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due, As to the northern and western bound:ary of the Province, it had iong been & malter ot regret that it had not been settled. We could now congratulate our. gelves that it had not only been settled, but that it lad been setiled in such a way that the wislics o1 the warmest friend of the Proviucs had been more than realized. His Monour referred to the satisiactory condi. tion of education in the Province, and to the successful exhibit the Canadian educa-- tional department made at the receut world's exhibition, _ There could be no interest in the Province more dear to the well.wisher of his country than that of education, -- While the Province had recog-- nized the duty of the State to every child in giving it s good common education, it had also attended to the matier of higher educa. tion, lie rejoiccd to know that our Migh Schools and Colleges were doing a good work, and that _ therefore -- the future of this Province in -- respect &0 the education of its people seemmed bright. If any oune would take the trouble to exam-- ine the school reports since March, 1871, when a change took place in our schooi daws, he would be compelled to admit that awonderiul strides had been made in school amatters, -- When he first heard the name ot the mau who had become the responsible Minister of Education, he rested agssured that tne very mention of his name would satisly the Province that the educationai linterests of the country were safe in his KAhanas. (Cheers.) 'That expectation had Dboen fully realized,. (KReaewed cheers,) That gentleman had with wonderfual assiduity --aud success fulfilled the duties of his very @nerous position. (Hear, hear.) 'Fhis was mll the more shown to be the case by the fact that leading Conservatives admitted that he was not only peculiarly fitted for the position, but that the results of his la-- bours had been gratitying to all parties, At i future time, i the House would indulge call attention, and in respect to which geforms might be eifected. We were pro-- miged a measure for the improvement of our jury system, and a mousure relating to pur election laws., Everybody admitted that no person was more competent to effect aw reforms than a gentleman who had &gv 't? able and conscientious judge, For-- tunateiy EITLey'qha'd as Icager 0f the Govern-- ment one who bad as a judge honoured Ais position with ability and conscientious-- mess. 'This fact would assure them that the proposed law reforms would be in keeping with the other law reforms that had been placed on the Statute Book, HMis Honour had hoped that the estimates would show both a due regard to economy, and 'mould be in keeping with the well--observed principle of wisely expending public moneys. It was almost a trite thing to ob serve that wise expenditure was really the 4rue economy, and judging from the past he believed that the anticipations of the Lieutenant--Governor would prove to be well--founded, They had heard rumours as to the mismanagement of our finances. He «was one of those who believed that they T C T e °000 VAE PLeFCEs, To ber daughter all Canadians -- w{)uld rejoice to pay a fond and loving homage. (Cheers.) 1t was with pro-- Kournd sorrow that we recently learn-- sd of the death of one of the Queen's Uaughters, to whom might be applied the words that were once expressed of the Prince Consort--wisc, modest, all--accom. plished, good. Her lifte had proved | a blessing to thousands, and its sweet record wou'd cause thousands more to revere her memery. (Hear, bear.) His Honour re. ferred to the award made in favour of On-- tario, and to the Boundary Question. With regard to the former matter, it was some time ago feared that the amicable relations between this Province and the Province of Quebec would be disturbsa, We could con-- gratulste ourselves that these forebodings had not proved correci, aaa that this vexed question had been happily settled for ever. Moreover, it was satisizctory to know that the claim made by this Proviuce had been susiained by the Privy Council, it baving -- thus been _ shown _ that they hasi not claimed more than their him, he would yventure to say something About our educational system, It might challenge the admiration of all countrics ; at the sime time he thousht it had somé minor defects, to which he would like to had been well husbanded, and that the Gorernment, in all their expenditures, had consulted the best interests of the people. (Hear, bear.) 1t was an old political maxim ity 3 thelpanol)ly'o?"h nation's prayers," he¥imel ic aa »6 44 That a false report, believed for three days, would materially assist a cause, He sup. posed that 3naxim of Catharine de Meaici would apply'to a Government. He believed ithe hon. leader of the Opposition would mot satisty himself with appealing to the «country onfalsereports. ¥ethe believed there were erroncousiimpressions cxisting as to the gtate of our finances--(hear, hear)--and it rested on the leader oi the Opposition to give his imprimatur to these charges, or else to state frankly on the floor of the House that the Government had wisely expended the public moneys. (licar, hear.) He was contident the leader of Athe Opposition did mot believe in that delinition of politics that it was the ait of goyerning the people (by deceiving them, and he trusted that 'entleman would take the tirst opportuuity to deny his concurrence iu the charges that had been scattered broadcast by the senator who was formerly a representative of Sau-- geen. (HMear, hear, and cheers.»y He be-- lieved it most injurious to this Province to endeavour to make people believe that our | finances were on the verge of ruin. He would venture to state that our finances were in a betier con-- dition than those of any other country in the civilized world (hear, hear), and he chaliengtd the Opposition to deny the statement, _ e congratulated the leader of the Opposition on the honour that had been conterred upon him by his friends on the other side of the House. (Cheers.) H« | believed and trusted that he would ably | fill the position, and he hoped that his ser-- vices would be appreciated, not ouly by his own friends, but throughout the country, | to such an extent that he would continue ' during the next twenty 'years uninterrupt-- edly to lead her Her Majesty's Loyal Oppo. | sition. (Cheers and laughter.) He con-- | cluded by moving the adoption of the first I paragraph of the Address. (Loud cheers.) Mr. McLAWS said that it afforded hin. much pleasure in seconding the Address. He could certainly endorse what hls hon. friend from Monck had said with regard to the Governinent. HMe had watched them for a great many years, and the longer they remained in power the more conlideuce he had in them. -- His views in regard to the depression of trade were also in accordance with those of the previous speaker, While they bad had a great deal of depression, they could congrutulate themseives upon the fact that Ontario had suffered less than any other country in the world, A great deal had been done by the wise legislation of the present Government,and by their ecopomical expenditure of the public money, to alleviate that depression, and . to contribute to the well--being of the country, 'That portion of the surplus which had been distributed amongst the people-- over three millions of dollars--had relieved a great many of liabilities that they had in-- ; curred, and had enabled others to go on with | public improvements which had proved beneficial to the people in general, Liberal grants had also been made to railways, and not orly had the money grauted by the Government in that way done bood, but it had encouraged the people to give bonuses, and had brought money from forcign coun-- briecs to our Province, which had been ex-- pended in it, and which had done its share in relieving the people from the effects of the depression,. The -- previous speaker had goue so fully into the Address that it bhad left his task very light. e could very bheartily endorse the allusions which had been made to the departure of Lord Duf-- ferin, and to the advent in our midst of a new Governor--General and his Royal wife. The Address next referred to the litigation that had been going on between Quebec and Ontario,. -- It was certainly very gratifying to the House and to the country to know that that question had been so satisfactorily settled, once for all,. 'Then they had the arbitration that had taken place in regard to the northern aud western boundaries of the Province, Me was much pleased to know that that question had also been set-- tled so satisfactorily, The award had given / them a large amount of valuable territory . A great many people held that these north-- | ern lands were of very littie use; but he| had some acquaintance with them, and he | believed that under proper management they would at no distant day become the homes of a hardy aud industrious people,. (HMear, hear,) 'They would soon be called upon to make provision looking in that direction. 'There was no use in holding those lands unless they were prepared to vote money for the purpose of building