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- GrT2tg2,'cy resident, A. Navin, vice- Bailey, engineer; D. S. Nob". in charge of 'yreeyitut party; Wm. Hendrie, W. P"1'tt They were introduced by Mr. Jo n i Lays, M. PP. Other [number- present were Messrs. J. M. Gibson, Armstrong Marter Canines and Lyon. The spokesmen i were tlie Mayor and Messrs. ye:1.,ieieh, Wil. l kie, Gillard, Armstrong and Gibson. They ' asked for a land grant of 6,000 acres per mil. l for the tirst section of the road, from North Bay to Lake 1'mniscnuning. They claimed that T _ I the railway would open up a tract of country i i i rich in timber and minerals, adapted for agri- I culture, and having a climate equal to that of Toronto, and would give a new value to the fisheries of the Hudson Bay. It is also pointed oat that it will give Ontario aseaport 576 miles or 25 hours' ride _fi'oni Toronta The promoters expect a grant oi 83,250 a tulle from the Dominion Government. A party in charge of Mr. Noble leaves this morning to survey the line from North Bay to Lake Tomiscamiug. ' ANOTHER runway project which the Gov. ernment is asked to aid is the extension of the' Toronto, Grey & Bruce railway from Tees water to Kincardine, through the Townships oi Kinloss, Culross and Kincardine, twenty- 1 two miles. Anybody who looks " a map I and sees the T. G. & B. stuck on the middle ( of Culross, as if it had ru.n its noseunto a ' sandbank, feels a strong desire to run his pcn- , I til along to the lake shore and finish the thing. , 'Jhe Attorney-General was waited upon yes- l tenlay by Mr. Malcolm Macplierson and Mr. t Andrew Malcolm, of Kincardine, who asked , that the road be bonussed to the extent of 1 32.0003 mile. The Town of Kincardine has ' i voted $50,000 for it. ' l Exroncixu THE Soon ACr:-.Oir. Hardy's : ibill relating to the enforcement of the Scott ' , Act provides that the lines shall be applied in t l the enforcement of the Act; that the Govern. ' I incnt shall not contribute anything unless the ', l tines are inaumeuut to meet the expenses; l _ that where there is such a deficiency the Gov. l srnment shall make up one-third of it. l - l ' Mn. Ross Unitarian v-When the Minister of ' Education slipped off his chair yesterday, '. seventeen gentlemen simultaneously made the : remark that he had been " umusuted." l - i A PErmoN to the Govermont, asking that a l gentleman named therein be appointed to the t ts'hriovaity of York, is in circulation. Some : signatures have been obtained on the strength I of representations that another candidate for I the oilice has retired. The other candidate , inferred to has not retired, and is somewhat ', puprised that such a statement should be q hmide. '1 Hos. A. S. HARDY yesterday introduced a : bill providing that towns not separated from f counties, having salaried police magistrates, I shall not be chargeable with any portion of the I salary and expenses paid to police magistrates s by the counties, and that no part of such sal- t ary and expenses shall be collected from such l, town. ' Tue P.NrERPRisINC. Town of Woodstock is c seeking incorporation as a city, and a bill for I; this purpose was introduced by Mr. Freeman yesterday. e EARLY To Bun, "et-Night sittings have 1 not been in order this session. The feeling no I doubt is that members who go to bod betimes I are in better condition for the committee work l and the other duties of the day. Still it must be owned that legislation is moving at a some. t i what leisunly pace. 1 : . Y£A AND Nay t--The stupid old practice of . I, saying "rea" or "nay" when a division is I called still prevails in the Parliamentary com- t mittees. It is very hard to distinguish one i sound from the other, especially " some of the l members say something like f'ngay." Why , not use " yes" and "no"'. t The iollowmg were the guests for the i a