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ne of the best and most ably conducted blic institutions in the Province is that the education of the deaf and dumb at leville. The annual report furnishes ence of substantial and satisfactory ress in the training and education of pupils, When Inspector Chamberlain Wigited the institution in March last there 260 pupils in residence, 145 males and 115 females. Everything was found to be * orderly and satisfactory. condition. erence is made in the report to Mr. R. &theson's able efforts to promote the work or which the institution is designed. *# CARE OF THE INSANE. *--In the 24th annual report upon the tic and idiot asylums odf Ontario, Mr. Christie, inspector of prisons and public larties, calls attention to the constaatly W-ing number of the insane Kopulatiou t the Province, as shown by the returns from the general institutions. ~During the year ending Sept. 30, 1890, there were 666 patients admitted, and for the year under report there were 928, show-- ing an increase of 262. The average daily number of patients in residence also shows an increase of 240, the number for the former year being!3,266 and for the latter 3,-- 506. The numbers remaining in residence at the close of these years respectively were 3,318 und 3,468, being an increase of m' Mr. Christie submits some valuable in-- formation regarding the care of the insane, which goes to show that the present method has worked satisfactorily both from an economical and philanthropic point of view. NOTICES OF MOTION, The following notices of motion were given :-- Mr. Meredith--Inquiry of the Government-- (1) Whether it was at any time proposed to open the present session of this Mouse by com-- missioners n.rpoinwd for that purgose b{ his Honor the Lieutenant--Governor in Council ; (2) if so, why that method of opening the session was not carried into effect; (3) Whether a commission was issued by his flonor. and if so, to whom, for the pur(rose aforesaid } Mr. Mersedith--Addres:, copies of the order in Council for the apvointment of a commis-- sion as to the proposed forest reservation and park in the Nipissing District, of tho commis-- wion issued in pursuance thereof and the in-- structions to the commissioners. Mr. Merediih--Address, copies of the case \submitted for the o?lnion of the Court of Appeal as to the validity of the local option 'provisions of the Municipal Act, and of the opinions of the judges of said court thereon, ~and of the judgment pronounced by the court in the premises. . Mr. Meredith--Address, copies of all corrres pondence with the At.tornc{v-uunenl or his de-- \ partment on the nub{oct of the fusion of the \several divisions of the High Court of Justice and of changes in the practice of the said { court, and in the provisions for holding sittings for the trial of actions and otherwise with re-- gard to the distribution of the business of the \courts with a view to the more speedy despatch of such business, Mr. Wood (HMastings)--Return, showing osti-- mated quantity of pine timber now standing upon the Crown domain of the Province and . the value trereof, setting the same forth as far as practicable by a description by number or otherwiso of the borths upon which the same is | standing, and where the territory has not been divided into timber berths uhowlu'r the local-- ities so as to enable them to be identified by description, and also showing the data upon which such estimates aro based. Mr. McKay--Bill to extend the powers of police villagos. C sc vrmenvememnsemene comer s mer namwer »