July 15, 1867

FURTHER REVELATIONS FROM QUEBEC

The reverberations from the surprising collapse of Joseph-Édouard Cauchon’s nascent administration in Lower Canada continue with rumours that M. Cauchon was undone by a conspiracy orchestrated by Hon. George-Étienne Cartier (Militia) and Hon. Alexander Tilloch Galt (Finance). Having been left out of the Dominion cabinet, M. Cauchon was reported to have been promised the Québec premiership but Messrs. Cartier and Galt orchestrated the collapse of his cabinet.

REFORMERS REFUSING CABINET SEATS IN ONTARIO

Attempts by Hon. J. Sandfield Macdonald to put together a coalition administration consisting of two Conservatives and two Reformers, in addition to himself, are foundering as the Reformers approached have all declined to serve alongside any member of the Conservative Party. To date, no fewer than five Reformers have rebuffed the new Ontario premier’s bipartisanship.

There has been no such hesitation on the Conservative side of the equation with reports that Mr. George Jackson, of Grey, and Mr. John Carling, of London, have accepted offers of seats in the provisional executive council.

The Globe report on which this item is based claims that the Reformers are not opposed to serving in Macdonald’s cabinet but merely that they will not serve in a cabinet alongside any Conservatives.

ELECTION NEWS

The South Norfolk Reform Convention has nominated Peter Lawson as their candidate for the upcoming elections.

The candidates for the constituency of Halton, John White (Reform) and Col. G. K. Chisholm (Conservative) have been campaigning for sometime now and met recently at a meeting in Nasssagaweya where reports suggest Mr. White can be expected to carry the riding when the election is eventually called.

PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE SETTLERS SEEK TO JOIN DOMINION

A meeting of settlers in Portage La Prairie has adopted a number of resolutions seeking the extension of British law to their settlement. Attempts by the settlers to construct their own local government have failed and they seek relief from Her Majesty Queen Victoria and her Dominion Government. The meeting was chaired by John McLean and Thomas Spence acted as secretary.

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

An order (1867-0024) has been tabled to allow Hon. David Christie of Brant, Ontario, member of the late Legislative Council of Canada, to import from Scotland an Ayershire cow to serve as nurse-mother to a bull, recently imported.