls nvrivcl. IGlil SinCn 1«.t TO.) 157 Frciu'l) . . .. 
 
 Total 
 
 18G3. ISG-l. 
 
 \t.int-Is. Tcm. Vi'.>5^fl(.. Tons, 
 liroiishl over 3(lftS SOfWHT 1 liO TUUbDS 
 
 Ves»fl> Willi I'MrjdO" 
 1)0 iu l>;ilhi»l. ., 
 
 To!;il 
 
 NiiiiiiiiT 111' Mi'aniern 
 
 vnsSF.I.rt FliO.M. 
 
 nm ■iii-.;ii3 v,m ;i7.i.ibj 
 
 ifjnt H0TC17 r«r, 709451 ;,■".;"■:', 1";'^'^ ■ ■ 
 
 I'ntisli Colonics 
 
 01 
 
 ,:i.si 
 
 fil 
 
 Do. ^a;^nls Vessels. . 15r.7 'rr.M 13(il (117112 
 Toial 
 
 r;i)i5 
 
 17112 
 U!) 1,57 
 
 (7rou( Iii-itnin. 
 fiiile'l SlaU'i<. 
 I'ritisli Colonic 
 (JlliiT I'orciijii coiiiilries. 
 
 Toliil 
 
 N.Wirn oK C'lrNTBIKB 
 
 RritWi Vv>M'b.. 
 Furi'iKii ilo 
 
 iwii Hiriiiii iii'> 
 
 „„,..„ I' iil< it Kins'ilom 
 
 last 6S4.5.S3 1196 602710 x„v;i Si',.>in 
 
 aSO 1-J3II64 2'J» 1(11-717 ,;,.^^ i;niii.«wi,.k 
 
 — — .V,.yMo,in,l,:,M.l. 
 
 INIH i; WHAT (LAOS, 
 
 Brilish 
 
 >.Mr'.M irian 
 
 TricMtiii. 
 
 I*orliiL'U">i 
 
 llaiiiliiir;,' 
 
 SwiMli-li 
 
 .\iiu'i-i<'an 
 
 Iln iiK'ii 
 
 Mci-klcnhi'i's 
 
 Ol.lciilierg 
 
 Danish 
 
 Iliinovcrian 
 
 Uossiiiii 
 
 Duteli 
 
 11 
 
 n-ins 
 
 32 
 
 \i 
 
 ','5S4 
 
 •M 
 
 s 
 
 ,5.-j.-.8 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 •JIM 
 
 5 
 
 t 
 
 'JNOO 
 
 <i 
 
 4 
 
 lH(>-2 
 
 
 4 
 
 l.-|M) 
 
 •2 
 
 8 
 
 10(10 
 
 
 .t 
 
 :) 
 
 Sir, 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 l.lOl 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 Boll 
 
 1 
 
 :!S!) 
 !'.)! 
 11)0 
 
 3 
 
 IIH 
 
 lill) 
 
 1(161 .So,i;47 112,") 7il!n,-)7 
 
 !),7 OITLXT (',44 4.'17G9 
 
 3;!) :;ii.M5 o!) .Idfl-jiJ 
 
 3 2l!i;i 41i) o!l-).',s 
 
 3.)Z l,'il474 303 l.'il-JUl 
 
 1661 ^071)17 1125 7()!)457 
 
 U37 617135 (114 .|.-.17);9 
 
 1661 .S07Gn 1425 70il457 princi' i;,l« anl IMimcl 
 SI. I'nrn- Mii|iic-l>in. . 
 
 SI. raiif" l-laiitl . 
 
 13SI 6S).'i>B lli)6 fio-mo (lihiiiltar 
 
 ls7 S3743 14S 7-..':!74 liriil^li Weft Inilios . . 
 lJ-'7 ^iialii^li do 
 37."T D.inisli do 
 
 4(120 riiilnl Slalvs 
 
 .;423 France . 
 
 o2'5 Mrily . 
 
 Spain ... 
 
 .541 lNriii2!il. . 
 
 . NclliiMl:iii.l> 
 
 515 llrlL'iiiin 
 
 11. .Hand 
 
 1,S4 llaialmri; 1- 
 
 3!)0 jirenien 4 
 
 2lill) 
 
 ■■:i:,(i 
 
 711 
 
 y.i 
 
 '.••a 
 
 (.r,2 
 
 iKI.-l 
 277!) 
 
 210.1 
 
 17il'.'li 
 
 1.-15I 
 
 i,;:;(W 
 
 61 
 44 
 
 M 
 7 
 
 .47 13313 
 
 3 
 
 12 
 
 (1 
 
 6245 
 2303 
 71-3 
 21 H2 
 
 l.:«l 
 .■..■40 
 5»27 
 ,345 
 .•• 187 
 
 !■) 721-7 
 
 1 "i 8i,57 
 
 !) ;!!li7 
 
 1 597 
 
 59 4 ('926 
 
 17 8,556 
 
 1 ;is7 
 
 1)9 4G123 
 
 21) 6031 
 
 N .3529 
 
 ,i 241 ;i 
 
 7 391 1 
 
 3 1709 
 
 Carried over lonS 5OS907 1420 70G,S99 
 
 Carno.1 over 1333 74.i08i5 1077 U192T2 
 
11 
 
 3a95no 
 
 4S(lftuO 
 
 Idlh'.t'ilXI 
 .^7^.lnO 
 
 IMO 
 
 III 
 
 1. ;:-l 
 
 11 
 
 :,.I0 
 
 .')S 
 
 M-Z~i 
 
 7 
 
 ■A\r, 
 
 ;! 
 
 iS7 
 
 l.i 
 
 ',-,'17 
 
 I'l 
 
 H!'.')T 
 
 it 
 
 yim 
 
 I 
 
 r,iri 
 
 5» 
 
 4i:;i.!B 
 
 n 
 
 S:-,,-.(l 
 
 1 
 
 ;NT 
 
 lii) 
 
 40 iJ.-i 
 
 'jii 
 
 <;u3i 
 
 s 
 
 .'i:'iJ'.l 
 
 T) 
 
 241 s 
 
 ( 
 
 3!) 11 
 
 3 
 
 noi) 
 
 Uroilf;!" i.ver. . 
 
 Norway 
 
 Afrifu 
 
 Italy 
 
 Swc'Uu 
 
 t<ar'liiiia . 
 
 Siiulli .\iiuTir:i 
 
 AZ'ii-i-'» jm:iiiiIs 
 
 MiiK.ri'ii lslaMil» ...• •,■ 
 Wrslcrn l»luuil=lAlUuilic) 
 
 Kri'i! I'iirl8 
 
 MuUa 
 
 Mcxi'O 
 
 I'liiiiii 
 
 I''.i;y |>t 
 
 rriMicli Wost Indies.. .. 
 
 DiMiuiark 
 
 rriissia 
 
 T'lal 
 
 Total Vessels eleareil. 
 
 1863. 1804. 
 
 VhmoU. Tons. V...el». T.ni. 
 
 1338 1450SO m^ 6\'-iM nronclil over. 
 
 2h ;»i*l -v.! '^iMl Ol.leiiliern . 
 
 fj 
 
 U.)ia 
 
 8 
 
 C4 
 
 r2i«.") 
 
 4i 
 
 
 nil 
 
 t 
 
 
 Uiui 
 
 1 
 
 
 4'.)Ui) 
 
 1 
 
 
 '.37 
 
 ■z 
 
 
 3-2.T 
 
 
 
 31-J 
 
 
 'ZVi 
 
 9-ia 
 
 a>3 
 
 31o-i Diiiiiali.- 
 
 ■Jfifisn UuiKiviTiaii 
 
 'JIWO Uusniaii .... 
 
 4")3 livilen 
 
 43Sii Austrian 
 
 USj SpiiiiisU .... 
 Frcncb 
 
 1863. 1861. 
 
 Veiwla. Tom. VcMi^ln. T.ra«, 
 n«9 855n8 IS.i.t 771U13 
 
 ol5 
 
 BUS 
 VMi 
 6.V) 
 
 ■.i3\) 
 I'Jl 
 
 [■,,mi nS5 Btii -.:»■* ij^ 
 
 13 
 
 1 
 
 I 
 
 li 
 
 1 
 
 .... 1 
 
 .■ ', 3 
 
 icc.i soinn iii') 
 
 n?.-) 861 ■.!()•> l.'ilil 
 
 vi:s3Ki.a I'l'ii 
 
 10203 
 
 7S7 
 
 :,<io 
 (isi;.") 
 
 ;nfi Tfrpat Britain 
 
 34^5 rtiile.l stales 
 
 I'-ti^ nrni.-'lii:oloiiie» 
 
 ■ oilier Forei^'u Countries, 
 
 70U15; 
 
 'I'.ilal 
 
 NAMES or rotTNTUira 
 
 KOll. 
 
 IM-i 
 lUU 
 
 l.jtil 77 I'll'' 
 
 UKTUUMOKV.>.KUsOi;TWAU..SFOHTUE 
 
 •,., B.n3,, 151. :t5S4. ^::i-:l«-:;:. 
 
 10 l'^-21 I'J 1'-'' [...rtuiial 
 
 Vessel- witli carjoes 
 Jjo. Ill l)aUasl. . . 
 
 Total 
 
 Siinil)cr of Steamers 
 
 1310 80920.-. 108ft T^830O 
 
 4 luiH i:! 331« 
 
 .UW '2.'>.">:!:i 411.8 2!ir>55 
 
 03 ■■iM'.i :<l IWOT 
 
 1783 801208 l.VIl 711575 
 
 1310 80920,1 1089 123300 
 1097 13 3313 
 
 173,-) 801208 l.-ifll 777.17.5 
 
 ,w>iir. CO 5i;'''i 
 
 U,i, Sailing Ve.-sels. l71'J 
 Total '■ 
 
 Franee. . . 
 
 S|paiii.. . 
 
 Aiisiralia 
 
 l!rili-li West Inf.ies. 
 
 r,G ,W>ll;. >M '■■ ' ur,,,,!. West iKues 
 
 ~ _„ Vi.vuSeotia 
 
 75,-) SU1208 K>bl -".J''' >;,.„. Ilrr.nswick.... 
 
 670029 
 
 ''^:'^::!^^^.::^^:-'^ ^ 1 ^^ ^n^ui^n;;;;;.;; 
 
 1 
 
 14 
 IT) 
 1 
 1 
 4 
 3 
 
 93 
 
 40 
 
 Newloniellaii.l 
 
 I'rniee Kilwani'ft Islaml. 13 
 
 Total . 
 
 UNDEK WHAT FLAGS 
 
 Hrilisli 
 
 Norwegian 
 
 Prussian 
 
 INirtui-'iieso 
 
 llaiiilMir^ 
 
 8\Veilish 
 
 Anieriean 
 
 lireiu.-n 
 
 Meel>lenl)erji . . 
 
 „. ------ -1. I'ierre Miipielon. 
 
 nti,-, s,U208 1001 777.,..-> ,,;;.,^,|,„„ '. 
 
 ll.illaiKl 
 
 \m 73fi.^)00 132.-) r,7;)0:0 Kremen 
 
 l.yj S1118 117 72:«0 Norway 
 
 Ji njiis 31 12137 I'nissia 
 
 13 2740 20 37.-.7 lieriuany .. . • ■ 
 
 8 mn 7 40.0 A /.ores Islands 
 
 5 
 
 2192 
 
 
 
 3121 
 
 4 
 
 18(i2 
 
 4 
 
 1589 
 
 Came 
 
 ,lover 1^<''9 «^5478 
 
 lU 
 
 loaS 
 
 3123 .'ersey... 
 
 71s8 Free Ports 
 
 llaniburg 
 
 Total . . . 
 
 217 
 
 21i31 
 
 8177 
 ■Mi) 
 f,3l 
 037 
 738 
 
 51 r. 2 
 
 4a73 
 3121 
 
 81::! 
 
 liOl 
 
 21.") 
 3939 
 
 oli'J 
 2701 
 
 6^2 
 
 992 
 
 :U)39 
 
 lul7 
 ■.'03 
 
 9809 
 
 21 
 14 
 4 
 
 12 
 
 89 
 
 ol 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 3 
 1 
 
 208 
 
 r.2i 1 
 
 73il-j 
 
 lOll 
 
 957 
 
 2112 
 
 0347 
 
 02,)7 
 
 3208 
 
 6S8 
 
 "iii 
 
 328 
 
 ;m 
 
 1080 
 21,'. 
 9373 
 
 173;-. 801208 loOl 777.575 
 
 F,.o,. tl..8c sttUeinonts it will bo seen thaMho number of vessels and tonnage 
 „..i...a sl.,...l a ii..e,vti8e as compaivd witU Uio year 1808, including ^.an.ers 
 ;,.,. sailin. vessels, „f 2^0 vessels, a„d 08,190 tons, U.e principal decrease 
 ;,,„. „ VLSsels which came out in i.ailast. And of vessels ontw.rd bou.d, the 
 d...;... wa. in number, 224, and in tonua.e, 83,033 tons. Of outward itouud 
 v.,ssels in ballast, although in number there was a slight increase, m tonnage 
 there was a decrease. 
 
 There is nothing which more illustrates the decrease in the volume of trade 
 
 ,. . 1 • H. MHst ve'u-tha.i the movements of produce at our 
 
 or the Province during the past ytai tn.n Montreal 
 
 ■ I • • ..;,.. Mnntreal A statement prepared for a \.ontreai 
 
 principal shipping poi, t, ^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^,^^^ ., ,,„ ,„ ,een 
 
 paper gives the figures for the last four jcars. anu 
 
13 
 
 thai d 
 
 
 I1\IMIH 
 
 ,„Hnr.Mi Wv ilir %.Mu.-.,lsut i.n..iuo- 
 
 as dm ins; IK<>1. 
 
 ,!„,', „, Kail i.mlUh.r.ui. i,.6 1'. \.. 
 
 UKt'K 
 
 Anlies. li'il» 
 Flour, t'l'li" 
 Wheal. iHish. 
 lnil.i,orii. liiisli. 
 
 F(.rk,til)lf 
 
 BulltT. ke^a 
 Peas, li"!"''- 
 Lurcl. hhlo . 
 Bed, li'l? 
 
 l>io. 31 
 
 lh«l. 
 
 null 
 
 :10,-|1J 
 
 to I'll 
 
 !i047.VJ 
 
 11 '-'OH 
 
 !'16 
 
 nn.:;i 
 
 1 ■*(!,■! 
 IdsSlUa 
 
 :i74iiS 
 
 6BJ17 
 
 ;.llj,J90 
 
 Toils 
 
 nil 
 
 It's',!. 
 
 inouT 
 
 1144Tn'.' 
 H(I41I'JU 
 
 26191 an 
 
 4ir>49 
 
 .1033^6 
 
 4t4U 
 
 64S 
 
 Df. . ai 
 IMil 
 
 »l)l(i.i4 
 
 ijO',:ur'ii 
 
 UMOTuT 
 I'J'.MU 
 
 ■J4IHI 
 
 lasi 
 
 '.li^X. Uwrc'noe, l-..rll!m.l u...l »."«"". 'ob^.n.. 
 
 nec.ai Oi-cai 
 
 AfllrH, 1.1.1'., . 
 
 l.-|(.iir, M'l" 
 VVIu';il. L)>'»'' 
 liiiJiim(''>rii,t,u» 
 
 I'.irk, lirl.« ■■ 
 HulliT Ui'K" ■ • ■ 
 
 ri'U«, I)"''!' 
 
 l.nril. Iirls 
 
 lltM;!', lirl' 
 
 1)1-1',. 31 
 1H6I. 
 
 ;i:t«'i 
 421J'i« 
 
 40U 
 
 1»7« 
 
 6i9'Jl 
 
 19ir)C-l 
 
 3814 
 
 1410 
 
 I).'.', ai 
 
 lM.:i. 
 
 Slfifil 
 
 C<iBa:w 
 
 ■i'l-itHi"' 
 
 er.'.'.'i 
 
 14111 wi 
 liii'.".' 
 •24S-J 
 
 1HU2. 
 
 aii'jdu 
 
 «:il)7U4 
 
 Kll»',!ii',i:i 
 
 nid-.'du 
 
 r.ii.'> 
 
 •;'.'4 IS 
 
 mm 
 
 t.ii4 
 
 Ibbl. 
 063i>l 
 
 er.aitifi 
 cirjvan 
 iiifiO'js 
 
 hSl 
 
 UUUb4 
 
 16n4"ai 
 
 4X1'^ 
 
 ■2ti64 
 
 f LU(rrUAT10NS IN GOLD. 
 
 t, ,- ..f history uiKl as an nulicaUun (..• future operations in <he 
 As u matte .t >^'^^^'>>' ' ' ^,^„ ,,,,,1 ,h.,. followins statement, 
 
 various seasons ut the ye.r, vw h,uc . mt ill ^^ j^^^^^^^ 
 
 showing the highest and Insvest quotations to. f^old m ttu 
 
 for eaeh numth in ISCkJ and 18^4: 
 
 IStili. l!^'*'- 
 
 laa ,., MWh 151 to 155).J 
 
 January "' ^^„ 173S '!'>" "l<'''-i 
 
 *'e*"''"i''> 14U ..171.^ ir.!> " l«i'.4 
 
 March ^^^. .. ,r,,^ ICt'..^ " 188 
 
 April ■--■- j^j^j ,. j^^;^ i,;2j ■' lOOi 
 
 May HO.i " 14'.»^ IW'.* " ~-'''' 
 
 June j4;^^ c; j^r,'^ o'jo.t - 289 
 
 July .j^22A •■ l'-i'-4 '■^'^^^ " 2(')l.i 
 
 Aujiust -■ ■"■ 127^ " i4;5i KsTi " 'ir)4i 
 
 September ^^^- ,, ^,^^r^ ^^,f^ . 23OA 
 
 October..-.---- i4;3J " ir)lA *210i " 2()0.i 
 
 November '^^^'^ ,, .^j^^l '^llA " 248.;i 
 
 December.. ■•-"";■ •■;;^' j,,y and September of 1804. The 
 
 The greatest variations .ere '" ^ '^';' ^^ ^ are emphasi/.ed by a heavy 
 
 highest and lowest points touched mt. t . o • ^ I . ^ ^ ^^ ^^^^ 
 
 r:^::; ::J,e;:eaohei .as m ..uly, when the quotation was 2SU. 
 
 bi 
 
 y 
 
 n 
 
 t' 
 u 
 
Die 81 
 
 '.'63iil 
 653168 
 
 141(')0'i6 
 
 N51 
 
 G06ti4 
 
 IBflHUI 
 
 W64 
 
 IB 
 
 I^OAHU OF TKi^DB 
 
 OF 
 
 i THE CITY OF HAMILTON 
 
 OFFICK 
 
 ::- WK!%TWOltTH CHAMBERS. 
 
 llo^ .SAAC BUCHANAN. U.V.V-Pre^^dent. 
 JOHN FEUIUE, EHi^.,~Vice-Pres^denL 
 WILLIAM POWIS. Rm.-Secretary. 
 
 COUNCIL. 
 
 Hon. l«iiic Buchanan, 
 Adam Bvown, K^q., 
 William Boice, I'^H;- 
 Jiimes Cummin^cs, Lsq., 
 loliii iM-iTif, Lsii-; 
 W. H. (liawscd, Li^ti- 
 Thomas C. Korr, Esq., 
 ,1. 0. Macrae, Esq., 
 
 Jamc'B MatlieHou, Esq.. 
 W. r. McLaren, Esq., 
 James Osborne, Esq., 
 William Powis, Esq., 
 E. L. Ritchie, Esq,, 
 James Turner, Esq., 
 John Youug, Esq., 
 
 mcl togcll.ci- ™J '"'""•"'.";,„„„,„„, ,u,d clc-Kd I»ac Budmna... L.,., 
 
14 
 
 iMPoirrs A..N1) L:xp<>irrs. 
 
 \V« subjciin l>eln\v u rrport of tlio Impurt uuil ICxpnrt Trmlo nl' ll.imilion, iluriiix ilie your»< 
 
 lsti3 Uliil I'^iU, I'liivl'ully invjiilivil iVnin l!H' l'ii-<fniii II,.i|Jt' ltd urii-i 
 
 < 1 I ,' < ) ( " 1 : I { 1 I : s . 
 
 .lANUAHY. 
 
 lbf.3. 
 
 IMi. 
 
 I guant'.v 
 
 .Rial 
 
 .ll)B.| 
 
 Value. iDunn'l)! ViUuc. 
 
 Fl'Dlll 
 
 ijuau'lj, ViiUii;. 
 
 \'iiicgur. I . . f 
 
 Mdlus-ta 
 
 Collu.., (Jici-n •' 
 
 Collet', f^romid or lou-ti'l.. . " 
 
 Sujtar, iftiiifi] " 
 
 Sugar, oilier lluin ridnril. . . '' 
 
 Teu " j 232l7| 12ii',l2i 2.'in4:;; lti7(Wii 14('>3l'j (I'.imO 
 
 t;i,.iiuiiuiii, Mui-f atiil Nutioega" 106 2n :;;'i I' 
 
 3y2 
 
 4ii()U 
 
 27 1; 
 
 51 no 
 
 2l.520r, 
 
 115 
 
 405 
 
 3tt 
 
 378 
 
 0426j 
 
 7264 1 
 
 164 
 
 It 
 
 448 
 
 3051' 05i) 
 1347?: 183li 
 
 0270! «82 
 
 ARY. 
 
 Qiian'lyl Value. 
 
 l»(;22 211145' 13li54i:lS.S10l' 853", 
 
 •^P"'"" 
 
 I'ackiitfcs 
 
 iSoiip 
 
 Starch 
 
 Dried Fruits niiJ Nutii. 
 
 I 
 
 21 < I 
 14824 
 
 1,'. 
 
 17: 741-., 
 
 1(128! lUStStli 
 
 II 
 
 •■ I 
 lOoll 
 
 11721 
 
 181795 
 26154 
 
 II 
 
 1327 
 
 (1 
 
 77 
 
 7 119 
 174M 
 
 10901') 
 
 lo748 
 
 34 
 
 :vll 
 
 (! 
 
 Vin-'i;'!!' . ■ ■ ■ 
 
 Molasses 
 
 Coti'ee, irreen 
 
 Coffee, frrouhd or rousted 
 
 Siii^ar, refined 
 
 s^ugar, other than refined 
 
 Tea 
 
 Hlackini; 
 
 Cinnamon, Maee and Nutmegs" 
 
 Spiees 
 
 I'aekages 
 
 Soap 
 
 Stareh 
 
 Dried Fruit and Nuts. 
 
 
 
 MAK 
 
 ('11. 
 
 ' 
 
 
 Al'l 
 
 ML. 
 
 
 
 
 ,;; 18tS4. 
 
 ist 
 
 
 
 IHl 
 
 iS, 1864. 
 
 
 Qunn'ty 
 
 Value. 1 Vuaii'ty 
 
 Value. 1 
 
 Qunn'ty 
 
 A'alue. 
 
 (Juan'ty 
 
 Value. 
 
 .'.'Is. 
 
 ' 1 
 1.377 
 
 ■155 
 
 1025 
 
 433! 
 
 2349 
 
 002 
 
 1048 
 
 .528 
 
 ., 
 
 9175 
 
 no 
 
 1240 
 
 17 
 
 11230 
 i> 
 
 1850! 
 
 20195 
 
 2iir.l 
 
 202(18 
 
 13:12 
 
 .1 
 
 .1 
 
 53(14 
 
 291707 
 
 7255 
 
 30 
 
 389 
 
 13924 
 
 3441 
 
 19 
 
 .i43B 
 
 252435 
 
 234f>5 
 
 1719 
 
 209 
 13058! 
 19348 
 
 452 
 
 927S 
 
 328^94 
 
 2(5039 
 
 1413S 
 10770 
 
 225730 
 :!S300 
 
 I29'.l5 
 10544 
 
 egs" 
 
 i> 
 
 " 
 
 398 
 
 3320 
 2925 
 2Ui« 
 
 37 
 
 " 
 
 
 *' 
 
 " 
 
 " 
 
 
 .1 
 
 139 
 137 
 138 
 
 137 
 
 2t>7o8 
 
 4j " 
 .57; 19 
 " 1 10635 
 1556 il 2940 
 
 1 
 028 
 116 
 
 It 
 
 34 C 3 
 27975 
 
 256 
 1. 
 
 __15«9 
 
16 
 
 ^ ,_ T-> t> f ir d — (Contiimfi.) 
 
 O UO C Tii U I I'iJ^- * 
 
 MA\ 
 
 .lUNfci. 
 
 isii;;. 
 
 Ihrtt. 
 
 isf. 
 
 IM'.I 
 
 ,ijuan 
 
 :^^!.iuan-iyrvmu«. jlJuunUy; Value, yuuuHy: Value. 
 
 Molll!-!"'" 
 
 l\ilV.;<', Kie< a . ••• • 
 
 ,V,tlV.,, «i-ii'.i') >"■ """"'"I 
 
 Simitr. ri'Hwuii • ••• 
 
 SiiiStti', "l''*"' '^'"*" '■''"'"■'' 
 
 r«iii ■• 
 
 iiiiifkim,' : • ; ,.. 
 
 nn'.uim.n, Miio.eaiulNuliue«» 
 
 S|iii i'^' • .■ 
 
 V.K'kai^os , 
 
 Hi>a|i . 
 
 Starch 
 
 T>ii«'il Fruit, iin(l_Nntj«j__ij:_-_. 
 
 . .ii.J iMT.M 'iKi-M '"^-n ;, 1 ,•■!•>! »*» " 
 
 . •' ii&.'.Hf.'J lrt7(.:i 21 H''* I J'-' Uui i.|(;.w 'iivtci 82if2 
 
 ,118 
 
 It 
 
 r.i.")l 
 
 yu88 
 127 
 
 2',t 
 
 606 
 
 :i» 
 
 •241 '0 
 
 121 
 
 iH.2'ilHl| IHIUMMVT^ 
 
 ^40. \Vm\ fi('2' 44»77l •2'^7 
 
 700 
 1748 
 
 10UIM5 
 
 1(»748 
 
 «4 
 
 a4l 
 
 <> 
 
 Vulu«. 
 .'■.28 
 
 2. 115 
 1569 
 
 AlGUST. 
 
 Mill lrtr.c,j 
 
 C..1T.-.'. urtii'ii .... ,, 
 
 (VillV-, uroui.i and roasUMi.. ^ 
 
 ,C^V:;;;;:'Q-nny VaUH3. QuaJ^|^^^ 
 
 ■ " — ■"" 9,, (SB 452 6:^"7! '''">'4 
 
 L'ls. ic-.u :'■"-' , .,,,,,; ■">. .. 7:v20l 12ul 
 
 'I'eit ..1 , *, .1 -J, eo,. IKrt 
 
 ISliiokiiii,' , ., ^ 
 
 ri,.naM.u..,Mu.!ea.Kl ..utmegs^^ 
 
 '^[licOS ,, 
 
 Vai'liaL^c! 
 ^oap. 
 
 •llU'l^l) 
 
 DimimI iM-uil. iiimI Nut: 
 
 15tt 
 81 
 
 l'.l5l 19 
 
 <,lniiO 473 
 
 777-,:El 4028 
 
 Nioias.<iirt 
 
 t.'otVff, ^;i 
 
 Cull'ef, ^nnuid or r<Jii,-tyd. • . ^ 
 
 Siiifur, ri'liiied ■,"',"' . 
 
 - ui;av, ollur Uiiiii ivfinii't. . • 
 
 r«a , 
 
 Blackiiij,' 
 
 Cinimiuon, Miu-u uiul .Nuiuugs 
 
 Spices 
 
 Packages 
 
 >iia\i 
 
 Starch 
 
 1204r.i7 8r)S(i 
 fi4 
 
 l'!S40-- -22888 951.;mI 4n4:'. hvi'i.'irJ 17485 
 H74 12478 70887 :Ki,588 34;;1.i 13o. 
 .. i, 107 1"*'' 
 
 21 
 4! 32681 
 •iS.'iSti 
 llR12','9l 
 
 5|: 
 
 281 1 1 
 
 1271ji 
 
 80191 
 
 1003 
 
 Oil 
 100(1 
 
 472 
 
 28 
 
 () 
 
 OH 
 
 35062 1880 
 
 1()4738J 438i" 
 
 ■t 
 
10 
 
 O K (> O K It 1 JO b. - it,V'-.iu.aM/.) 
 
 NOVKMHKli. 
 
 I)i;i'i:mju:u. 
 
 Quan'ly Viiliin. 'Qi"'li'(> Viihic i; 'M.in'l) Vului. <Miiu'l) ; Viililu. 
 
 M a : 
 
 , ,. n. 11;; 
 
 »»\HJ«C, I'ftilied " j H8U8 
 
 J^uifar, Other (Imn irt-fined. .. " 'l,'.763l> .1 
 ^^a. " j ItWO 04 1'- 
 
 Wftel(i"K , — ~ 
 
 4"»nnaiMon, Miieo and N uUh' ,. 
 
 :Hitiees '•• '^ 
 
 ygfktii'f^ ' '" 
 
 feutt|i, ■ 
 
 Stiireh ■ ■ ' 
 
 r)iifil IViiil. H»«|l.Jl"liil.'.'_*-L 
 
 
 1(78 
 
 7;iii 
 
 :it"7ti 
 
 164 
 
 'iii 
 
 mv'ti; if,.i7 i:i;i71 
 
 «t"7tr •Jl7i:i' '.'r,7o tuiha 
 
 ' _ I 8 — 
 
 UM4| l\^] VI 1 
 
 1581 IR! — 
 
 — ! rt)! ~ 
 
 SrtOftl ll44i 14it''2 •if'''^'il'""'"^L.iLl!'*l "."?*"''. 
 
 H2H 
 
 II 70S 
 
 'JHti 
 
 4 
 
 71 
 
 UR 
 
 140» 
 
 1 ) K Y ( i OO I) S . - Impoil r-. 
 
 ii'iiu 
 
 Manufftcturea of VVoullena -; - "-'j, ,,,,.- 
 
 Silks and VelvoU ^^^^\ ;'-" '"■ 
 
 1 . 10.).') 1" 
 
 W^fti-incc Apparel ^i 
 
 .•if)8-ri fissi 
 
 18; :v.'0 
 
 u! «4:j 2of 
 
 4893 
 
 7520 
 
 62 
 
 16!) 
 
 JULY, 
 
 AUGUST. iSKl'TEMBER 
 
 186H 
 
 I8t14 : IStlo 
 
 1804 ': lSf.:5 1864 
 
 Mauuflioturea of Woollens 
 
 " Cotions 
 
 .' Silks and Velvets 
 
 Wearing Ayparel 
 
 i 3')'.in| b'nOi HtidHiij 71461 1427S;nr)2.Mi8 
 , 7s6fi| 'i275 (11)348! f)ft'2:>4 i ll'iliN.-; 121 '^48 
 I Hir'l -- 4<M)7! 24*^.")' 214'.t7' )nl81 
 
 IS is>;i'.: 
 
 ;;o60 
 
 OCTOBER. IINOVEMBEU. ;Di:CEMBER. 
 
 ISOa ! 1864 :, 186S 
 
 Manufactures of WoolUns 
 
 I' Cottons 
 
 <• Silks and Velvets. 
 
 Wearing Apparel . . . 
 
 23456' '.;f)778,: 10009 
 
 iC.248J i:!778, 816-1 
 
 344 1 1154 52'.» 
 
 37 6 j ;57f) i 211 
 
 1864 '• 1863 1864 
 
 tVr.M . S74'f 7T9 
 78(16 ' 9"v> 5287 
 
 -V' 45.,, .'^Sl 
 
 wuy 
 
i" 
 
 \r,os 
 
 S2 
 
 •j'.ifi'i 
 
 
 y:H 
 
 11 
 
 •JSti 
 
 
 t 
 
 IS" 
 
 71 
 
 ft'.! 
 
 US 
 
 Htij 
 
 Hon 
 
 
 
 1K6» 
 
 ■J 
 
 18fi4 
 
 ^S^l 
 
 4803 
 
 |i>8 
 
 7 520 
 
 V20 
 
 62 
 
 iSfi 
 
 163 
 
 17 
 •rllK CiUUAT WESTKltN RAILWAY WCIlKS, 
 
 ,H -"»"""'t::t::;:::'';?i::"«-^^^ 
 
 „„a «iO, ,1,. Mi..|„„»„ c™.r, , ^; ' J^""^ „„ ^.,„ , .;i,„l.,.r i. 
 «..„ih.T„ l!»ilr 1 '" 'li" «'■»'•, '"'"-;„„,„ |,„„„,h,,, -.m m\» ,.f ruilw»y 
 
 ,.„ „..; „.»wu. ^-•';,; -*;;:, :^; n l ;„„ ,.■ K''> "';";• 
 
 oVrhu.nusSwinyarJ, Esq, a-.l > th.r ufficmlH :- 
 
 TUB MECHANICAL DKPAKlMENT 
 
 . . i ..s two s..ctio..s (the Locomotive and (::»r), and W .i.vidod 
 
 Of the line coi.M..i>i's two s.cuons v situated al 
 
 "1v"'.::;.„n,i...,s" «. «na„r the «h.r„e „f for...... A rc,,r,.,»U.W. of 
 
 Western, at.d the cunnccUn. pomt vMth ^^e 1>^ ^o' " ^^ ^,.3,,,^ here, 
 
 gau Central Railways. There is an Engine &hop and a P 
 
 and the number of men employed 13 63. 
 
 At the Suspension Bridge, the Eastern Terra nus,t ere - ^ " ' ^d ;^ 
 Toronto 18 men. There are alse men stationed at Gait, (.u ipn 
 
 and the United States. *orinnno ncr annum. 
 
 The wages paid in this Department exceed $250,000 per annum. 
 
18 
 
 THB ROLLING MILL. 
 
 The Rollins Mill building, situated at the foot of Queen street, near the 
 Locomotive Works, is 100 feet wide by HO feet long, clear of all supporting 
 post^ inside ibeins composed of a main roof covering 100 x 100 feet, under 
 which are the engines and other machinery, and two wings of 35 by 100 feet 
 each one covering the rail cooling brd and punching machines, saws, &c, and 
 the other the five" heating furnaces and boilers. The Mill maehin.Ty ,s ot the 
 very best kind, both for design and cpmlity of workmanship in all the essential 
 points and is similar, in a general way to that of the Rolling Mill of the In. on 
 Iron Works Con^pany. Bulfulo, designed by Mr. John Griffin, an engmeer and 
 iron mamifacturer of largo experience. 
 
 The operation of re-rolling and the machinery of the Great Western Rolling 
 Mill is as follows : — 
 
 The fills are brr)Ught in on cars alongside of the Mill, and unluaded near th.- 
 l,r.^e shears, where they are cut up into even lengths. The rails are pushed 
 between the jaws of shears while open and crunched off. The power necessary 
 for this is about 120 to 150 tons. Six of these lengths of rail-some 3 ft. 8 m. 
 lona-are " fa-n)ted" together and bound with etout wire and placed n. the 
 ulleatina Furnace," six at a "heal." To heat the faggots sufficiently for 
 rolling t^kes about fifty-five minutes, A Heating Furnace is a species ot oven 
 made of fire-brick, with a flat roof or " crown," and bound together by iron plates 
 and rods to resist the expansion of the mater.d when at a white heat, which 
 would otherwise bur.t it to pieces. The coal is charged at one end ol the 
 furnace separated from the rest of the furnace by a "hre bridge. Ihe coal 
 rests upon " fire bars'" laid over each other, with only sufficient space between 
 to allow the blast from the ash pii below to pass between them. 
 
 The bhst is -venerated bv a fan driven at some 1200 revolutions per n,i,u,te 
 The coal and imn are kept separate, as a contact of the two materials at a high 
 L; would act injuriously iinon tl.3 laUer. The flame only from t e coal passes 
 over the brid-^e and is dellected bv rhcroofor " crown " ui-un he iron, wuh 
 n intensitv scarcely conceivable. When the fire is urged and the damper on 
 the top of \he chimney is properly adjusted, the iron is kept in a living fla.ne. 
 The iron is taken out when at a white heat and rolled out at the roughing rolls 
 1 i« • then cut up ;'t the "hot shears" into .suitable lengths, and then taken 
 '"T to cool W hon cold, these are selected •, the best iron for forming the base 
 °!a top oVthe rail and the inferior for the body, and piled one piece upon the 
 ll.r Those are place.l in the heating furnaces, and brought to a weldinL' 
 TZ "when they are taken to the " Hammer." The pile is there eonsolinated 
 tho ouehlv and taken back to the furnace to bring it up to the white heat again 
 ^hkh i bses during the hammering process. The hammer here used deserves 
 n\ore than passing notice. It is one of Morrison's 5 ton Paten, Ilammer.- 
 The piston and rod are one forging. The rod is made very heavy and strong 
 Tord to dispense with the usual guide-rods. The rod passes through 
 
 I 
 
near the 
 
 Importing 
 ,>t, undnr 
 100 feet 
 , &c., and 
 ' is (if the 
 >, GBscntial 
 the I'nion 
 ineer and 
 
 rn Rolling 
 
 i iwav the 
 ire pushed 
 
 necessary 
 s 3 ft. 8 in. 
 ced iii the 
 siently for 
 es of oven 
 iron plates 
 leat, which 
 
 end of the 
 
 The coal 
 
 ;e between 
 
 per minute, 
 is at a hijih 
 coal passes 
 i iron, wiih 
 damper on 
 iving flame, 
 ichin^r rolls 
 1 then taUen 
 n^ the base 
 cc upon the 
 I a wcldinLf 
 lonfiolidated 
 ; heat aaain 
 ?od deserves 
 lamnu^rs. — 
 and strong 
 ses through 
 
 10 
 
 U „ „sam .lra».. out "f •'» ' "';° „he„. it U pled back and fotlh 
 U,„,„gl, l;'"» "f»-' • f ■",:,t 3, : : ,i i» .h«. Bet ,„ MOW and stead, 
 
 "^u:;:::^ ; ir .; ».- cok,. f™. th. .«.. t,., »,» - hot-straigu. 
 
 :,;",. l:,:;!' cold tl,e; a,e,..raightcned i„ a sort of press. 
 
 T-ea»,..ee..aes. .oU^st da,es.„ .^.r,^^ -» - 
 
 ,,i,h P™»""ff";' "' '", t„",od and is bolted to tl,« top of a strong 
 di.n,eter and 3 '"'J \\ \« of hi* covers l,n. nine feet s,„.re of Soor, 
 frame made ol cast plates, the nase jeon, to "■l,i.-l. it is bolted. 
 
 »d rests upon solid ent-.tone mason > t.n c 1, ^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ 
 
 T„. %.«heel is 24 feet ^'-^ ^.l^.^,,' „„ ,h'af., locomotive fash.on, 
 Engines "f '»»'y/°»»-P°Vi ; J l' r,,„i„„es before mentioned. There 
 
 riir::;::"^'^"::; Kn;;nor suppi,ng .be boner, ^itb .... 
 
 ■ a.e steam is made in ^^ ^Z:: Z^^JZ^ 1^:^^ 
 and heated by the waste heat of ^^^^f" "";^'' '"^ .. .,^ ^ay. The rails are 
 r •. This Mill turns out some thirty tons ot Kails per aa> . 
 
 boilers. This M tur ^^^^^ ^^^^.^^^ ^ ^^.^^^^^ ^f 1 700 lbs. 
 
 of a superior quality, as has iabu> v between 
 
 „w"^, broke iL pipe-stems under the same tost. 
 
 The principle part of tb, '"'^-yj^^X^^'^^^'^'^- 
 shafting, furnaces and pulleys, »- ™;^;;,'„«;; iCspunchcs, 
 Culloch ^ Co.,JohnGart shore fDn,b»lU^^^ ^^^ ^^,^P. ^^^ ^^^^^^^^^_ 
 
 .nd cast the two large blocks of »«'««»" „j„„ f„r the building. All 
 
 „„r anvil block. ««"»■ ''5'*°'''' "°" ",° huilt 1., the Company. The 
 .h. masonry of foundations for "-'J;;' ,,„';;' ™ij„f Mr. G. Lowe Eeid, 
 speciiications and P'- ^^^ , J wl7E„gi„ecr, and was built under 
 Kngineer, and Mr. A. U. as , successful operation for the 
 
 *» lattefs -F""'^^ X;„,^, ,,^' 11 of Mr. Lambert, and the Company 
 lastftve months, undci thesu,e _^ ^^ ^^^^^^ ^^j ^„lj 
 
 rt:;rr^'"--'-''''^^^^^ 
 
 iron turned out. 
 
20 
 
 the foUo,n,ui Tabic .^hcu. the mmhrr of Passe^rs Ouhcards and Jmrards at 
 
 ■Mill Noccmbir, IbOl. 
 
 Jainiary, 18(34 
 
 Fcbrnai V 
 
 MiircJi 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 June " 
 
 July 
 
 Augut^t 
 
 SScptcmliur " 
 
 October 
 
 November " 
 
 Total . 
 
 S69Gi 
 G(iS:U 
 6948i 
 22bo7 
 7211 
 f>2Af> 
 
 87 296 A 
 
 5260A 
 
 430oi 
 418U 
 ,5400 
 
 6:iyGA 
 
 5454 
 8132 
 G615i 
 G142 
 210G4 
 5933i 
 5153" 
 
 83928 
 
 STEAMBOATS AND SCHOONKRS. 
 
 The .hinpin. interest of Hamilton is rapidly inoroasine. Of course at this 
 seJs h year there i. nothin, .ioing, nor have we heard of any contracts in 
 
 ^^ havin^-een n.de a. yet, hu, the indications are that n. t^s, a. n, a^. ^ 
 eve:ythin, eL, our city will soon stand unrivalled in ^^ -^em Canada Belo. 
 Z%e the nan.es of vessels in the city for which we are u.debted to the cour- 
 tesy of Mr. M. D.Mackay: — 
 
 NAMES. 
 
 Southampton 
 
 Elk 
 
 D. McfnniB 
 
 China 
 
 Httroult'B 
 
 GleniivoM 
 
 Hannah liutl.'f 
 
 Oai«l)ria 
 
 NAMES. 
 
 Magnet (Propellor) 
 W. K. Muir(Tug) 
 Princess of Wiilts 
 
 (Steamer) 
 Garibaldi 
 Marco I'aulo 
 ,I<ilin Uao 
 Plymouth 
 
 NAMES. 
 
 Malta 
 
 Woodi'ufl" 
 
 Iris 
 
 Peerless 
 
 Rapid 
 
 Hero (Tug) 
 
 This does not include a large num 
 Stone, «Vc. 
 
 ber of small vessels engaged in hauling 
 
21 
 
 nivards at 
 lis ending 
 
 VHSENOKKS. 
 INWAUnS. 
 
 5260A 
 4305* 
 41SU 
 5400 
 5;58GA 
 5454 
 S132 
 6615* 
 6142 
 21964 
 5933i 
 5153 
 
 839^8 
 
 .)urse at this 
 f contracts in 
 , as ill almost 
 Hilda. Below 
 d to the cour- 
 
 ■ufr 
 
 (Tus) 
 
 , . i;.f of all vessels which have entered our port thi 
 those who have its welfare at heart :- 
 
 NAMES. 
 
 Young Liou 
 
 Mft(inet 
 
 BroCkville 
 
 Whilby (propeller) 
 
 Americii 
 
 Ottawa 
 
 W, K. Muir 
 
 Brunlford 
 
 Osprey 
 
 Carabriu 
 
 Sweet Uorne 
 
 Rapid 
 
 Cliristina 
 
 Uerculos 
 
 Liverpool 
 
 West Wind 
 
 Marian lireek 
 
 Scotland 
 
 Victoria 
 
 Anglo Sasou 
 
 Antelope 
 
 England 
 
 Ireland 
 
 Mohawk 
 
 Setlerson 
 
 John Ray 
 
 Olen Avon 
 
 Gailierine 
 
 Lever 
 
 Arctic 
 
 Marie 
 
 Annie Craig 
 
 Charm 
 
 Eva 
 
 Blvina 
 
 Peerless 
 
 Jessie Concher 
 
 Maggie 
 
 E. Masters 
 
 Atlantic 
 
 Centurion 
 
 Olivia 
 
 Pioneer 
 
 Hannah Butlor 
 
 8TEAMEK3. 
 NAMES. 
 
 Banshee 
 
 Magnet (propeller) 
 
 Huron 
 
 Ranger. 
 
 (Champion 
 
 King-iton 
 
 Passport 
 
 Indian 
 
 Colonist 
 
 Avon 
 
 SAILIN'O VESSELS. 
 
 Laura E. Calvin 
 
 Minerva Cook 
 
 Foi'est Queen 
 
 Joseph Wilda 
 
 John S. Clark 
 
 Burnsido 
 
 America 
 
 Marco Paulo 
 
 John Potter 
 
 Hastings 
 
 Medora 
 
 Mark well 
 
 Admiral 
 
 Clifton 
 
 Flying Cloud 
 
 Carrier Dove 
 
 Sea Gull 
 
 Meteor 
 
 Edith 
 
 James Leslie 
 
 I)(ill)hin 
 
 Wescott 
 
 Rough and Ready 
 
 Miranda 
 
 Annexation 
 
 Resolute 
 
 Royal Oak 
 
 Sardinia 
 
 Trade Wind 
 
 Lewis Cass 
 
 Defiance 
 
 Mary Anne 
 
 Mayflower 
 
 Alma 
 
 Ripple 
 
 George Henry 
 
 NAMB9. 
 
 Rescue 
 
 St. Lawrence 
 
 Hero 
 
 West 
 
 Grecian 
 
 Her Majesty 
 
 East (propeller) 
 
 Silver Spray 
 
 City of Toronto 
 
 Billy 
 
 Loch Eil 
 
 Iris 
 
 Two Brothers 
 
 Elk 
 Agnes 
 Jenny Lind 
 John Steven 
 Argyle 
 Maud 
 
 C. J. Roder 
 Garibaldi 
 Phoebe Ann 
 Arabian 
 
 D. McGinnis 
 (}rey Eagle 
 F. Ward 
 Canada 
 Sylph 
 Portage 
 
 J. L. Colman 
 Helen 
 Wianetta 
 Son and Heir 
 Jenny Powell 
 ^Brig Etowah 
 ' 'Edward Baxter 
 Enterprise 
 
 Canadian 
 
 O. V. Brainerd 
 
 China 
 
 Maue Leonore 
 
 Isabella 
 
 Southampton 
 
 ged in hauling 
 
 
32 
 
 ssunmcf fenVii. 
 
 KST^BJLISKCKD 184 7. 
 
 INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL ACT OF PARLIAMEx\T. 
 
 Capital, 
 
 Assurances in Force, over 
 No. of Policies in Force, over 
 Annual Income, over 
 Assets, over 
 
 $1,000,000 
 
 4,000,000 
 
 2,500 
 
 150,000 
 
 600,000 
 
 Claims paid for Deaths since commencement of Company, over 300,000 
 Total sum assured by the Company since commencement, over $7,500,000, under 4,800 policies. 
 
 HEAD OFFICE, - - HAMILTON, C. W. 
 
 JOHN YOUNG, Esq., 
 
 -lOllN FEIiRIEli, Esq. ..... 
 
 THE COMMEUCIAI. BANK OF CANADA. 
 A. G. RAMSAY, ...... 
 
 T. 1). HARRIS, AND C. ROBERTSON, of T..kunt.), 
 
 .1. I). MACDONALD, M. I)., 
 
 T. WALLACE MEDLEY. .... 
 
 Pre.sident. 
 
 Vice-President. 
 
 Bankers, 
 
 Manager. 
 
 Auditors. 
 
 Medical Adviser, 
 
 General Auent. 
 
 EVERY SPjCHRITY, advantage and facility whicli pnideufo and liberality can suggest are 
 olfered by this Company, and the liates, which are lbunilf(i on the higher iutero,-t obtain- 
 able hi lliis country than i:i Great Britain, urn i.owkr tuav than tiiosk op uiutisii ofwces. 
 
 Copies of the lute Report by the Direotors and every information may be obtained at the 
 Head Uilice. in Hamilton, 0. W., or at any of the Ageuceis. 
 
 A. G. EAMSAY, 
 
 Hamilton, February, 1885. MaNaAKB. 
 
 
 
;0m ]]. 
 
 r. 
 JAMENT. 
 
 $1,000,000 
 
 4,000,000 
 
 2,500 
 
 150,000 
 
 600,000 
 
 r 300,000 
 
 r 4,800 policies. 
 
 c. w. 
 
 )ENT. 
 
 'resident. 
 
 H8, 
 
 KK. 
 
 IKS. 
 
 iL Adviser. 
 
 \L AuKNT. 
 
 an suggest are 
 uterc.-t obtaiu- 
 
 ITISII OFFICES. 
 
 Jbtaiued ut the 
 
 SAY, 
 
 Manaoeh. 
 
 While the .cnorann..anc.bu.^ofCan^^ 
 
 erably tVoin the lire8 which unfo n< tdy 1^^^^ ^^^^^ j,,,,,, y, their 
 
 the past t\vclvenK)nths, c.>ini.anies_ W mc rcQ t ^^ 
 
 connection with Hamilton than ^^'^^l^ J^ ^X.i w^^ ^""'^i^l- 
 
 when found ^^^'^^^^'V ^''"^'V^'^f^titurs as a natural conbcquencc, has 
 The eifcct of such -j'^^^.^lZ^Z^d to induce them to 
 been to iill persons with ^ f ^If , °\^^'^^"^ Companios-a coniidence 
 place implicit contdence in ^'Vr,m doubt been well deserved, 
 lliieh his, in "\ost '.ases we have^^^^^^^ 
 
 Still, it must be at a 1 ^'"^f , ^"^ ^L'^^^^i'S of all Companies, 
 
 to bo aftbrded some insight to tb^ ^nanc al con ^^^^.^^^ ^^^^ 
 
 and in this connection wc may make ";^" i^" ^^J^^ ^.^ieh provides 
 honorable Mr. l^iU .'^-'^'^Y./JS tfo f InLm^^^^^^ a-1 i^' 
 
 ;:^-d^':s;:eSiti^?^ 
 
 '^^: imnlb.. of companies doin, busine. in^HandU^n^is J^ute lar^, 
 
 financial positnm, &c. u,,,;ness in Hamilton is done by the 
 
 The lar-est Fire Insurance '^""'"ff , ',?^„ ,' .p^.edence in this branch 
 
 " Royal," a Company which generally akes pieced en e ^^^_ 
 
 of Insurance. We may men ion « at the Ko} a^ ■> ^^^.^^^_ 
 
 i;l;n:ndl\:id :;;;i;;s ASiSei!;i;i^^ Expe^<^itures, 
 
 ^^ItirlJiSttroduc.^ reina^, - ^^-£^\^^ 
 and deserving ot notice, is— 
 
 THE CANADA LIKE ASSURANCE COMPANY. 
 
 A. tlio name of tins Conipmy ^^f^;i^^:^^^''::^^:i 
 capital of a miUion aollav. fully '^"^.^^ f' ''^„/*^i,^^,,fece.s vhich has atteuaed 
 Lodv of .h.rchol.lers ; and as an ^^'if , [^ ";, '^..'^ra avger amount of Life 
 it. oprvatioDS. it may be shUod that it ' '^,,""^1 X,;Vbten in this country. 
 A.silvancc lusin.ss ll'-jjj'j;^;^^:^: t;?^e SLlcts all the branches 
 It« i.ro.poctu. con an.B lull ^-d''' ^ o* ^^ *.« ^ ^ entire raanasement are 
 
 S;^r^"of r-ieT^ l«^t; 'pa'^^cn: S JS;>u„?, .«->.. w« «.e, 
 
24 
 
 even if death occurs, policies r'-main in full force. Loans on policies to the 
 extent of tlioir value are grant d to the holderR thereof, repayable at their 
 own convenience or at death. Claims pa^-able three months after death proved, 
 or as poon as the claimants can give a disch.irge. Looking at the requirements 
 of Canada, this Company has adopted " special reduced systems of assurance," 
 suited for assurers whose means may be constrained, or who may desire to 
 secure a certain provision for their families with the smallest possible expen- 
 diture to their income. 
 
 MUTUAL COMPANIES. 
 
 Hamilton possesses two Mutual Fire Insurance Companies, which originated 
 in the place; the Canada Wi:-t Farmers' Mutual, and the Victoria Mutual.— 
 The former has been established several years and has a wide-spread repu- 
 tation among the farmers throughout the country. The latter, althougli but 
 a year in existence, is rapidly increasing, having laid the foundation of a good 
 busiiu'ss. Objections have o^fteu been urged against certain ]\Litual Insurance 
 Companies, that fairness has not always characteriz(,'d their dealings with 
 insurers, and this chnrge has been answered by reference to the " Act Itegulat- 
 ing Mutual Insurance Companies," certain clauses of wliich, it was said, 
 deprived Din'ctors of any diijcretionary power whatever, even when lenient 
 action was morally justitiiibl. This plea has, however, been entir(dy removed 
 by an alteration in the act made hist session, which enables Directors of 
 Mutual Insurance Companies to take an equitable view of any case that may 
 come bctbre them. It is but fair to add that this important change owes its 
 origin to Mr. Simons, the Secretary of the Victoria. 
 
 The European Assurance Society also deserves special notice, from the 
 fact that it is the only Company in Canada whieh guarantees the fidelity of 
 persons holding situations of trust. The premiums of this Society are appli- 
 cable to all ordinary classes of risks, and the rate in each case is dependent 
 upon the nature of "the duties and the extent of the responsibility. An Act of 
 the Provincial I'arliament, passed last session, empowers the European to 
 become the sureti(!S ot public officers in certain cases, — tor, a^ stated in the 
 preamble to the Act, " the collection or enforcing of bonds forfeited to the 
 Crown, from private j)arties, is olten diilicult and sometimes impossible." 
 
 This is a very useful Society, and so palpable are the advantages which it 
 offers that we should not be surprised if the private bond in a short time be 
 entirely superceded by the more satisfactory bond of the European, or some 
 other Society similarly constituted. 
 
licies to the 
 bio at tlicir 
 <>atli proved, 
 cquircmcuts 
 ' a?suranci!," 
 lay (Iffiro to 
 <siblc oxpcn- 
 
 cli originated 
 ia Mutual. — 
 Kproad rcpu- 
 illhougli but 
 on of a good 
 al Inpurance 
 L'alings with 
 A.ct llcgulat- 
 il was Haid, 
 when lenient 
 ely removed 
 Directors of 
 xse that may 
 :nfi-o owes its 
 
 ;e, from the 
 le iidelity of 
 'ty are appli- 
 is dependent 
 . An Act of 
 European to 
 stated in the 
 feited to the 
 i.<sible." 
 iges which it 
 liort time be 
 ean, or some 
 
8fi 
 
 INSURANCE COMPANIES DOING BU 
 
 iEliiii 
 
 Hiiliah American . 
 Biillalo Mutual ... 
 
 DKSCnil'TlON. 
 
 CAl'llAL. 
 
 Firo and Marine If 2,260,000 
 
 Jl'"ire 
 Marine lirai)ol> 
 ariue ■ 
 
 |4U(),000 
 
 Marine Mutual . 
 
 lUuiiidii 
 
 Onim.la West Formers 
 
 Culuiiiii! 
 
 Cokiiiiliian 
 
 luiropean 
 
 Gure District. . 
 Hart lord. Con . 
 
 .. $1,000,000.. .. 
 
 .'Mutual 
 
 Life 
 
 Fir. 
 
 Life i 
 
 Marine ,$1,000,000.... 
 
 jLife & Fidelity Guarantee £300,000 stg . . 
 
 Jpire jMutual 
 
 \'[\\ •■ " |$6,000,00O ... 
 
 W.F. Findlay.... 
 
 E. Ritchio 
 
 A. F. Forbes. . . . 
 Kd. Ritchie 
 
 , .{Mutual . . . 
 !$2,000,000 
 
 Home District ' ' 
 
 1 ifn As90ciat'nof ScollandiLife 
 
 Liverpool.Loudon& Globe^FIre and Life ||lO,000,00O . . . . 
 
 1 
 London ABBur. Corporat'njFire 
 
 lIBAn OKF 
 
 A.O.Uarasay, Mau'r. 
 
 II. P. Street, Manager. 
 
 Hon. U. B. Bull.. 
 
 David Knox 
 
 rhoa. M. Simons.. 
 David Wright ... 
 Wilson iM'Keaud 
 
 London and Lancashire. .'Fire and Life .. 
 
 Lancashire . 
 
 [Fire and Murine. 
 
 Montreal 
 
 N iagara District Fire 
 
 North Western ,l"'ire and Marine. 
 
 North British AMercantile Fire and Life. . . 
 
 t'roviucial jt'ire and Marine. . 
 
 Provident Lifo Investm'ntLife and Accident. 
 Queen ' Firo and Life 
 
 Royal 
 
 Security • • • 
 
 Scottish Provincial. . 
 
 jFire and l^ake . . 
 iFirt and Lite . . 
 
 Victoria Mutual 
 
 Western, of England . . . 
 
 Western 
 
 Phoenix, of London 
 
 Accidental Dfeath 
 
 Britannia 
 
 Home «t Colonial As. Co, 
 
 David Wright . 
 A. F. Forbe.s . . . 
 l'.A.iiM,Agi., and 
 lusp'r of Agencies 
 £2,000,000 stg... IJohn Macrae .. 
 
 Hartford, Conn. 
 
 Toronto 
 
 Buffalo, N.Y... 
 
 Hamilton 
 
 Hamilton 
 
 Edinburgh, Sc*)lli 
 
 New York 
 
 London, England 
 
 Ualt 
 
 Hartford, Conn.; 
 at Montreal . . 
 
 Toronto 
 
 Edinburgh, ScotI 
 Liverpool A Lone 
 
 London, England 
 
 £2,000,000 8tg.., 
 
 i Subscr'd $800,000, 
 tiPaid.... 80,000. 
 Mutual 
 
 $150,000 
 
 £2.000,000 stg. 
 
 $1,743,620. 
 £1,000,001). 
 
 £2,000,000 
 $500,000 
 
 Wilson ii M'Keaud 
 W.G.Price 
 
 M. Young, jr 
 
 W. M.Sage 
 
 John McArUiur .. 
 Edmund Ritchie.. 
 
 J. D. Pringle 
 
 John Murray . . . • 
 Geo. A. Young... 
 
 do (Acting; 
 John Smith 
 
 £1,000,000 stg . . . J. D. Pringle . . 
 
 Montreal 
 
 St. Uallmriues . , 
 
 Oswego 
 
 Edinburgh, Scot 
 
 Toronto 
 
 London, Englani 
 
 Liverpool it Lou 
 New York . . . . 
 Aberdeen, Scotli 
 
 Fire 
 
 Fire and Life. 
 
 Fire . 
 
 Accidental Death. . . . 
 
 Life 
 
 Fire and Life 
 
 Mutual 
 
 £1,000,000 stg. 
 
 £250,000 stg 
 
 £1,000,000 stg... 
 £2,000,000 stg... 
 
 T. M. Simons, Hec. 
 John Murray .. 
 
 Hon. H. B. Bull.. 
 Brown, Gillespie 
 
 & Co 
 
 W. O. Price 
 
 F. A. Ball 
 
 A. F. Forbes .... 
 
 Hamilton 
 
 Manchester and 
 
 Toronto 
 
 London, Englan 
 
 treal, Ganadc 
 
 London, Englan 
 
lES DOING BUSINESS IN HAMILTON. 
 
 OKNTATIIAMII-TON. 
 
 V.F, FinJlay.... 
 
 <;. Hitchio 
 
 L F. Korbea. 
 
 ■;j. llitoliie 
 
 IIKAD OKKIUB 
 
 ^,G. Ramsay, M»n'r. 
 
 ll.I'. street, Manuger. 
 
 UftrtforJ, Conti. 
 
 Toronti 
 
 Buffalo, N.Y.. 
 
 DEM AUKS. 
 
 Uamillc'ii 
 
 ,„,;^ ,..s~..,lIiimilloii •• 
 
 lloM. U. U. Hull.. |Eainl. High, Se*)llan(l 
 
 David Knox New Vork ........ 
 
 riios. M. Simons.. ILoruloD, tiiglan.l... 
 Diivid Wright ...iOalt 
 
 Wilson .b M'Keand 
 
 David Wright ... 
 
 A. F. Forbes 
 
 V.A.UaW, Agt., and 
 Insp'r of Agencies 
 John Macrae 
 
 Wilson A, M'Keand 
 W.G.Price.. 
 
 M. Young, jr. 
 
 W. M.Sage.. 
 
 for Canada, 
 
 Hartford, Conn 
 
 at Montreal 
 
 Toronto 
 
 Kdiiiburgh, Seotland 
 Liveipofil i London, England 
 
 London, England. 
 
 Mohli'eiil 
 
 St. Callmrine.s 
 
 John McArthur .. 
 Edmund Hilchie.. 
 
 ,1. D. Cringle 
 
 John Murray ...• 
 Geo. A. Young.. 
 
 do (Acting) 
 John Smith. .. 
 J. D. Pringle . 
 
 Oswego 
 
 Edinburgh, Scotland. 
 
 Toronto . 
 
 Founded 18Ut, Assests, |3,8O0,43'.". 
 
 Is the oldest established Canadian Company. 
 
 Do a very large Ainet icon business, but not very much during 
 
 ihe lastfew years in Canada,owing to derangement of currency. 
 
 Established in 1847. «., .r. r« 
 
 Sum assured, $7,763,959. Balance of A83«t9 $67,459.88. 
 Annual income, £125,000 stg. ; accum'd funds, i420,000 8tg. 
 
 Founded in 1801. n,K,> /„i,> .»,. 
 
 Assets over £5(iO,OOU stg. ; Annual Revenue over £1 50,000 stg 
 
 Founded in 18:^0. 
 
 Founded in 18lO. Assets, (Juno, 1804,) ?1.348,16li.6tJ 
 
 Founded in 1838. Annual income £184, CJO stg. 
 
 L 4 L. founded, '30 ; Glol.e '03. Invested in Canada »3oi) iiUO; 
 
 assets and accumulated funds, »1&,UIH),( uu. 
 Founded, 1720. Paid Fire Insuiuncc duty, 1 year to 2.-.tii 
 
 December, 1803, £36,937 Os. st^,^ 
 Founded, 1802, do do £9.09 2s lOd Stg. 
 
 la02 do do 25,013 Is 
 
 1845; Assets, Bank and other stocks, cash, |276,0OO 
 1830 ; over *3,0o0,OOO properly under Insurance, 
 Capital and Premium Notes about f3OO,()0o. 
 iFounded, 1832; Capital and surplus amount to S;-i50,000. 
 
 " 1809', Paid Fire Insurance 1 year to 26tli Dec, 1803, 
 ' £60,772 17 s. 
 
 f-'^""' l-^'-'^ l'Tcember;^03, £12,934 8s lOd stg, 
 
 Paid Fire Insurance Duty 1 year to 26th 
 
 Liverpool it London, England, 
 
 New York 
 
 Aberdeen, Scotland 
 
 T. M. Simons, Sec, 
 John Murray .... 
 
 Hon. H. B. Bull.. 
 Brown, Gillespie 
 
 A Co 
 
 W. G. Price . . . 
 F. A. Ball .... 
 A. F. Forbes . . 
 
 Hamilton 
 
 Manchester and London. 
 
 Toronto 
 
 London, England, and Mon 
 
 Ireal, Canada 
 
 London, England ■ 
 
 Founded, 1845 do do £88,908 Os 8tg. 
 
 For Insurance R.ver, Lake, Canal and Railioad. 
 
 Founded, 1825; Paid Fire Insurance Duty 1 year to 26tU 
 
 Dec, 1803, £1 1,862 3s 7d stg. $500,000 invested m Canada. 
 Monthly balance sheets open to members. 
 Life founded, 1842; Fire founded, 1868. Possesses peculiar 
 
 system of Insurance against fire. 
 
 Founded, 1782 ; Paid Fire Insurance Duty 1 year to 26th 
 
 Dec, 1363, £138.087 19s 5d stg. 
 Founded, 1854. 
 1837. 
 Head office for Canada at Montreal. 
 
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 puomicE, 
 
 i)(l\ice 
 fling, 
 
 1,1 publ '• 
 
 .,,11^ I.eeii .4 than 
 
 . U.,u«L', stroyod 
 
 1. situated .M, Stuart 
 
 BUTTER, PORK ANDGENKR 
 
 i:-^- ^; ;;.i;;?;i;ui.as:s:i>ut iii.;yt.^ 
 
 ILu] u,Hl a .-apital nl 'M;;-'; ;^; , ^^ J^i;' ;c.ar wore ahont $575,000^ 
 
 Mai.lana Y..un^ ''■'J^:^.^^irLvun.v. who., ^toro 1. cm 
 HughHot. a.Hl Man. ,^''f *.'; ' ^ ^ H„tter of any lionse^ in Upper 
 .l,unos Street, .h. th.- largest ti.u . u 1 ,/tavorablc one for 
 
 C;ana.la. The past year ha« ^-^ ;,^ .^^^^Ll^^nt of the Keason waB 
 ,hi,.,.er. ..f I'.ntt.M- ♦>''\l>'''>r„'' ;,r ,no e than ten vearH, an<l tor «ome 
 hi, 'her than had be.'.. k..ou »' "^ '^ ^^^ j^;,,.,. < jf .-oiirse, smee the 
 ;o,.d.s it ha. been ^-o^^'-'^^^^y^i^^t mL^ at falh... The two houseB 
 closuiir of i.aviicat.o.., pneOH 1''^^^^*^ '' upwards of 5.000 kegs, 
 
 wohavena...ed sh.ppud d,.r.n^r ^^ J jf^,>^,^;;'^,oo.OoO. Mr. Young 
 ^oi^hin,' .>oo,ooo U..., l''-:'";.-"i'^ : . u {he course of hvst year 
 
 ,as.rd..es a h,.-.u- l.".-'>m'f '" :" o^S"of Priu.e Moss. Mr. Samuel 
 ^.^O ha.'relsof Mes. l'o.^< 'il'^-^" . ^ u cot St-Tot., i^ also a h^.-f^^e dealer 
 Na.h, at the corue.' .>t ^\'-^,; , ,,; 1 hai.ds in hi. Packu.g House. 
 i„ General Pn.d.iee. and ^"H l"^^'.?'^ , 'uuttor tra.le without ([noting 
 We ea.uu>t eo,.elude o.ir '-fj^f/*^^^^' which we tind in Report 
 
 t^:^:::X:sr:^^^^- Mriuavissay.- 
 
 . In nothin. is Ca,uu,a ^^^^f^jT^f^^^^^^^^ 
 United States as in ^l^Vlftt co nt v n e 'hant paying one price for 
 .reat niea.,ire to the fact ^>\ ^ ^ \ ['^",1,, tV.rn.ers to pnrchase kegs 
 h irn'spective of .piality. ^^',7'*" ,. l,,. th'it thev ure made of dry 
 
 ,i;;i,4 about SO to9o i>-;-^^;- K^'^t I u-,) ->'i ^^-ve<i ]iK^- 
 
 .vhite a.h or vdi^to oak, ^rod .^ ^^ ',„! ^^ocess of inaking, but sunpo^ 
 flour bar.->l. We need nut '^'^t^' "'^^^ '^ Jy',. the crean. to becomostale 
 «.,v he sci-ui.n On^lv olean, and clo notsnnt ^^ ^^ 
 
 ^J: eh,.rnin^. •Whe,. the »f tor ,s on e^ n. U !/J^/^,,^^ ,, ^k 
 
 mic.dty i.. keeping it ^, d j;^'^;;'; , ^ ,.en "iak it ibr t^^o or three 
 tlu> ox'iet woi"ht of the tub on the ln.a<J. n.ei. , ^ flavour 
 
 d ws bSlr intcking, in which process ^^^-;^J:^J^^., that means 
 tPl- butto,•^.y using a 1-gc. qoan > ^^ |^-;- - -^ ,, ^^,, tight^ 
 it will be depreciated trom 3 to 5 ^c"^^.l ^!, , n hiy a circular piece 
 tZ keg, ind when full O^^J^^^^ '^m^te U This being 
 ,,f ..alicoovor the top, <^» .^^'^^'^^ ^ a r The above directions will 
 done, head it up to keep 'tjr«^;. ,^; ".^.d ue would strong y urge 
 apply to the merchant as ^^•'' ,.\';';.' ^i ionute diftorenco in price. -Tf 
 thim to discriminate and mak(> a P obo» " -^ ^,,,tter instead of 
 
 :i;-^ cannot be done, sell - ^-^^^^^^^^Lg the whole. There is now a 
 mixing it with the good, and thus spouu k ^ 
 
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 „,„,..i„ for ..n,.,in. to Enu-lan,. '^t -Jd i.^ .;»^^^^^^^^ 
 
 ::l^rrX'';AJ^:'^t\... .... - -• 
 
 huttor t(. stand high in the Kngh^h nuirkit. 
 
 THE WOOL TRADE. 
 
 The .a.t ha. i'---v;^--^:;:^;nr^^^ 
 
 ot^MH..tin^'a*U;numa tu ti .U^^^^^ W..ols^inn.ort,..l hy the AVool 
 
 almost proh.l.itury ^''^'^ ^ , 1 .^^^ 
 
 dealers in t .^'^tut.s, th.-s. u ;^ h V pa^ m ^ ^^ ^^^^^^.^^_ ^^^^^^^ 
 
 Htatc "^thcir eun.n..y ha. U ^J;^^^^^^^ ,,.„. .,, ,„,,,, ,„., ,.r 
 
 OuuhT ho »^'- I ' ; ,, .;'^>i,,,vin;ohtainc.d twic-o asnni..|. lo.-tlu.ir 
 
 WoolastheyadatewA*!^ a ' , ,„i'ans in 
 
 ^^^^'^""■'rtsl'^PConn n^i"^^^^^- 
 '7'"'t ^ul'h^ (t.U XXl .a.a., l).Laines, worstc.l luai.is yarns, 
 
 t^';±iXn^lvv^ =anu.st entirely ln.mj^htin^^ 
 f m UhasViven an i.nin^tus to n.anula.-tnrrrs, nn.ler this 
 
 ;'''';'i\ lut w a -ir never exi.tell before. Manufaet.nv,. were never 
 '''^ li, n n laetnrin- companies never declared bo larj^e 
 
 ^;;;:;:^.ir:it:in^r;;a^;ea;:excdi.geandadvanein.pric.eshen,. 
 
 '"' n '''l ^ri^oar^c comhin.- Wo./is are just the chiss of W.-ls that arc 
 
 >,uitea othl^elas^oln n ,„,.i'„,Mo various eauses arising troni 
 
 hcingfaruicxcessoltle a ,oNin^^ ^.^^, ^^^^ ,^^^^ ^^^.,, 
 
 specnlat.on, Are. ,^y,^;; j ;^;,' »,y , ,> -evious years by holding, vv.>ro 
 
 of the prices being any higher. 
 
 Tlu. season oi-ened at the full average rate of the previous year, only 
 llie beason «^P^";/^' /^ . ^ , , j '„ i,^^.„ ..urchased under 3 (e. ; it 
 
 a verv small (luantity oi vvooi ii.iv ui,,., wv.i... , 
 
 Sd u'l,!:'-: J thelv'Jltg. t. huW™*-waL considerable ■„.„„. Tl,»e 
 
 
is very 
 Daiiatia 
 
 )t l>U(*i- 
 
 HUd till' 
 
 nil. oiic- 
 
 (• duties 
 ic ftVcct 
 
 iii. Thf 
 
 10 "SVool 
 
 11 TillllU'tl 
 1 M'(H»is, 
 
 and <»iir 
 for their 
 111 iiiaiiu- 
 nc'iiiis ill 
 
 ill cluf-t-C'B 
 
 is, viiriis, 
 kets t'roiM 
 iidfi* this 
 « iv never 
 so larjie 
 ice.sl)eili<i; 
 
 s tliut are 
 .rices i)aid 
 riiiiji tVoin 
 lust two 
 liii}^-, were 
 iiyaii'i'd in 
 teiitiou to 
 ; liere liad 
 Idiiiy, tlie 
 I, and they 
 lil<elih(>(«l 
 
 year, oidy 
 er 37f. ; it 
 lid 50, were 
 
 fully 4t)e., 
 lure. These 
 
 f,. ,, 4ye. were h, d ^;-";^^; J,*; i^^ 'of interest. 
 
 will'' ^ ,, -, i..^K,,ntheunt:nmU.Mj8t,l>tB»it«u )" 
 
 a Heveiv h.H« <•" t''« ' J i Indinu the prices inud, cxpcted to 
 
 Many of the farine.s, J-^^Vlf^S '.*;„« ind sohl at :57e. to 42e 
 .r50c., uMd held thuir Wool tor "^ .^^^,^ ,, fallow the 
 
 ,„,,,f,c.turers were m ','•,,. ^,,,.,,1 of fall goods, aud 
 
 ^" 
 
 at 
 
 sel 
 
 ki 
 
 riiierlV oil 111' V..V...- •- . iTiiior'ir an, AusiraiiHii, ■^^"1'". .■ 
 
 ,1 ,lu,.l. .« < )f-"; ''''"r. ;■, ' .r" nu.titic8 ar^";'^v""l'";'f:J 
 
 these priees, is no {'^^^y. ' ''^" ,(. '^" ^i,,,y rtniuire it 
 
 ,,ual\er.ns .>f trade with stock a Uc) i ^^^^^^^ ^^ ,,y 
 
 extra labour. . ,,„,;.:,„, beina: so near to the Amen- 
 
 th^ ead-4uarters in Canada bo h 01 ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^i , the past year 
 
 turors to &i^t-n»'^ 
 of importation. 
 
30 
 
 DRY GOODS. 
 
 The Drv Goods trade of Hamilton for the year ending 18G-t, euu 
 Bcarcely >e said to have hecn satisfactory. The stoclcB m lie hands o 
 Wholesale Merchants at Christinas, ^o, were very hght, laybabb 
 l^^/l h r than thev had ever been-or, at any rate, very n.ueU ightei 
 K "hey h^i^ecu tor nnu.y years ;-and the i-l-f ^^ tor the 
 Surin'' of IStJl, thou-h by no means exeesMve, was yet ot .uch a U a 
 raeteras to lea 1 to the belief that a good .pring.trade was anticii^ated. 
 And 1 e^e expecia.ion. were not disappointed, for the pureha.es made 
 bv the r 'ta 1 merchants were most satisfactory, unc at the ^^''l'^^' ^tag'. 
 ot- the' <I V' 1-"^!"^'=-^ everything seemed .o pn.in,.e that ^}^^'^'^^^ 
 In nu e 'i.efo.v hand wcmhl c"-rtain!y be realised Unfortunately, 
 however he montii of April, a period when ..ur retad nierchants gen- 
 tdlv d W of a large portion of their .tucks, set in an. continued 
 unuialy^ ot : indeed, i? his been asserted by that most reliable o a 
 ™ons "the oldest inhabitant," that such an extraordinary we .eason 
 Ead m^t b. m seen lor upwards of thirty year. ; and certain y the proj- 
 ect Srnsiness looked of the most unpromising nature when turn>er 
 nnd e- -eely -et a fourth of the u.ual anu.unt ol ploughing and 
 Lee h>' done The result wa. that the stock of good, in the hands oi 
 retd T.c^ e\veiv. at the beginning of May, unusually large-they 
 had etfeS no .sales-and tliat, too, during a period when, mider 
 ?i^im! y •unistance., a large .luantity of good, might to have been 
 d s, ia of. Wholesale houses experienced the eliect m their ow 
 bu e- the ciuanritv of goods sold by them, especially m the mont 
 May ' vhicii is usually a" good month, as well as in tlie months ol 
 r,,,^ «n. lulv was very small-buyers conlimng their purchu.es to 
 J e m^i ne^^I^-- ^-^ -^^'^^ ^'^^ spring succeeded an unust. 
 a ly wet snmmei-and atone time so great was the anxiety about the 
 ally WLi su I ,1 . ,j pi-ouiise to turn out to be a com plete 
 
 SuSre'Jluamo ^1^ 'S-F^i 'g '->-- --'^ determined to curtail 
 their iiniorui ion., iiad thi. course been universally adopted, it would 
 have Zved an almost inealculable beneht to the trade through the 
 countv md Dry Goods merchant., wholesale and in many instance 
 retaU, would nut 'be suiiering as they are now trom the etieets ot 
 excessive importations. 
 
 These excessive importations we may state were with a few exceptions 
 inWrern C mada, euntined to Montreal, though what were the induce- 
 . t vv U led to them we mu.l confess we do not understamL it is 
 mi tliat 'o ne pllrts of the country, particularly newly settled districts, 
 Iww in lie north-west, the crops have turned out very wel ; but the 
 TJl i 1 of t'le grounds in theL districts are under heavy obligations 
 Sd fro what wee.-ui learn it will take them two or tiiree years o 
 u ,, ooud crops to place them in even moderately independent 
 '"''i ■!! e \u t le other hand there are localities, as for instance 
 
 ir "unty oih-ant, where the worst expectations are more than lully 
 1 i hi .ome in.tance» we have heard of where tarmers did not 
 
 Suhi m'::. Jh^ ivu or six bushel, of wheat to the acre. Then again 
 
t>4r, cau 
 iiuidb of 
 rubably 
 
 lighter 
 I'or till) 
 
 ti clui- 
 i-ijjated. 
 es umdc 
 icr stage 
 calcula- 
 unatt'ly, 
 iitii tron- 
 Hitnme'U 
 jle of all 
 
 3t BCabOll 
 
 the pros- 
 1 fiiriuei'B 
 ling and 
 lumds of 
 re — they 
 11, inidei* 
 ave been 
 heir owu 
 le inuulh 
 lonthis of 
 L'li uteri to 
 ill uiiusu- 
 ibout the 
 cuiuplete 
 to curtail 
 , it would 
 rough the 
 iutitauces 
 eti'ectB ot 
 
 .'xeeptioiis 
 le iuduee- 
 iiid. it is 
 d districts, 
 I; but the 
 bligatious, 
 u years of 
 depeudeiit 
 jr instance 
 than i'ully 
 L;rs did not 
 L'hen again 
 
 there existed the very stion.eM ^ ^^^^^^ ^ 
 
 The fall trade, however, opeuc ;t .Y^^^^^^^^^^ 
 
 sx:t':a^.t;;ni of goods sold ^ 
 
 ie;Tfarshc>rtof lastyean^^^ll-^^^ ^^^^ ,, depression and 
 
 possible extent. ^ ^.^^^ that tM'O other eireuin- 
 
 "Zudi th eountry. Another ^"'^^^^ l^^'^S 2i,n.. ^Eng ) Kew 
 wel;bri^>dng i>uut a general l-H ^^ Y ^ overcharged with peace 
 
 tth ^n.esp.;^en.s letUn. ... .;£- ,^, At)-;: ^^ ilatl^ 
 ^^"r'^'^leide mn !• nuHds that the begumn^ ^^^^ ^--^ ^,^^ ^^^,.,^,^,1 
 
 XT „■..,.,. we disavpoii'^'^*-' ^*^ • tlu>v \)0U<dit at m tall, init 
 
 ^^•^r iiri^y --1^ ^1- -^"" r'^Xc^ ^n^I^tood that n. what- 
 '"^ ' . . tin. we wish it to be distmcti) u ^.rudentnian 
 
 bpiing N\i" .r . ^ Jo ije distmcio " .,nd no urudentniau 
 
 while we ■^-l^'^^J^^,,^, are dangerous stock, and pi 
 ever hands helU, cuuoi ^ i„,r wants. 
 
 will buy a yard beyond In. P-;^=V^ ^..paralleled •, wholesale hottses 
 The reaction in Canada ^va^ a ^lost bbV _^^^^^^ j, e to 
 
 ai^atchedtr^.llc.s t^.<jugh th^ stocks they held, U^ 
 
 endeavor to difcpobt 01 
 
32 
 
 pi-ovod, however, of but little avail ; retail morchantH .-uuld not be 
 empted tu make anv purchases l.e.yund their re.iuuvuu.n . lor assorting 
 ^ t£ 'und it alniolt an inM.u.Bihility tc sell oven 'n'^J ""J^^^;^;^ 
 u- tlie usual anu.nnt of -euds tu their (■u.-t..nuns ; and the result to the 
 tie will he that the sVoek of dry Ko.Kls.nu.r he at le>^t '^ou ble wha^ 
 under present eirenn.stanee., it is advisable to hold. And tins state o 
 hinus will have a n.o.t .lisastruus elleet upon next ^P;';>'y-^;^j:,^;^-,^_ j "^ 
 weiM.tv part<.f the trouble will i^e felt ,n the months ot J ebruaiy, 
 Ma."d y^ April, when pavn.ent for this fa 1 . purehases w. 1 have to 
 Ik' made bv tl e etaii m'erehants, when, if there should not be a cnsis 
 il e viteA forbearanee will have to be exercised towards hose who 
 are "sol out and ean slu.w a surplus, and those who eanm.t produee 
 sueh snisfactorv state of matters must sueeur.ib,_and the weeding 
 p I'ei ; hcM/lu. <.an-ic.d out with the most beneHcial results o the 
 whohSie as well as the r.'tail trade; for ,t eanno; be .len.ed that 
 hov areat preset.tfar too many Ketai merehants in the <'0"ntry- 
 s me are h-itimate traders, having an honest desire to pay lor what 
 tZuiU ^et, and to sell them at a pr<.ht,and l-J--'^;. -j;.^, ^: 
 able desire to in.-rease, by fair means, the stock they alicvvdy ha^e , 
 other, on the contrary, ai-e guided by no Bueh seruples-they obta n 
 ^^U;^^\.redit-they-sell th m tbr anything they ean g.-^ e. hc^ wiU 
 or without a i.rolit, having all t.. gam ;Mid no huig to o>.e-they enter 
 non • n nhealtiiv competition, and after a short hved existence they 
 eave e mck clear for' better men. The result is no merely loss tx, 
 to the wholesale t.achs but damage, almost irretnevahly, done to he 
 re. em trade of the <-ountry in allowing such persons to get into bus - 
 ness a all. This leads to a.H.ther imp..rtant .,nest.on, and one which 
 u di? t receive the serious consi.leration of our western merchants: 
 we" dlude to the ter.n of credit. Excessive import.itions not nicreb^ 
 1 ,. tl.r. i.,.e..ssitv of selliie- too freoueiitlv without a proht, but 
 ;:S;^ t" h:^ U^telvre.pusite to Utend the length ot' cred t 
 Tl e ern i di' trade are usually six months, and t^ins, certamly, ought 
 to be , ite- ample under or.linary circumstances ; but what bad conse- 
 uence mu t Jnsiu. when this i. extended by renewals to nine, twelve, 
 . d < om imes iifteen months. Business_ men must have proh coni- 
 ensirate with smd. credits, and if complaints are made that goods look 
 ? V hose lault is it< why, the peoph' who seek suc!^ length ot 
 e ;: it. t it^^ni-mptly Jneet tLi/ obligitums at the end ofs.x 
 • . ..,,.1 tlie-i he V will iiiid t nit ir..ods will get cheap; and it 
 It" S.: n' . el'^lL Hiem ,o pay their notes at inaturity, that their 
 u Chiersho dd b.> less, let it be so ; and we should very soon see not 
 Iv a noR healthy otate of business but a much more prohtahle one 
 These rem' rks -m the credit system apply with e.,ual orce to the reta, 
 mmdian' customers; let him at once cut oil al those who cannot 
 V t^h"r accounts in six months-abolish tlu. twelve, eighteen months 
 ; d wo Y irs eredit-and if the wants of the people under such a 
 'v tern hou 11 be fewer it will at anv rate enable the retailer to do his 
 S;:^ ^s h i 'ly more satisiactoHly than he can under the present 
 vXn- .fact, no persoe, we contend, ought to get_ such extensive 
 c^^ diS;a d ml ss gJods bought cau either be paid for ui cash, or there 
 
and if 
 
 38 
 
 . f flmir beine paici tor in six months, the 
 
 dard of excelUnicc, and not J '^^ j-^.^ nianufactures. 
 be expected a -ood demand loi ^f ;X .fi- ,.rodu.-tion uf these goodb 
 '^\he only danger M'e ^W^^l^'\^{J^X^ he nxanufaetnrer and the 
 entailin-, vs it necessa.nv niu.t, a .- U ,.,,,,,,.nnvn.v. that d there be 
 S^^hant -(or it um.t tbl knv .^ a -^ ^^]\^^ )..„„,ry .-aneonsun.e, 
 far more -ocxU vro-lucrd tl'=vn the Tto ,„u.e,nunerat.ve pnees, 
 
 but the umnufaeturer tnu.tlc..en m. 1 ^^^^ ^^^ importer., m 
 
 a heavy looser. Tbe .ame ^f -^J .^ j .i, ..-ish to see exten.hHl to the 
 ?1^ prient state of the -''"' ' ^ ,^ ^.vies are yet in their mtaney 
 mat ufaeturers around us. ' '^V^^i^,,,,,,,,. liuaneial t .nes we have 
 and would .nfter nnu-h ""';- '^^ ^ ^,,, .,,,A dealt with .-autious ly 
 before us are looked s teaddv " ;^ 1-^ ',,,„,,.urs anent this over pro- 
 l is in eonseqnenee ot our haying .u ^J ^,,aisewortliy efforts to suc- 
 duetion that, whilst wishino- to e ;^U^^^^^^ ourmidst meet with every 
 e ssfnlly establish ^'^^''^ -l!'! ' ^ ^';^^e to theeoniniunitv to guard 
 KSt:;n:rraur;i:^i;>"^ -ueh undertaUmg. till 
 
 year, surrounded as .t nu. been w d - ^^^^ .tringeney ot money 
 icte; as a wet season, t. . u e ^^^^^^^^^ ^lan that we started wdh 
 .natters, we eau arrive '^ " ' \'^; ^ ^^^^^ strictest eaution can successtully 
 And as to the future, nothing but it, m ^ attendant upon 
 
 ^L over the troubles -^^^^-^^J^l^Z:^^ and nothing short of a 
 «uch a ^tateof thiui^^isvve K ^.^go^- ; r^^,^^^ ■,, „ey matteij 
 .oodfallen,p nl>^b5,eouvW^^^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^.^.,H/.ed to any great 
 
 which latter blessing we -^; \'^':' /Xtrv on an.ore satisfactory basis, 
 extent, will place the busmes. u t^^^^^^^^^^^^^ „f ,u, large iniportmg 
 
 We note with pleasure H'^\*^^; '^^^^^ 
 houses here to draw their spring U^^^^ ^^^^^,^ ,1., evU at is 
 
 This is the true way to tu t bmeu _ ^^^^^^^^^ i^nancia men, 
 
 source, tbr with the Ji'^'^'^^'t^;;" ^ , Venmsthu.h f(>rwavd tohard t.m 
 and the high rateoi mj.iiev ''\^^^^l,,,^^.,A in this branch ot busv- 
 The prineipal ^vhole.a e eu a t <^ .^^^ ^^,,j well-arranged 
 
 „ess in'riainilton, are >is h.lbm s, ^^J^^,.^^-^, ^,^- ti>eir entta'prne and 
 
 warehouses occupied by ^ «•" ||;^^ "-^[.^ y^,,,^ Brown cV. Co. ; D. 
 .uccesB-.-Messrs. Buehanun, Hams .v . u ^ ^^^^^^ ^ ^^ . g^^^^ ^ 
 
 Mclnnes & Co. ;. \ ^^l^'^^^f '^ ^''- ' 
 Cromwell; Service & Wyld. 
 
84 
 
 GHOCEHIES. 
 
 Th.. cM.dition of this branch ol' hnsiness has been /n<^^Vf''^'^?^7f 
 
 1 K- ( onauion TT.unilton is concovncd. and the title of 
 
 d,u,n^ the past year, sUwu^l^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ 
 
 '^''7'"^ 'n^n J^y^U^ <io/.eu who iu^port lurj^ely direct 
 ii:^ tlie^la o ;,!.^h U' leadin, articles in their trade : Tea^ 
 r ff J S Ars Fruits, .Vc; and from this fact, an<l then- in-oxuni y o 
 Cotteo, ^Uijrais, i nm., ^ "^ ' onahlcd to coinpete successtnlly 
 
 the seaboard at all ^^^*^«' " ' ^j^in .t n ino' the Lason inst ended 
 
 with anv other - ';;^ ^l^^'^^^^" ,^ , '^o .Z^f these houses having 
 it IS a matter ot '''^';' ^.'^ ^ j^^^^^^^ the price of -old in New York, 
 
 early n. the season ^^^J^n^v Tea^ -^ -rthdes, particularly coffees, 
 tbey were enabled to 1^. m|unu ^^^ ^^,^l^^_ pHces than they 
 
 sugars and spH•e^ to ^''^ J';^ '-^^ ' ' .' , Another very im- 
 
 could have been procured ^^ ^' J' , , ..a .H^win^ v.rv clearly 
 
 lr•'"^''"•^'"V^;T " M i t sl^i^-n as a tirs^rate>rocery 
 that this cirv .. ta.t ^^''^ :;|i^,,,,,i,,t l.v sunuM.f the hu-est dealers 
 
 -^i- I^S'iShl^tflS^J-l^'ie- 
 & Co. ; auJ JaiiRS Mc-lntyrc & Co. 
 
 COFFEE AND SPICE MANUFACTORY. 
 
 I'eti doing 
 
 carries on an exrei »n; ■ '' ^ , ' ^^;^; ;' -, „f l-»el„MM-a and C^athenne 
 
 streets. -* , - .. . n ,,„e. 
 
 very limited. Prices rule as toUows. 
 
 COFFEE. 
 
 Lagiiyara 
 
 Rio 
 
 Java .... 
 
 21 to 22i 
 
 19 to "il 
 
 24 to 2fi 
 
 SPICKS. 
 
 Cassia . 
 
 2S t'. 33 
 
 Cloves;;::::. ^^ to m 
 
 Nutmogs 45 to 80 
 
 (iniger, ground 12 to .so 
 
 Jamaica .... i'i i" ^^ 
 
 Pepper, black 1" to 1^4 
 
 Pimento ^ "> ^ 
 
35 
 
 sfactory 
 title of 
 orocei'y 
 y direct 
 j": Teas, 
 :imity to 
 [ieset'ully 
 st ended 
 8 having 
 jw York, 
 coffees, 
 laii they 
 very im- 
 V eU;arly 
 grocery 
 Bt dealers 
 lese sales 
 n ill the 
 loll, &c., 
 , Ix.th to 
 llaiiiilton 
 ; Brown, 
 
 >}' 
 
 Stuart 
 
 lY 
 
 )een doing 
 he turned 
 Tsons and 
 [•onstantly 
 L!ann also 
 1 Handles. 
 Clatherinc 
 Spices is 
 
 t'l 33 
 \ to 12i 
 to 80 
 to 30 
 10 28 
 to lOi 
 to 8 
 
 CONFECTIONERY. 
 
 We have four or five --^tfroll^eS^ 
 on Cannon Street, near Bay, ^^f^^ ,,^Lev Wholesale. During the past 
 'years standing. I b business is entirely W^ ^^^^^ ^^'?;^ri;'e use 
 
 vf.Lr he employed troin 18 to ^y "7' \ Kiscuits— n the latter he iises 
 lui a Ho also mantifactures cigarB and b^=cmts ^^^ ^^^. 
 
 rfeut 800 barrels of flour annually J^;rabout half a ^oze.^ teams 
 ing the past year was ^^*;'^^'^^*;,'-._^ celling his maautactures The ex 
 
 KioOO Isaac &. 0''»'"J,"' °L^""ti„„Sy dev.artment ,vas rtarted m 
 
 I860 iiiJ a broad and biscuit ^"^"f " ^A ast year be employed 8 1- 
 Sin^yaW^Kdesalc eaW. D^^^^^^^^ 
 
 teen hands. Some ot ms *^oi ^^^^^ M.mtrea' 
 
 "s rot- his Confeetionerv La, « ,1 ^ . ...^ ^^^^^^; 
 to ai.yllii..!,' nia.iulaeti.red nearer than Mont.eal.^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^, 
 
 r:,.;i^. .=raet..red neiirerj^an .^^^^^^^^ 
 
 r2,.yr:r£i;r:/:;;«aumonnt. 
 
 TOBACCO MANUFACTUEERS. 
 
 wc^tl 6c. to 8c. is now ^orth 10c. to 12c. ^ ^^^j^,.^,t,,aing, however 
 seen but little margin is left tor pronr i,,bour, the Tobacco 
 
 fh. disadvantases under which they ^^ Vf^ ^ business. Messrs. 
 he fl^^^r.r f^,^^ continue to do a <-^^^'f'^' ^-^^ omplovingTO to 
 
 ^;^'T W U^on & Co., 100 and ^f^^^^^.f ^f l^^l^ --^-' 
 
 capital f'itJ,""^'- .•^.,, „_j ftve compressors aic ubi.u p ^ T? 
 
 at.d seven sets of nulls ^t}Q V*^ *." J; guper or quality, r. « -R. 
 
 r^Cm *t « bltlen s«t, and -ent^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
 
86 
 
 nhnnt «^00 per week. T. Schwarz, on James Street, does a l.upmcss of 
 
 $20,0()i> worth in the course ut the } e,u_. i'^^'\,'"'^ ^ ... , ^.,^,,,ioyB 
 nv.l-.Ms in the city who do a BrnaUer hiisniess. C J as. A. bn gc ^ "'V'^ } « 
 fil^t me^^n ihe manutaetnre of eigars ; his receipts average >,10,000 
 
 ''^Z^ ^Sn^^adopted by the City Council for the enco. 
 V'^i tlu^ (stabiishuicut ot' manufactures in exempting all 
 
 ?:?i,:;f .\\°a''u:„i;L'^.^T/£.\fd;ro,,ac.„s i,avo ......a . most 
 
 enviable reputation throughout the Province. 
 
 VINEGAR MANUFACTURERS. 
 
 i,„.„ i«;|- ; -'■I- 'i;/,,'',;^; *:„,„. „,' .w. .,tabH.i„„,.,>. i... i....,, ai.m,t 
 
 raiiS,;,";.™^ >i- V-' .v»>-- v^ '->- '""'■""•^' ^» ^^ '^" "■"• ""' '"" 
 
 storeys ln"-h, is used as a store-house. 
 
 The fulluwing analysis of some of the Vinegar manulactured here 
 will be read witli interest :— 
 
 the «ame purposes. ^^^^. ^^^,,y^ 
 
 IlENUY CROL'l. 
 
 q R Medlev corner of Peel and Walnut Streets is now mauujae- 
 . ■ innt^fi 000 worth of Vinegar animally. This gives emp Iwy- 
 turing about ^b,uuu ^^o"" ' ..noners &c. The capital invested is 
 Tn^^.'uuO^^At'tltXv^c 2^ in 1864, the. Vinegars 
 
 ttfSured atlhis'ttSSshment were awarded the first prize agamst 
 Toronto and other competitors. 
 
 -.Icetic Acid iB the chemical name for the pure .our principle of all good Vinegars. 
 
81 
 
 incss of 
 
 loy "p- 
 r Iviiiij 
 iri' ovrv 
 o other 
 'inploys 
 $U),OUO 
 
 tiiig all 
 phere of 
 j possos- 
 oligratu- 
 a most 
 
 Vinoffiir 
 
 buildiiip: 
 
 a consi- 
 
 produced 
 
 ('. to '.\'H'.. 
 'Oil !il>o\it 
 , and two 
 
 ircd liL're 
 
 )i'T. 
 
 >9, I860. 
 
 :actured by 
 and whol«- 
 quanlily of 
 
 'incgar is 6 
 ;i ployed for 
 
 CROFT. 
 
 i' maiiut'ac- 
 es employ- 
 investfed is 
 } Vinegars 
 rize against 
 
 I Tinegnrs. 
 
 AOEIOULTITKAL AND GARDEN SEEDS. 
 
 Hamilton has long been ^^^:::T^^^TJ^ 
 market in Canada for the sale and P^-^^« «^ ^„^ Lincoln produce 
 counties of Woi^vorth Ha on ti ^^ ^^^^^^^ r^y othv 
 
 annnuUy more ^ 1"^^^^^^"^ ^^^^tideB as well as the choicer kmds of 
 Bee<l i. also grown m large q^^-^^Jf ^, j.^^.^ in stating that fully three- 
 
 t::^l^7\^^^ ^^^' ^^^"^^^ '''' ' "^^^ " 
 
 lliimilton. 
 
 Messr. John A. Brnco & C. 7^^ ^^^Jll^^S^l^n^s ^SS 
 devote special attention to tl»%Seed depaitmen ot t ^^ ^^^^^ ^ 
 
 Xort innuatly from Britam, f;jj;^^;j^^ttVv be^re also extensive 
 cannot be saved to af'antagemt us country , ^^ ^^^^.^ 
 
 growers of such Seeds ^^.^'^^^XihrvareLw receiving tlK^irsvappi^^ 
 |;,.eW^ •ebouse.52 l^ing^trectAVest,thevarti their premises the 
 
 for the Spring trade. When we remark ^bat wtsaw i i ^^_^^^^ ^^ 
 
 Slowing 4unntities .>i- Seeds^ some ,dea -vs^^^torm^^^ ^ 
 
 which they -^'-^v t'" ^"^\'f4-~^J Seed '^I'o, scleral hundred .nsbels 
 rot Seed, 1 ton oi Mange Wm el ecd ,^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ choice seed 
 
 each of Clover and Tniiotby Se( (I, se^ tra _ A^i-icultural and 
 
 1^.., besi<los in.nense H"-;^^'- .^^f ^.i^Uural and^Ganlen Tools^ 
 Garden purposes. ll'<^.^/!^Vi''V„" foremost among whiclnsCoeB 
 
 ;.d dith'-en't kinds of -r^'^;- YinH '^ ^^^^'^ ^^"""^ '"'' '^^ ^'"^ 
 celebrated ^^'l'^^^--i'^>'\^l^^''ff. ,,1' their Seed business they have exten- 
 und Garden crops. In addition to t'leir oee ^^^^^^,^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ 
 
 ve Nurseries in Ferguson Avenue ^.^^^ J^ J^J^^^^^^^^^ 4,^^ Vines, Green- 
 kindsof Frui' ami ^^^^^^^^^^^^ firm has been in busx- 
 house and Bedding Plants ^>^.^<";^7^;f -^.^ informed that they have 
 ness here for the past 15 y^^^^^^^^^^ also in the Lower Pro- 
 customers in everv cmnty ^^^^.[Pf ^Jwestern States of the Lnion 
 vince, and in the ^^'^-tl'^" : Jf.^ transactions have been ot a satis- 
 
 the length and breadth of our land. 
 
 SEWING MACHINES. 
 
 T C4-va<:>+ «<■ tbe comer of Vine, have 
 
 E. M. Wanzer & Co. on J^.'^J^^^^^^f^,^^^^^^^^^ the year 1861. 
 
 carried on the ^^^^^'^^''''ZJZvd! of fixty machines, employing 
 
 TW are JO- ^S^a^UallSut $40,OOof and r^^^^^^^ thepast 
 
 year $70,000. 
 
86 
 
 BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTORIES. 
 
 The Bout and Shoe Dusiuus. is -- ,!;ty mS^'^Tl^lullien^ile 
 fluct^uUiun than Hhuu.t any ^^ -'i^^^- ,^* ^f^, dcnumd L ^.retty 
 wants of the public require ^^^^^^^^f^^^^^^ in th.,- iSuted 
 
 generally about the same. The ^^^^^^f" between our own makers 
 Itates, however and the close <-- " f \?;;/ten lower during, the 
 has tended to depress i.ru-es, ^^hull ^''^^^^..^^^.^ ^^, Co., King Street, 
 
 past year than -^^^ ^^^y rT'""" T Zni\Lvy^^^^^ k'"'"' "^ ^VV^^ 
 Saniiltun, carry on the arrest "Jt^^^^^^^^^gHS new and excellent 
 Canada. It wa. -t.bh.hea m S-;^"^/ \,f ,;;.u, the cutting and 
 machiucrv was introduced ^^^^ "^^,.;' '• '"\ewin>', &c., is done by 
 ureparing of the sole leather, the ?^^^'''^;J^\'\ ''%,,. i,' the motive 
 SL^y. A splendid teivhorso V^^^^l^^f^^ ^ it does, but 
 power, which is capable ot turning out tAU e as m ^^. 
 
 Lrdoinand is not yet sufficient to mpe In.. ^^^ 
 
 work ^vhich conld »'^^1<''';: "^.^ 'Vn^^gfl!,' ot d k were made- 
 ,,ast vear llU.OOU pairs <^ ^^'' vL le 1 m wcm'c 150 hands employed 
 lalui about $UO,O.H. ,«" .'^^ ^"' t, ,n evi ei-^^ -^' ^^'^^ i?'^"'^ 'i"^^'*^' 
 during the year ; -M'l^fl-^^f (^^^*Vect ve a diploma and lirst prize at 
 of the Avork done. > i^be^ c^ C^^, i eceivtu i .^^^^^^^ ^j- „ j, «, 
 
 the last Provincial Kxlubition *or tne ocsi exhibited in 
 
 ;;;^non's,boy;.,and '"l;'''^- jj^^ (^ 1-- lately establ^u^d a 
 Upper Canada. J. b^- ^^^'^"^'^.^ ,^. no^er of ( atherine and King 
 Biit and Shoe mamuactory neai 1 c Coinu a _ ^.^^ ^^^ . 
 
 Streets, and cnjploy *;.5 '''J^^s paying out ^500 p^^ ^^.^^ 
 2Sr n^lSi txSSy Sri^-^ Oalbraith, king Street We.. 
 
 HARDWARE. 
 
 dui'ed ttedei.res.,.n. '°°'r gome of tlu- largest lu.u.« e.tUenn 
 S'y -r?;.';-:"< I'rS s'ituated h«o, ami? w,.ic. « may 
 
 Sy re mue it, wonted iri'^'^-in.tT'h^re a « ^ ^^ k- ■ « may 
 
 S|-:t"et^"";"r OtLm^^ 
 4- fr^i^lttrr:.^, a„T,l.e. bui.dl„g U a vety -a. 
 
 '5 
 tVlUli ni^'^^'^i , ,, 1 , ,„ -fr'a Messrs. U. t)USOUCV v^u. ^Av^"""-j ^ 
 
 tetleen James and ilu^^^^ ^^il^ing is a very hand- 
 
 the largest busne.b in the country . ^ ^o. are among the 
 
 some and extensive one. J^^J^^abW with the exception of the above- 
 leading houses ot Canada, and FO^^^^^ J^^^,,^ ^han {hose of any other 
 
i\e to 
 
 rative 
 
 pretty 
 
 uited 
 
 ijj; the 
 Street, 
 Upper 
 cellent 
 \g and 
 one by 
 motive 
 jes, but 
 [Hint of 
 riuji the 
 iiuidi'—- 
 nployed 
 (piality 
 prize at 
 men's, 
 bited in 
 )lihhed a 
 ud King 
 • wages ; 
 ■ quality, 
 jet West. 
 
 39 
 
 almost all that is done it; <^-tslrf.tlrarUart""rf .^^^^^^ 
 
 Brother, al.o do a ^^^yS« ^^^^'"'^'Ve^S^ a li.t of the current rate. 
 
 Carried on for over .;x .j;--^,^,^ ^Jj^nt branch of the conm.eree ot 
 for leading articles in tmsvei.> i- 
 
 Hamilton : ^^ ^^ ^ ,3 ,^5 ^ ,00 lbs. 
 
 Bur Iron, Best Ketiu«J ;";; 2 16 @ 3 00 '| ''_ 
 
 Sootch Bur ■.■.■.■.■.■.'.".'.".". <> ^^ ® ^ 
 
 pTg '^GaHsherrie, ' (noUnng Joing) • ; ; ^ qo @ 4 '26 '; ;; 
 
 Boiler I'UluB .'.'.'.'..... 4 «'> ® t i^r .. » 
 
 HheeU 3 '26 @ 3 7o _^ ^, 
 
 llool. Iron • •• ^ '^^ ® ^ \r> %i n. 
 
 Anvils, t'oBter'tt 11* (<§ ^ Z, .. 
 
 MoUseUole . 05J @ <» 01J ^ 
 
 StoelSr'mg ■.■.■■.;■.■.■..... 16 @ 1^ .. 
 
 rS'.:-:;:::;:::::-::----.::;::::::: roSII :: 
 r.\!■r"^^■:;■•v•■■;v■■•■•••••■••■.■.■.■.■.■.■.•.•. »S S B ^ri"- 
 
 ?,^':jM^;s':&'^ "" ^ *'" 
 
 Udnvowpkr. ,^ 4 75 @ 8 t'O 
 
 F F per keg of 26 lbs g '25 @ 6 50 
 
 fv'v] '• '• 3 874 @ 4 00 
 
 Blasting Jo. ••;W ■•■;■.' ■.■.■■.■■. 2b0 @ '2 76 
 
 F F in Ouns, per do/.en 4 |b ___ 3 -jg @ 4 00 
 
 -;:;.r:r ^^ s-i -^^ -^^^^ ^^ ''''-''■'' '"'■ " 
 
 to 46s' ■. I.X., 5:'.. .a. to 55B ; D. C 38b a ^^^^ ^^ ^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^,, 
 
 There is little doing m C-Une*. Jot ^hJ.«J^ ^„ ,5,. p.^ 100 lbs. 
 lb. Camp Ovens and Sugar Kettles are nr 
 
 iepression 
 ivy goods 
 Iron have 
 like their 
 have pro- 
 [lesi ot" our 
 (s either in 
 1 we may 
 irriijife Co., 
 Ling street, 
 )robably do 
 very hand- 
 aniong the 
 ft he above- 
 f any other 
 Pig Iron — 
 
 IKON 
 
 FOUTsDERS AND MACHINISTS. 
 
 IT Voundries in Hamilton, some ot them doing 
 There are several IroTiloundnesin ^ay mention that 
 
 a considerable business,; ^r^"^^; ^fSlished for twenty-two years 
 of E. & C. Gurney, which f ^j;^^'; "^^^ ^nd eighty hands. A twenty 
 and atfords occupation to betwee^i . venty a ^^^^>^^^_ ^hey turn ou 
 
 horse power steam «"^r^,,l' '^' ' of the year^ 
 1130,000 worth of. work m the ^^^^^\l jj^^^ 'st,ek. Turnbutl_ & 
 Jf i^40 000. Their works -^^^f^"^^}^^^^^ i^ree business, employing 
 Cofat the Mary f-«^3r:;:^^^SlfaLutf 25,000 worth. Their 
 twenty hands, and turning out ^^^^^^J ^ ^o., on Catherine Street 
 capital is upwards ot $12,000. J^;J^^^ g^^ves and Tin-ware to the 
 near King, employ 40 hands, and tu^u out feto ^ ^.^ther at the 
 
 Tmount o? $125,000 -.^^VieeT/v e^^^^^^^^^ '^^'^y ^-f^Vom 
 
 Empire Foundry, on .^^-^ ^^^J'f^', ^ Thev have latety entered the com- 
 TohCne-SSI wS^he, .oV u.. We .a, .».. that 
 
40 
 
 lishuu-nr ..• vvluou ilanuUon 1";^^ ' ' „ '> Jtnrt. an-l. with twe..tv 
 
 ha.aU. ,n:uu.ta. uiv. ;^J< .' • • ^^ .J ,V.p.v Uoilo.-Huikin- un-l E..j.'iMO 
 ^UJ-H... i.(i. l..-'lv(3ttcV \,'-''''^ Vt ' .t'"m.ar .1umk-s ; thov .'uil'lov 
 
 ,„,t,v.v,i >ixt.v un.l s,.v.-Mty h«n.l>. '>"'l '^'' ,^ ^,„ Kn.ine-l..>il.l.T u.nl 
 
 ) 
 (ioni-r'N^-'HlH^rafi an Knj;'iiie-lniil(lcr iin.l 
 
 ,,,,,,..,,- ..... hiui'ls, ! 
 .,f slo,n(Hl anmuilly". witli k «-Hi.itul of !|>»,0UO. 
 
 ,.,...,, s:!:,.(.Ui. ..apital. ;'^";-':'VVH;:HroutvvorU totho amount 
 
 voiirlv 
 
 THE MKCMIAXICS' INSTITUTE. 
 
 . .1 .-.. * .,.,. ...jt.ililUluHl in 1S39, and incorporated 
 The Mu.lu.u.s' '"f ^ "^^r s S^- -nunbcr ni:> ; it coutuiM. 
 
 an excellent ''''-!;: ^;':;;X:::';.^lv Inc thonsind people, The 
 Institute IS ^•■'U'^'l-'''^'' '"^' - ,,, voli.nus; the news-room is 8up- 
 lihntry possesses "^'■•' ^|:"'^/ '"^C: ,i , ,„ul American jonrnuls; and 
 
 1>''^"1 ^^•'^'' ^'''' r''V'^''';"?r h-^Ur^^^^ entertainn.ents of 
 
 Ihe hail .^Nvell ^''i^M't';! »' \^,'^ cnvaHin.ple platfonn-it 
 
 every descnpti-n. l"'^ ^^';^ > ^ ^^l mI <.rdinarv stai^e appli- 
 
 :;;:Ln:r the •;;;:;;' i:;::.;:: ^:^^ ^^^^^ =^ -^^^-^^^^ ---'' 
 
 to all parts n\ it. ,j. .,.,..,,,, i^ (.onii.osed of gentlemen who have 
 
 They are ha follows : — 
 
 MR. THOMAS MrlLWRMTIl, 
 " TUOS. U .SIMMONS 
 
 MR. .IAS. HILTON'. 
 •' WILLIAM TURN' BULL. 
 " JAS. MilNTVIli;, 
 " W. H. CLAS'-t'O, 
 
 " ALF.X. HARVIIY, I Skcretart. 
 
 ALEX. Sl'U ART • j i-u 4. 
 
 Th„ .„,M.rint.m.lont is Mr. Me... Eutherlbrd, who ha» occupied that 
 '' TU"«x'"TrLf mt,.ago.ncnt of the bu.i,.e., of the lu.titute gives 
 general satisfaction. 
 
 I'REalDKNT. 
 
 ViOK DO. 
 
 mrVkkn'neth fitzpatrick, 
 
 •' ROBT. ROY, 
 
 •• ANTHONY COl'P. 
 
 " W R. MacDONALD. 
 
 CHILDREN'S CARIUAGES. 
 
 all 
 
 S't- ::vo;;',:;::ll .outna/lSuPloyed, a,>d tod. use for a cp-tal of 
 upwards of §5,OOU. 
 
41 
 
 COAL OIL TRADE. 
 
 TUcCoul Oil l.iirtltiesri is one w 
 
 in tlie tVuiil Tiiii 
 
 U (,f fill mil i ill! nMiumTce 
 
 hicli has uf liito years takon its place 
 TlioLTinit (k'siilcriitimi now 
 
 irt to HikI ilM oil 
 
 tHJ.lo miuktit for If, tlif 1 
 
 1„. i.rn,liicri..ii iit i.ri'WMit l.L'iii_^'«-oii- 
 
 HU 
 
 lenil.lv.nvul.irtliautlion.uriuniimon 
 
 llIK 
 
 UpiH'r (Jiiiiiu 
 
 livlKis'lM^onloivcaontotlu, Muntn'U 
 
 1 till' siirpliir^ oil not n'<imi'^'« 
 
 I in 
 
 drug 
 
 a 
 
 u8 we 
 
 riiirt want, wo aru 
 
 hul to know, is likely hon 
 
 1 iiiiirki'lhantl hecoinc 
 II to l>t' i!;ot over, 
 
 have heard o\' t^oiue cn^iuincs tor 
 
 Oil 
 
 since 
 
 the ( 
 .rth. 
 
 slal 
 11 
 
 )ll^hnu•n 
 
 t of 
 
 ic i|nali 
 (1 ■ 
 
 tv of 
 
 the oil 18 «u|.«i-uiv t.) .111} "■■",",;,,„, „,■ „ ,,.„„|„,- niitsi.lo trad.' to 
 i^ ' i nlv..neu the pvusperity of tlH' Oohmios. 
 
 „a|>it..l e.ii,.l<iy-.l. , .[,„„„|,ip „!■ I.;,„iis- 
 
 hnmeh of Canud.an u.dustry ^;'- /\j ;?"',,, ^ tor (.^anLda. and 
 apjli^ching in n.agnitudc the trade of the above. 
 
 CA HNET MAKEHS AND U P U OLSTEllS. 
 
 The largest Cabinet i.etc>ry in ^is dty ^^^^^^^^^^ ^j;;;;;;; ^ 
 King Street; the shq^s "f^ i" ^"^ ^^^!^Xl ^ le and retail In.sh.ess, 
 
 riean Hotel bU.ek. ^V. It T unv^H years sin.-c he eummeneed 
 
 butprincipallvtlu, latter It . now 4 >c^^. ^^^^^^ .^^ ^^^^ ^ 
 
 business in liani.lton ^^^^^ '. '"^^^^^^^^^^^ and the establishment has 
 making an.l npholst,eruigln,o i ate d d t .^^ _^j^^_ ^^^^^^^.^^ ^^^^^ 
 the reputation of turmng <^! * the u> h. t .m ^^^^^ 
 
 and the style of ^vorknuinsln be^,,g iu^^^^^^^^^ eonsiderabh' nun>ber 
 twenty-live men were employed in tin. ^ J^^^^X , . ^^^..^ j^^n„,.ss 
 
 l-Vl-"--^;;r.:S:^:;t^f;;;^;^Vm;:nut durh^the year was 
 
 ?;r :i:t:^ ' wScl^ot:^ S^c^^l^ tin^nd hair mattrasse. 
 
42 
 
 ;•;,„., „r ,1,0 „nKU..;'"tal «:" • ■; ";^,;'„,„„, ,,,. Mr. H.;i.l i. -."O- 
 l' ., ,.iv.lit t.. IW I'r.'viii.'.;. I"' ',;''?, '|,;,H & <.«. Iviiii! St"»-I t'"''; 
 
 B,,l,„lst.riui w,.rk .«.:•■"« ''"V;,, „", v,.ar, .i„.l al^'Ut «:i,(«lO w.,.-,l ol 
 l-">' -■'^'■r'' ll'v ,;''■ ^' 'i £■>'■'>• i'V=""";,"'"'" """ "'"• "'"'' 
 
 UXM.LTON I'OWUEK OOMPANT 
 
 . Ton...^ Street, ciTuer ot Main; 
 
 'H.e otUce of tluB Comimny 18 on . an ■ ^,,^ ,.„,^„, ,-„,,,., miles 
 
 the worl^B arc in the t^^^^^^lli;/;* ^ T m .w-l-'r^ =u-o n..uuifa<-t>.rod, 
 
 I l.unilton, whore the t»ll|^^^"-/'I '',,^ KK KFK, loose and m 
 
 r'l^ 1 1 11:: :::! t^.^^:::^^ ^z^; \r^.:^^ 
 
 bportm- * 1 ^ ^ j.^^ ^Koir Si.orlni^ \ ) hve-lourths of the 
 ^.S^V^.n. have .M , ^U.^^— ^^, ^ t, .,!.. the 
 
 BKITSH FACTORIKS. 
 
 . TT -u, r. • r.ne of these started l).y 
 There are four BruJ '-'""S;",, ;'!':.' rn„ lurtKcr ,„e„.io,. jluu. 
 
 LtabUshu.ent is that ot ^1"^<^\'^- '^ ^Vcry description of B^l^h is 
 
48 
 
 tnrj'rt held u. "."'/, 7, ''i.^'j^,,,,,t„Kmt nf luntu -.i.mie hrurihcs." 
 
 flcahi.,sis. rhey ihc a '^'\' '^^ , wholo^ah* Uuih-js in town arc 
 
 iipooK'^arv wood work. Many 01 tii( \\ih>k-,v M,,„trpal 
 
 BupplicdV them, and they have customers a. tar nt.t a. Montreal. 
 
 AGRICULTURAL IMPLliMENTS. 
 Ti A .ri..nUurd IinplenuMit manutactury of Messrs L. iS: P. Savyer 
 
 maaufactured all kind^ ot ^4, ;<-^V^^J^^^^^^ eon.truetion of Thre^hinK, 
 confine themselves almost exc.lu.ivev to tne ^^ ^^^^ 
 
 M.,win,andRe>MM.>gmachn^.<m^ 
 
 f:trnH. Ball =^^J;eh3l. rated Mowu a a ^ \ .,^;^^ , ,j. ,^^^ i,;,,^ 
 
 larire extent. 'Hiis is nndoubtedy th "ll^^M^ "F .. ,,p,„ _rf(Mi de-rec. 
 in exi.tenee, unithg ^^-pl'^^^y «;" JvrSie 1st ^L^ ami dij.h.ua 
 For thi. machmo ¥f J;f^^.*7,^;^etU^^ Jther n.annfa.'turors 
 
 at the late l^'-^^^'^J^^.^'^'^^yi^.^XX^ in hi. e..al>li.hnaent, 
 
 ,f combined "^'j-^""^- ^^^^,^^^^0 Udings/is estimated at over forty 
 ;=:ido;C!ld^^ni^fre.;p.^^ 
 
 turn ot \gru ulturai iiup' .-.v^rablv with that of the mo.^t api-roved 
 '■"f"?f B^rnroTS 'ftS sia,;. Agricultural l,nple,non„ 
 ;f™Vfac«rdbv other flrrn. i- Hamilton who are, however, more 
 SJ".Wely engagcJ in general m a ehme work. 
 
 SADDLERIES. 
 
 lolVv John St • Er-est Kraft, York St. ; and William Ink- 
 JXeistTali doa „^n.i<' rable bnUe^s in the varu.u. branehes 
 
44 
 
 of the Saddlery vrado. Tl,o Carriago a^d Tea.n "■^^J^^^^'^^^l^^^J^f 
 has taken prizes at all the (bounty and Provincial ban. toi sexeiai 
 vSr a ^e turns ont about $5,000 worth of work during the yea , 
 and tC oilier tirni. do a business to about tlie same amount Mr. 
 
 lislied in busine^^ al.out nine vear.v, capital invo..tecl, f^ ■ ,., 
 S Ind i^- iollev have about the .aine amoimt ^^f^;^^^^- 
 Field & Davidson, James St., opposite ^I^/^'^f ^^t ^\^,,^ "^^ .,^^^ 
 business, employing from fifteen to twenty l^'^^.^'.^^^.J '^"1^'^"^ '^ 
 $G,000 ; theiJ receipts for last year were upwards of $14,000. 
 
 THE GRAIN AND FLOUR TRADE. 
 
 Situated as Hamilton is, at tlie head of navigation and in the centre 
 oftS 4'i-tUural comAry, this branch of business is a most unpor- 
 
 ^''We n-rct that want of statistics renders us unable to enter so f.dly 
 intJanSicooft. grain trade as we should wish, but hope another 
 
 Jo the states, has of course given very great advantages to all paitie. 
 ' tlie^;:irln B .Ivll-:;;:; tl.e past year has been very unevenM)n 
 
 two-thirds of what was sold the year before. 
 
 CANADA FELT HAT WORKS. 
 
 This vcrv extensive establishment is situated on Wellington Street 
 
 "afnL tTthe w«e»2ia out about $500 per week. Such a manu- 
 fS7, wo need scarcely say, U a great support to our c,ty. 
 
43 
 
 COACH BUILDERS. 
 
 Me^,3r3 Macabe & Co., have an extensive Carriage factory situated 
 on Kin^' Street West, n^ar Caroline. They employ tarty men and 
 nLn'acture to the amonnt of $13,000 ner annum, ^vlth a capital ot 
 $5 S J. P. Pronguey, (City Coach I'^tctory, corner of Park and 
 Ma ke Streets, does a considerable business, not, however equal to the 
 0^,0 od days of 1855 and '56, when he invariably i<ep trom thirty- 
 Sve to forty hands busv. Mr. Pronguey commenced in 1841, and his 
 tl^^llli^nt has always enjoyed tl- /eiKitation o turmng <.u son^ 
 of the l)L-t work on this Continent. He obtained first pnze, at the last 
 ?wo Provtcial Fairs for Pleasure Carriages^ and ^-^^^^^' ^^^^ 
 articles in the Coach line that runs as lugh in ^'^^1"« 'J' .^j'^'f?^ ., ^^f/ 
 terlv he has b'icn getting up a splendid assortment ot light i ack car- 
 riaes and cutters ir trotting. 'Iho stock and build.np are valued at 
 $8,001) Mr! Pronguey pays'out $100 per week, and last year turned 
 out $15,000 worth of manufactured work. 
 
 HAMILTON GLASS WORKS. 
 
 Tliese very important works were started in September 1864 and 
 are now in l\ill operation. The factory is situated on Ilnghson Street, 
 and Xes stcadv employment to about thirty men and wenty-hve 
 S vs The Glass-blowers command very high wr.ges, a good workman 
 be K' able to earn, on piece work, from $20 to $30 a week. The boy 
 are paid $2 to $3 a week. Hamilton is most favorably situated tor 
 'his^branch of Tudustry. The materials used in makmg glass are soda, 
 me and B ndstone, of the latter a very full supply ,s to be found on 
 t e inountain, near' the city, of a quality that is peculmrly adai^ed tor 
 he manufacture of the finest description o glass Sonie idea ot Jio 
 nportance and extent of these works may be gathered trom the tac 
 •a he consume about three tons of coal and one cord of wood per 
 winthemel inc^ofthe sandstone, &c. The capital employed by 
 ^^finn [spaocio, (thirty thousand dollars^ '^^y^^^^^^^ 
 in^^t now about $1,000 worth of glass a week, winch lom its vei) 
 C'lletqmxlit;, finds a ready sale in the Province, and is last super- 
 cecd '" tl^ American Glass, which a very few months ago was t e 
 nr iicimvl article in the market. Messrs. C. E Tuckett & Co., are the 
 n prietors and we are pleased to know that the success they aren eet- 
 ;^; vith is in a great degree, commensurate with the enterprise they 
 hu-e howA in connection with the establishment of the worfc. 
 
 ROPE AND CORDAGE. 
 
 Alex Main & Co., at the Great Western works, on Mary Street, 
 corneToiS, manufacture to the ^^^^^^^ -nually ; em- 
 
 ploying fourteen hands; capital invested, f4,0UU. 
 
4S 
 
 HAMILTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY 
 
 Tie lIa,nU.on Ga, ^■^S^-X'^'mZI::^^''^^^^ ^^"^ 
 
 ->d operaliouB early ui the ^ono^u^^ romuativ has been buc- 
 
 As i commemal -d- fkm^^ average rates, 
 
 I'^^OO. As ; commercial -f^^^f , ■ ^od ga77t average rates, 
 Ls tul, having k(.pt up a regulai ^TO ^; g^^^^ ^ few years ago, 
 
 and has yiehled '^^-^ ''''l\':^^l]^,^^^^^^ 
 
 the consnuiption was to Bonie ef '^"V "f "'^'rit this opposition, as far 
 Lfcoal oil !^t very>w rates^ In ord^^^^^ ^ er 1000 
 
 a. possible, the pace ot the ga»^^^^^^^^^^ ^^.^^^^ ^^. the Company 
 
 of di'vidcnd being 7 per cent P^^^ ^"J^J^^-^,^ i^^ving no debt, and works 
 Tlie v^aid np. -H^^^^^VmS J4 at er quantity of |as than is at preseivt 
 J:S^^ thcJ;!'^^b;n:^uSt;:t\;L prosperity of the Company wdl 
 increa-e'with the growth of the city. 
 
 a<-'rA-,- Wni. Sonierville. ^ 
 
 .„» ...'KStS-.To JITS CKOPS. 
 
 n frnm 10 to 20l^ earlier, and greatly increaaes the yield. 
 
 ft matures Crops from lu lo *w "'*j^ ... ^ 
 
 It matures y^i v nm-^notive bv ih« "»« »f '*>'« ^"i'^''" 
 
 a factPLA^T F*'^'\\"'l^:,Xoe the ><«'•'« amount of results. .,ar«ehe«d 
 
 U, require h l^^s H";;,''; >', „^ I 'u. ft U ""t liable to 'od^e t.efore npe" "K P^^^^^^^^^^^^ ,«,fefluod 
 
 ..i,f.:r.^;fV''' ::,,, „.p.. ...... .^. ana tue^ncrea. of ,ieM i. re.ar.a.e. .he 
 
 U quickens the K'O^ " "^ ' "" 'i' . Uer Koot Crops. . . ,, „ goO buBhels per acre. 
 
 tJo^^"^^'^r::::t;j:ortJorap.V.e.a„..r.t.ree...oorStra,berr.e.ao. 
 PKlCKul MON-^-, I'- ,,,,,,, H I'ACKAGEB for retaiL ,„^,„ ,„ either 
 
ADVKRTlBBMBNTfl. 
 
 the 
 
 THE KOIAL INSURANCE CO'Y. 
 
 CAPITAL, -~^^ - Jea.000,000 SterUng, 
 
 in 100,000 Shares, of «20 Sterling each. 
 
 HEAD OFFICEST^J^^^^^ 
 
 FIRE. 
 
 Moderate Rates of Premium and liberal settlement of Losses. 
 |# LoTse. 5- LIGHTNING made good. 
 
 FARM STOCK insured, 
 by LIGHTNING made gooa. 
 
 T.. >„,. L,.E BONUS ^'^'i^:':^^^^^l:t^^^ 
 
 intendinsc Assurers all tne privucp p^,„i 
 
 a«rS«pfrior ^J..a«<aj,« po«.««^ 6y the Royal. 
 
 ^nmiton mmtb* 
 
 »EORGE A. YOUWG, 
 
 THOMAS DUGGAN. ESQ., M.D. « Aoknt. 
 
 0..C. ._ListrB:id.n;:=r .ames a.d Kio^WilUamS^ 
 
 For li'verpool, Londonderry and Glasgow carrying Canadian and 
 
 . V i,^„« linft will sail from Portlaud every Saturday 
 
 Cue of the splendid ^^^^^r "l^ete duSTl e Summer. Return Tickets granted 
 duVing the Winter season, and from Quebec during _^ desirous of bringing 
 
 application to OEORGE A. ¥OUNO, Ag.nt for Hamilton. 
 
 0,r.« .-Lister Buildings, corner James^and^^mam^^ 
 
 PIBE, LIFE and ANNUITIES, 
 ^^^x - - £1,000,000 STES.X.INC*. 
 
 HEAD OFFICES : ^ , 
 
 r, Mj- li^^rnnol- and 156 Leadenhall street, London. 
 Queen Insurance Building. Liverpool . 156 ^^^ «-,., Montreal. 
 
 D.MACkfNTOSH M. D., L. E. C. 8., kdlnburgh. 
 
 UEIIKBA.L Agent fob Canada,. 
 Medioal Abvisib, 
 
 D, MA*-'J!kl«A"''"' "»• —'i — — 
 
 "OEOROE A. YOUNO, Aqwt .oe Hamilton. 
 
ADVKRTISEMKNTB. 
 
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 Gieat Western Railway 
 
 AND 
 
 UNITED STATES MAIL ROUTE ! 
 
 FROM 
 
 SUSPENSION BRIDGE, 
 
 NIAGARA FALLS. TO 
 
 DETROIT MICHiaA^lSr, 
 
 AND DRAXCI1K3 FROM 
 
 HAMILTON TO TORONTO; from IIARRISBURGII to GUEI-PII and from KOMOKA 
 
 TO SARNIA, KORMixc, wiTii ITS cosxKciioNs, THE SHORTEST 
 
 AND BEST ROUTls 
 
 TO AI.L. FOOTS EAST AI^^^JVTEST I 
 
 Three Through Express Trains, Each ¥ay, Daily, 
 
 Connfcting at Suopension Bridge, regularly, wilh 
 
 IW FOIiR CENTRAL RAILliOAD TRAINS 
 
 And its Connectiiitis, 
 
 For Buffalo Rochester, Syracuse, Rome, Ogdensbursfh, Utica, Albany, Philadel- 
 phia. New York. Boston, and all points in New England 
 and the East ; and at Detroit with 
 
 JHiehigan Central, Detroit & lilwankee, 
 
 AiND MICHIGAN SOUTHERxN RAILROAD TRAINS, 
 
 And their Connection!", 
 
 For Chicago, Galena, Dubuque, Milwaukee, Rock Island, St. Louis. St. Paul, 
 
 Cairo, Burlington, La Crosse Saginaw, Cincinnati, and all important 
 
 points in the West, North- West and South- West. 
 
 ml 
 
ADVERTISEMENTS. 
 
 ts^ 
 
 'IR 
 
 £ 
 
 LEAVE HAMILTON FOE TORONTO, DAILY, 
 
 After the Arrivnl of Trains from Suspension Bridge and Detroit, and 
 conncot closely with 
 
 GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY TRAINS 
 
 For MONTREAL. QUEBEC, and PORTLAND : and w.th 
 For all import.uit points on 
 
 Lake Ontario and the River St. Lawrence. 
 
 Attached to all NIGHT TRAINS, and 
 
 & 1^ a IC X 1ST Gr O^I^'S 
 
 To ftll DAY TRAINS. 
 
 s 
 
 pas3En'^ger'carsauf furnished with 
 
 SHARP'S PATENT VENTILATORS, 
 
 And fti-e entirely free from dust and heat in Summer, and 
 uniformlv warm in Winter. 
 
 Speed 
 
 BAOaAGE Ch^SSfrSougli to all IMPORTANT POINTS. 
 
 ^ Thereby T cL^lirB^^f^^ " "''"' 
 
 , Saletj^^ ci^^ l)y this Route, 
 
 And Fares qs Low os by any other Route. 
 
 AMERICAN CUBREWCY 
 
 Ta.en at par for throngU Fare.^nn^^^eepin^^^ C^^^^^ Berth. aUo for Meal. .c. at 
 
 THROUGH tickets by this Route are for sale at all the prinripal Ticket OfBce. 
 in the United States nnd Canadas. 
 
 r„T>ATTCTa A-RT? -RUN BY HAMILTON TIME, which is 12 
 
 .inu^?;CrU.afD.^oS 0,1.5 .inutes .lower than New York Centra, 
 
 Rail rood Time. 
 
 TIME TABLES may be nad on application, at any of the Company's Stations. 
 
 THOMAS SWINYARD, General Manager, Hamilton, C.W. 
 
 JAMES CHARLTON, General Agent, Eamaton, 0. W. 
 
ADVBRTISBMENTS. 
 
 The Hftiiiilton Powder Pompanv have for Salo the following Ounpow-ior, viz. : 
 
 BLASTING, COARSE AND FINE GRAIN, 
 
 F FF., FFF., Loose, and in Canisters of J Lbs. and Lbs. 
 
 A X I) 
 
 Extra Sporting, in half Lbs. and Lbs , 
 
 AND 
 
 CArVADIAM RIFIiE, in SIX l.b. CAIVf!^. 
 
 Special attention is called to their 
 
 It being Cheaper and Better than anything Imported. 
 
 Hamilton, Dec, 1864. 
 
 $M |r0ket anb ienetal Jlgent. 
 
 AGENT FOR THE 
 
 LIFE ASSOCIATION OF SCOTLAND, 
 
 Capital, $2,000,000. 
 
 BEITISH AMERICA, [HAKINE BEANCH,] 
 
 apital, *400.000. 
 
 HOME AND COLONIAL ASSURANCE CO., [LIMITED,] 
 
 FIRE AND LIFE. Capital, |10,OUO,000. with power of increase. 
 Th«« ComnanieB are among the most reBpectable doing business in Canada, and offer 
 „ Urg" induc'emente to Insure'rB as any other respectable office .n the country. 
 
 t|)f Heatern CanaMan pcrmanfut luilbing onb Saoing SodftD, 
 
 Hbai> Office; Toronto. 
 
 LOANS AND INVESTMENTS NEOOTIATED. 
 
 Offlco over Lawaon's Clothing Store, James St. 
 
ADVBRT19BMENT9. 
 
 YOUNG & BROTHER, 
 
 John Street, below KinK Street, llamilton. 
 
 COAL OIL LAMPS AND TRlMINfiS, 
 
 PfcUMBEKS & ©ASFITTEBS. 
 
 WE ha.« retired from .h. Ker„»n, ^-P «»-»• ™f^j!'™^';foTliK^ 
 
 confidently rfcoinraend them to our customers. 
 
 CANADIAN OIL COMPANY. 
 
 F. C. BECKETT & CO-, 
 
 Manufacturers of Stationary& Portable Steam Engines 
 
 S,MCO« Strk.^, between JameB and Macnab StreetB, near G. W R. 
 «- Fi„t Prizes at Provlnc.al ExhibU.ons at Toronto. KlngBton, Hamilton j«d London^ 
 
 HAMII-TON, C.W. 
 
 1 
 
At)VERTI8EUENT8. 
 
 iBlil TEIIil: ElllWilf , 
 
 SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, 
 
 BRANTFORD, O. ^sT. 
 
 PnKSiDKKNT— ED. WATKIN, M.P., Bnglanu. 
 Managing Difikctor— C J. BRYDQES, Montmal. 
 
 §ixtttfit$ : 
 
 PHILIP RAWSON, Liverpool, England. 
 CHARLES LANGTON, " 
 CHARLES HOLLAND, " 
 MAXWELL HYSLOP, " " 
 
 ALEX. McEWEN, Glasgow, Scotland. 
 ALFRED DIGBY, Brantford, C. W. 
 ALLEN CLEGHORN, " 
 
 THE BUFFALO & GODERICH DIVISION 
 
 OP THE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY, 
 
 Extends From BUFFALO, in the State of New York, to GODERICH, on Lake 
 
 Huron, Canada West, connecting with the Main Linelat Stratford : 
 
 and at Caledonia with a Line of Stages to Hamilton. 
 
 During the Season of Lake Navigation, there is direct connection with 
 
 lieiAW, eHI€A§0. mWAHKll 
 
 And intermediate Ports, from the Goderich Terminus, by means of FIRST- 
 CLASS PUOPELLORS, sailing tri-weekly. 
 
 5^" The Road is 161 miles in length, and in good running order. Passen- 
 gers from Buffalo to Detroit, via Stratford and Sarnia, connect with all lines 
 going west, with as little delay as by any other route. 
 
 THOMAS SHORT, 
 
 Secretary London, Eng. 
 
 J. F. BARNARD. Superintendent. 
 G. J. BRTDGES, Man. Director. 
 
ADVBRTI8KMENT8. 
 
 GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY. 
 
 THROUGH EXPRESS TRAINS, 
 
 E3^i.ST & -WEST, D-A-IXj-Z", 
 
 MAKING DIRECT CONNKCTION WITH 
 
 TMlliS GOII EAST, WESTJOETH k ITH 
 
 RUN THROUGH BETWEEN SARNIA AND BUFFALO. 
 
 r^ With the great VICTORIA BRIDGE spanning the St. Lawrence at 
 Mo^aUhe Grand Trunk Railway offers "-^-'|^^/lf '^1^, ;^^^^^^^^ 
 mission and delivery of freight; there being but TWO UK AN SHIPMENTS 
 between Cincinnati and Chicago and the Eastern States, and Europe •, and only 
 one between the Western States and Canada. 
 
 THE FIRST CLASS STEAMSHIPS 
 
 OF THE 
 CAKRTTSO THE CANADIAN AND UNITED STATES MAILS, 
 
 From Portland in the Winter and Quebec in the Summer, 
 
 For Londonderry and Liverpool on the arrival of Trains fro.n the 
 
 East and West. 
 
 B^=For full particulars and Tickets, apply at Offices of Connecting Line., 
 
 and Grand Trunk Depots. «. , 
 
 C. J. BRIDGES, Managing Director. 
 
ADVXRTI8EMKNTB. 
 
 nmnB f ftiii iftfiWAf. 
 
 
 THIS GREAT CANADIAN LINE EXTONDS 
 
 FROM PORTLAND, MAINE, 
 
 QUEBEC, AND RIVIEBE DU LOUP, C. E., 
 
 iisr THE aEJA.sT, 
 
 TO DETROIT, MICH., 
 
 IIsT THE WEST, 
 
 Passiuj? throu-h MoNTUEAI.. PRESCOIT, BROCKVILLE, KINGSTON, 
 BELLEVILLE. VullT ilOl'E, TORONTO, GlJELl'll, LONDON & SAUNIA. 
 
 COIECTS WITH BAIlWilYS I» CAME 
 
 FOU 
 
 Ottawa at Prescott, Perth at P^n.ckville, Peterboro' and Lindsay at Port Hope 
 
 Hamilton, Niasura Falls and (\.llingwo()d at Toronto, BufFalo and 
 
 Goderich at Stratford, ;ind Port Stanley at London, 
 
 AM) FOBMM WITH HOAI>a BUNNINO FROM 
 
 Detroit Junction, Ogdensburgh, Danville Junction & Portland 
 
 TUE MOST DIllKCT ROUXB IIKTWBKN 
 
 CinciniKiti, St. Luuls, Cluca^^o, Mihvaukoo, St. Paul, and thf Ts'ortli 
 Eastern Parts of tlie States of New Enijland and Maine. 
 
 E. Watkiii, M.P.,Kng.,Preaident 
 C. J. Brydges, Man. Director. 
 T. W. Wood, S»cr«tary. 
 J, Uicksoii, Chief Accountant. 
 
 OFFICERS: 
 
 F. C. .Stratton, General East- 
 ern Freight Agent. 
 
 P. S. Stevenson, Gen. West- 
 ern KreiLjht Agent. 
 
 Henry Yates, Engineer. 
 R. Eaton, Louiiniolive Su- 
 perintemienl. 
 
 SUPERINTENDENTS: 
 
 H. Bailey, Montreal to Portland I A. S, McBean, Richmond to I B. P. Beach, (Jeneral Agt., 
 W.J. Spicer.Montreal to Detroit I Riviere Du Loup. | New York. 
 
® 
 
 ▲ovhbtisxmahtb. 
 
 (COBNEtl OF YOAK AND BAY STB££TS,) 
 
 COrP, BROTHERS, 
 
 HAMILTON. C . W . 
 
 OUR FOUNDRY UHINU ONI-: OF TlIK LARGEST AND BEST IN THK FROVINOE, 
 
 our fauililicK fur iiiiiiiuruuliir iiii; uuable uh to offtir to lli» tritdu find thu publiu 
 
 guiierttliy, iiulucemoiilK wliicli oannot he Hur|iaHied. W« aru 
 
 luakiuR luure tliuu 
 
 Sixty IMtlVreiit Patterns ot Moves, 
 
 (»K 'I'lIK HKST AND NKVVKST DKSORll'TIoS. ALSO, 
 
 Grates, Furnaces, Pots and Kettles, Coolers, Sap-Kettles, 
 Iron Tea-Kettles, Hollow-Ware, and 
 
 AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, 
 
 I'lougliB, Cultivators, Rollers IIorse-HoeH, Ilarrowa, RoHd-ScrapurH, Straw-Cuttera, 
 and General FARM IMTLBMENTO. 
 
 ^^" MACHINERY and other CASTINGS made to Order 
 Wholesale and Retail. 
 
 OOX>3F>, :BJrLO'X*XXX31R.S. 
 
 PROVINCIAL INSURANCE COWPANY 
 
 IlSrCOS-I^OIS-A-TEID J^. T>., 1849. 
 
 I«$iibi«ciibe€l €a|»Ual, - - f 1,743,520. 
 
 P Rr: » I D £ N T , IIOJW. JOHiV IIILLl ARD CAITIERON. 
 
 VICE-PRESIDENT:— LKWIS MOFFATT, KSQ. 
 
 MANAGER AND S EC RET AR Y :-J. S. CROCKER, ESQ. 
 
 AssHTANT 8ECRETARY ;— DONOUGH O'BRIEN, Esq,, 
 
 All Losses, both Fire uud Marine, settled with tlio greatest liberality and promptitude. 
 
 E^ HAMILTON OFFICE in Wentworth Chambers, Corner of JAMES and 
 MAIN Streets. ^ ^ PRL^GLE, Agent. 
 
ADVIRTHKUINTS. 
 
 HAMILTON BRUSH FACTORY. 
 
 ESTA. aXilS EijHjXD, 185 V. 
 
 (lUoM I.ONKON, KNOLAND, l-lttH'lilKTOK,) 
 DKOKIVKI) TIIK KIIIST I'RI/i: «t the Frovindul Kxhihition, at Hamilton, IH.U ■ Ki„„. 
 . i.irllU'iiI.^"''' "''""""'«'•'»' "'•"'r l'''izB» at .liffMH-nt Kxliibitioiis, for th« ]w»t AHHo'rtiiu.nt 
 <|t iJlUiSUh-,. 53^ Kv>ry (iHscriptiou ofHoriih, Hhoo. Stove, I'aint, VariiiHli. Wliit„wa«h 
 U(.rH«. AitisU . I a.MM, Ma«l.in«, Cotton Mill, Cloth Work*, Railway, AKricnltural, Mililaiv' 
 Miip, anil »-v.<rv kind ,,( Urush that \» manufacturml '' 
 
 IW I'lacK LISTS SENT FIIIIK To A!J. I'AIITS OF TIIK PIIOVINCIK. 
 CiirM //„ir at ihv Lowest Pricen. Best Price paid for Horse and Cattle Hair. 
 
 tV OVr A.ICEEIS SXJI»I»X.IEID "WITH IcffA-TEUT A T H 
 JOHN HTKEKT, HAMILTON, C.W. W X X Jri JVL ATI:.«I A.LS. 
 
 BROWIM, GILLESPIE & CO., 
 
 W^hulosalo (Irucers, InijiorteiNs of Teas, Wines, &c., 
 
 COHNKU OF KING AM) JAMKS STRKET. HAMILTON, O.W. 
 
 HILTON, BROTHERS, 
 
 UliNKRAL 
 
 Hardware Merchants, 
 
 KING STREET, 
 H A. Ii,il I X, X O IN". 
 
 S. B. MEDLEY, 
 
 HANnrAOTDBIK OP 
 
 FBEL STREET, 
 
 i-ija^3Sd:ix,Toisr, c. -vr. 
 
ADVKRTIHRUINTB. 
 
 KERR, BROWN & COS 
 
 W^HOLESA.LE 
 
 DRY GOODS AND GROCERIES, 
 
 KING STREET, 
 
ADVERTIBBMBNTS. 
 
 RICHARD JUSON & CO., 
 
 |r0tt, fteel, ^tU m& (t^mm |||ct:chMte ; 
 
 MANUFACTURERS OF 
 
 CUT NAILS, RAILWAY SPIKES AND RIVETS ; 
 
 I 35^1 1> O H T B R S OS' 
 
 BSiTiiH AiB mmim ii arbwabi, 
 
 H A^MILTOIsr, G, y<^. _ 
 
 ifflERICAN 
 
 HOTEL, 
 
 King Street West, 
 
 HAMILTON, C. W. 
 
 TERMSil PER DAY. 
 
 F. W. BEARMAN, 
 
 I'lioriuKToa. 
 i Omnibus to and from the Cars. 
 
 immE .mm.m&i eoipoiAiioi 
 
 NO. 7, ROYAL EXCHANGE, CORNHILL, 
 No. 7, Pall Mall, - - - - LONDON. 
 
 Incorporated hy Royal Charter, 1720. 
 
 J(mN ALEX. HANKEY, Esq., G(JVERNOR, 
 
 BONAMY UOUIIEE, Jr., Esq,, Sub-(Jov. | PATRICK F. ROBERTSON, Esq., Den. Gov. 
 
 .1. OCILVY MOKFATT, AC.KNT KOH CANADA. 
 
 FIRE DEPARTMENT,— Th" unJ-rsiKned is now preparod to EFFECT INSUR- 
 ANCES Hgaiiv LOSS BY FIRE, or tne mo.t fnvoroble torms. 
 
 All Losses sttlisfuclorily eslalilished, paid without, refoiencf to the Board in London. 
 
 O'ozxivr o. Tsa..A.G:£^jx.:Ei, 
 
 CiiMsinRciAi. I!iTii,i)iN(is. A;;out in Hamilton. 
 
 King Struct Wc'-t. Hamilton, Miiri'li 1, 1'^fi'). 
 
 RICHARD BENNER, 
 
 l^rolipr (rommi.sfilon Pfrclmnt, 
 
 ANI> 
 
 AGENT FOR MANUFACTD R EES- 
 
 (Nearly Opimsile ('oinnuriia Hank) 
 
 HAMILTON. C. W. 
 
 . ' All sorts of Mcrcbandtzo boU to Wholesale 
 
 biifert only- 
 
 Hamilton Steam Engine Works. 
 GEORGE NORTIIEY, 
 
 MANUFACTHBER OF 
 
 Steam Engines and Boilers, 
 
 A1.I- KINDH (ir 
 
 GEARING FOR STEAM OR V/.\TERSAW MILLS, k. 
 
 ALSO, 
 
 Manufacturer of Smith's Patent Direct-acting 
 Circular Steam Saw Mills, capable of 
 Cutting from 1,500 ft. per hour. 
 IIEPAIRING DONE PliOMPTLy. 
 
ADVKBTI8EMBNTB. 
 
 
 ^ 
 
 cimia 
 
 WfM 
 
 k\ 
 
 M 
 
 -SJ© 
 
 THE 
 
 EUROPEAN ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 
 
 (gmpoirered bij Special i^rts of iriiish and CauiuUan |ar,liaments. 
 
 f©« Iff E ftSSIIlAiiCp 
 
 AND TUK 
 
 GRANTING OF BONDS OF SECURITY 
 
 For Persons Holding Responsible Situations. 
 
 Tlie following is a lint of Banks. Railways and Oooimercinl Institutions in Canada, 
 aucoptiue the Society's Bonds of Guarantee :— 
 
 BAJ¥KS. 
 
 Bank of Brilisli North America. 
 
 Bank of MonVreal. 
 
 Hunk of Toronto. 
 
 Uiink of PppiT Caniula. 
 
 La Buiique Nationalo, Quebec. 
 
 City Bank, Montreal. 
 
 Brockville ami Ottawa Railway. 
 
 Buffalo and Lake Huron. 
 
 Urand Trunk' Uailwny of Canada. 
 
 Internatlo Kil Bank 
 
 Merchant'B Bank, Montreal. 
 
 Mulaon's Bank, Moiilrfcal. 
 
 Montreal City and District Saving Bank. 
 
 Niagara Vh ;icl Bank. 
 
 (.:iiaffc5- Ji. '^o., Toronto. 
 
 RAILWAYS 
 
 Oriat Western Railway of Canada. 
 Moii; . ual and Cliauiplaiu. 
 Northern of Canaila. 
 
 MISCELLAWEOrS. 
 
 Boar.ls of Trade of Montreal, Toronto, Quebec 
 
 and llainillon. 
 Churcliwardi ns of i lirlat Ch\ir 'li, Montreal. 
 Ciiy I'aasinui-r lUilwaj Company, Montreal. 
 Consumers Gas Tompuny i I Toronto. 
 Hortlcultuml .-^oouly of Montreal. 
 Inland Steam Navigation Company. 
 Montreal Cily <jas Company. . , ■ , r ^l /i j- o i- 
 
 The IJoiul. .d this Somety are also authorized by Special Act of the Canadian Parlia- 
 ntent to be accepted as secftrity from l.mployees in all departmeuU of the Prov.nc.al 
 Government. 
 
 CUy (las Company of London, C. W. 
 Inion Forwarding Company. 
 Mercantile Library Asaociation, Montreal. 
 Montreal Steam Klevating Company. 
 Niagara District .Mutual lire Insuranoe Comp'y. 
 And several Pcrmaneut Building, having, and 
 Co-operative Provident Societies. 
 
 HEAD OFFICES 
 
 London, Edinburgh and Montreal. 
 
 D I u i: C T O H s 
 
 HuQH Allan, Esq., MoUreal. 
 
 UoN. OuAS. Allkvn, y.C, M.P.r., Quebec. 
 
 C. J. BiiYDOKs, Esy., Managing Director ot 
 the Gnind Trunk Railway, Motitreal. 
 
 Robert Gasselh, E.sq., Cashier Bank of Up- 
 per Canada, Toronto. 
 
 TuoMAS. CftAMi', Es(j., (D. Torrance <fe Co.,) 
 
 Montreal. ^ » ., , 
 
 80LICI 
 
 Lower Cu«a(/o.— Messrs. Cartier & Fominv 
 TUK ANNUAL HEVl'.NUE KXCEKUS £160 
 invesled in I'rovinctal Securities. 
 
 THOS. M. SIMONS, 
 
 Agea't, iiamiltun, C. W. 
 
 KN CANADA. 
 
 E. H. Kino, Esq., General Manager Bank of 
 Montreal. 
 
 The Ho.N. Wm. McMastbr, ii. L. C, Chair- 
 man of the Great Western Railway, 
 Toronto. 
 
 Hknuy Tuomab, Esq., (Messrs. Thomas, Thib- 
 audeau & Co.,) Montreal and Quebec. 
 
 TORS. 
 
 ille; Upper Canada.— Thoe. Gait, Esq., Q. C. 
 
 ,000 Sterling. All Premiums received in Canada are 
 
 EDWARD RAWLINGS. 
 
 SaCBETABT. 
 
ADVERTISEMENTS. 
 
 r: 
 
 D. MoiisrisrEs & CO., 
 
 AND MANUFACTURERS OF 
 
 Oj^nsr^Di^A-nsr g-ooods. 
 
 Corner of king and john streets, Hamilton. 
 
 IV^M. BKO^^^ISr & CO., 
 
 llftv« alwayH in Stock a first-rate assortment of 
 
 BOOKS, STATIONERY, MUSIC, &o., 
 
 Comprising Ledgers, Day Hooks, J muals, Casii Booka, Meraoiandum Books, Pencils Pens 
 Ink, Paper, Ac. Photof;rapb A llxiins, all sizes and qualities. SCHOOL BOOKS. Music' 
 Violins and Vi .lin StiinK^, Instruction Books for the Piano, Melodeon, Aecordeon, Ac'. 
 Bibles. Prayer Books, do. James Street, Opposite Mechauica' Uall, Hamilton. 
 
 
 
 LITHOOlttAPHERS, 
 
 ■-SPECTATOR" BUILDINGS .HAMILTON. Bill Heads. Promissory Notes Cheques. 
 DebeuturM Maps, Char(= Labels. Bills of Exchange, Letter Headings, Plans Plates of 
 
 ills A-c, Lithographed and nrintod in the best style of the Art, by Brown A Bauti. 
 fincrfnin^ R,„u.„..» »««- Orders may also be left with W. BROWN A Co. 
 
 Spectator Buildings. 
 
 ESTABLISHED IN 1840. 
 
 STTBSCRIBED CAPITAL, 
 PAID UP 
 
 £ m 
 
 $800,000. 
 80,000. 
 
 « 
 
 HEAD OFFICE: 
 
 No. 9, GREAT St. JAMES STREET, MONTREAL. 
 
 waiLH^nAso ^umiiiii'ira SGi^srii©]iiiio 
 
 — ASSETS consisting of Bank Stocks, and other first class Seeuritiee held bv the 
 Company as security to the assured, (in addition to Subscribed Capital,) ov !j270,000. 
 
 This Company insurcH Buildings, V«8sels, Merchandize, Househnl.i i urniture. and 
 NAVlaATION''''^' *^'"""'''"^'' "gainst loss or damage by FIRE, or the perils of INLAND 
 
 MAITLAND YOUNG, JR., 
 
 AoKNT AT Hamilton. 
 
ADVIRTISBMBNTS. 
 
 YOUNG, LAW & CO., 
 
 WHOLESALE 
 
 DKY aOODS, 
 
 HAMILTON, 0. W. 
 
 AGENTS rOK 
 
 THE DUNDAS COTTON MILLS. 
 
 JAS.& A. TURNER, 
 
 IMPORTERS AND 
 
 WHOLESALE GROCERS, 
 
 HAMILTON. 
 Stokes: --HUGHSON STREET. 
 
 II AGENTS FOB 
 
 Wm. Dow & Co., Brewers, 
 
 MONTBEAL. 
 
 ^NEAS D. MACKAY, 
 
 FORWARDER 
 
 AND GENERAL SHIPFING AGENT, 
 
 COMMISSION MERCHANT, Ac 
 Packets from Liverpool to Lake ports. 
 
 DEALER IN COAL, SALT, &c. 
 
 Mackay s Wharf, 
 
 HAMILTON. 
 
 JOHN JUDD & SON, 
 
 SOAP. 
 CANDLE AND POTASH 
 
 MANUFACTURERS, 
 
 B. E. CHARLTON, 
 
 ly^n ^ ITTT IF .A. C T TJ E- :E3 K. : 
 COENER 
 
 Wellington and King Streets. 
 
 W. F. FINDLAY, 
 
 ACCOUNTANT, 
 
 Insueanoe and General Agent, 
 king bteeet, 
 
 Second Ti-or Wost of the Gore Bank. 
 
 AOIINT FOB 
 
 Tue "fiTNA" Insniaiice GompaDj, of Hartford, Codd. 
 
 MOORE & DAVIS, 
 
 HAMILTON, C. W., 
 
 AgJDts [or Buying and SelliDgFanns or City Pmperly; 
 
 AOBNTB FOB 
 
 RENTING AND COLLECTING RENTS; 
 
 Aitenll for NegotlattnR Loans on Notet or 
 Mortgages ; 
 
 A01NT8 roB Collecting Notm, Accoontb, 4a 
 
 LAND VALUEEB, Ao. 
 
 JAMES BUNTIN & CO., 
 
 WflOLBSAI^E 
 
 STA-TIOISTEIIS, 
 
 Paper and Envelope 
 ayi:^3^ Tj:F-A^CTTJK,Eias, 
 
 KINO STREET. HAMILTON. 
 
ADVXRTiaBMXNTS. 
 
 FOSTER & GALBRAITH, 
 
 MANUFACTURERS AND 
 WHOLESALE DEALEBS 
 
 IN 
 
 BOOTS & SHOES, 
 
 KING STREET WEST, 
 
 HAMILTON. 
 
 FOSTER <fe GALBRAITH, 
 
 MANUFACTURERS OF 
 
 FELT HATS, CAPS & FURS, 
 
 STRAW GOODS, 
 BUCK MITTS, GLOVES, &c., 
 
 HAMILTON, C. W. 
 
 SANFOKD, McINNFJS <fe Co., 
 
 MANUFACTURERS AND 
 WHOLESALE DEALERS 
 
 CLOTHIN^Q, 
 
 KING STREKT, 
 
 HAMILTON, C. W. 
 No. 52. YOUNO STREET, 
 
 TOIIONTO, C. W. 
 
 WM, I. SANFOBD. a. MCINN». 
 
 SERVICE & WYLD, 
 
 IMPORTERS AND 
 WHOLESALE DEALERS 
 
 IN 
 
 BRITISH AND FOREIGN CLOTHS, 
 
 Scotch and Canadian Tweeds, 
 TAILORS' TRIMMINGS, &c., 
 
 KING STREET WEST, 
 II A M I L T N , C. W. 
 
 F. W. GATES & CO., 
 
 IMPORTERS AND 
 WHOLESALE DEALERS 
 
 DRY GOODS, 
 
 Commercial Bliluinos, 
 KING STREET WEST, 
 
 HAMILTON. 
 
 r. W. QATIC. WILLIAM TBOMSON. JOHN O. UACBAI. 
 
 BOBUT BIBVICB. 
 
 raiO. WTLO. 
 
 E. & C. GURNEY, 
 IKON FOUNOERS, 
 
 ANU MANUFACrUREBS OF 
 
 STOVES, COAL GRATES, 
 
 PATENT BOXES, 
 
 POTASH KETTLES, &c. 
 
 Foundry — John Stieet. 
 
 OFFICE— Nob. 67 and '19, King Street Baat, 
 
 HAMILTON, C. W. 
 
 EXCELSIOR STEAM MILLS. 
 
 SAMUEL CANN, 
 
 Manufacturer anJ Dealer iu 
 
 COFFEE, Slr*TCES, 
 
 Mustard, Cream Tartar, Brooms, 
 Blacking, &c., &c., and 
 
 GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANT 
 
 Comer of Catharine and Ri-beooa SrnotB £nil 
 corner north of Messrs. Buchanan ' 
 
 Harris <k Co'»., HAMILTON, C. W. 
 
 HAMILTON GLASS WORKS. 
 
 G. E. TUCKETT & CO., 
 
 MANUFACTURERS OF 
 
 FLINT AND GREEN GLASSWARE, 
 
 LAMP CHIMNEYS, &c., 
 l-I A M I T . TON, n . W. 
 
 
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 THE ;:&PBCTATQK" 
 
 _— . — »♦• — ■ 
 
 TBI LIAWNG PAPER IN dWER CAMDA. 
 
 It Contains SHiU Beports of 
 
 PARtlAWIgNTARY^ PRO9EEDINCS, 
 
 And other Intelligence. b.o«ived bt t«l«oraph, up to Midnight . 
 
 ,HOJ«[E AN© FQRBiaN NUWS ; 
 
 AN ENGLISH LETTER. WEEKLY. 
 FROM A SPECIAL O ORBESPON DENT; 
 
 FOLL BEPORTS OF 
 
 mteresting Selections of Mtscellflfteouft flijtter, and a FuU 
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