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Mr. CUYNE said them were some speck! provision. in this Bill which it would hardly do to introduce into a general measure. Mr. MCKELLAB. did not approve of this "oeptional legislation, but it the Govern. "m" had no objections to it he would not Oppose it. Mr. BLAKE laid he understood the third l, tending wu to be deferred until a general 3 Bill extending to all denominations should be t introduced. He urged the "me objection I to the Bill on he had when it wee in Commit- l tee. Be had no objections to the principle I of the Bill, but he did object to this piece- I men! legislation. 5 Atty-Gen. MACDONALD could use no objections to "lowing the Bill to pan. Mr. Hooper-Prom the Corporation of KaUdar, paying for the estnblishment of a School for the lind; by Mr. Corby, from the il,,",',',',,?.'.'?, Council of Tyendinege; by Mr. Greeiy, tom the Town Council of PU. ton; by Mr. Boniter, from the 'l,',.,',',',',',,?.. Council of Tudor, Wellneeton, end Limeric ; by Mr. Gov, from the (,'oa'tt,'2,'l oi Pur- linch, also the Township o Guelph. REPORTS. Mr. GREELY preeented the seventh re- port ot the Standing Committeeon Print. in I PRIVATE BILLS. Mr. COLQUHOUN moved the third mad. ing of Bill No 37, to euthorize the Trueteee of the Presbyterian Church, in the township cl Finch, in the county of Stormont, in con- nexion with the Church of Scotlnnd, to sell last bo. 14 in the 5th concession of the aid township. Carried and passed. Mr. COYNE moved the third reeding of Bill No. 26, respecting the Primitive Metho- diet connexion, without remark. Mr. Hooper-Prom the Townshig Council of IGladar, praying for the roost. lishmout of the Land Improvement Fund; b Mr. Lount, from the Township Council of' Toy, t,',ttti.'1r, for "tit'tt,'t,ttt,ht Fund; by Mr. tt, from the ownnhip Council of Bol. land 12) ; by Mr. Boulhr, from tho 7th Con- cession of the united Township: of Tudor, Wdlaooton And Limerick. - PETITIONS. The following petitions were presented: - Mr. [alien-From A. Barns and others, of St Thomas, in favour of the Canada Air Line Railway Bill l 1130 from An ' Mefn. tosh and others, of Yarmouth, ITl from Jas. Batman and others, of St. Thoma, Mr. Calvin-inn John Cumthorl and others, of Kingston, praying for cortnln amendment- in the Ammonia Law ; by Mr. Hooper, from the County Council of tU united Counties of Leno: and Addington. LEGISLATURE BF ONTARIO. Tht Bill us. than read a third time and Mosnar, Dec 13. The SPEAKER took the tthair st 3: :15 Bor. Mr: REWARDS told in 1867, in the opting ot tr-e year, the Government of the lets Provia-se of (tuxedo were prepared to go on wrath tho Colonisation roede. However, an ordvr we: given on the Mth Hey to Inc. ' pend ah then: works. Some oomepondenoe passed on the eui rot, and the order was mint: it Iehnuren could not boobtnined at c,,' certain ram the works were not to be pro " ended uith. It we! found that in other i he" law-um! 1teht, be progred at ragga Mr Mr. TROW paid this mutter should be thoroughly mvesuguwd by a Committee, to "cerium how aha money had been ex- Leaded Attrtler. MAODON ALD aald it wae incumbe pt, on his hon. friend to make out a one. The motion wae praoti1td1ly a condom nation of the Ilovernment, and it was incum- bent, therefore, before the motion we: carried, that a caae for eottrideration should fully be made out. The motion waa aimply an ap peal from the judcment of the Government, and he contended that there had been no Injuatioe. It was a very ealy way for any one who believed that he had a olaim on the Goverrment to not a member of the Home who wished to find fault with the Govern- ment to bring hie grievanoea before the House. and to uh for a Committee to con- alder tl e met-tor. It they allowed tU time ot the Home to he taken-up In this manner, they would have to sit till January. Before they consented to refer this dispute to a Committee, it we: neeeaeary that the ehould ahow lune i, juatioe under which ér. Car- ml "tfreteil, and this had not been done. The matter dropped on the understendiug that the point should be discussed before the House went into Committee on Wednesday. CLAIM ON THE GOVERNMENT. Mr Mi K Fl. LL A R moved the appointutettt of e tiele ct Committee, to which shell be re- ferred the paper! relating to John Carroll, (Sessionel Papers. No 32, of 1868 and '69) with power to send fornersons and pspers. He seid that M r. l Yerrollhed formerly beeneCrown Lends Avont, and there were certein so counts tut standing between him end the Government which he alleged that he wee uneble to obteir, end it wee for the purpose of heving tho pspers referring to the dispute. handed over to the oonsideretion of the Committee. that he moved this motion. It eppeered to him from en examination thet he had made of the pepers thet there wee something due to Mr. Gel-roll, end he did not see that there could be any objection to re- fer this metzer to this Committee to report the matter to the House. Attorney-Get-eral MACDONALD agreed that it Wat? doubtful whether the matter was Within that power: to legislate upon. Mr. BLAKE laid it would be a question how far the come within the province of this Legislature to legislnte on this matter. It was qucetionable whether it did not come within the meaning of " commerce," which was only unhin the control of the Dominion Parliamisnt empowered to" levy oertain tall: or duUTt the Harbonrto be constructed " the mouth of Beaver River." PROPOSED HARBOUR AT BE AVER RIVER. Mr. SCOTT (Grey) moved that the House should go into Committee of the Whole on Wednesday on o resolution " That the town. ship of Lolliogvyood shall be authorized and Attorney-Genera MACDONALD moved his motion that there should be sitting: of the Home on Seturdeys during the remaind. or of the 8etmion--cairied. IMPROVING HARBOURS. Mr. SCOTT (Grey) naked whether the Government intend to make en appropriation from the surplus funds of thin Province to mint h1uniapaiitiea (where such Munici- tfer, shell contribute on equal emonnt), l imnrovmg herbonn in each Municpelitiee, hr dredging or otherWile. Ateme.,v-Gunerat MACDONALD "id ~thin did not come under the jurisdiction of the Government of Ontario.' According to the term: of the Dominion Act, them work were eneteined by the Dominion Government; end this Government wee not empowered to mete any tppropriationa for the purpoee of making snob improvements. Mr SCOTT taid he believed he new in the cetimntce an Nrproprintion made for the con- "motion of locks in the Muskoka district, and he did not see why other districts nnd arttmieipahtiee should not be dealt with in e aimiUr menner. Atty-Gen. MACDONALD said that wu I different case. The improvements " Mug. hoka came under the clan of material im- prosemenu. . Mr. Smith 1Kent)--Bi11 to cable the Cor- pontion of the town of Chntlnm to dispose of centsin luau. Mr.Wallir--Biu to exempt from municipnl taxation for a cumin period herein mentioned n Sugar ,,?tfinerrasroisued tobe $ch in the city of Toronto: Mr. Smith (Kent)-il to 1ega1lze,oontirrn and cahbluh the re-nnrvey of the town of Clutham, in the Province of Ontario. ' Mr. Cmegio --Bill to con-0116 debt of the town of Iytetborough, authorize the inane of debenture. "entity of town property and foe ot panel. I" EXTRA SITTINGS. SECOND READINGS. ottmolidato the other put.