Judge Hughes said he could only express his high appreciation of the kind things said of him. It was an honor for a man to act as judge where there was such a bar as in the county of Elgin. He concluded by thanking Mr. Crawford and the other members for their kind remarks.

F. HUNT, J. P., HOLDING COURT IN A GAOL WARD, AFTER THE FIRE.

In the evening the judge entertained the members of the bar and the municipal and judicial officers of the county of Elgin at a banquet in honor of the occasion of the re-opening of the court house and the 46th anniversary of his appointment. This was held at the Grand Central Hotel.

All the work connected with the court house improvements was completed in the spring of 1900. The final report of the Building Committee was not, however presented until the 23rd of November. The total cost was $50,954.72, and of this amount the city of St. Thomas contributed $12,178.17.

The excellent service rendered to the county by architect Darrach was recognized by the presentation of an address, suitably engrossed, expressing the councils appreciation of his efforts. The report also directed attention to the satisfactory manner in which Messrs. McKnight & Co., the principal contractors, who were represented by the senior member of the firm, Mr. R. Carroll, had completed their work. After the adoption of the report a resolution was passed tendering the thanks of the council to A. J. Leitch, Esq., for his services as Chairman of the Building Committee.

STATISTICS.

COUNTY OF ELGIN.POPULATION.
1817184118511861187118811891
Aldborough4007331,2262,3253,5004,7185,299
Bayham 2,1085,0925,1414,8954,6893,856
Dunwich5006331,9482,8883,7314,2903,663
Dorchester 6351,4772,2042,0711,8441,624
Malahide7752,2184,0505,3205,5544,4153,851
Southwold9002,5635,0635,4675,5595,2064,766
Yarmouth4003,6645,2886,1665,5635,5755,471
St. Thomas 1,2741,6312,1978,36710,370
Vienna 590528398
Port Stanley 674616
Aylmer 1,5402,167
Springfield 555463
Dutton 838
Totals2,97512,55425,41831,14233,66042,40143,382