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TORUNTU, SATI'RDA Y, FEB. J. 1rttltll , MAME" i"'FllIST SESSIOI. The Em " FRIDAY, Feb. th' _ . ( was reported without amend. ,Tht \'I'TAKER took the l I at tl went, and the House resumed. r'oloc1u P CT! AGENTS AND ADVOCATES IN DWI. M De ((, ITIONS- SIGN counts. r. acon- rem 'the County Comm T " f he Home went Into committee on the "013330? sting?!" A 4tesrtaist tsp" BO-lo empower certain persons to appear "who Itailwa be le lu: £83303 and Pem- as Agents and act as Advocates In the um. 12r Chti y " z . l sion Courts in the Province of Ontario. Mr, ' l , l, '2ftiltt h,,',"',',',",; 31mg, 31a" Hodgins in the chair. 1 " 0 on pra t the Act to close Rosina street in L',',','. c'ihtdegggegt',i.1 with amendment, ' ltr. Chtutie--Prorn Messrs. Young, Law ' pu, and others, of Ducks, Fraalng at the Act to clone Rosina street in Dun. -be passed. Also, from the County Coun. tot Wentworth, praying that the Bill for the construction of a Romany from Human to Reggae Bay may be planed. Mr. Ferguson-Prom the Countn'cmmeil ,irrure, to the same effect. Williams (Durham) - From Jamel Dunn": and others, of Orillia, praying for the passin of an Act_to_ legalisq -apiiLrtiths bye: 5:10 in- favour of Cami; Mr. Boultbee -- From John Montgomery, of Houdford, praying certain investigation and relief. - Mr. Wkert--To legalize the, bye-law of the city of London, and to authorize the lane of debentures thereunder. Mr. Bethumv.-.To anihorize- thi, construc' Alon of a railway to tlMrvtluge of Wardaeille, and a dam on the River Tunes. Mr. Fergutmt---To 1neorporaU the South Simooe J auction Railway Company. Mr. 1tykett--To amend the Act raped:- n g land surveyors and the survey of land. Mr. Marrtngtots---'to amend the Act Ming to municipal immanent. Mr. Wood-- To repeal sub-sections two a?P.. thm, ot leotlon 71 of the Assessment Aer, ofliiti0, misting to the valuing of "pom In towns and "113366 for com", 'dt B,., explained that ttus object of the Bill was so 'rovit' e "at in town md village, the M augment ahouid Its upon the mind value e! the property for count} rates. Mr. Lauder-To 1 For"! in Owe , 'ivtut (MM ', T lune-d. n bound ht "his; 2;er ' Mr. a W. 800 m _ _' 1st?tt---'ro 'mend lhm Ant h "Ti/ii W. Sm'tt-To aatcnd t . ', st." That no]: Inch reduction and abate, 'niii,irotr,lt'22r.,a,etl.iy (2tt).0'o to i 'trf gtglfdh '1',t',tl 2,,rg?y,ged "aitduhtteiiii!it ""lyyi" the Cur, l $hreot to the Duty "ttit1od thereto, pn his iiht. was. BILLS INTRODUCED. the "Midland Railway- of re. The House went into committee on the Bill to secure the independence of the Leg- islntive Assembly. Mr. BLAKE, on the suggestion of Mr. E B. Wood, consented to make the appoint. Dents include those of the Crown and of the Government of Ontario; and, on the TttSt of Mr. Cameron, those of head, of apartments. i In reply to Mr. WOOD, i i Mr. BLAKE said the question of the l 1 claim. to aid to the Wellington, Grey and 2 Bruce Railway, a between it aad the county of Bruce, would be settled thin union by a I vote of the Home. The Home resumed. , INDEPENDENCE OF THE ASSEMBLY. " But the Executive Council shall not cm,- siat of more than six members." Members of the House would recollect the difficulty which the Government had had of attending to the numerous committees, to the amount. of leiielation, to the large questions ot policy whio oune before them, the requisition» lit members who required that their wants Sand grievances should be stated, and those persons who came to the capital during the [ight, requiring that their wants should be ,attended to. The House knew that the re- sult was that a good deal of legislation had been passed through the House in a pertams tory manner. Mr. CAMERON laid he would move an ', amendment on concurrence. with o view to limit the number of the Executive Council l lore to tive. Mr. BLAKE proposed to add the words, " In"; bhas 9"--ntl..- 41-....-" 4.-" ___L A _ The amendment of Mr. Cameron, uni the proposed addition by Mr. Blake, were new over until the Bill comes up for concurrence. On chute 2, Mr. BLAKE accepted the amendment of the hon. member tor Lincoln, to the 10110 .1- Ing effect t--- Mr. J. S. MACDONALD thought the President ot the Council ought to be paid for hi: services. "That - order in Council dull Itnrtvr diately after the peering thereof be publish- ed in the Ontario Gazette." M r. BLAKE moved on umendmont to pre- vent the Bill from having effect upon my member of the Home who held such on up tttt as the Bill indicated " the time he was so e . The Bill, a ammded, was reported, ad the committee rose. The Home then went into Gunmen the Bill to make further provbion tom the appropriation of the Rummy Fund; Purdue in the char. THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ACI' OF QUEEN ELIZABETH. . The Home went into committee on the Bill to declare the true construction of the Act paced in the 13th year of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, and ohaptared fivo, nod in. tituled, "An Act against Fraudulent Deeds. Alienation, tq," _ _ Trs Bm _ - ""44 autumn: Amend. Mr. Galbraith-To enable the Canada Bolt Company to establiuh its principnl place of bndneu " Toronto, and for other pur- poses. Mr. Pardee-To authorize and empower the Canada Company to divert and to draia lands in certsin township: in Mlddlesex, Lambton and Baron. Mr. Pardee-Yo provide for the filling up or otherwise shutting off water tlowing nun abandoned oil wells. RAILWAY FUND APPROPRIATION. - - _..__VJ -""'"M. Mr. Williams tDarumr-'N Inaorporut, ooruin persons under the style of the ' . M ui land Land Company." Mr. Cameron (in absence of Mr. Ryim-t) --ro relieve the "fierPtytgtge bondholders of the London and Port Stanley Railway. tion of Ottawa to mortgage the By iirf,7 mid property. and other property therein mentioned, for the purpose of acquiring land tor the extension ot the said Corporation mr. 1v nun-nu In, tr-'-- _,..,-,e-rsrtt'cisy? lit, in 1 ,4-.." a Bill itAft,iiitisd, " An At'. to amen-'1 l a Act respecting oompmlel for thaeatablleh- il , - of Coneterles In U poor Condo " , Hon. R. W. ssott--1?tut he will, on Wed- _ _ My next, move tint the Home will on , Thundsy next resolve itself into . commu- l he to consider the following resolution, cap '20 "at. 1870-71, p. 67; Joan-Eels p. 40 t--. . ' ' ice, I ----- " in A, VIIIUKBUI nuan- -v---. - tee to coislder the following resolution, cup 20 stnt. 1870.71, p. 67; Journsls Ir 40 '.-- 1. That in the opinion of this House it is at , ttttl that the Lieutenant Governor in 'onncll should hsve authority to reduce the price of any common school lands sold pre- viously to 1st July, 1867, where it shall Bit. that such lends have been luld st prloea tTolt their fair value; and that such prices remain unpaid ' and also to make nch nhstement us any sppesr equit nble and just of the streets of in. ' tenet on the unpsld instalments of the when money of my common school l I sold by the Crown previously to Ist I Jlly, 1867, godded that such reduction and l Monte made only in respect of and l h proportion to the shnre or interest of this 3 nominee in such lends end the price thereof, ", .11 do not in snywlse extend to or effect tho i is" or interest of Quebec in such lends or ', m Tpeioe "We Mr. BLAKE said that in View of an In. teresting occasion, it had been agreed upon, by both sides of the House, that there should be no evening session. He would therefore love the adjournment of the House. -itt House adjourned at a quarter to six o'iiiua A NOTICES OF MOTION. Mr, William tlr,"- _ "A" - - - o-r-tsr)'?? wgnt into Cunmlttee on provbiox_1_ totyrlieg ' Mir, 4. Thst such reduction and ,obstement ( should be ttanflned to ones in which the pur- chaser from the Crown, or the person ohiiar ing under him, is tn oooupeti m of the Ind, and is an sctusl settler thereon, or on land i, adjucently thereto. 5. That it Is expedient to provide that the Heat. .Govonor in Council msy. by an order in Council, confer upon the Commissioner of I ' Crown Lends authority to make such redno [ tion or abatement as aforesaid, eubj act to the provisions of these resolutions, and subject to such provisions, if any. not inconaietent w ith them resolutions as may be embodied ln any Order in Council. Mr. Rykert--0n Tuesday, an Act to ' amend the Assessment Act of Ontario. Mr. Rylrert--.0a Tuesdsy, an Act relating to Partnership Property. Mr. Rykert-rut, he will. in Committee of the whole House on Bill No 30, inziculas't "An Act to render members of the House of Commons of Cumin Ineligible as members of the legislative Assembly of Ontsdo," move that t e following chases be inserted i in sold Wil 'rl guy memher_ol_ the Exeeu. 35m; and mum. 8 That before any Inch roduotlon or abatement be mode. the land in respect of which no): reduction or abstain-me is pro- pond Ihould be examined sud valued by idle or more Inlpector or ttter.', appoint. 1lutortltat purpose tut 'ent Governor I_n Council, or by the mmiuioner ot Crown Second 1htr1iatnent---Firgt Session. a portion " ttAUirpiG Jiiriri; 13.33% 'ti vantageouely expended lu aqu'uv'na than lands from the Indian Department," tii/tie js":iiiitt' it Mr. Mneuir-.on Mondey, retro?.uttomv.- " That in the opinion of this House it is highly desirable that the Indlan lends sinu- ate In this Province should be the property ot 'his Province; that they should be under thr control of this Legislature and subject in th management of the Department of Cro am bends like the rest of the public lands, an . a portion " thn "vuln- n-\nlal 5A m--L A J Lands. TORONTO. TUESDAY, JAN. 30. "t to revenue Beacon. of the Province of oa. rarfo, from lat J m, 1860, to 3iat Dcember. 1871, and designating the mounts chlected from each county, and the severel townships therein, respectively. The Spcukcr took the chair at 3:20. PE1Tr10iN B. The following were presented P-- ' By Mr. READ-From the Reeves of the municipalities pt'rowpthips of"0:9nabu, Asphmltl. Burleigh, Harm y, Ennismore and Ashburnham, in the county of Peter- borough, praying that the bill to repeat so much of Bee. 2 of Chap 48, 34 Vie., as affects a. by-law of the county of Peter- Itorougl1 granting aid to Grand Trunk RyilwiqyuayppAlyy: " f _ " Mr. Daroche-0n Tuesday next address for return of the smount realized from timber dues, sales ot timber limite, and licenses and all other char ea or revenue arising from timber und 'IMI',', in the counties of Fron. tenac, Lennox and Addington, end Renfrew, reupectively, _ool}ected ant curried the Council ot Catch shall hereafter be elected for the House of Commons of Cats. ada, he shell thereby forthwith forfeit his aid otfioe as Executive Councillor. and his sppointment as such Executive Councillor shall from thenoeforth be and become null and void. Mr. Clarke (Weilington)-On Wednesday I next enquiry of Ministers, whether they have had under oonsiderstion the sdvlssbiii- , ty ot the erection of new counties in certain ' sections of this Province, where the increase of population and distance from the county town of the outlying townships in existing I ccunties seem to render such a course desir able, and if so whether they have determined to take early action in the formstion of such counties. Mr. Clarke (Vtl1hpgtonr--ths Wedneeduy next, inquiry of Minister-I whether it In their intention to introduce, during the preeent , union, 3 measure hnvlng for its object the l, cetabliehment in this Province of an asylum for inebrintee. By Mr. McDO'NALD (Leedss)--Frorp Oronhyntekha M. D., and oftieerg on behalf of the Grand Lodge of Good Templars, praying for a speedy establishment of an inehrime assylpm for 9nt3rio. . . By Mr. DEROCHE-hom certain in- spectors of public schools and others,in the County of Lennox and Addington, praying for aid in procuring the necessary educa'ional apparatus for certain poor schools. By Mr. FAIRB 1ill?i-h'rom 1t?b,trA?.it- nai'1Ci/ra-yiu)or an act to vest in him certain properties of the Peterborough Gas CQ'PPE'PY; _ --- life'. IMIItBA1RN--li'rom the town of Peters rough, praying for an act to 911- able it to grant bonuses to 1nam1faeturing and other companies. - 7 " . By Mr. WALKER-prom certain rate- payers in the village of Yorkvillc, praying that the eastern portion of the village of Yorkville be set otf and incorporated with the municipality of the township of York fort lliqgiciprgi purposes. - - . I .. " By Mr. tnjiirsi"fiiijLohvm Robert. Ile. Qow'l and other teachers, praying for ihe repeal of the Augmentation Clause of the School Act of last. session. __ - -ie 13y Mr.CHR1sT1E-.-.Wom Robt. Fletcher 3119 otlryrspyitAty gimi_l_ar prgyer. -- .... ' By Mr. hiceiLt--Ioroin tisssae II. Tick and 82 others of the county of Norfolk, praying that no farther grants of territory be made to 3kg qugfcgt Company. ... By Mr. 8PIuNGER---Frorn Geo. A. Me- Intyre and other school teachers of the countyof Waterloo, praying that the su- persintyttiprt fund in the public school law be repealed. . By Mr. OLL1YER--1i'rom E. D. Fisher and others, praying that the police village ot0'ilsyyibprg 1e_inpprpprthtssd Into a town. By Mr. SCOTT (North Grey)--Wom the Rev, S. Urelghton and others, fo I an Act to vest the land of the Wesleyan Methobist Church in Owen Sound, under the pro- xigi_0__ns pfnlgmthlgils4haL, $1.139 Wesleyan I July 01 we puouc ISIJUB, an the 3333111." could be most ad MONDAY, Jan. 29, 1873. iij)iirtriut4i 'attlt 72. By Mr. HODtMNs-arrom J udeon Gar» ret and Peter Herprnimrray, praying for the passing of an Act to taot1tirm the will ofjhe Rev. Chas. Nettys. By Mr. RYKERT--From J. It. Robert- son and others, praying for the incorpora- tioy offt 1uirshiC'lpiipvrr., - By Mr. WILLIAMS' (Hamilton)-Prom Anthony Copp and others, praying for an Act to incorporate them as a company to construct the "Hamilton and North West- ern Ratlwgysi" -- - A __ ___ By Mr. WILLIAMS (ounilton)--Prom President Thompson and others, praying for an "Act to incorporate the Boys' Home of framiiton." By Mr. WILLIAMS (Hamilton)-From the Midland Railway, praying that all doubts as to the legality of certain By-laws passed in aid of the said Railway may be removed. Miiiiiaiit Church in Canada. "I" 'eVf By Mr. DER00HE--hom M. C. and P. R. Davy, prayihg for a survey of the Township of Kemusbee, m the County of Frontenac. By Mr. ARDAGH-From Andrew Taylor McCord and others, waving for an Act to incorporate the " Toronto Eye and Ear 1n)irmVy." By Mr. Il0Dt1INs-.a'rorn the Ontario Trust and Investment Company, praying for the amendment ot the Act of incor- poration of said Company. By Mr. CUhIB1ilRLhND---From the Corporation of Trinity College, Toronto, praying that educational institutions may continue to be exempt from municipal taxation. By Mr. PA11DEE--From Robert Rae and others, praying for an Act to enable the Canada Company to drain certain lands in the County ot Lambton and else- where. By- Win. cR0oKs-2i'rdm the City Council of Toronto, praying for certain amendmentg to It mqpicipal law, - By Mr. PARDElil-- From the Canada Culnpap-y, wirl1.pAp1jly' grayer. - h By Mr. CiItooks--From the City Coun- cil of Toronto. praying that no Act be passed this session to separate the City ot Toronto from the Countyppf Yoga - By Mr. MACKENZIE - From the County Council of Middlesex, praying that no act do pass to allow the bondholders of the London and Port Stanley Railway to sell the road. ,, - By Mr. MACKENZIE - From the County Council of Middlesex, praying for the repeal of the Act setting apast Ridings for regigttaritqpplrpti.tet By Mr. 'tf)gjigeird'2g the same couneil,pra: gtorcerrain amendments to cap. 127 ot the Consolidated Statutes of Uipetfhuyyrt__, " .. "B? if/iacEENZiE-Froin the same council, praying for certain amendments to the Sheep_1_u_:t._-__'mm " ---- .. Ac Hi3); "if; WOOD (Yietoria)--)hom the Council of Victoria, praying for certain amendments to thel1ty Act. _ -" _ By Mr. G1BB0N--I?rom the County Council of Enron, praying for certain amendments to the Act relating to the appointypentst, lenlt'XOJudggs. " BILLS INTRODUCED. Mr. RYKERT--Bill to prevent corrupt practices at municipal elections. Referred to Committee on Private Bills. "e - Mr. tr1NCLMR--Bill to incorporate the Regular Baptist Missionary Society of On- tario. Referred to Committee on Private Bills. ' ""iif-iirr/yoop (irictorfa)-hotn the qunty_p_f_ Yjplggia, rtsRec/ing the sqrplus. Mr. "DE ACON called the attention of the House to the fact that bill M had been entered on the proceedingsas referred to the Committee on Railways instead of the Committee on Private Bills. Mr. PARDEE-Bill to amend the act providing for the conveyance of real estate by married Women, and to facilitate the conveyance of real estate by married wo- men. Referred to Committee on Private Bills.. Tiii. PRINCE-Bill to authorise the Courts of Queen's Bench, Common Pleas, and Chancerv for Ontario, to admit W. ll. Lockart Gordon to practice as an At- torney and Solicitor therein. Referred to Committee on Private Bills. BILL WITHDRAWN. Mr. BOULTBEE moved for leave to withdraw Blil to amend the Act of Incor- poration of the Pickering Harbour and Joint Stock Coal Company. OMEMEE, BOBCAYGEON & NORTH PETIfRBOR0UGn RAILWAY. Mr. WILLIAMS (Durham) moved the second reading of the Bill to incorporate this company, - _' _ _ . . ___---..- "m Mr. M'cJLEYOD did not rise to oppo§e the Bill but declined to commit himself to the pripcip,le. 57331311 J2t involvcdjcr} it. p....v.,..v .V --_-- .V ___ - Mr. FAIRBAIRN thought if it was pro- posed to grant charters to railways in com- petition with those already adihorised it would be his duty to :oppose it ; however, he was a believer in free trade in railways. The Bill was then read a second time. CARLETON HOSPITAL. Mr. CRAIG (Russell) moved the second reading of a Bill to amend the Act to in- corporate the County of Carleton General Protestant Hospital. , " , [IULUBWUU uuoyumu. The Bill was read a. second time and or- dered to be taken.. in Cgmmittee of the