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Giper y ie s es ns grundaat uc sngouts tw s ees t use e eAAA eneaeossase . *~~ ONTARIO LEGISLATURE. onomenmmemen(@@rmeccmmmenee HH!RD PARLIAMENT--FOURTH SESSION, manze mm xt Lxoisoattves Asssxusuy, January 31. The Speaker took the chair at 3 o'clock. Prayers were read by Rov. Mr. Cayley. x5 PETIL10ONS. x: The following petitions were prese nted :-- By Mr. Boulte--From the 'FTownship Wouncil and certain ratepayers of Madoc, tnat no amendment may be made to the Bill before the House relating to certain bouuses to the Belleville and North Hast-- j" ; ings Railway. Ex §\By Mr. Piarkhill-- From the Connty ©. Councit of Simcoe, for an Act fdixing a % license upon travelling stallions, 6 f' By--Mr. C()lC--I"rUl" A. E. McRae and P others, of i"."";"ster' l"""i"'(','i"-'; the lll'l("ll,'_," of Division Courts therein, ~' 4 Petitions for the incorporation of the | gg Loyal Orange Associstion of Ontario East | and West, by Mr. Parkhill, 13 petitions ; Mr. | : Broder, 5; Mr. Monk, 1 ; Mr, Merrick, 1; | Alr, Creighton, 1. 'Fotai, 21. | f t CIVIL CaUsks. | h wA t .% Mv. MONK introduced a Bill relating 1"! J the tria! of civil causes, whichk was read a ! . first time, I | IMPROVEMEXNT FUND, | Mr. SINCLAIR asked whether it is the ! intention of the Governmeut, now that the : arbiiruation is finally settled, to apportion | and distribute without delay to the munici-- palities entitled to 1t the sum of $124,085 18, being the amount of the Upper Canada Im-- | provement Fund, one ot the special and | irust tunds declared in the award to be the l property oi, and to belong to, the Province of Ontario tor the purposes for which they were established, Mr. WOOD said it was the intention of ' the Government to apportion and distribute | without delay the sum of $124,685 18, being A the amount collected between 6ih Murch, ie .: 1861, and 1st July, 1867, on account of the | & lauds sold between the 14th J une, 1803, aud | the uth Murch, 1861, : is MACGISTRATIES IN SHELCURXE, | Mt. BARL;moved for order of the House P for a return of copies of all correspoudence relating to the appointment of the magis. tracy in the village of Bhelburne, in mu! gounty of Duiferin, | Mr. BARR said the village of Shelburne, ' which had a population of six or seven | huu«l:'::d, and which was a centre of popuia-- | tion with good railroad communications, | was without a mugistrate. -- Such a state ot things put the inhabitants of the village to ; great inconvenience, and un(wilim;u.tling4 the {ict that the atiention of the Attorney. General _ had _ been repeatedly _ «alled i to it no appointments _ bad been mado, OUne of the principal _ rea-- sous why a magistrate had not been ap-- pointed was that there was no friend of hon, | gentlemen opposite in the village who was Zapa.-ln uf' nliung the position . The | he :':' / j A. 3g * & he understood that | s ukt 4 l'\llluljn',)-ncnvr;!l) had been told to rf s f alt tutil a Reiormer competent to dill the Ki;.ur?('l'uol: cl;"(l'ml:.'tcrsutinn that encued, Mr, 3:}«1»(11-1. SlIU'lL(l coums mu,l"m "H";:_ft '}'[(L. | C oicient ho. 'p.uucd t.hu_t ;},9", was not a 8 not making the motion to inconveni-- | fePuRL] guarantee that immigrants would | ence hon,. gentlemen oppusite, _ (Hear ' which . u"m"o ,"' the districts . to | hear.) e beiseved that it hon,. gentiemen | (hal Umre"'y wore _ sent, and / also :'" Nfut side of the House should come to | upbon ) Dor _was not a sullicient check | '""C"x'.'j 'lhu Treasury benches they would | Onturiq w::ll'njq? ooo iilt charging | soon have a magistrate in the village, | b!'"l[;iug out im:"s;" .ahzu'c of the expense of f Mr, M('" .f_\'[ said the difliculty was goner. Frovince. H grauts who settle in this @lly to limit the number of : inti | i . e also thought there ; rathot th; h )er of appointments | Lll.ru enough taken i4 Secing i was 'not _--'« an ?u ind suitable persons lor the | migrants lifded at $ 'n'. 1at Fho im« posiiion,. 4 He had not fouud any 'sopres. | A uspeasion Bridve d; pondcnce from the locality hak V not go to the United Biates ndge did | . the locality the hok. gentle. f-'xlilc'_mulions t sh Atef 0[;."" l'lc desired | mau had mcnu(m"',, fith the exception of a immigrants to Doo L'tl'z 03 for teaming | '"U'""'_"""l agling imeUqvernment to appoint Unn'oy. ake, made by ono f m\,'._&' NMagistrate . lHe had not thoucht | Mt. Hanroy explained that ( I """"3 auetburne required such an ofiic ;;.IT;,;; expenses were due to un at these teaming appointments of that kind were only made * i ue 10 an arrangeimo mtz I n Cases of rumars o 1 "Ike® 4 G" mt!n Madame V¥ on Kocerber gement made s of emergency, It luul en his 1 Swiss to that place, _ _' io '"kcuculuuy :;XPU"'cllrc that it was impossible to rely _ After some uuimportant 4; U[))(:n l;hx: u-pnscutut-ions of kon,. gentiemen jJominittee adjourned, discussion the mfifi?%r o Inmm"g ib pncae s im rmemnin en on . d:w'; ;;i)( ';;, j 'lc uad within the past feow emmmmemmemmnee Cuablé h"'" lu' Al"lmm;mnn that _ would f C 0 recomimend persons to supply