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I " / as, _ _ - 14", V'%r'NF, ' =. ' _ . . -e , 'e8.ltJl..lF?, LW'AX. -. " L . '"'i"ya"",s . '- 'sa-.', -'I ' . ' t J aiedpit'inexherrrttt' ismnrwso coscsax- I w IND Till PROJIQT IN THE CITY or l. tgextco---" rams IN u. i ; The Two Republics, published in the City ~ _"" ' _ i l of Mexico, in its issue of February 26, re- " Mr. Gibson, however, stuck to the . . ' principle that the essence of the condition , tee, l 'oh/grit.:',.,",,".., ',,','.TiC,1'12e " l at least must he so printed. The deputa- 3'! emout o " "tmmppt T'Y It)" _ 9 tion was relieved to learn that the sections l " The bill to that effect, which has been : requiring all insurance agents to be PIP- l introduced into the United States Senate, , and 'hi,,'.:,',', apply to ft/tll', h 300.;21'12: names Mr. E. L. Corthell, the eminent civil ron o ection was raise o e . . . . . t 'lfr'l,'lf plovides that no forfeiture of engineer, now in this city,as the contractor. _ benetit shall be incurred by reason of Mr. (iortlielL was associated with Capt. default in paying any contribution or James B. hadslor years, and is thoroughly 'ii assessment except annual, semi-annual .'imbued. with the ideas of that great man or quarterly dues, which are payable at 1rer1ier,,.t1"'2,e,'iTgr',1g.f the 'tSt i' fixed dates, until after written notice has It") " iid ' it. "to "lri, t been delivered to the member in fault. One yet.? ma e l,, III'?..'"" ion . Pe . (member of the deputation "marked that United States ongreas for 'lmprovmg l . . . . f iendl this pass for 88,000,000, the estimate of a i the section would break up til r: . I board of Government engineers being l would" within five y ears. Another c "me 38 253,124. He also agreed to maintain that if the clause went into force speculators ' _ would bu u . la d claims and involve the channel for twenty W33" fur 8150,000 ' . Y. Pi p" . . . Th per annum. The estimate of the board for 31 the societies in no end of ligitation. e . , . ' maintenance was $590,000 per annum. Ir deputation also discussed a number of other . . . . . . . is now probable that the bill recently intro- . "ey!"" and agreed to put bthel; TI') r,',". duced by Senator White of Louisiana. will T writing for consideration y t e ove " With all theprincipal features of Capt. merit. Ed} tirat proposition. l ACUsT0M8 SMH'TER' , Mr Corthcll has renewed the faith of l A deputation comoung of Messrs. E. W. Governments in the jetty system by his F B. Snider, M.PP., James Conmee, latest achievements at Tampico in this re- , M. PP., J. M. Clark,' Toronto ' public ; and now comes word from Tm onto, _ James Worthington, w. J. Skynner. John Ontario, tiiata most important petilio has r, ? shucktsy, Sudbury, and others waited TPP been presented to the Untario Legislature } the Government this afternoon to ask aid in by Mr. Corihell and other engineers. They , 2'lrl'e to eslablisha cugMtrnt' "tlt/sr, at ask for permission to change the name Su hury. Itis proposed to establish . of the Huron & Ontario Railway t' company with $50,000 oapiUl for that pur" Company to the Ontario Ship Railway l pose, and the deputation asked the (lovern- Company l also to enable the company l ment to "Si" the project by granting to build double lines of railway so as i 83,000 tor . Itboratory and an tutnual tHttrt to transport freight and passengers between " of 35,300 for a chemist, assistant and the upper lakes and Lake Ontario, operated i chemicals. A resolution of tho Toronto by steam or electricity; to establish tele. ' Board of Trade wt" presented expressing phone and telegraph lines and to build or the opinion tlttst it would be in the public construct steam and sailing vessels ; to interest that the Provmcial Government build and maintain wharves, docks, Ware- t should grant the petition of the Sudbury houses and elevators, and also to possess all b Customs Smelting Company. Letters were the usual powers, and privileges anpertam I ', read from Prof. Galbraith, Dr. Ellis and ing to the working of railwavs iind ship. , Prof. Coleman of the School of Practical ping. - Science strongly endorsing the proposition. The charter for the Huron & Ontario Mr. W. J. Skyuiicr, secretary of the com- Railway Company was granted many years , pany, stated that the Town of Sudbury had ago and, as it is on the eve of expiring, the i agreed to take $5,000 of the capital stock. petition above mentioned asks for an exten- l ilr. Mowat promised to consider the niat- sion of the charter, as well gs for a change t "v in the name. l 'VINE MrmcirAs'rs' DEPUTATION. The question of an enlarged waterway be. p- A deputation of Toronto wine merchants, tween tlte upperlt!testutd.the ocean " 00° to ' _ headed by lawyer M. G. Cameron, waited which Mr. Cortliell has giveninuch thought ' : upon the Government at 7 o'clock, and and study,and the practicability of which he l .,'. urged the propriety of allowing the holders argued in anerlmustive p'nperrcad .before the l if of shop licenses to sell less than three half Canadian Society ot,, L)ivil Engineers tn pints. the minimum amount at present pro- Montreal. Between ancestor Duluth and . vided for by law. Among the reasons ad- Liverpool there are 9,000 miles of water vanced why the change should be made was navigatmn. 71. ot which only are vrttrtriete,d that the holders of tavern licenses were hy obstacles tn the channels. (l 1.tese ob. now permitted to sell more than the glass stacles he would remove by deepening the , over the bar and thus infringe upon the Canadian canals and other water courses so l business oi the shopkeeper. as to permit vessels of 5,000 tons capacity t COMMUTE}: MEETINGS. 1 to pass through"? thel flliCl,' nudgzturi; the l i . . _ same wa WI an no ken car es rom c T," followrng ff/lee",",'..', meet to mor. i Europe {0 ports of original departure. . row (Friday):-1 rivate Bills, 10.30 a.m.; l l m . ll 1 li . tl t ' select committee regarding protection oi I ' rtt ".'" "y..?: ary '."f? running a twar " a national waterway could not, he says, be ', sheep, 2.30 P'm' l permitted longer to restrict, hamper and NOTICES or norms. l delay Comttrerte and divert it into unnatur- c. Mr. Mitsctsmpbell--0u Monday next-- al and artiticGl channels. liirect trade T Bill to amend the Sawlogs Driving Act. l with Europe, he thinks, should be the de.. , Mr. Davis--. Monday tusxt---A bill to mand of the Northwest and of the country i amend the General Road Companies Act. , I tributary to the gr"t hikes. l Mr. 1hrvis--MotuUy next-A bill to Mr. Corthell, in conversation with an I amend the act respecting truancy and com- l editor oi The Two Republics veaterday, pulsory attendance. iexprcsscd hie belief that the time would) Mr. Tait-Monday next-A bill to amend _ come when large freight-carrying vessels the Free Libraries Act; abill to amend from Liverpool could cross the Atlantic, the Public Health Act ', a bill to amend the ascend the St. Lawrence, cross by the On- Debentures Registration Act ', a bill to iario Ship Railway tn (ieorgian Bay, thence amend the Land Titles Act; a bill to Vin Lakes Huron and Michigan to Chicago, amend the Municipal Act ; a bill to amend thence by ship canal bo the Illinois River, the act respecting truancy and compulsory thence down past Ftt. Louis, Cairo, MON" attendance at school. pills and New Urn-nus to the (lit' of Mex. Mr. Gilmour-Monday next-Au act to icn. This meat water route may bode- amend the Street Railway Act; also an ttth layed some decades, but the commercial ' to amend the Municipal Act. interests of the hike i-ugimi, of the great i Mr. 0"C'onnor--Mondtty next-A b n to \ur'i-u s' and " c,.. Il.. 'l' F i will. V 'tre amend the act providing against frauds in . . . the l . . ' awakening to the im rtaace of this plan, Iuttttt,i.'i'hot milk to cheese or butter ipr the 'iii/v,,?.,?,,"?:':'",',':':'!,? thsir interests, and «of - . . , iey WI unite in (eman in the support ","i',tg,t1 BillrespeetimrCounty l of the Canadian S'1"l'd)'fd'fd1l',,l2'Sl2 _ for this gigantic measure. P"""""-"---.- -8-r-r-t-I-I.tI--. , _ , i . I w" _ l' . ". " ' , _ l ' ,x - ' TIN, i, , .