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w ce ut he d ly to e i. he it, b s ng ah ot he ith 1§-- ot he Py th he to at sh O# 183« be ATI 9P 30 he 1« db p comm'-'- . in such }!c)ll. _\[r_ MCUUAEaZXRLPEE FYEHd ie CC % e _ t B wn done with the rp})ort of the (Gteological | wrvey at the head of Lake Superior ? ffon,. Mr. HOWE said it had been printed. Hon, Mr. MeDOUCGALL asked that thesur-- »; should be procealed with during that swmer. . He had made representations, shen in the (Cabinet, to Hon. Sandfield Mac-- Jmald, as the head of the Ontario Govern-- nent, with a viow to induce him to send up wrveying parties in the parts of the Pro-- vince leading away to Lake Su]p;nor, under the direction of Sir William Logan, Bart. The hon. member for Cornwall was then too monomical, and refused to do that service, | which was of great importance. The hon. mntleman was now in better humour, and iad, he understood, undertaken the survrey f those lands ? Hon. Mr. LANGEVIN said that that work xis very important, and he was glad to imow that the Ontaric (Government were rady to second the efforts of the Quebec (Government in the surveying of lands in the two Provinces. A great consideration m the first instance, Was to ob hin the assent of the Indian tribes in the district. Of course, the Cteological Survey party bhad different objects in view to ordinary parties, and it would be advisable that land surveying partics should be separ-- ato. :{;;nniul census. _ AiAne EL gight be .ilwreased at the ggonty Of that House. .' P'"'d to assent t9, and s wuioptcd. In reply to Hon. Mr. HOLLOA,. Hon. Mr. DUNKIN said with regar.d to the discrepancy between the elevation of Lake Nipegon as reported by Bell and Daw-- & ht preofed 4 % e T Amarse OCV "N' " C3 'om in that on in 'd\'fln" in se C in' y a C + som, it arose from Bell taking it as reported, The actual height he understood was 315. After some further discussion the ma'ter was dropped. Hon. Mr. DUNKIN,moved that the report of the Geological Survey be printed. Carried, Shortly after four o'clock the usher of the Black--Rod summoned the Commons to at-- tend the bar of the Senate, and the members left the House, followed by the Speaker and mace. PROROGATION, , At 4 o'clock the Governor--General pro« rozued Parliament with the usual ceremonies. The attendance was moderate owin% to the unfavourable state of the weather. The pro« ceedings were similar to those on former 0¢-- ' casions, and possessed little interest. | The Ministers were present, with the exception of | the Minister of Justice. About fifty mems«. bers were behind the bar,. Acts assonted to by the Ctovernor--CGeneral : An Act to amend the Act respecting the treatment and relief of sick mariners. i the . spPP'" C ~ :Y + oming into the Uni , such & minority, th » or none of that cont rewhich wasnecessar ; interests. The rule yet to s presentati af n-presentatwes al m 0 the populatu:gL as that species many other , 3"'1 h(', T. h at all eve ; Manitob@ r. He : the mem!} w tiy AUC ithe 1e **"~ -- . ?]e.'\ning' (,onStit"'ti" af the arg An Act recpecting the coasting trade of Canada. s + An Act to amend the Act respecting the athce of Queen's Printer. 7 An Act to amend the Act respecting the extradition of certain offenders to the United Ntates of America. m'i o t An Act to amend the Act act cruelty to animals. An Act to facilitate the signing t'ommissions. An Act to extend the powirs gfn ofgzlfi arbitrators to certain cases ther tioned. An Act to amend the Act relating to hgnat. 1 pomte houses, buoys and beacons. and to _Ar Act to amend the Acts of Incorpora-- The tion of the Great Woestern Railway. read t ons { t ng An Act respecting the Grand Trunk Rail-- way Company of Canada and the Buffalo and Lake Huron Railway Company. _ _ An Act to authorise the town of Belleville to impose and collect harbour dues, and for other purposes. _ An Act to Incorporate the 116VTolL IMivyel Tunnel Company. An Act further to amend the Acts re-- «pecting the improvement and management <f the harbour of Quebec. An Act respecting the first Census. . _ An Act to provide for the amalgamation of the Canadian Bank of Commerce and the P:esident and Directors and Company of the M n Act to Incorporate * ht Jouidsy UI Canadian Artists. o An Act to Incorporate the St. Francis and Megantic International Railway Company. 14, ELA +dre till it. ths McDOUGALL had no doubt 1 was a clear violation of the ing, and Federal guarantee of tution--whatever might be the argument of circunpstances no-- t It might require 'Imperial that he had no goubt wou% be ary. -- It should be made with a reneral pr'mcii)les of the British rics Act rather than to deal »cial case. They were going to ] ther Provinces in the new %'er- 1 ie u'u;\'..cd there would be field | | events for their erection, if the toba was found to be normal and e would call the attention embers _ from smaller -- Pro-- ather fact. They would remein-- ul,'.u-hemim} they had _ felt nto the Union that they would minority, that they would have e of that control in general legis-- . wasnecessary forthe protection of ts, The rule was laid down, with re p'.'cseutatiou that the num-- esentatives should be in propor-- population as ascertained at each ensus. The number of members imcreased at the mere will of a that House. _ That he was not _ wsont to. and some rule should LOGIC MeDOUG rrusuCu vents fc )q wWas { would BLACK ROD. XAL --sUNPTEL Lau tALL asked what hf\d the Detroit River § . An Act rcslwctingf tJIN1ncIA@Al ASsIgNCCS dafp)-- relating to light-- § pointed under the nsolvent Act of 1864, and to amend the Insolvent Act of 1869.. ta of Incorpora-- The Governor--(iencral then proceeded to ailway. read the following address :-- rand Trunk Rail-- sPEECH FROM THE THRONE. act regpectin ¢46" The Society of of Militia '--t-ioamend ut LAAavb ol YIV,, CHLA ' #. :A:n fic to rogulate the issue of Domini;,n ;I;We l");n;"n;;i notes. K -- hy The mili 6t f \ _ An Act respecting Banks and Banking. % sary to senfi'fvmpefi An Act to incorfi?rate Company for the | to all loyal and w«fiié \ constructi0n of a Ship Canal to connect the 'l Her Majesty's troo; \ waters of Lake Champlain and the River St. |-- of peace, and will se fpr * the inhabitants of the Act to authorizge 1 Township of Golli dues at the mouth of other purpOs®®-- Act to 1818." :An _Act to inco V An Act res ing Certifi e and Mates of Ships. cates to Masters An Act for the bette % (lothing and Property i preaes in Ha Majesty's Mavyy-- in Her An Act to revive the Char Junction Railway Company. ter of the Grand Act to amend the Act inti to incorporate the Sun fnu:l:;:nege '(;An Act of Montreal." ompany Act to remove cortain restricti spect to the is rictions w ith re« Scotia. 4 sue of Bank notes in Nova A J\ Ge An Act to incorporate the Unmtamno a0u4 | Erie Ship Canal Company. } Aot to amend the Act to incorporate the | Merchants' Bank, Halifax. Act to amend the Law respecting the Do-- pmmeut of Finance. s Act to continue and make permanent cer-- . tain Act: and parts of the Act of the Province of New Frunswick relative to the Police Force in the Parish of Portland, in the City and County of St. John. An Act to emFower the Police Court of the City of Halifax to Sentence Juvenile Of-- fenders, to be detained in the Halifax In-- dustrial Schook. An Act to extend the operation of the Act of the Legislature of the late Province of Canada, 19 and 20 Vic. Chap. 141, concern-- ing the Synod of . the Churcg of England in (anada to the Province of Nova Scotia. Whane L e ) o.} CX CP An Act to Incorporate the QGucbec and _ten Trunswick Railroad Co. An Act to make provision for Discifl»l'me on board of Canadian Government Vessels. An act to amend and extond the Act to provide means for Improving Harbours and Channels at certain ports in the Proviuces of the Dominion. An Act respecting Ferries. An Act to continue in foree the provisions of divers Acts relating to La Banque du Peuple. 2 wita 5 S s 2 L c e Nt An Act to amend an Act respecting Cus-- toms and Inland Revenue, and to make cer-- tain provisions respecting Vessels navigating the inland waters of Canada above Montreal. An Act remedying the inconvenience which would arise from the expiration of the Acts and parts of Acts herein mentioned, before passing the Act of this Session to continue the same. An Act for better ensuring the efficiency of the Civil Service of Canada, by providin for the superannuation of persons cmploycfi therein in certain cases. An Act respecting certain works on thc |-- Ottawa River. An Act to amend the Act imposing duties on Promissory Notes and Bills of Exfi)ange. ' An Act to amend the law relating to the }| inspection of Raw Hides and Leather, An Act to vest in Her Majesty's Govern-- | ment, for purposes therein mentioned here, -- the property and powers now vested in the , Trustees of the Bank of Upper Canada, An Act respecting marking Timber, An Act to amend the Act respecting Fish-- ing by Foreign Vessels. | An Act to amend and continue Act 32 and | 33 Vic., Chap. 3, and to establish and pro-- | vide for the Government of the Province of | Manitoba. ' t to amand the Act respec An Act to an duties of Justices in relation to Su ders. Hon. Gentlemen of the Senate, and Gentlemen of the House of Commons, I cannot close the present Session without acknowledging the attention and diligence with which you have applied yourself to the dispatch of public business, and especially to the important objects which I recommended to your consideration. In the measure you have adopted res{»ect- ing Banks and Banking, and the issue of the Dominion notes, I trust efficient guarantees will be found for the protection of the finan-- cial interests of the community. The measure which you have passed fOr the government of the new Province of Mani-- toba, and for the vast adjacent territories, and the just and reasonable conditions which you have sanctioned in . favour of their inhabitants, cannot fail to re-- move every trace of the misapprehensions which unhappily existed, and to plant in their stead a feeling of confidence in your good will, and of hope of the numerous and amend t ©"The Penitontiary Act of the Corporation of the wood, in the County of -- collect tolls or harbour Beaver River, and for ate the Montreal and ilway Company, cting Official Assigncees ap-- » the Queobec and New tho Ontario and oting Porjury, you. ha.ye passed fo_r works on the is 'Provincial Parliameont -- increasng _ The military expedition, which it i sary to send, will fiatlfy and give colzfilaiclfs. to all loyal and well disposed persons, C# Her Majesty's troops go forth on an errand of peace, and will serve as an a.ssura.ncelz the inhabitants of the Red River Settleme t;o and the numerous Indian tribes that oc Yhe the North West, that they have a Placcul?y the regin'd and t%l? Councils of England em:g may rely upon the impartial stio P Brilsh Reepire. ... -- proledtiont of Centlemen of the House of Commons: 1 thank you for the readiness wi : h: you have granted the necessary "s;tll; li"lhlfch the public service, and have Obsen-gd ie .01'; satisfa.c(tllon the precautions you have t:\'il:n to guard against a sible e s theg;'levmméé. ny possible deficiency in Honourable Gentlemen, and (Gentlemen: The information, which reached my Gov-- ernment from many quarters as to the de-- signs of parties . stylegl Fenians, armed and openly drilled in various parts of the neigh-- bouring States, rendered it incumbent on me to apply to Parliament to ass an Act to suspend the Ha-- F)eas Corpus Act, as well as to call out an armed force for the defence of the frontier. The vigorous steps resorte laudable promgtitudle with wh(ilclf%hzugctgh'e Militia responded to the call to arms chillgg the hopes of the invaders and averted the mena.qed outrage, so that I now entertain a iang:hme hope_:hatfl shall not be placed un er the necessity of exercising rers s S runed io me?' sing the powers so The provisions which you hav the ta.k})ng of the decem?ial censflsn;;d?Sf'?ll' will be so carried out as to ensure, if possible the taking <,)f a simultaneous census in all Her Majesty's possessions in British Northk America. T1 sincerely hope that the preparations which have been matured for the protection of the Canadian Fisheries will be effective. Every care will be taken to combine the maintenance of the undisputed rights of our fishermen with the regard due to the just claims of foreigners, and you will, I am per-- suaded, acknowledge with gratitude the countenance and moral support which Her Majesty's Government has announced the intention of affording. The gencral tone of your debates, and the uniform expression of prevalent opinion, in-- dicate that the people of Canada are sensible of the advantages arising from their existing form of Government. I trust their contentment may be of long continuance, and take leave of you for the present, with the earnest wish that the de-- termination and efforts of the country to preserve the blessings which it enjoys, may gl(;c.;e-;'"é-t-l;e blessings which it enjo'i's, may crowned with the protection and distin-- guished favour of Providence. The Governor--General with staff then re-- tired, and the session was at an end, p l Patterson, Mrs. |\ ~rison, Mra. J. C l Mrs. John _] \ 'holm, and M _ meth Mackenz Orrawa, Thursday, May 12. This day at four a'clock, p.m , His Excellency the ; Governor--Ceneral in state procecded to the Chambeor | of the Senate in the Parliswent buildings and took i his seat upon the throne. Tue members of the Senate beinz assembled, His ¥xcellency was pleased to command the attendance of the HMouse of Commons, and that House being present, His Exceliency was pleased to prorogUue the third session of the first Parliament of the Dominion | of Canada, with the following speech from the throne ~--{8ee Commons Report.] The fourth session 0: lament was opened at afternoon. The docors were thrown open at 2 o'clock, and a few minutes later all the galleries were thronged. The Ladies' and the Speaker's galleries were occupied exclu-- sively by ladies, of whom a large number were present. .A large number of ladies and gentlemen in full dress, among whom were the following, occupied seats on the floor of the house :-- | Draper, -- UMSL-- """" "otlar Soradgs *' Justice Hagarty, Chancellor Spraggs, Vice-- Chancellor Mowat, Vice--Chancellor Strong, the Bishop of Toronto, Archbishop Lynch, Sir John A. Macdonald, Mr. Justice Wilson, Mr. J ustice Gwynne, Mr. Juas tice Morrison, _ Rev: Mr. Jamot, Rev. Dr. Ryerson, His Worship the Mafin-, yJudfii)nfian, Sheriff Jarvis, Rev. Mr. \Marling, Mr E. H. Rutherford, Rev. | Provost _ Whittaker, Mr. A. Mackenzie, _ M.P., Hon. G. W. Allan, Colonel Shaw, | American Consul, Hon. J. H. Cameron, ~\Q.C., Rev. Alfred Taylor (New York), Rev. |Dean Grassett, Mr. Hawke, Mr. John Ste-- --| venson, Mr. R. A« Harrison, Q.C., and Pro-- Mre. ard Miss Muloch, Mrs. EAWaTA L § "" )/ "ool intereats Rutberford and Miss Rutherford, Mrs. F. and moral interests W,. Cumberland, Mra. Beresgord. Mra. T. C. Statistics furnishe Patterson, Mrs. Vickers, Miss Ewily Mc:x; TImmigration exhibi rison, Mra. J. 6. Seott, and Miss Elliott, consi(gerablo additic 'Mrs. John H. Cameron, Mrs. -- Cbi%\ | Jation d uring the p holm, and Miss Romaing, Mrs. _ Ken® | gho previous season, neth Mackenzie, _ Mrs. S.. M. JarviS) | which the new--com Miss Jarvis, Mrs. D. L Macpherson, Miss abcdes, I continue f Macpherson, Mrs. George Duggan, Mrs. They generally appr John Duggan, Mrs. Howland, Miss Ho#-- | nion they begin t land, Lady Macdonald, Mre. Wm%gie, Mrs. $f theip agoption. Hagarty, Mrs and Miss Grassett, Mrs. sud | 9 2C ) Miss Strong, the Misses Skae, Miss Elliott "The conjoint acti «{London), %drs. Ferguson9, Miss . Forgus0n | @ptariq Governmen {London), Mrs. and., Miss Mortimer, Mrs. .. ally direosed to gi Hawke, Miss Radcliffc,. Mrs. Harms, Mrs. | 'Khe scheme for;prox 'Walker (London), Mrs. John Stevenson, | 5) ;, the anxious de \ Mrs, Stevenson (Nfilune e), Miss CGordon, o render. perfoct | Mrs. John Draper, Mrs. and Miss Carling, | hberal outiay of m | Ee hards, Miss Camoron, Mrs. M | Mrs. Stephen Richaras, $ess Acoomplich . the | Lauder, Kdiss Spragge, Mrs, G. W. Allan, Lauder, 8 _O0°"0® ind Miss Wilson, Mrs. | q pill will be holm, and Miss 4 neth Mackenzie, Miss Jarvis, Mrs. D Macpherson, Mrs. John Duggan, Mrs. Hagarty, Mrs Miss Stron%' «{London), M {London), M: Hawke, Miss RAROCHU® "_" _ a+avenso Walker (London), Mrs. John Stevenso Mrs, Stevenson (Nfipunc e), Miss CGordo Mrs, John DnEer. rs, and Miss Carlin Mrs. Stephen Richards, Miss Camoron, M Lauder, Kdiss Spragge, Mrs-- G. wW. Alla Mrs Daniel Wilson and Miss Wilson, M E, W. Jarvis and Miss Jarvis, Mrs. a | Miss Rutherford, and Mrs. John Duggan, THIE OPENINCG. Hon. THE SENATE 's galleries were occupied exclu-- ' life of our country's wealth and progress de-- adies, of whom a large number . pends upon its agriculture and manuiactures, &. --A large number of ladies and | and the development of its mineral resources, in fall dress, among whom were | and our system of public instruction should n 0 °OC MTCA ' | provide a suitable preparation for agricul« ing, occupied seats on the flovr >\ $ural, mechanical, manufacturing and min-- e : -- ing pursuits, and is now enjoyed by those f who make choice of the professions of law and LADIKS medicine, and thus be promotive of the high-- | Miss Muloch, Mrs. Edward H. | &st material, no less than of the intellectual | and Miss Rutherford, Mrs. F. and moral interests of the people. rland, Mra. Boresford, Mra. T. C. | _ Statistios furnished by the Department of Mrs. Vickors, Miss Emily M',',{ Immigration exhibit a gratitying proof of a J. G. Scott, and Miss Elliots, consigerablo addition to our resident popu« n --H. Cameron, Mrs. CbiS | jation during the present year OV@t that of i Miss Romaine, Mrs. Ken' | the previous season, and from all quarters, in 'kenzie, _ Mrs. | 8. M. J&ArViS) | which the new--comers have taken up their s, Mrs. D. L Macpherson, Mis$ | apeges, I continue to receive assurances that m, Mrs. George Dugsan, Mre. %hey generally appreciate the happy change gan, Mrs. H°W1"ndem I'i'f ** |\ which they begin to realize in this the land v Macdonald, Mrs. W128@0, MMS, | of ¢heip agox)tion. . L. -- Macpherson, WNIOL UTDUNLL Chief -- Justice Richards, Chief agarty, Chancellor Spragge, Vi0@: : Mowat, Vice--Chancellor Strong, 7 of Toronto, Archbishop Lynch, t 10A¥. Macdonald, Mr. Justice 30h) _ "A"" -- cwenne. bir. Jus session of first Ontario Par-- mwened at 3 o'clock yesterday aEKTLEMEN,. erived from Chief Justice Tw Shortly after thres o'clock His Ex _ +\ the Lieutenant--Governor, escorted o:)l'l e(l;:{ M . 3 Deni.on" tl'OOf of OIVlll'y, bnq, accom * &" _ _ _--| by Mrs. ard Miss Howland, Sir John x and | _ _ _ | Lady Macdonald, and Captain Curtis, arrived |_ ¥. ' ___| in front of the Parliament buildings, where | _ . | he was rsceived with a general ufi:'te by a | _ _ _| guard of honour furnished by the 10th x y %{oya]s, and a royal saluts by the Toronto | _ --*__| Garrison Battery. f _ _| THE LIEUTENANT--GOVERNoOR®S SPEECH, € i His Excellency proceeded to the Chamber «_ .of the Legislative Assembly and being * meatod on the Throne, delivered the follow. --"ing speech :-- WE n 4* How best to apply this surplus, or, at all events, a corsiderable portion thereof, in de-- veloping the resources of the Province, by amdvancing the commercial and agricultural Interests of the people, it will be for you to determine. In furtherance of this view, & | measure will be submitted, recommending a | grant of morey to stimulate the initiation of | well considered and bone jide Railway | nndertakings, which are specially designed | to penetrate the heart of our Free Grant ; 'Territory, and also to encourage similar en-- . terprises pointing in the same direction, or -- '_to our Inland Lakes, which, when completed, will securs to certain other sections of coun-- '&ry the luxury of speedy travel and the ad: _/ vantages of cheap transport, hitherto enjoyed |@nly by those within reasonable distances of existing thoroughfares, to which the now unprovided localities have long contributed, While perfecting our system of public in-- struction, so as to render common school education accessible and free to every child . in the land, and to provide more effectually _ for giving a higher English and commercial elucatiun in the superior schools, your atten-- | tion wi.l be invited to the expediency of mak-- . ing that education more practical, 1'a.nd di-- & & V $ le Ns ENE Ond in 2 0 Eoi feinss Mr. Assembly:-- ; wetan! I am happy again to meet you, and to con-- gratulate you upon the greatly increased presperity of the Province, Since we last met, the Arbitrators appoint-- ed under the provisions of the British North America Act of 1867, * for the division and adjustment of the debts, credits, liabilities and assets of Upper Canada and Lower Can-- ada," have prosecuted with commendable as-- siduity their arduous labours, which were lately terminated by the publication of their award, a copy of which will be laid befora you. Without offering an opinion as to whether the judgment of the Arbitrators on the various points submitted to them realizes the general expectation of the people of this Province or not, I venture, nevertheless, to express the great satisfaction which the re-- gufi has afforded me, and which, apart from the fact of the award being final and con-- clusive, establishes for ever the share of the public debt which this Province was bound to assume, as also the propor:-- tion of the general assets intended to become exclusively our own property. My predecessor, at the opening of the first session of this Legislature, intimated that you began your labours with resources at our disposal large enough to justify the Eope that they would prove adequate not wnly for the actual requirements of the Gov-- ernmezt, but also to satisfy the wants of this rapidly improving country. The opinion then so confidently expressed, the experience of the past three years has established to have been;well founded, as is strikingly evi-- densed in the large surplus remaining unused in the Provinciaf Treasury, and that, too, aiter satisfying not onlr the ordinary out:-- lays required for the public service and chari-- ties, but also providing for various public works of great utility, and the erec-- tion of public institutions which are no less creditable to your liberality than pro-- ductive of lasting benefit to suffering humani-- ty and to the generalinterests of the Province at large,. M rectly instrumental in promoting the inter-- ests of agriculture and manufactures. The life of our country's wealth and progress de-- "The conjoint action of the Dominion and 'Ontario Governments will again be energetic-- ally directed to give a further impetus to 'the scheme for;promoting immigration, which 5t is the anxious desire of both Goveraments to render perfect and effectual, so far as & liberal outlay of money and active agencies can accomplish the object. 1 , and Gentlemen of the Legislative hC ad w a Af 5) p i. 19 §* #/