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>b \ XOTIOES OF MOTION, ks | Mr. PuaxtEr gava uotice of a motlog® _ luformations against such parties were lodged; * | relatlvg to the .ud';'w,, z22d aizo relatiog to and a riot was the result, and in almost .5.;, ' | the York rouds. care, it was within the experience of the pro '| Mr. Trerrct gave rotlos of motion fw fession, that, whore persons were brought up seloot comuittca to canatder the amerdmeoote aud fined, there was anappeal, and by that ap. to tbe Munis'psl Act, f peal, in nine cares out of ten, by the ver-- Mr. Doanr gave sntice of mot'on for dics of a jury or in some other way, the seloct corcmittce to conalder the advisablility parties escaped,. The consequence was that ot dividicg all the surplus furds from the in towns and citles, all who felt dirposed to York roads among the mun{lolpalitien, sell without lHoense--and they were far bir. Burrox--Foar pelition to amead the m e numerous than those who paid licente-- Ao% making ts cnmpur:ory on mualolpalh h sold4 epirits ad libitum,. It was sald to build housoe of reuge. everything should be done, that could be f § doue, for the promotion of temperance,. He CoMMUNIOATION, quite agreed in this sentiment ; but it was A cummunrioation was read, from thg more than problematical whether tha !+~ 1t | cbeirmsn of the Bosrl of Grammar Sohod is now stcood, justesd of promoting twuper.' Pruatees at Newmar -- ~sklog a grant. anoce, had not just the reverse effec: An:-- The Coutell t wred till 10 o'clsok other grievance they complained of was, that ' to--day. / s 'llhoy ':r" oompdlu'l by.Jlaw tg. :h:'t' np their f n mooritd oors from seven o'cloock orday :.'ght ;::o G;:.yi (Applauss from the Oppriition '!! eight o'clook on Mon JE'?" n Sh, Tfio' Dr. MAGILL was next called on to vot:, ghe end of) the country u&m other, except, snd said be had made up bhis :mind to vote perhaps, in the rural districts, was univer: yes, not beeauce heopposed the principle of sally violated. _ It was {rrational, because it the measure, but because he was deslrous to did not shu§ up the unlicensed pot--houses in | gee its consideration postponcd. the back lanes, which places were frequented | Thesa two votes helng recorded, the figures --and scenes ocourred in them which would | stood--fjr the amendment, 32 ; against it, | not ocour in placers under the regalation of | 30. The result was received with applause the law--so that the community gained feom the Goversment benches, notbing in the way of the suppresiion of a E. § 23 | intemperance. The °gei.ltlollerl stated that 1vVRSDAT, YABURY it the law compelled them to close, say at The Sp:aker took the chair at 3 o'clock, ' ten on Saturday night, and not to opsn till i : five on Monday morning, every one in the PETITION®, business would have an interest in seelng The following petitions were pressnted :-- that no one engaged in it without complying By Mr. Gow--From inhabitants of Wel: with the sama conditions as themsslver, and lisgton, praying that no charter be granted the law would thus have more effectual con-- to the Licenscd Victuallers' Association, trol over the traffic. 'These three points, he A Inhabitants of Wel thought, were worthy of the attention of : By Mr. Gow--From 7e t ho the Leglalature in eonmection with any | Hogton, praying amendments to the Muni--| amenmdments that might bo made in the "ley (My. (Gntiralin--Trom (Yames Gitites mt 1e sad Sthere, reapecting the Himbor frade, Mr. HAYS sald that spart from the -- q clause preventing tavern--keepers {com hold-- By \r. Soott--From E, MoGQilllvray, proy: iog muniolpal office, they would be exoluded Ing an act to incorporate the Temporal Com:« by the general tormse of the law, in conse: mittee, S:. Andrew's Ohurch, Oitawa, quencu of their holdiaog lHoenses from the By Mr. Boyd--From inbabitants of North | munioipality. Plantagenet, praying that no charter be Mr. GOW said his experlonce on this sub. granted to the Licensed Vistualiors, ' ject differed entirely from that of the Treas-- By Mr. Wigle--From the Muaicipal Coun: urer, In all cases where partles had been oll, 'Township of _ Gosfield, praying that | brought before the police maglatrate for sell-- Pointe aux FPelee Islend may be incorporat-- log lquor without Moense, he had found ed as a zepsrate municipality. public sentiment to be entirely against them. By ¥r. Wigleo --From inhabltants of Essex, Lhe argument of the Treasurer was, that praying the extension of the Erle and ; you might multiply licenses to any extent, Nisgara Rail way, : an;! not dlnc;el:uh hdlil:lk.a:ul.; Th:lt did lhe not accord wit r. Gow's) experience. By Mr. Graham--From inhabitants of ' As regarded the bardship of excludiog this Hastings, praying that no charter be granted | 1 * Individuals _ . 1 anfol to the Lteensod Victuallers' Association, | class of individu rom . municipal |. s I cffice, it was clear that when the muni. By Dr. Baxter--From ishabitants of | cipai souncile were entrusted Haidimand, praying the extexsion of the | + 1 n p with the _ power of regulating Erie and Nisgara Railway, the housss of public entertainment, fizing the By Dr. Baxter--From ishabitants of amount of license to be pald, &c., it would Haldimard, praying that no charter be be madness on the part of the Leglslature granted to the Licensed Victuallera' Assoola: to provide that these meu might sit at the tion,. | Counoll Board, to regnlate their own fees. | By Sir Henry Smith--From Thomas Roa, | He was perfectly astonished to hear the re: praying that the Buffalo and Datroit River | marks which had been made by the Treasu« Raillwsy Company be incorporated through rer on this subject. As to the other point, Canada. ahout the hour of cloring--there might be a difference of opinion--some would szay taverns TAV ERN--KEEFPERS. ou;{htklo bso tnlom!d at flivo o'oll;ck, u:)r six x . o'cloock on Saturday evenicge. Buat the pre-- U O?:n'."..d;;. axgg%:%:':&':':fig:' ;;ufig- sent law had been made for the protection of _\ pal Law in respsot to tavern and saloon: th?l.:t Wh'; d%?ld not protect theml;lvu. ksepers, b + referred to the Select Committee i.nl thm(,l';x t a retrograde step to change on the Municipal and Assessment Laws. He t in the direction proposed, sa(d he wished to call the attention of the Mr, BOYD said that, if tavern--keepers had | hous» to what a large class of persons in this seats in munic'pal counciis, they would have nelghbourhood corsidered to be grlovances power to fix not only the price atwhich a !i-- under which they laboured, and4 which were | censeshauld be graned,but the sum for which set forth ia these pstitions. By the Ereunt | the bonds should be glven--bonds for adhe-- Munlcipal Law, hotel and saloan--keepers aslon to the regulations prercribed by the sta-- were prosoribed from holding anuy munioipal tute. He was amazsd at the argumsnts used :| offices, They concsived this exslusion to be by the Treasurer, when he contended that it u: jast--thst is was not consistent with Bril-- wou!l4 arsist the temperanco movement tian freedom, that auy persons pursulng a it _ tavern--keepers _ got tho _ changes lawful callisg should be proscribed from now sought, and if thoso who were holdiog such cffices, Aunother grievance they | opening the flood gates of intemperance were co nplained of was, that by the present law | made tho custodians of public virtue, The the numver of tavern--Moenses in towns and | law requiring bars to bo closed at 7 o'clock c'ties, and, he supposed, in townshlps, was | on Saturday evening, was objected to, If itmited. The cons--quence was that, in towns any change were necessary here, it was &A and cities, every ove who felt disposed, sold | chance in defining what a bar really was. sptritous q uors without lcense, so that while | The room in which the bar was kept should those who nad Hoenses were paying to the | be called the bar, and then it would not be revenne o' 'hd. oobnlmtryé'nd of the m;lnll:l- ' so casy to evade the law. alities, considerabls outlays, were comply | f l"vlth who rnlem and np'oflonl pruorlbod? |__Mr. McLEOD thought it would be a mort and weroe under the control of the law, man: |unwiss thing to repeal the enactments, others, without ivourring this outlay, donlyt | which, under the name of the Forbes, Mac: a kevzle law, had boon productivsof such bene-- juss as fraely in spiritous liquors as them | fic'al eff 1 selvos, asd such was the state of public sen-- ; ficial effects in the mother country, _ It was timent, it @=« sald, that Iif any lhomdpi was | oply fair and reasonable that tavern--keepers made to b:--isg to jastlce those who sold with-- ' should be restrloted as well as other classes, outs lioense, pubiic sentiment defeated it | . | ftrom pursuing their oconpation on Sabbath---- For instsnce, last suaummer, in Woodstock, | * | more eapecially when the traflic in w