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total number of applications for loans under the Tile Drainage Act; also, a return showing the time elapsing between the sentencing of prisoners and the?: removal to the Central Prison; also, a return showlnf the number of suits tried in the County Courts in 1878 and 1879 JUDICATURE ACT. The House went into Committee ofthe Whole to further consider the Judicature Bill, Mr. Sinclair ! in the chair. | Consideration of Rule 11 of Order 31 was defer-- | red. Order 33 was almost entirely reconstructed by | striking out some of the rules and adding several new ones, THI COMMON LAW PROCEDURE ACT. Upon reading rule 5, of Order 49, \ Mr. WHITE asked the Attorney--General if it was his intention to repeal the Common Law Pro-- | \ cedure Act. '] Mr. MOWAT said that it had not been done in | England, and he did not like to take that step. | There were some things in the Act referred to | which were not dcalt with in the new Bill. | lule 4 of Order 50 was struck out, and two new rules inserted. | It being six o'clock the Committee rose and re-- ported progress, | Mr. MORRIS asked when the measures referred to in the Speech from the Throne respecting mar-- ket fees, insurance companies, and railway mat-- ters would be introduced, HMe thought it was desirable in the public interest that they should be brought down at once. Mr. MOWAT said they would proably be brought down early next week. THE ADJOURNMENT. Mr. MERRICK said that some of the members on his side were anxious that there should be an evening session. Mr. MOWAT said he thought it was the desire of the majority of the members to have no even-- | ing session. \__ Mr. GIBSON pointed out that it was not desirable to proceed too rapidly with the Judicature Bill as it required very carefui consideration. _ _QOne or two members favoured an evening ses-- ; sion. Mr. FRASER said that members on the other l side of the House delayed day after day in making motions of which they had given notice, and were | now complaining of want of work. The only other work for them to do was to pass the estimates, and hon. gentiemen refused to go on with these until the public accounts were brought down, at which | the printers were working night and day. Forhim-- : self, he had boeen working since nine o'clock that morning, and he thoughs he had done a good day's work. (Mear, hear.) The House then adjourned. NoTcEs oF MoTioN, Mr. Calvin--On Monday next--Bill to amend the Assessment Act. Mr. Robertson (Halton)--On Monday next--~Bill | to amend the Assessment Act. | _ Mr. Creighton--On Monds> next--Resolution-- | That it be an instruction to the Printing Commit-- ; tee to enquire and report whether means can not : be devised for having the statutes printed and dis-- ; tributed after the closeof each session with greater ' exX(Nlili:-n than at present. Iso--On Monday next--Bill to amend the As-- | ; sessment Act. i «cce omm menememmmenmmces mememe