September 7, 1867

LORD MONCK’S TERM EXTENDED

It is reported from London that His Excellency Lord Monck, the Governor-General, has had one year added to his term of office on the grounds that given his role in the formation of the Dominion he should enjoy the opportunity to see it taking its formative steps. It is further reported that the 6th Earl of Mayo, Lord Naas, has been tapped as his replacement.

Meanwhile, Lord Monck is incurring the wrath of the people of Québec as he moves from his Spencer Wood estate to Rideau Hall. Movers have spent much of the last week moving a collection of plants from the Spencer Wood property to Ottawa to improve the grounds of His Excellency’s new home. However, Spencer Wood is the property of the Province of Québec, not the Dominion of Canada, and as such, some commenters in the province are suggesting that the removal of the plants is little more than an act of theft on the part of the Dominion from the province.

FISHERIES NEWS

Newfoundland boats returning from the shore fisheries off Labrador are laden with fish and the season’s catch is reported to be much improved over the previous few years. Hopes are that the bounty will make for a less dire winter this year.

In New Brunswick, it is reported that the cost of fishing licenses for American vessels in Canadian waters has been doubled from 50c a ton to $1 a ton. Hon. Peter Mitchell (Marine and Fisheries) is expected to extend the bounty paid by the Government to Canadian fishermen to those from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The bounty has been in place for several years and is made to compensate Canadian fishermen for their exclusion from American waters.

UPDATE FROM KAMOURASKA

The Globe reports today that as a result of the recent riots in Kamouraska, the elections have been cancelled and the constituency will be unrepresented in both the House of Commons and the Legislative Assembly of Québec for five years.

FIGHT IN RUSSELL

In Russell, a fight between French and Irish on the second day of voting resulted in one man having his leg broken and several others with head wounds.

RIOT IN MONTREAL WEST

Following the announcement of Thomas D’Arcy McGee’s victory over Bernard Devlin in Montreal West, a mob of 200 of Devlin’s supporters, several of whom were armed with clubs, descended upon the Mechanics’ Hall where McGee was celebrating his victory. The mob tore down the statement of the poll and began hurling rocks at the Hall, breaking nearly every window on the lower level of the building. A street brawl subsequently took place. The mob was kept out of the Hall only after a revolver was fired inside the building through the door. Seven or eight shots were fired and one man was shot in the arm and another in the heel. Neither was seriously wounded. A half-dozen of the rioters have been arrested.

For his part, Devlin has claimed victory for himself for the fact he outpolled McGee on the second day of voting.

NOVA SCOTIA TO VOTE SEPTEMBER 18

The date for the elections in Nova Scotia has been set for September 18. A preview of the Nova Scotia election was previously published. Reports indicate that the Unionists are still without candidates in as many as seven constituencies.

THE BUSINESS OF THE FIRST PARLIAMENT

Rumours continue to circle about the first Dominion Parliament, even as the election is not yet completed. The latest rumours suggest a short meeting following the election to pass the most necessary legislation demanded by the Union including passing the necessary appropriations for monies spent to date, assimilating the various provincial tariffs into one general tariff, and legislation necessary for the construction of the Intercolonial Railway. It is said that once that legislation is passed the House will recess until January.

DAILY ELECTION UPDATE

Final Results

Québec

Argenteuil

House of Commons

• John Abbot (Liberal-Conservative) 693 ELECTED
• B. Hutchins 595

Montreal East

House of Commons

• Hon George-Étienne Cartier (Militia) (Liberal-Conservative) 2431 ELECTED
• Mr. M. Lancelot (Liberal) 2085

Québec Legislature

• Hon. George-Étienne Cartier (Conservative) 2406 ELECTED
• Ludger Labelle (Liberal) 2053

Montreal West

House of Commons

• Bernard Devlin (Liberal) 2478
• Thomas D’Arcy McGee (Liberal-Conservative) 2675 ELECTED

New Brunswick

Queen’s

House of Commons

• John Farris (Liberal) -- Elected by acclamation

Restigouche

House of Commons

• John McMillan (Liberal) 370 ELECTED
• John Fillips 259

Ontario

North Perth

House of Commons

• Thomas M. Daly (Liberal-Conservative) 1307
• Mr. Grey 0
• James Redford (Liberal) 1515 ELECTED

Ontario Legislature

• Andrew Monteith (Conservative) 1568 ELECTED
• David D. Hay (Liberal) 1155

Russell

House of Commons

• Mr. Bell 695
• James Grant (Conservative) 1293 ELECTED

Ontario Legislature

• William Craig (Conservative) 1287 ELECTED
• J. O’Hanley (Liberal) 469
• R. Sparks (Independent) 214

East Peterborough

House of Commons

• James Anderson 644
• Peregrine Grover (Conservative) 956 ELECTED

Ontario Legislature

• E. Ingram (Liberal) 597
• George Read (Conservative) 996 ELECTED

North Huron

House of Commons

• Mr. Holmes 1318
• Mr. Sloan 675
• Joseph Whitehead (Liberal) 1940 ELECTED

Ontario Legislature

• Thomas Gibson (Liberal) 1966
• William Hays (Conservative) 2030 ELECTED

East Elgin

House of Commons

• Mr. Burwell 1382
• Thomas Dobbie (Conservative) 1492 ELECTED

Ontario Legislature

• Daniel Luton (Conservative) 1431 ELECTED
• Thomas Nairn (Liberal) 1406

Algoma

House of Commons

• Mr. Beatty 241
• Mr. Macdonell 38
• Wemyss Simpson (Conservative) 250 ELECTED

Ontario Legislature

• Frederick Cumberland (Conservative) 351 ELECTED
• Mr. Duncan (Independent) 39
• Mr. Palmer (Liberal) 127

Kent

House of Commons

• Mr. McKellar 1427
• Rufus Stephenson (Conservative) 1524 ELECTED

Ontario Legislature

• Mr. McMichael (Conservative) 1420
• John Smith (Liberal) 1486 ELECTED

Glengarry

Ontario Legislature

• James Craig (Conservative) 1149 ELECTED
• A. McNab (Liberal) 877

South Simcoe

Ontario Legislature

• Thomas Ferguson (Conservative) -- Elected by acclamation

Partial Results

East York

House of Commons

• James Metcalf (Liberal) 686
• Mr. Milne 467

Ontario Legislature

• J. Bowman (Conservative) 456
• Hugh Crosby (Liberal) 679

North Wellington — None Reported

House of Commons

• George Drew (Liberal-Conservative)
• Mr. Foley

Ontario Legislature

• Mr. Beattie (Conservative)
• Robert McKim (Liberal)

South Wellington

House of Commons

• David Stirton (Liberal) 280 VOTE MAJORITY
• Mr. Stone

Ontario Legislature

• Peter Gow (Liberal) 271 VOTE MAJORITY
• Mr. Leslie (Conservative)

South Waterloo — None Reported

House of Commons

• James Cowan
• James Young (Liberal)

Ontario Legislature

• Isaac Clemens (Liberal)
• J. Crombie (Conservative)

North Bruce

House of Commons

• Mr. Douglas 19 VOTE MAJORITY
• Alexander Sproat (Conservative)

South Norfolk

House of Commons

• Peter Lawson (Liberal)
• Dr. Walker (Conservative) 20 VOTE MAJORITY

Ontario Legislature

• R. Crysler (Conservative)
• Simpson McCall (Liberal) 5 VOTE MAJORITY

South Huron

House of Commons

• Malcolm Cameron (Liberal) 88 VOTE MAJORITY
• Mr. Ritchie
• Mr. Sills

Ontario Legislature

• Isaac Carling (Conservative) 21 VOTE MAJORITY
• Robert Gibbons (Liberal)

South Simcoe

House of Commons

• William Little (Liberal-Conservative) 981
• Mr. Saunders 797

Québec

Bagot

House of Commons

• Pierre-Samuel Gendron (Conservative) 180 VOTE MAJORITY
• Maurice Laframboise (Liberal)

Québec Legislature

• Pierre-Samuel Gendron (Conservative 180 VOTE MAJORITY
• Joseph Pilon (Liberal)