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% e C ue iivignccest ifhrsinatrnsithtsiomess ONTARIS LECISLATURE. wonmnmmarnmmmeei@mmmememmmemn FIRST SESSICH -- THWIRD PARLIAMEKNT anil slsn n@nezc im im Yesterday, at threa o'clock p.m., his Honour the Lisutnanat Governor proceeded to the Chamber of the Legislative Assembly, and formally opened the first session of f the third Parliament of Ontario. His Honon,r was escorted by the (Governor--( teneral's Body Gasrd, commanded by Captain Deni-- gon,the 10;h Royale forming theguard ofhon-- ovur. -- On the arrival of his Honour at the Y Fariament house, a salute was fired by che Garrison Artillery, The floor and galleries of the House were crowded. Amorg those who had soats on the floor were Efon Alex Mackenzie, the Lord Bighop of Toronto, Chancellor Spragge, Chief Justice Harrison, Mr Justice Patter: son, Mr. Justice Morrison, Mr. Justice Gwynne, Judge Duggan, Hon A Campball, Rheriff McKeliar, Rev, Dr, Topp, Ravy Caron Baldwin, Revy Dr Ryerson, Rov D Bcadding, Messrs J A Simmers, Germa Copsul, Col Shaw, U 8 Consul, J Home * Dixon, Consul--General of the Nethsrlands, W J Macdonald, French Consul, 4E Irving M P, H C Wood, M P, A H Dymond4, M #, W A Thomson, M P, Col Gzowski, 8 J Vankouzhnet, Stephen Richards Q C, and _ Meedames Wmm McMastor, D L Mas-- herson, C > Gzowski, W Macdougall!, |-- f{yenon,Kcnneth Mackenzie,C R W Bizgar, Mowat, Gordon Brown, Cumberland, A Mo-- Nabb, Miss Boeatty, Miss Mowat, Miss Brown, Miss Frazer, Miss Brans{ord and others, I'is Honour having taken his seat on the throne, The SPEAKER ELECT then spok® to the following effect :-- Moy it Please Your Honour: The Legislative Assembly have electod me as their Spesker, though I am but litsle able to fultil the important duties thus assigned to me, If, in the performance of those daties, I should at any time fall into error, I pray that the fault may be impated to me and not to the Assembly whose servant I am, and who,through me, the better to enable them to discharge their duty to their Queen and country, hereby humbly claim all their un-- doubted rights and privileges, especially that they may have frcotrom of speech in their debates, access to your Excellency's person at all seasonable times, and that their pro-- ceedings may receive from your Excellency the most favourable consideration. Mr. WOOD, Provincial Secretary, then said--Mr Spesker, I am commanded by His Exoellency the Lieutenant Governor to de-- clare to you that he freely confides in the duty and attachment of the Assembly to Her Majoesty's person and government, and not doubting that their proceedings will be con-- ducted with wisdom, temper, and pradanss, he grants, and upon all occasions will recog-- nize and allow, their Constitutional privileges I am commanded also to assure you that the Azsembly shall have ready access to His Excellency upon al! seasonable occasions, and that their procoedings, as well us your words and actions, will constantly receive from him the most favourable cunstruction, THE SPEECH, His Horour opened the se:sion with ths followir g speech:-- Alr, Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Legisl a-- tive Assembly:-- y The melancholy event which occurred since the dissolution of the late House cannot but be in the memory of all on the present occasion, and I but give utteranse to the common septiment when I express pro-- found regrot that 2 mora lengthened careor of usefulness had not fallen to my eatoem d gredeoeuor. In consequence of his lameated eath, the luty of dhuhu'ging the high and resporsible functions of _ Lioutenant Gov. erpor of my native Provincoehas unexpectedly been impes:a upon ma, . I hope so to dis-- charge them as mes & flith?:l constitu-- tional Governor under the British system, which we havo the happiness of possessing, and as may le.t promote the true interest of the country, The reforms which have from time to time becn made in the clection laws of the Pro-- vince resu'ted in that order and decorum at the late greneral and other elections which bad been anticipated. In view of tho ex--