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'Eigstttttiittiiiitit 'lt'?.,".':'.")".', that IN t9tatntehtat councillors "I! be elected for two yes". one-hut lit, the council being elected much your. m for the whole municipalities. Ithis will nholish the ward system. . Tavern and Shop Licenses. The annual report on the working of the tavern and ship licenses gets of On- tario has been l nod. and contains much information," interest. From the Comparative statements which it contains it appears that "there is a steady reduction in the number of liquor licenses. the total for 1897-98 be- Inq 3,128, or 37 less than the previous year. There is also a proportionate loss of revenue to the Province. the receipts last you being 8268.247 40. as against 3270.906 in the previous year. The total amount of license fees and fines collect- ed under the law tor the year was MO:?.,- 803 51. ot which the municipalities re- ceived 8269.878 38. and the expenses of rommisslona. inspection. etc., were $74,- 732 73. The number of commitments for drunkenness' was 1.707, as compared with 1.716 in. the previous year, and 4,451 in 1888. - The Speaker's Dinner. . The following guests were InvPed to the Bpeaher's dinner last evening:--. , Lieutenant-Governor Mbwat. Attorney- General Hardy. Bishop Sweatman, Very Rev. V. G. McCann; Rev. W. Caven. Knox College; Rev. A. Burwash, Vic- ?torla. University; Rev. o. C. 8. Wal- riace. McMaster University: President London. Toronto University: Chief Jus- 1 tice of Ontario Mr George Burton, Hon. 'Sir George A. Kirkpatrick. Hon. Sir w. P. Rowland. Hon. Sir James Edgar, Lieutenant-Colonel W. D. Otter, D.0.C.. Hon. George A. Cox. Geo. H. Bertram, M.P., E. B. Orl:r. M.P., K. P. Clarke. 'M.P., w. F. Maclean, M.P.. J. Ross l Itotrerteon. are; Hon. William Muiock. ', Pmrtmnrrter-GeneraP. - Mon. Geo. W. _ Ross. Hon. J. M. Gibson, Hon. R. Har- court. "lion. J. Dryden. Hon. E. J. De.- vis, Hon. W. Barty. lion. J. t Gar- row, Mayor Show, Commander Law, Capt. H. M. Mowat:. J. B. Willison, Editor Globe: A. F. Wallie. Editor Mani and. Empire; Tr (influencing-y. View, Ct,'?,!,,? GER. Co.', Chas. M. new." :eneral Manager G.T.R.t if. F. Bise,t President. Bell Telephone Co.; J. P.'; Whitney. Leader of the Opposition', G. i F. Matter, M.P.P.. Lieut.-Coi. MatheU son, M.P.P.. James J. Fay. M.P.P., w. A. Charlton. M.P.P., W. J. McKee, M. P.P., T. A. Warden, M.P.P., J. R. Strat- ton, M.P.P.. J. Conmee, M.P.P., Dr. Mackay, M.P.P., T. Crawford, M.P.P., A. Pattulio. M.P.P., W. M. German. M. RR. R. Ferguson, M.P.P.. E. C. Car- penter. M.P.P., J. H. Carnegie, M.P.P., -Samuei Russell. M.P.P.. P. F. Pardee, M.P.P., A. B. Thompson.M.P.P.: L'eut.- Cot. Clarke. Clerk of the House; F; J. G-lackmeyer. the Sergeant-at-Arms; Colin G. O'Brien. i Notes. . Mr. Craig. who recently became prio , vate Becre ury to Hon. R. J. Davis. Pro- , vincial Secretary. has relinquished that Cotmee and is not now on the department- al stall. 'r""-"-"----- 9