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____ Sick Children, Toronto, be added, the first to|\_ _ _ _ ~_-- --_ schedule A, and the latter to schedule C, of the + ' Charity Aid Act, and receive aid accordingly, *e" , "'d in doing so explained the position of these * institutions. ' Mr. LAUDER thought that the proper course would be for such aid to be asked for by petition, and he objected to the House being called upon for concurrence in grants like these without having any further information than that contained in the Inspector's report,. _ The fund was now becoming a serious item in the public exrenditure. Mr. MERRICK said that these institutions were all situated in the cities and towns, and . they should be compelled, as the rural munici-- palities were, to vote money for their own charities. -- 'The proper way would be to place all private institutions on an equal footing, and no Provincial aid be grauted to them. ]fe ask what applications ?or aid had been re-- . fused ? Mr. WOOD could not now give him the de-- sired information, but he might say that within the last hour he had received two applications. He thought that the House would grant aid to deserving institutions whether they were situ-- ated in cities or not. -- They all knew, however! that almost all these charitable cases gravitated towards the county towns. Mr. MEREDITH --What does the hon. gen-- tleman say about county poorhouses * A Mr. WOOD said his opinion was that when every county had well conducted poorhouses, such as Waterloo county, they would then fur-- nish a strong argument agaiust such grants as were now asked for. Mr. ROSSN said they knew that the poor gavitated towards villages as well as towns. he cities absorbed the greatest portion of the present grant of $78,000. It the poor--houses referred to asked for Government arid he could . not believe they could be refused,as they would have a large claim for assistanca, _ The small municipalities woere now giving as much aid in yroportion to their population as the cities. herg were 58 cuarities now receiving Govern-- mcnrnid, and of these no less than 21 were added during the last four years. Ottawa city alone contained 10 charitable institutions re-- cerving aid. _ He thought the Governmesx*® should begin to think of putting on the brakes in the direction of aunual grants to charitable institutions. "The motion was carried. JUDICATURE ACT. The House went into Committee of the Whole to further consider the Judicature Bill, Mr. Sinclair in the chair. Form 127. Appendix "H," was struck out. At six o'clock the Committee reported pro-- gress, and the Speaker left the chair, _ , ABTER RECESS, At 7:30 the Speaker took the chair. The number of members present not being sufticient to constitute a quorum the House adqjourned. xoTIcEs OF MoOTiIiON, Mr. Wood --On Monday next--Bill to amend the Prison and Asylum Inspection Act. Mr. Murray--On Monday--Bill to amend ? the .\lunicipa{ Act. | Mr. Harcourt--On Tuesday--Enquiry -- of | Ministry whether it is intended during the ses--. sion to abolish the system of paying Sheriffs by fees, or to change in any way the present sys-- tem. Mr. McMaster--On Tuesday next--Address to the Lieutenant--Governor for copiecs of all correspondence between the (Governments of Ontario and of Canada in pursuance of a resolu-- tion of this House passed during the session of 1879, with a view to have the allowance of $1,000 a year paid by the Province to the judges of the Superior Courts assumed by the Dominion. Mr. Meredith--On Tuesday next--Order of the House for a return showing :----1. The amounts expended for drainage works in the townships of Moore, Sombra, and Sarnia, in the county of Lambton. 2. The dates when such expenditure was made. 3. The amounts which have been repaid on account of such expendi-- ture, 4. The amounts in arrear on account of such expenditure, and for what years such amounts are due. Mr. Lauder--On Tuesday next--Enguiry of Minister of Education whether or not the {oau from the Bank of Commerce of $43,672 on the security of debentuees belonging to the Upper Canada College Fund has been repaid. If re-- paidl, when was the same so repaid, and out of ' w! at funds ?