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ONTARIO LEGISLATURE. l w dfi Fourth Parliament--First Session. Waennresoay, Feb. 11. The Speaker took the chair at three o'clock, PETITIONS. The tollowing petitions were pre-- sented :-- By Mr, Merrick--The petition of C. H. Mcintosh and others, praying tor certain | amendments to the game law. i By Mr. Robinson (Kent)--From the | Town Council ot Chatham, and by Mr Robcrt_son (HMastings), from the Town Council ot Belleville, severally praying that the Bill to abolish market fees may not pass. f 3 By Mr. Mack--From the County Coun-- cils of Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry, praying for aid to build a bridge, _ By Mr, Morris--Of the City Council of Toronto, praying that the proposed amendments to the Municipal Act respect-- ing pedlars' licenses may unot pass, By Messrs. Bishop, Waters, and Baxter -'-l' rom clergymen of Jarvis, Clinton, and b:vgthroy, praying that the sale of intoxi-- cating liquors be prohibited on certain holidays . By Mr, Ncear--From Wm. Eden and others, of Welland, praying for certain amendments to the Municipal Act re. specting the hour of closing on Saturday, REPORTS OF COMMITTEES, Mr. HARDY presented the fiiteenth re-- port of the Standing Committee on Rail-- ways. MOTIONS . Mr. CROOKS introduced a Bill respect-- ing the expense of inspecting insurance companies. Mr., METCALFE--Bill to amend the Assessment Act. Mr, LEES--A Bill for the same pur-- pose. | PRIVILEGE, Mr., AWREY called attention to the fact that by the report of his speech on the Division Courts Bill in yesterday's Grosk he had been somewhat misrepre. sented. He had expressly freea the pre-- sent judge of the County of Wentworth from all responsibility tor the conduct of the official he complained of, _ What he said was that in that county " judges had appointed some _ of their person-- al friends to occupy the officecs of clerk and bailifft, and hbe might say that in one case a certain bailiff, appointed by a former judge of the county, was a deftaulter, and justice could not be obtained until the present county judge was appoiuted, who removed the then acting bailiff, and he might add that the moneys were never collected on ac-- count of the bailiff being a personal triend of the then acting judge." | THIRD READINGS, j The following Bills were read a third | time and passed :-- $ Mr. Nairn--Bill to amend the Act in-- corporating Aima College, Mr. Watterworth--Respecting the Port Stanley, Strathroy, and Fort Franks Rail. way Company. Mr. Wood--Rsespocting the Agricultur-- ; , | al College. | T Te incunooremmmmormemmmimnith ¥ \ lsM FTDDIFIELD asked whether it was the intention of the Government t_o ' bring down in the Supplementary Esti-- mates the sum of ten thousand dollars, Or | any sum to make provision for a re--survey ot the proposed route of the Huron and Ontario Ship Canal. Mr. MOWAT said it was not the in--' tention of the Provincial Government to ; uppropriate a sum for that purpose, | , Similar great public works had been as--| \\ sisted by the Dominion Government, and I | } he thought the proposed survey should | |\ / V also be consider ind ' W'TL "Mr, FRENCH asked if it was the inten~ /' / tion of the Government, in view of the\| / \/