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& LEGISLATURE OF OHTARIO,| n mm nornnnn@gmcem zen Friniy, Dec. 3. | The SPEAKER tock the Chair at 3:15' p. m. | The following petitions waere prosented :-- Mr. Perry--From _ the Village Couancil of En:bro, and Embro Board of Common School Trustces, prey ng for ameadmeonts in Com-- mon Echool Law. Rir. Fraser--From Robert Cockburn and others, Seymeur, prayiog that no Act may pass to separste the counties of Northumber-- land and Durham., Nir. Calvin--From Wm. Spoor and cthers, Wolie Island, praying that certain clauses of Sckhool Act may not pass. Mr. Lauder--From the Townoship Council of Collingwood, and Village Courcil, Listo-- wel, praying for participation ir. Land Im-- \_ provement Favd. --___Mr. Lauder--From the Township Council of Osprey, for the establishment of a schoo! for the Blind. A large number of pstitions were also pre-- sented praying that no charter be grauted for | . the coustruction of a railway from Giencos | to the Niagara River, MOTIONS. The following Eills were introduced and | rezd a first time: | f Mir. FRASER--Bill to amead the Act of In-- corporation of the Cobourg Cemetery Com-- | pany, and to extend to said Compauy the | provisions of chap 67 Con. Statutes of Upper | Canada, and for other purposes. Mr. COCKBURN--"Act to srect certain | townsbips in the Muskoka Districk into | municipalities, and to organize the courty of | Muskuka for municipal purposes, and for . _ other purposes." Hon. Mr. MceMURRI®@I--&cet to amand | the Ostario Municipal Act. --Sscond reading on Monday next. ( DRAINAGE I Atty Gen, MACDONALD moved the rec:ption of the report of the Committse on resolutions as to Jdrsinago, and with refer-- ence to the aum of $2060,009. Carried. | Atty--Gen, MACDONALD moved the ;. secord reading of the "Octsvio Drainage | Act." [ t Mr McKELLAR wishedl to koow if the | Hor. Attorney--General was prepared to dis-- s _ cu«s the measure. | Atty--Gen MACDONALD ssid the prin-- | ciple of the Bill had already been dissussed. | | _ If the hon. genticmen apposite wished to in-- |-- \__ troduce amendmenrts they could do so when || _ the measure was in Committee, | _/ _ The Bill was read a secoad timo and re-- | | _ ferred to Committee of the Whole on Tues-- | |Cay next. i $ 'z'he resclutions as to drainage was also re-- | fer:ed to the same Committee. | . TAX TITLES. P _| _ Atty Gen, MACDONALD moved the _ --|second reading of Bill (No. 16) conceraing ~| Sheriffs' sales for taxes,. He said when this . _| matter was under discussion before he ex-- .. _\ plained the necessity of initiating some | . E23 &glslation to quiet the alarm respecting the :/ . | gecurity of tax titles throughout the Province |_ ;f of Ontario. It was in the year 1819 that taxes | _ _ were imposed _ on wild lands, and the |, ' L?l Logillsture of that day provided that at the | | end of eight y€ s Janag on which taxes