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l , . J" f - V dif no on i It IS Opened by Chief Justice Hagarty. . A few minutes before 3 the guard of SPEECH FROM THE THRONE. honor, consisting of50men from C Com. pany under Capt. MaoDougall and Mr. q------.--- Lawrle, tgi,',',',') and took up a 'd,','htt in front of t to main entrance. awaitin t e ar- Why the Member B Were Sum- rival of the administrator. Withingm squad moned to Meet. of police under Inspector Stephen kept the i passages clear. Chief Justice Hagarty, so- i ---------.. tered by Pse1',tt,l." Law, A. D. c., ttf ir. arcourt 'ernon, socre to t e enemas ran wxm. COME BEFORI 'BEM--- Lieutenant-Governor. drove ',,'tlhu, G or I.A WN To BE AMENDED AND ertttttttttt House at 3 o'cioch. co.N.qoMUATED. MR. SPEAKER TAKES THE CHAIR. F / ( It was 2.60 when the Speaker, Hon. ---------_ P..d " " _ Thomas Ballantyne, preceded by Sergeant- The second session of the seventh Legis- ' at-Arms fdt','d"rg't1r let'il',T, "of: "I. St lature ot the Province of Ontario, the ed mace, appoare ,an . tie crow parte to F . . allow the little procession to pass on its way hrst session in the "Good century of the to the throne. The Speaker demanded 'Parliamentary history ot the Province, was order, and while every person stood_he reed formally opened yesterday afternoon. the preyorI Willa}: I": tre przscribedlior Owing to the illness of the Lieutenant-Gov- 'e'd"i"ttitmd'l"t'o'i1ettd l'l'hTIfd ernor, Sir Alexander Ihunpbell, P" cere- quent to the general elections writs had mony m" performed by commission, Chief been issued by the clerk for new elections Justice Hagarty having been appointed iquast Wellington, Kingston and _North administrator for that purpose by the Gov. idenfrew, vacancies havmg occurred in the. , . but by the appointment of Col. Clarke to orrtorAs'enera1. Among the members pre the b'eeal-kir"ot the House, in the second l Mtttt were ".--- hy the resignation of Mr. J. ll. Metcalfe to Liberals-Hon. Oliver Mowat, Hon. A. contest Kingston for the seat in the Domin- S. Hardy, Hon. G. W. Ross, Hon. R. Har. ion lee made vacant by the_death of the _ court, Hon. J. Dryden, Hon. J. M. Gibson, late Sir. John Macdonald, and in the third I l Gibe l Tait bl. J. Davis A. Bishop by the death of the late Mi. llunlop. . ' l t .".'.h t . .', . H ii -K r... 1' t oi. f. lsrke, whose long experience in the I yy.. l " ood, E" Guthrie," . ti 'ci.',),".'")'.' ii." House both as a private member and as 3 5,i,rPtod,Y; fi?,',',,',":','.'.'.)) Gd I'l "w 31." Speaker has thoroughly ftuttiliarUed liimi Allan, J. 1),8i,un,ty,, . , Itll' ".':/ i/. with the procedure, discharged the duties! lf°°kh'"" C. C. ti "M" "w", It'. Tce.', , of his new (mice in a tltoroughly business. men"; I D. Moore, ' . Bteta, . ' c. like manner. It was part of his duty to hechme. . , l ii l H l" reada formidnhle-looking document which " "rtsotprttfres--U l R. ," lt' n t, l . P bore an enormous red seal, and which was Clarke, J. c.'ltacy., by F. L353" (3 . "I the Governur.General'a authorisation to Whitney, W. A. \\|llo\u\gb l' ""d . Chief Justice Hagarty to act us adminis- Monk, W. H H'nmmell, . y . , u "if: . tutor in the absence through illness of Sir "f horns, G. F, Msrter, W. - lcCleary, ',' Alex. Campbell. the Lieut.-Governor. y) ylie, l". Magwood, U. Bush, J. ittrid, G. The Speaker read another formal state- Campbell. ment to the etfect that the clerk had re-I THERE "ER! MANY SPECTATUM- ceived from the judges selected fur the trial , Owing to the unusual circumstances of oi election petitions certitieatea with re. the opening ceremonies and partly also to ports relating to elections in East and West the fact that the present is probably the Algoma, South Norfolk, North Perth and last session in tho old buildings, the uttend- North Bruce. once of spectutms was much tlinger /r'tt THE AMHNHTKATUR ARRIVES. usual. Among those upon t is our o t IO, Then Mr. S eaker announced that the' !)euse were yrs. li. IV. Russ, Mrs. J. M. House il'li,iii' stand adjourned during I Gibson. Justice and Mrs. sh,1,tclyys,t"y, Mrs. pleasure. He left the chair, and us he G. "J ill/eh Ml." .)lonk, 3lr. and Mrs. U. did so there was a stir at the main entrance R. W. "iggar,Miss Higgn'l-'..\l rs. Llewellyn, to the chamber. It was caused by the N" T..iurr.tysroy,3uy.A?yt. I y.i.mret?.!.i" I Q" prom-h of the administrator, who, arrayed unlit; (\iyodqlock». Mrs. W. H. N"- M!" m in. judicial robe, walked up to the limit. Sheritf ted, Mrs. Mowat, Mehr l throne, ucuompanied hy the Premier. yryh, Rev. yr. Wild, John. Baxter, " m. ', Preceding them were Commander Law, A. l.aidlaw, Q.(.., and Mrs. l.aidlaw, lhonias lhC., in a cocked hat and gold lace: Mr. Boa!!!" Ill-'., Mrs. Rodgins and M!" I Harcourt Vernon, secretory to the Lieu- Hodgms, 'ap!. fertrt.. Mowat, yl.iss I 'seruntAioveruoc; Col. Grey (brigade. Mowat, Mi" Pt,y,tte,'y, Mi" 1reigv,hlie l major), Col. Hamilton and Capt. Mowat of P'"'}"": Mrs. J. l'. Gilmour, ME" Cum. l the Queen's an Rides. The Chief Justice [truin, PP,. Iyys and Mrs. yo,tyq,, the , took the chair which the Speaker had Misses held thulmlll'gl, Mrs. W. R. Calla. 3 vacated, and his escort disposed itselfon $953.31" by'. r. Bastedo, Nie itetde, ' either side of him. Hon. Mr. Mowat, Hon. Miss CB. Bastedo, Alfred Patrick, C.M.G. l Mr. Hardy, tho Speal;er,Col. Clarke and the (ex-clerk of the House of Commons), the L Sergeant-at-Arms stood on the right hand bishop of Ohio and Mrs. Leonard, Rev. Dr. while Mr. Vernon and Capt Mowat i,"riii'. Scad ing (rector of Trinity church,'roledo), i pied positions on the ik/ . Vicar-General Rooney, Mrs. John Miller and l . a . , , , . Mm Miller, A. s. Nordheimer (German con- , til m l ' ROM 'l" THRONE. . sul)and Mrs. Nordheimer,J. M. Ferris,ex. "9'."wa listened intently while the M.PP.,Dr.und Mm. Huchan,John J. Mono. 'u1miuUtrotor read the speech from the (chief clerk of the Privy Council, Ottawa), throne, " follows c-- it. B. Hughes. Miss Hughes, Miss Tina Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the Legisla. Hughes, in" Arrhbold, Miss Burnside, the tire Anembly '. Misses Kendig. Miss 1f.ietr (Brantford). In consequence of the illness of the Lieu. Miss 1leGillistay, Mrs. l eigh, Dr. Castitf, , tenttntAa'overnor, Sir Alexander Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. In E. Cameron, Miss Carling I his Excellency the Governor-General in (Rector), Mrs. Sl m. Houston, Mrs. Malcolm Council has been pleased to ap int me ad- hlscphersou. Mrs. J. lt. Edgar, Mrs. Gor mlnistrator for the purpose emulating to I no. Mrs. Wisisonuettc, Mrs. Hogg, Mrs. Den the causes of holding this session of the Meath, Mrs. lily, Miss Bowman, an... l ' Thompson, Mrs. May (Halihurton), Mrs. l C.. D. Calvin (Kingston), Mrs. Jones (Win. , aim), Capt. Ii. P. and Mrs Dennison, ' Miss Findlay, Hon. G. IV. Allan, Mrs. ll. F. Clarke, Mayor Fleming and Mrs. Flemin . Mrs. H. B. Smith, Miss . Smith, Mrs. from Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Mo. Andrew, Hon. A. M. Ross, Dr. Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Cameron, Mrs. Percy Beatty.