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ONTARIO LEGCISLATURE FIFTH PARLIAMENT--FIRST SESSION. eeu m cce miinnmencanmenirennts (By Our Own Reporters.) Tnurspay, Feb. 7th. The Speaker took the chnir at three a'clock. PETITIONS. Mr. BADGEKROW--Aunual Conference of the Free Methodist Church of Canada, for an Act of Incorporation, Mr. SILLS--Messrs. Gilmour & Co., of Tren-- ton, to pass an Act to legalize a certain by--law in their favour. & Mr. FERRIS--Township Council of Draper, 40 incorporate Midland Junction Railway. Mr. DRYDVEN--J. T. Burke & al., of Graven-- hurst, for the same purpose, _ Mr. MOWAT--Wa. Feurter et al., of North Wx{ord, that a writ may issue to fill the seat of the Hon. Adam Crooks in Oxford. Mr. CLARKE--His Grace Archbishop Lynch and others, of Toronto, that a Comiittee of the l House be appointed with a view to receive evi-- dence on the subject of the prevailing modes of ( treating disease, and the working of the Acts i relating thereto. | Mr. FRENCH --Town of Prescott, for a return | of correspondence in regard to the appointment | of the Police Magistrate oi Prescott. | Mr. DRURY --Agriculturai and Arts Associa-- | tion, for amendments to the Cauada Thistle Act. Mr, MocMAHON--County Council of Went:-- worth, for extension of franchise to women. | Mr, GOULD--Village of Port Perry, for | amendme nts to the Municipal Act. Mr. NEELON--City of St. Catharines, for amendments to Municipat Act respecting ap-- pointment of police oflicers, CHANGES 1N TLE CABINET, ATE. "MOW X¥" said that in accordance with a promise to the hon, gentlemen opposite l;cw»uld make a statement to the House showing the principles upon which the Government as newly ; constituted would be carried on. This informa-- | tion had already been obtained trom speeches of | * the hon. members who were now his colleagues | for the first time, and from their addresses to | their constituents. 'There had been various other | elections im which these hon. members had taken | part, at some of which they had been met by ! hon. gentlemen opposite, and in this way all | jublic questions Lad become thoroughly known. With regard to the prineipies on which the Gov-- ernment was to be conducted in the fuature, he had only to say that the (Government as now constituted was of the same policy as the Gov-- ernument of this Province during the last | twelve years. (Applause.) They purposed to | continue their policy and give the country the | very best possible laws-- {Hear, -- hear), --the very best possiblse administration of public affairs, and make the best possible use of public moneys in the public interest. (Hear, hear.) The Government would continue to do their best to maintain the rights of the Province wherever these rights were attacked, and pro-- | cure as liberal a construction of the British ! North Americs Act as was possible to procure, i more particularly on questions which might arise J involving the rights of the Province. Their policy would be to use every means to secure the | territorial rights of the Province. They had had the confidence of the Province during the last | twelve years in their policy, and he hoped they would have that confidence for the future. | With reference to the lensth of timeduring which the present Government had held power under his lsadership, he showed the House how dif-- ferent had been the experience of other colonies. 1t would be interssting to the House to be | reminded of one or two facts in connection with | them. In South Australia from 1856 to 1876 | there were no less than twonty--one successive administrations, and the average duration of 'euch administration appeared to have been a | little more than one year, In New Zealand there | NOTICES OF MORON_ I worevqs'eveuty ndluum-'.rut;-»m fr-)qu m:);'»_ to 1876. Mr. White--On Friday next--UOrder of the $~ lb;"' c ue o m?vd"t'?'" administrations House for a return of all correspondence, lease m"t.mL colony. In Victoria tl!_):tm h:u~l been and papers connected with the lt:luing Uf A puri l :'ll't-.lmen ad}A|\|\xstrutlons from 1855 to 1877. in | of Rondeau Point to the Messieurs Weldon. aemania there were twelve successive adminis-- Also--On Fridn}' next--Bill to amend "An \t&_m.mns in L\\'_-j.nly ur.x.(l years. In New South Act respecting shorifnsms of mortgages," isltf'":s,r:'"n 1856 to 1877 there were seven admin-- | Mr. Morris--On Friday next--Resolution th: o. tran R h the adoption of such a change in the iin;snm:'i 'C'Mré] MORRIS asked how it was with old ! year as will enable n complete statement of ex. J\',ia. "\'1""1 the Dominion | penditure, carmed down to as late a date as may _ ..,,, r, MOW AT had no doubt but there were | be practicable, to be submitted early in each ses> ?'\l"mgm' With regard to the Treasurership, Mr. | sion, is in the highest degree desirable, and Wood had announced last ses--ion his intention of | would, moreover, enable the public accounts to ; "",t continuing political life. 'There had been | be properly examined and investigated by 'the | twoappointments to that office. The first was that Public Accounts Committee. of his hon. friend Mr. Young, who in consequence Mr. Gibson (Hamilton)--O% Friday next--En-- of ill health was obliged to resign the office, when 'quiry of Ministry, whether it is the intention of 'Llh( hon,. member for South Huron, the present the Government to amend the * Murried Wo-- reasurer, was appoimmted. _ The House was well man's Proverty Act *# in the direction of extend. 'fc'lllil'lllifld with ; both these gentlemen. They ing the liability of married women in their con-- l'"'";w they wore just the gentiomen for the office, tracts. and they all knew their ability to state to the Mr. Chisholas----On Friday next--Bill to amend House the views which they might entertain on the Municipal Act. V*;U'"" questrons connectoa with the department Sn c anmnnnomrnmatien enc en m | which tisy would be called upon from time to