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ENeeE RIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRARRRRaAAaaEEEeeeeeeeeeeiens" vounty,-- and _ the great @zrea ~of--the: ecounty, extenditg north and south, fre-- quently involved the absence of one Judge from the county town for mary days. Sir Olver Mowat thought that: in view of all the -- circumstances 2/ second Judge should be appolnted. The mover of the present bill had admitted Abhat no good purpose would be anccom-- plished now, as there woere already a reniocr and junior Judge, and therefore 'the bill should be withdrawn. I __Mr. Foy thought a good case had Lbeen made out by the mover of the bill. Mr. Hoyle had established _ beyond yuestion that a second Judge was un-- necessary. Mr. Wardell said that many of the lawyers in the County of Ontario deem-- ed the appointment of & second Judge unnecessary. Mr. Dryden pointed out that when there was only one Judge in Outario he was frequently obliged to be absent In the northern part of the county, and ; great inconvenience consequently . re--, sulted therefrom. | The bill was allowed to stand until Wednesday. l Toronto Legislation. Mr. Foy introduced a bill to amend the municipal act, embodying the re--: commendations of the Toronto City ; Courell, Among the provisions are the | following :~--Applying to citles of 104,--! 000 or over, the number of Aldermen in each ward to be reduced to three, num-- ber of constables to be increasged to four besides the Mayor, the property qualification of candidates for Mayor and Aldermen may be abolished pro-- vided they possess the qualification of. electors, the amount of municipal elec-- 10ts' rating in cities is reduced from k"!) to $300, and in cities of over 100,-- ! nomination meetings may be held on the third Monday in December and the election on January T always, ex-- copt when that day falls on Sunday, when it will be the second; controllers sl'mll also be members of the City Coun-- cAl. P