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the higbeat de to give such powers as l were mked to 'n".y religions or volantary azsooilatirns in the country, | _ _An RON. MEMBER called She attention | of the Bpeaker to the fa0s that a quoro n was not present. The Honee then adj ourse4 at 8 o'clook. NOTHITHES OF MOTION, Mr. Pardee--Ona Wodncedsy noexi--That this House doth ratily the Order in Councit | rducing the special rate of dues Impred by | Order in Connoti of 4th Ostobar, 1871, on | pine timbe» taken from ceriain ilands in the Murkoka and Parry Bonad Distrlots, which I order is to the following effect, viz :--Upooa conslderation of the report of the H+nour. able the Commiscioner of Crown Linds, dated the 18th Ostober, 1876, the Com-- miktee of Courcll advise thas, subj--ct to the ratificstion of this order by reeciution of the | Legtalatize Assembly, in Gefault whereof it | absl1 be incperative, the rate of dnes impored { under the O.der in Counwell of the 4th | Ostober, 1871, on pinc timber taken from | lards sold as timber bertht on the 23rd ; November, 1871, or from landa"the looalitics of purohasers of which were allowod by said I Order in Counsil to sell ths pine on the | lends ecld or locatof to them, bs reducod § ' | tie same rate as is olterged on pine cnt | | under lcenae in other parts of the Provinos, / suck resuction to apply oply to pine tinber out on the Jands refarred ho since the lat Miy, 1877, ard in fature till otherwlse crdered Mr, Cameron--On Wedresiay--Waethor & coronor's Inquest was heid on thse body of I:imes 8 Kyle, or Schyler, who died in the COrntra) Prisop in July, 1875 And If so :sl ;'nd kefore what coroner was auch is qusst e Astcrcey--Geoneral Mowak--On Wednerd ay vext--Bill respecting the admisistration of eantates of intestates dying without known re-- a'lves 'npfOotur'c, The Hon Mr, Orosks-- O 1 Woednesday next~ A Committee to consider a oertiin gropcltd resolution reletive to the Sohool of ; racHcal Sctence, avd for the spproval by | th's Hours of an O:rder in Conucoli dated 3:d dsy of Fabrutry, 1877, for the sale of the property acquaired for tke School of Prac. tioa) Sclepoe §o the Toronto Mechanica' Ia-- stituta, and for the application of part of the proceedsa for building a Pbysioal Laboratory ne*r the Provincial Uaiversity, and for other purpases in the said order mentioned, Mr %odgho--(}lm notloe that be wili, in Committea of the Whols on Bill No. 56, re-- apcoring the city of Toronto, the Toronto Water --works, and other matters, move that the following clsuse be fusertad:;-- 9. Beotion 102 of the sald reclted Aot, as fsr as the same relates to tho election of Mayor for the olty of Torouto, is reposled, and the foliowirg is ecnacoted in Liea theraof:-- The Msyor of the olty of Torc:1to shall be one of, -Z sab»ll be eleoted by, the membere of the Counoll at their first meoting in sach year, at which mesting the City Olerk shall preside until a cholco has been made, Liz Cameron--On Wednesday noxt--Order of the House for a return of the coronar's Ir qubiticn beld on the body of Joan M--:Kit vey, w ho died in the Contral P--son, Toronto, on or about the 14b of May, 1875, togothar with the evidense given on the said irqus: and the fizxdlog of the jairy thereon; aleo o! tbe coroner's inquiition, evidencs given thereon, aed findiag of the jary in thes care of James Skye or Sohcyler, who disd io the Central Prison, Toronso, on or absut the 26th Jaly, 1875, Mr Uameron--Oz Wednesday unext-- Wheilber a coroner's in quest was beld on the body of John McKUvey, who dled in tha Uantral Prison, Voronto, on or about the 14th Mayp, 1875, and it ao, by aud before what ,| coroner war suoh fuguest held, : toumemny meosenutien | cobn : £> CmSperems iTroncen anzn.::