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means of the lift Jock the ridgos could be erossed | without cutting, and the cost of the enterprige re» . duced tmao.m,ooo, it brought AG. vhi::in the m feasibility, (Hear, hear.) been TMinhesdta und Other Bints io the West wmat graiy | was raisod onlx for feeding cattle and for fu | this grain could be brought in by water highw ; and without transhipment, it could _ be brough within the reach of the millions of Europe. H spoke very highly of the indefatigable efforts Mr. | Capreol had made for the suocess of the enterprise, | and trusted the House would see their way $o countenancing it and giving it support, Mr. DaveoD Ropr®rs l?idimluogl Beaty l:iafl fl?:: tten the quantities o n, silver, and cop :ohich mult%om: from g W':fl- !ie (Mr;!li:.bfl":') as much experience in engineorin %hi:dcmadn and knew the value of the lift--locks There was no limit to the hydraulic power, and there was no engineering difficulity in the way of the canal; it was lfln ly a matter of dollars and eents, He approved the icfes of a grant of land, and be-- lieved that English capital would largely aig in building the canal, i- Mr. Carreor being called upon, stated with gard to the financial question that a grant of term million acres of land would enable the scheme to be carried out successfully, as it would give a basis gt the bonds of the Company to be floated upon. e read aletter from George Wythes, the 'great "con-- tractor, offering to treat for the undertaking of C:a work upon this guarantee being given. He allnd to the opposition which had been manifested to that Northern Railway project whem first started, ad read from the report of a former Committee a notica of a meeting held in 1848, at which it had been said that plank and macadam roads would be sufficient for the needs of Canada for thirty years to come, and that it was madness and weaknoss to think of rails roads. He trusted that the Government would grant a sum of $10,000 for the purpose of immaking a new survey, the funds of the original Company baying been exhausted, At the invitation of the Chairman, the variong members of the Committee then spoke upon the sub« ject. All favoured the scherae, while reoggnidnn.l the same time the difticulties in the v&y) its ao-- complishment, and regretted that the Committee had not power to recommend the House to make an ape propriation for the new survey. They recommended, ~_| however, that a suggestion l'u.ld be made ip thig direction. w The CrarrwaAx said the promoters had at Joast had an appreciative Committeo. He had always favour-- ed the scheme, but had considered until lately that the finapcial and @pgincering difficulties were too | great to be overcome. 'The opposition to the acheme | would be very great both in the House and in the : country, but the new improvements had made it practical, and he had no doubt it would be carried out sooner or later, 'There could be no party foolin& upon this question (hear, hear), for it was a nation --even an international--onterprise. -- He was sorry the Committee were precluded from recommending an appropriation for the purpose of making a survey, He thanked the Committoo for the assistance they had given him in preparing for the report. The meeting was adjourned to meet acain at the call of the chair, for the purpose of preparing 3 report, MUNICIPAL BILLS, The Special Committee to which were referred all the Bille amending the Municipal Act introduced during the session, met this morning in the Private Bill} Committee room, the Hon. A. 8. Hardy in the ) chair. It was agreed that the Bills already intwo-- | duced and read a second timse should be taken up | before new suggestions were entertained. | _ _Bill 135, introduced by Mr. Ferris, was alightly amended, and Bill 111, introduced by Dr, Clark was consolidated with it, The object of these mu'i | is to enable township municipalities to legally ac~ | quire and use town halls in incorporated villages | situated within their limits. t | _ Bill 105, introduced by Mr. Ross, contained two | sections. The first, proposing to amend section 10@ | Of the Municipal Act by enabling County Councils to lengthen the time between nomination and poli ' ing@in all townships, as well as those in "remotz | parts of the county," was adopted, 'The second ' proposing to modify the law res ting hawking m' | peddling, was allowed to stand fitc further considere | ation. Bill 106, introduced by Mr. Graham, contained three sections, all of which had for their object the extension to Village Councils of thepowers at preseng enjoyed by County Councils with re:pect to the regulation of statute labour, The Bill was rejecikkd > in toto. The Committee adjourned to moot to--day at «h o'clock, *