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Ts PE IITIONS. _ _|-- The following petitions were presont-- j ed :-- s | _ By Mr. SCOTT.--From the Mayor and _ . * | Corporation of the City of Ottawa for an _ '--| Act authorizing the Co:poration to mort --___-- _\ gage the By Ward Murket House, and * adjoining lot to enable them to cnlarge ~_. _« | same. § By Mr. WILLIAMS (Dasham}--From «_ | minigiers, eldes, &c., of Presbyterian + | Church of Canada at Port Hopso, for an ' Act to enable them to sell certain lands. -- _ By Mr. WILLIAM3.--From the govern . ing boily of Trinity College school at Port Hope, praying for ar. Act of Incorporation. ' By Mr COYNE.--From James Carson f and others, praying for an Act of Incor-- _ | poration for the East Bhimiah Mine Co., _ ] Thunder Bay. ' By Mr. WILSON.--Petition of Simon Mandileman and others, for an Act of In-- corporation. By Mr. McCOLL--Petition of the own-- -- ers of Shimian Mine, Thunder Bay, for an Act of Iucorporation. By Mr. GRAHAM.--Petition of St. An-- drew's Church, Believille, for appointment of Trustees. s By Mr. DEROCHE --Petition of H. & E. Rathbone, of Milipoint, in county ef Hastings, for an Act authorizing cortuin j dams and cuts to be maintained. | NOTICES OF MOTION. | The following notices of moiuon were given :-- Monday--Mr. RYKERT, for leave to in-- troduce a Bill entivied " Au Act for the prevention of corrupt praciices at munici-- pal clections." Mr. SEXTJON--Leave to introduce a Bill to amend the Joint Stock Hoad Com panies' Acts. Mr. MERRICK--For a resolution in . | favor of supplying copies of Statutes io qualified justices free of costs Mr. MACDONALD (Leeds)--Enquiry of F the Ministry whether they are prepated Lo recoummend His Excellency to make an ap-- propriation for the purcaase of rifles for . the volunteers of Oatario. Also, whether the Ministry intends to inittate legislation in reference to the ap-- pr intmeut of -- issuers of imaurriage liteusos, &c. | -- THE STaNDING CO MMXITTUELS. Hon. vir. BLAKE, secouded by Hon. Mr. Scott, moved that Hon. Mr. Mackerzi;, Hon »t. McKeilar, Ar. Clarke (Cenire Weiliagton), anud Mr Hougias ve atded to the commiitee appoiuted to strike ine standing committees MR SQUTT'S EXPLANATION,. Hon. Mr. CAMERON asked if hou. gentlemen upposite were now prepared to muke any statement of sheir polity, and ol the reasous which kud irduced the hoi. member for Soute Bruce to form a union with the hon. member for Otawa, w ' was a Cooservative. ; f Hon. Mr. BLAKE said he had explained before the recess wme policy of the wovern-- ment. If bon. gentlemeo would bring tor ward any motion on the subject the Gov erument wouid be preparecC io defend their policy. Hon. Mr. CAMERON had understood > | Ddefors the adjiournuwmenci of the House that iL was said certain accusations had Been mauds in refererce to tue conduct o an hbon. member of the AdiministraiiOn, and that when that hon. gentlieman took his place in the House agsuin there would > besome explanations given. . He was noi aware that the bou. meimmber for Souta Bruce had yet aqunounced the negociations «* which passea between him anad4 the hon. member for Giiawa which had mdaced A that hon. gentiemau to uin the Acmisi-- h "ax:iif»)zx:'. Mr. sCcoTT said there was an hon. | * cerssiazsing @D8CDL Whoin iC would like to § | Sce in is place; it would be nmiproper to | § give any explanation with respect to his | | (Mr. Scom's) acceptaunce of oflfice untii the hnon. meimber for Coruwall was prescut. He understood that hou. member would be in his place to--morrow. He (Mi,. Scout) purpused to give 10 the douse at the pro per time that explanation which be thought was due to it, and would avail uinseif of the earliest -- opportunity | of doing so. Hon. Mr. CAMEKERON did rot rise to ofter any opposition to the names proposea .| to be amided to the committee. Froum what bad been acnounced as to future explaua tions, be admitted there was a degree of reasonsbleress abour, it and should ofler no objection, though he considered lilut' he was treating the Government in a very s different manner from that in which the late Minisiry hud been. It was not his intentlon to offer auything like unneces--! * siry hostility to the proceedings of the hnon. gentlemen opposiie. He and those who acted with him would be prepared to aid the Government in all just legislation. The sdministration had been formed on terms utteily at variance with the declara-- * iions which they had made while in oppo-- sition; but they would find they could not escape without having the matter s0o clear-- --| ty and unmistakably placed before the House that no one could fail to unders:tand it. The motion was then put to the House *1 and carried without a division. Hon. Mr. BLAKE thought that in the *k absence of so many members of the Hous: it was not desirable to proceed further ~A ana moved, seconded by Mr. Mackenziec that the Aouse do now adjourn. . ; Hon. Mr. CAMERON would offer n« objeciion, leaving the responsivility with ue Governwent. | Hon. Mr. BLAKRE considered it un advisable to deal with business on the firs! ie day of the session, and believed that was k *' . > he well understood custom of the House e4rx.>~ The SPEAKEHR put the motion whict! was Cartried, and the House according'!y idjourned to this day (Friday) at thre , w'clock.