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Mr. BALFOUR could not agroo that there was any great detaand for the abolition of the Pro-- vincial Exhibition in his sonstituency. If there was a need for $5,000 for the Farmers' Institutes, then let them have the money and the Provincial Fair the money too. He was in favour of the | continuance of the exhibition and its going East | more frequently it need be. : s Mr. RAYSIDE was unaware of the cause of P Aanktc Cinbeurens io VC the Government would be prepared to give em= phasis to that opinion by doing away with 1, und devotins the money to some uther agricaltur-- al object, becauso woe think all parties will recognize that it this money is withdrawn from the Provincial Exhibit:ion, is ought to be devoted to some other npurpose in which the fariners are interested. It is questionable whother some better way -- might not . be devised for spending this money, The main arguments advanced in favour of doing away with the Exbhi-- bition were:--That in regard to agriculiture the Eastern portion of the Provinge is not so far ad-- vanced as the Wost, that many of the Exhibitions | which have spruns up have now become large in= . stitutions, and are taking the place of the Pro-- vinaial Exhibition, and that some places actualy refused to have the Provincial Esimbition at all, 1t has heen said that when the Exhibition goes to the Bast it is nrot success{ul, but that it ought not to be done away wich ailtozether, because of its educational -- benefits; that i; is really doing iA bénefit to the East by the holding of it there every four years, and that consequont'y it might be weit to hold it every tour years ; but there seems to be a differenes of opinion as to whether it suould be done away w th altogether or not there. Now, the whole amouuat of $10,000 which we give is not devoted | to tha Provincial Exhibition. 1 believe, under | the management of the Agricultural and Arts Assnciation, only anbout one--half is devoted to that purpo:e. -- The othar halt has been applied to other agricultural obj«cta of late yveurs, show-- ing that the ho'ding of the Provincial Exhibition is not the ouly way in which the Association cin work in the interest of thoe farmers, They have taken up the matter of LSeP bitoidndt Tt intacticas in ... .1 & . fnancially successfu! Exhibition had never been held in Ottawa. Thoe Faira helid in the eastern section did not give the tarmors a chance to see the bost grades of live stock from Western Un-- tario. He would like to see a Committee ap-- pointad to enquire into the advisability of con-- tinving the Provincial Exhibitions, Al;u 5 g0., g20_~ CA WAs unaware of the cause of decline, but from personal inspection was satisfied that the Provincial Exhibition held in Ottawa last autumn did not compare with the Fair held under the Association's arspices in London fiilteen years ago. 'The last Exhibition did not fairly indicate the Province's agricultural devel~ opment for the last decade. lHie believsd that a financially successful Exhibition had nava» haulsw Wllitiie: ce i.) 00 20 000 Oessn i't.ig""!)h. and the East wished the Provincial Fair, stimulating our farmars to improve their farms. They have also taken up other branches,such as the holdingof ploughing matenes and the geiting up ot prizs essays, by which means they have succeaded in bringing out the views of sgricul-- turists thomselves. _ In ail these branches they have done good work. _ It is a question whoether they might not go furthor and abolish the exhi-- bition altogather. As regards this year the prant -- cou.dnot _ be -- withheld. _ Cortain steps have been taken to _ open _ the Exhibition -- in _ the _ City of |-- London, and the Association nust go on with it. As to whas might be done with the grant if withdrawn {rom the Provincial Exhibition, a good deal ot force, as I think, is to be givon to the suggestion thait has been made that tuis monoy might ba de-- voted to grants to the F«rmer«' Institutes. Our expecionce with thesoe lInstitutes this year has beou -- ominently -- succes«ful--(hoa>, hear)--and tha high appreciation of the farming community of their advantages has beensevidenced by the SHOULD BE ABOLISHED PRIZE FPARMS, 10 Farmers' Institutes, ney and the Provincial was in favour of the on and its going East § rs a chance to see from Western Un-- a Committee ap= advisability of con-- number of applications which have been recered | since the recant Institutes were held to hold thom | in other localities, One of the professors has in= _ formod me that they have received upwards of twentysfive applications, from places in wnich theso Institutes were not held this year,since last January, -- lIn starting these FARMNERS' IN8STITUTES, there was no nsw innovation. In Michigan I saw thoy haa done good work. ln this Province they seemm to have bsen attended by farmers from long distances, There seems to have been no move that has been taken which has created #so deep an interest among the farming commu-- nity, aud it might be taken into consideration it the grant now given to the Provincial Exhibition migut not perhaps do as much in the way of stimulating the advancement of agricaltural edu-- cation if it were divided among these Institutes in different parts of the Provincs. mere Another way of distributing the money, which has been _ suggested, is to give it to the _ existing _ agr:icultural _ societies. I do not think _ that wou'd be of any great bonefit, _ Almost all our electoral district societies are success'ul now, and the amount of money which we would be anabled todivide among them woulid be smali--perhaps only about $50 apieos. Then, I know mysolf,that there are joalous-- ies among the agricultural societies,even in their own electorial districts. Therse aro exhibitions now conducted for the besnefit of ons locality out of the whole electoral district, _ The granting of this money wou!d be an addition to the revenne of that society, which is carry. ing on its work not for the bone-- fit of a whole electoral district but of one locality. -- But if, on the other hand, a »rant were given to each district for the holding of Farmers' Institutes poriodicaliy in different parts of the district for the purpose of discussing agricultural subjects, it might perhaps be a good thing and 1 money well applied. The opmion has been ex-- pressed a'so that it might be advisable to do away with the grant to the Exhibition for a yoar or two, and then make a larger grant -- This is a question to consider. The hon. gentleman has accomplished, in brings ing forward his motion, a good deal in drawin the attontion of the House to the matter, and % would suggest that, having &ccomplished all he desired --I do not think it would be desirable to commit the House to a definite proposal that the \exhibition should be closed and the grant abolish-- ed--the _ hon, gentleman withdraw _ his inotion, and it will induce members and others, | who are not present in this House, to dircuss the subject in the press and the agricultural periodi-- _ Mr. DRYDEN, with the consent of the House, withdrew his motion. Mr. AWREY moved for a return furnishing the full text of the j1agmonts of the judges of the Queen's Bench Division of the Hign Court of Justice ou the demurrer in the case of the Queen v, Bunting and others. Carried, THE PAYMENTS. Mr. MEREDITH moved for a return showing what sums have boen paid to Gioorge L. Patu'le on any account whateversince Janua? 1st, 1883, with the dates of payment thereof, and the Enrppi; for which such payments were made, arried. cals. No. 109, No. 110, an sented to the House Mr. CA ARNEGIE moved that sessional papers No, 110, and No.: 11'1 qf '1884, and pre-- THE BRIBERY CASE. SESSIONAL PAPERS AN EQUITABLE WAY. on the last day of last ses-- r Hon. 0. MOWAT thought there was no an. omaly, but complete analogy, as while Canadian Courts accepted the aflidavits sworn before for-- eign notaries public, the affidavits sworn betore our notaries public were accepted in foreign countries. . He thought there was no difficuity in a notary public obtaining a commission if he got a cortificate from a county judge that it was needed. Hon. T. B. PARDEE thought there was some reason in confining a Comumissioner to his county as a proveative of traud. The Bill was road a second time and referred to a ibpecial Committee. SECOND READINGS. Mr. Ermatinger--To amend the Municipal Act, making the qualifications of neeves, deputy» reeves, and voters in incorporated villages the same as in townships. _ sion, be referred to the Committ intit Can"ied. ce on Frinting. "_, Mc. MEREDITH suggested that the Bill should be allowed to pass and be referred to the Special Committes. Mr, FRENCH moved the second reading of the Bill to confer on notariee the power of_ Commissioners, _ HMs expiained that the Bill proposed to give notaries public power to receive ali affidavits, and he would make them officers of the Court, and thersfore liable to its summary jurisdiction, He thought the bounds of a county should not hinder a commissioner res ceivin> any afidavit It was an anomaly that the affidavits «worn be{ore foreign notaries should be accopted and not those of our own. The House adjourned at 5:45