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cvarccomenic@omummmnmeee Fripay, Nov. 26. 'The Speak6r took the chair at three o'cloock, -- THE ADDRESS. On the order of the day for the considera M.(hhnomr'llpooollbdl'm | Mr. MOWAT said the resolutions were not yet diatributed but would be in a short time. Mr, CAMERON said in that case, and seeing that mary. membsrs who desired to speak were Mt.ltflhfln well to post-- pone the debate until vtl;' :';fl-m | 'Mr, MOW AT said it would not do to lose time, and nothing wou'ld be lost by the gen-- | tlemen referred to, as the debate could bardly be expected to got through by six | e'clock. Mr, CAMERON said he only derired that the debate shouid not close without thoss gentlemen b--ing here. Mr, MOWAT said he would take care that 1 t should pot. A delay of some duration ensued. Mr. WIDDIFELD, in mm&o the s'l.- dress in reply to the Lieut.--Governor's speech, said he trusted that the forbearance usually shown new members by the House would be extended to him. He supposed that of the mewbers of the House he was mot only the youngest in political and Perlismer tary experienoe, but also the youngest in years, ana in case these reasons might not be rufficieut to claim the indul-- gence of the H«u--e, he intended to make his remarks as bricf as possible so as not to ex-- haust its paticrce. _ He shou'!d avail himsel{ of the earliest «pportunities of mastering the rules and regulavions that governed Parlia mentary proceoure, and he hoped to dis-- charge the dutiss trat belonged to the posi-- tion he occupicd in £uch a manner that when the time came for hm to relegate his trust to the people he woulia bave gained the estsem and good--will of hon. members on both sides of the _ House--irrespec tive of party or politisal bias. (Hear, hear.) fi'e had accepted tho reeponsibility of movirg the address with pleasure, because be desired to avail himself of the earlicst op-- m\unity of +xpres ng thus publicly s arnd compl«te confidance in the hon. gen-- tlemer who occupy the Treasury benches, and for the time held the destinies of the Province ¢l>! Ontario in their hands, and more particnlarly to expre:s his high opinion of the ability and patriouism of the hon. gontle. man at the beao of the (iovernment. Duriag the last ten yews, with the exception of a brief period. that gentloman had taken an active part in pubtl.c iifs, and there wers fow who bad to so large an extent retained the esteem, the conficence, and the approbation of their fellow--countrymen. He thought that the legislation the (Government had initiated during the past four years, though posecesing some ccfects and requiring some amendment:, was on the whole such as com-- mended itself to the inteliigence and ap-- proval of the country. _ In his own constitu-- ency of North York this feeling of confidence was so wide--rpread, that though in the last Parliament it was represented by an oppon-- ent of the Government, yet at the last elec. tion no Opposition candidate ventured to present hime«/f. He had been roturned as a supporter of the (iovervment, but he had re-- served to himself the right of acscording them an intelligent and independent support. In making this statement, and defining his posi-- tion, he desired to add that if the policy of the Government in the future conhnuu{ in the direction it bad progressed in the past, as the country expected it would, he would feel it his " duty to make his support a _ hearty and "a generous one, Has E:I:nd, however, at the same time, ander our system of British Constita-- tional (iovernment the functions of the Op. | poddon--gn able, vigilant, and well organ-- | zed Opposition--were second only in im-- portance to those of the (lovernment, Ho should feel it his duty at all times to assist hon, gentJemen opposite in getting that fa'lr Play and justice essential to their office of oriticism." 'They had come baock to the Mouse, aiter a contest, well prepared and ready to fu'fil the duties that portalued to theom. He seincerely trasted that they might lorg be permitted to fill their acoustomsd role in this respect. (Hear, hear.) In the fow remarks he intendod to make he did mnot propose to, take up the vari. ous paragraphs of the Spsech, but