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"' Pt '? ONTARIO LEGISLATURE. . FOURTH PARLlAtiENT--SEC00 SESSION. Tnt'nson'. Feb. 3rd. The Speaker took the chair at three o'clock. _ REAL ESTATE BILLS. The opinions of the Superior Court judges on several real estate Bills were. read to the House. Chief Justice Wilson and Mr. Justice Armour report that there is no objection to passing with. out amendment the Bill to authorize the trustees if, tam u nion Church. Port Coiborne, to sell certain an s. The name two judges report favourably on the Bill providing for the sale of the rectory, house and lands belonging to St. John's Church. .in the townsh p of London. but call attention to the fact that neither the petition nor the preamble cites any reason for the desire to sell the real estate in question. Chancellor Spragre anti Vieisthtuuteilor Pseud- foot repo.rt favourably to the passage of the Bill t.iy.t.ly.3rizinst thetrasteea of St. An rew'a Church, ll i.llianytoyu, to sell certain lands. with the ad. dition of a clause providing for the investment of the proceeds of the salc.anti the application of the annual income only for the twuctit of the minister for the time being. The same two lodges report unfavourably to the passage of the. Bill transferring the securities of the Nwlo-r.'auttu.ittyt Mortgage Company to the Dominion Securities Company (Limited). the pround of the unfavourable opinion being to the act that the transfer is opposed by the holders of the securities of the. Ang o-Canadian Mortgage . Company. They submit also that the Bill is not an Estate Hill of the kind contemplated by the rule ot the Mouse requiring Estate Bills tobe sub- Elites! to the iudges as "Commissioners of Estate 1 3. Chief J ustiee liazarty and VietrChaneeilor Blake report favourably to the passage of the Bill bt to vest in the newly arpointe: trustees of the marriagesettlement of i. ii. Dixon the property ' therein comprised, and to authorize the sale and leasing thereof." PETITIONS. The following petitions Were presented '.-- . ' Mr. .Nalrn-- (if the East Elicia Electoral District Agricultural Society. praying that the grant of some to the Agriculture and Arts Association of Ontario be discontinued. and divided among the Electoral District Societies. Mr. Pardee-Ot James H. B. Moore. of Sarnia. that the Bill before the House. respecting the con- Ityta9on of certain assessments in the city of Kingston may not pass. Mr. 19eroclur-Or' George Abbott and others. of Olden. for certaln amendments to the Free Grants Act : also of Schuvler Shiblcy. of Portland. to the some etrcet. Mr. Medealte-tit T. ii. McGuire. and others. of Kingston. to the same effect. air. 1,fi"ttr'ircei, the villaze of Blenheim l Mr. ll bite. of the ownship Council of Tilbury West ", Mr. Graham, Council of Watford : Mr. 'Noloy, of the Municipal Counetl of Petersville, for certain amendments to the Assessment Act. . Mr. McUrantt--0t' Kent County Council: Mr. Bishop. of residents of Huron: Mr. itadgerow. of l Jan. Russell and others, of York, for the abolition of market ices. Mr. Mctiautt-0f the Council of Kent. for ce"- tain amendments to the J arors' Act respecting selectors. Mr. Baxter-0f the Council of 1Uldintand, to l the some effect. 1 Mr. Robinson (Neath-Of the Council of Kent. praying that the liill respecting the Erie and _ luron Railway; also of " Council of Blenheim. i to the some etfeet. t , The following petitions were presented on " ed. I nesday: - lit the Attorney-General-The petition of the County Count-ii ot Oxford :also the petition of J, l licMuttichaud others, ofToronto: also the pett- ', tion of it}. Lorut and others. of tit. Marga. ' [it Mr. I'rook,s--The petition of the own Coun- , cil of Ingersoll. By Mr. Toolvy--The petition of J. G. Fuwcett and others. of Belmont. in Mr. Paxton-The petition of the Township Council of Reach. Hy M r. Bler.atd--The petition of the Town Coun- cil of Peterhoro'. 7 ' By Mr. Ross -b"ive petitions of the County Coun- . I cil of Marco. I ily 1iv.1iiusoniuaruiltonr--Tue petition of the I City Council of Hamilton. , By Mr. Calvin- The. petition of G. T. Whitney l and others. of Pittshun: '. also. the petition of the I County Council of Frontenac. iiv Mr. Chisholm The petition of the County Council of Peel : also. the petition of the Township Council of Toronto Gore. By Mr. Laidlaw-Two petitions of the County Council of Wellinzton. By Mr. F'icld--'l'he petition of the County Coun- cil of the United Counties of Northumberland and Durham: also. the petition of the Town Council of 1 Cobour; '. also, the petition ot the Township Coun- k cil of Alttwick. l By Mr. McLaughlin-The petition of the Selina , iiivisi in Sons of Tcmperanoe : also. two petitions of the County Count-ti ot the United Counties ot Northumberland and Durham. . i By Mr. Hosevrsar--Tlte petition ot the County, Council of the Uruted Counties ot Northumberland and Durham. . lly Mr. t'tvsettdoti--T'he petition of A. W. Mann and others. of Yarmouth t also. the petition of the County Council of l-llgin '. also, the petition of Thomas Moore. of St. Thomas. ur Mr. W idditleld-'1'he petition of W. C. Oliver t and others. of York. , i By Mr. RabertsontHtslton)--The petition of the ' Town Council of Milton ', also. two petitions of the Township Council of Nttssttttawetya. ' By Mr. Nairryr'i'ue petition of the , maze Coun- cil of Flspriprtielrt. . By Mr. Piick--The petition of the Midland Rail. way of Canada. REPORTS OF' COMMITTEES. Mr. PARDEE presented the first report of the Committee on Railways. RETURNS. Mr. HARDY presented a return showing the