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he did not intend doing :11ng more for him. He Ind endeamrod to find out whet the tether-’3 views were. end the whale of the evidence yes 19 the efiect am he did not oontemplete doing mything more then thnt tor himâ€"thnt the Govern- ment should tulle the property md make the beet 0! it. They had not only secured to the eon the [Arm property. but bud also settled upon his tunily u very considerable additionnl sum. The only ground upon which it could pouibly be eeid n euficient tum had not been settled u n the son end his tunily you that every ing‘e‘hould‘go: met no runner whet the vieweof the tether were, and if he chooee to die without: will, thet the whole of the estate should go to en illegitimete can. He repudicted the: as e principle um should be recognized in my civilized end Christin lend. end hoped hie hon. friend would never Ink n Legisla- ture to en Act of thet kind. The receon e money we: settled u n the hmily was _th_e_t_ it wee found t ct the rnx neon noun. Hr. Lender moved lo: e return ehowing Mime end expenditure in deteil since the dete ct lent return connected with the at“. o! the leto Androw Mercer, ehowing gleo in 5 new.“ ecoount 3 domlod in“. meat of the cost at the building known en the Andrew Mercer Mormetory. At the time o! the deeth o! the lete Andrew Mercer the velne o! hie cetete wee pleoed et ehout $185,000 in stocks. reel eetete. eeonritiee end pereonel property. This emountwee teken poeeeeeion o! by the Onterio Government. end it might be thet they would be aired to rclund the whole enm expend at? them out of this eetete. which emonn to 0161.“)0. Thin ex nditnre hed exceeded the radiation on o! the eetete. or in other worde the Government hed trenched on Provinclel fund-in entlei tion of eelee of property end eecnritiee on ' to the eetete. The emonnt reelixed co m the eetete had only been 848.000. end the helenoe wee tehen from the Provinoiel oheet, without e vote of the House. There were no votee tehen in the House to expend eny moneys on ecoonnt o! the Meme: eetete other then out o! the proceeds of the cetetc. end it it wee ehown thet the lfrovjnoiel. funds hed . e 9; W, ‘we-ve- "e.- â€"â€"_ -vw ren. with no other claimants. should go to the children. He entirely differed from him in thet respectâ€"that there ehould be e recognized difference in the lew of this country as regards legitimate end illegitimate children. It was because of thet difference that e por- tion of this property had been teken for public urpoeee. His hon. friend hed said thet pu lie sympeth was in fever of the illegitimate non of ercer. If the ublio we: ewere of the facts there would no such sympethy. There had been a. num- ber of such cases before his attention while occupying his present position. and the course taken depended very much upon the circumstances of the ceee end the velue oi the estate. In the present cese the estete was every one, end enebled them to settle on the ' egitimete non of Mr. Mercer a much larger income then his tether had ever been accustomed to expend. It appeared from the evidenw that 31,000 a yes: wee the utmost of his ietber'e expenses during his lifetime. and they had settled upon the con and his family e sum exceeding that emount. It eppeered that his father had? contemplated putting him his hum} had oontemplnted pu‘ting him in W911 of. km, “Id intimuod tint , x a--_‘ ___;n.:__ _-u son wee e thriltless, extrevegent men. The question wee not whether the Province or the son of the lste Mr. Mercer should heve the estete. but it wee between the Province end the Dominion. The institu- tion wee e very velueble one.end necesserg to e continuenceo! the prison system whie bed been ine reted in the Province. In the Gentrel n men elone were confined end punished. end there wee need of e cor- responding institution for women, es reccm. mended from time to time by the Inspector of Prisons in his reports. Indeed the opinion bed been frequently expressed thet it wee of more importenoe then the Centre! Prison itself. to heve e proper institution for the reform of emele onminels, beoeuse other provision bed been mede for mele criminels. while no provision bed hitherto been mede for the iemeles. He hed no doubt thet it wee e provision which this House would heve senctioned out ct the public revenue; but when this estete ceme into the bends oi the Govern- ment it wee thought thet. insteed of pleoin the proceeds in the Treesury. it would enttingthingtoepply it to the erection of some institution which would beer Mr. Mercer‘s neme. Mr. Mercer wee in hie lifetime e men of e benevolent end kindly feeling. es testified to by those who hed known him. It the House would examine into the history of the cese it would be found thet the lste Mr. Mercer died while the Government of Mr. Sendiield Meodoneld wee in power. end the estete wee teken possession of. not by him (Mr. Mowet)_._nor_by hjs_predecesecr._Mr. Blake. wâ€" "v" â€"â€"- w- been (1 out on 3 fund to which it we. douh ul if the Government hed e sound cleim, their course wee certeinly deserving of hlune. He contended thst neither the Dominion nor the Imperiel Governments would hsve deelt so hasth with the clsimmts to on eetste es hed been done in this case, end the Government would find thet the people of the country hsd more s mpethy with the Mercer femily then e imegined. . Mowet acid thet most of the obser. vntions made by his hon. friend had been made before. end the circumstances to which he referred presented no new points. Be (Mr. Lender) hed expressed on eeversl occasions the o ' 'on that the eetste of e personwho di leaving ‘ egitimete child- .e u. _I_:_.-_e.. -LAnl.‘ a- A Mow“). no} by his sredoooaaofi Mr. Bl'ako. but. by Mr. Sundae! Moodontld. who was Premier st the time. end whose Govern- ment was supported by hon. gentle- men opposite. (Cheers) It was by thst Government thst s commission wee issued to ascertain whet the eetste consisted of and the property was in the ion of the Ssndfleld Government st it: time the went out of ofiice. (Cheers) Continuing. eesid thst suits were neces- ssrily hro ht for sreslizeticn o! the pro- perty on e‘grcunfl th‘st eschested‘pro- y belong ed to the Province. and the 53s“. ell recognized the ri ght of the Pro- wine. The question wee rsised in Lower cumin, however. end one Judge decided thst esohssted property should go tothe Dominion. but hie decision was ap pegled irom end the highest court in thst Province 0N'I‘ARIO LEGISLATURE Mr. Gibson (Hemilton) moved “ for s re- turn showing for each license district the number of times in which. under sections 68 end 63respectively o! the Liquor License Act. the wcrso! County Judges hsve been ex ' in the msttcr of (a) revoostion of licenses improperly obtsined sud (b) the in- vestigsticn of negligence e! inspectors." The resson he msde the motion wss be- csuse under the Act some persons hsd been guilty of negligence. The provision snow. mgj to csncel licenses when certsin olsuses ot the Act hsd been intringed was not taken sdvsntsge ct sufllciently. He thought that the return would show the grovision wss svsiled of seldom or never. he object of the second portion of the re- turn wss to sscertsin how fer the provision providing for the remove! of inspectors for glsring negligence was enforced. He was not swsre of soy such case. ss members of s community did not csre to assume the responsibility at enforcing these clsuses. S A- AIAE_I_ AL-L geve e nnenilnous decision in fever 0! the Ptovinoe. The Governmens were full justified in everything they heddone. Wi to the motion he hed not the slightest oh “on to it. . Lender denied thet ihe eaten wss token posseseion o! by Bendneld Meodoneld when Attorney~GeneteL The oommiseion ot inquiry wes issued in December. 1871, end going out of omoe in the some month thst was the 03%? stepteken. Mr. Mombâ€" het was ell he could do. ‘iiE. fisrdy ipreeented a. return of bonds end securities registered in the Provincial Registrnr‘s omoe since the last return. The House sd10urned at 4.45. Tczsmr, Feb. 7.â€"â€"The Speaker took the choir st 3 o'clock. Petitions were presented: Mr. Nsirnâ€"W. E. Youmsns and others. of St. Thomas, prsying that scientific temperance text books may be introduced into Common Schools; by Mr. Gibson, Hemilton. of Rev. Septimus Jones and others, of Toronto; at Johnson Harrison et al.. of Bolton ; of R. 8. Woods at al., of Chsthsm ; of Wolverton et al.. of Wood- stock; of D. J. Maodonnell, of Toronto; R. stison. of Dundee; S. 8. Nelles. of Gobourg. to the ssmegfieet.‘ in. Meredith was surprised, after the recent statement of the Attorney-General ' g the successful working of the Crooks Act, to hear the statements of the member for Hamilton.who sought to throw ablsme upon the county judges. which should properly rest on the Government, whose duty it was to enforce these provi- sions and dismiss negligent ins tors. He lmew of one case where. a1 ough com- plaint had been made of the conduct of a License Inspector. the Government refused to interfere. It was said that the member for West Middlesex stood between the Inspector and the Government. He had himself seen the papers connected with the complaint. - a n .I ,4 9- L2, L-.. Mr. Hudy thought that if his hon. friend had seen yhe papers hip mel_nory was bed. or he would hnve. recolleoted thit for from the Government declining to inter- fere it did interfere and ordered an investi- gntion. which took place before the Police Mngietrate of Strathroymho was appointed a commissioner for that purpose. The Government had gone as far as the cir- cumstances of the case appeared to war mt. The motion was allowed to stand. THE BUDGET. "E73583 In} inoliiod to think that there were no such oases, and if so it might be well to ollow the motion to stand pend- insénq‘ziriw -... ,-,,3 _‘L-_ AL- Mr. Meredith inquired when it was the intention of the Government to submit their finnnoinl statement to the House. Mr. Mowat and the Treasurer would make his statement on _Thursdny. Mr. Namâ€"0t the Elg in County Council, (or amendments to the Dog Tu Act; ulna for amendments to {.he Act respect- Mr. Caeoadenâ€"Ot the Elgin County Council. for the abolition of market fees. Mr. MoKimâ€"Ol we Council of Welling- ton. against bonueed railwafie being allowed to amalgaxnage. except wit the consent of 7 M17. Gibsonâ€"Au Ao‘ to amend the Act of inoorpontion o! the Ontario Trust. a: figventpgeqt Company. Mr. Mounhonz-Ol t‘fie Wentworth Count Council. for amendment to the Jug 3w. . Fraser resented the first report of the Private Bi In Committee. Mr. Binoluirâ€"An Act to incorporate Elsianllosp- _ . _ . . . Win-7. 'Mbifisâ€"An AM to amend the Act of inoorpontion of the Romain House Hotel Company. M.- nlh-nn_An Ant in Amnnfl Hun Ant Mr. Gibson (Hunilton)â€"An Act to Amend the shutter 01 the Ontario Trust 02199“!!- M17. fiendithâ€"An Act to amoud the Act incorporating the Wanton) University of London. Mr. Deroohe preeented the 7th. 8th and 9th report: of the Committee on Stending Orders. The re rte were received. The to lowing Bills were introduced and reed the first time: Mr. Merrickâ€"An Act to incorporate the Loy.) anggAqsooiation of Ontario Wont Lo 31 Unngo Aw an Ontario East» in; the removal of mom from the oo'unty jun! 00 Provinoiul natitntiona. the _munioipalitiea gfigting the bonuses. Mr. Noelonâ€"A'n 'Aot respecting the Lgdies‘ Christian Auoointion of St. Cath- nines. Mr. Psrdee ssid thst in rising to move the second resding of this Bill he desired to rsmsrk thst the Government hsd. since the dissllowsnce of the messuro psssed lsst session. given the question the fullest considerstion. They hsd sxsmined it in sll its besringe; they hsd discussed snd considered every ob ection brought sgsiust the Bill. snd they sd unanimously come to the conclusion thst the messure sssed lest session. snd subsequently dissl owed, won so just end perfect in sll its provisions ss it wss possible to mslre it. In this view the Government hsd thought it right to submit to the Legislsture s Bill precisely similsr in its provisions to the one thst hsd been dissllowed. lie wished to state thet thst Bill hsd not been sssed in the interests of McLsren or o Csldwell. except to the extent thst these gentlemen come within its provisions snd scope. It was too nsrrow s view sltogether to tslie oi s question of this kind to suppose tbst the Bill wss psssed to meet RIVER! AND STEFAN! BILL. LIQUOB LICENSE LAW. theceeect eny one individuel. The Bill wee eubmitted to meet the ublic intereet end the ublic neoeeeity. end e hoped thet in the incuuion which would enene the queeticn would be deelt with iron: thet etendpoint. Heufrc to uhow(l) thet the Bill ware? re in the ubllclntereet. end (2) theteo er ee eny r veto lntereete were interlered with or e acted by it they were fully protected. They ell knew the importence of the lnmber trede of thin country. Next elter the agriculture! intereet ceme thet of the lumbering trede. The egricnlturel ex rte {rem the Province of Onterio, exclue ve of enimela end their pro- ducte. for the ten yeere finding 80th June. Ann AAA AAA 1880. amounted in value to $83,000,000. while the products of the woods and forests for the same .period were exported to the value of 861.000.000. The annual revenue 0! the Province from timber was over half a million oi dollars. Hon. entlemen would therefore see the mportanoe of the question from a public etandpoint. The right to use these streams in accord- anee with the plain meaning of the Act had never been refused. ‘ until about eighteen months ago. when it was dis uted by Mebaren. He had not lost sis t of Beale vs. Dickson. but the issue in this ease was not whether the public had the right to use the streams or not. The defendant had refused to pay the plaintiff reasonable compensation for the use 0! his improvements. end the action was brought to compel him to do so. But down to the time thst MoLaren took advantage of the decision in this case no one had attempted and repugnant to common sense to say that a man should have the exclusive use of a stream because he had expended a few dollarsin making improvements upon a particular portion of it. To his mind it was much more fair and reasonable to say to the owner of theimprovements,“ Having regard to the public interest in the streams upon which you have made these improve~ ments, it is only just that the public should have the right to use them from time to time, not interfering seriousl with your user of them, and that you sha lbe paid for such user according to its real value.” Take the case with regard to railways. They were all built under charters granted by Act of Parliament, which secured to the public the use of them upon payment of certain freights and tolls. Suppose the public were suddenly startled by the de- cision of a judge who- should declare these railways to be private property, and that the owners of them had a right to the absolute use of them to the exclu- sion of everybody else. Now, what would be the duty of the Legislature in a case of that kind ? Would it be, according to the contention of the hon. gentlemen opposite, to buy up these railways, or, would it be to pass an Act placing the law where it was originally intended to be ? The course advocated by hon. gentlemen opposite would have to be followed, and the railways bought up. otherwise the Government would be making the owners of those lines tolLkeepers against their will ! The cases, he contended, were exactly analogous. The Act was a public necessity. It was entirely within the competency of the House to pass it, and this being the case he contended it was the duty of the Government to submit it in the same shape as thatin which it had been passed last session, and to leave the responsibility and odium of disallowance where it properly belonged. viz.. with hon. gentlemen opposite who defended it, and with their friends at Ottawa who made it. (Applause) to dispute the right of every person to the tree passage of all streams. and he ventured to say that the reason for this was that people felt it would he monstrous Mr. Meredith was of opinion that while the proper construction of the Act. 12 Victoria. was under the consideration of the courts of the land the Legislatur should not interfere with it. He denie the proposition that the streams were natural highways. There was a right to use the water when the stream was a float- able one. but not otherwise. The original Act was passed with that view of the state of the law. The contention that the Act applied to other streams was disproved. he contended. because it did not provide for compensation to the owners of improve- ments. Therefore. it must have been intended to apply only to such streams as were floatable without and inde endent of any artificial im rovements. at was the contention of on. gentlemen opposite? That although half a million dollars mi ht be expended by a private owner upon is own lands for the purpose of improving a stream. nevertheless legislation enacted thirty-three years ago took away from the individual and gave to the use of the public all those improVements affected at such an enormous cost. without any compensation whatever. The fact that the Act did not rovids for compensation was to is mind the clearest indication that the intent of the Le islatnre in 1840 was with reference so ely to those streams floatable in a state of nature. He reco nized the right of the Legislature to inter era with private propert and to expropriate private property for t is public interest. but it must be conclusively demonstrated that it is in the public inter- est before the Legislature can so interfere. and then due compensation must be allowed. With these provisos. they on that side of the House had no objection to the Legislature. by its right of eminent domain. appro riatln tcthe uhlic use the lands 0 pr vate ctizens; ut they denied the right of the Government to take the ‘pro- perty of one private citizen and apply t to the use and interest of another private citizen. They did not dispute the right of the Legislature in 'extreme cases to pass retroactive legislat on. although it was a class of legislation prohibited in the United States by the constitution of that country. But it was a class of legislation which. in British countries. must be im eratively demanded before enacted. \ hat. he asked. was to be gained by passing the Bill after the Governor-General had said that it ought not to become law? Did they propose adopting the advice of the leading organ and attempt to enforce the Act. while it was nothing better than waste paper? If the Supreme Court sustained the decision of the Court of Ap sale in McLarcn vs. Caldwell. then the ill was uncalled for. and why not. he asked. hold the Bill over for another session until the law had been finally determined? If that decision was favorable to the position of the Commissioner of Crown Lands. then the law would be established without the interference of that Legislature. if. on the other hand. the decision was unfavor- mu]. thou il would he lime enough in pa- lhe Bill uud meal the public dillieully encountered under each en lmlnlerptelmion o! the law. M um elm it. would be union (or the l9:190 poeliiou 9.0 do more then enter their eel. but when ihe Bill ruched enol er liege ii would be their duty to rim- on record their opiuionl regudlnge hit. Mowet meld thet the hon. gentlemen hid lorgotten to beer in mind I [not which the House well understood. viz.. thct the strum in which Mr. McLeren wee concerned wu only one of e in! 9 number of etreeme to which this B ll applied. It wu n remcrknble cir- cumstance thct, while there were no meny Itxeune to which the Bill would op lyâ€"eo mmy ntrenme on which owners h mode improvementa, not one of them hcd made cny objection toit, with the exception of Mr. MoLeren. Mr. Mowatâ€"Ile actually supported the Bill last year. although he did not think it was the but Bill. He said in his speech the other day that it was better than no Bill at all. The hon. members opposite had defended the disallowance. He looked upon the disallowanco as being so monstrous that he did not believe the Gov« crnment at Ottawa would disallow the Bill again. He wanted to give them an oppor- tunity of reconsidering it. and let them see that it was a matter that the Ontario Government felt competent to deal with. They had declared so in two successive years, and the Ottawa authorities should no longer interfere. He hoped that in the interest of the constitution and of the revenue of the country and in the interest of all persons engaged in the particular and impoth trade of lumbering. the matter would be reconsidered by the Dominion Government. Holding these views the Government did not feel at liberty to allow the matter to stand over till another session. His hon. friend said that the property of a private individual should not be expro~ priated unless there was an imperative public reason for it. It was clear that there was an imperative public reason for the Streams Bill. and a man must be blind to the manifest facts of the case unless he admitted that. A large number of per- sons engaged in the lumber trade expressed a decided opinion as to the necessity and desirability of such legislation. After considering the matter the Govern- ment came to the conclusion.that they had hit upon the true mode of compen- sating parties who had the class of im. provements owned by Mr. McLaren, and that tolls were the only fair and reasonable mode of compensation in such cases. It was folly to say that tolls could not be levied that would be suflicient compensa- tion. The very fact that companies had been formed for the purpose of improvin streams and rivers. and that they reh for their return on tolls received from those who used those improvements, was a sufficient answer to that charge. The simple circumstance, therefore, that private individuals had profitably en- gaged in ventures of this kind. showed that compensation by tolls was a. method which furnished a reeeeneble return. The hon. gentlemen had said that taking tolls would be a die- greceful not. This weeqnite anew notion. He (Mr. Mowet) knew 0! nothing whatever that was disgraceful in taking tolls or in collecting them. As good men as he or the hon. member were engaged in that work. without it being counted at all die- greceful: Mr. Morris said that as the Government was determined to pass the Bill, the only course to be taken by the Opposition would be simply to protest against it. He con- tended that the Bill when first introduced was suggested by the particular case of Mo- Laren vs. Caldwell. and that this was not the first instance in which difficulties of this nature had arisen. The measure was opposed to natural justice. and as such it ought not to pass, and he had no doubt that when it came before the authorities at Ottawa they would simply do their duty and (leclare it to be unconstitutional, and contrary to sound precedent. I Mr. Lyon thought that it the Bill did not pass it would be a great injustice to the Province of Ontario. and particularly to that portion of the Province from which he came. It was well Known that nearl all the timber taken from the shores o the Georgian Bay was floated to market, and if lumbermen were not allowed to use those streams on reasonable terms the settlers would not be able to sell their timber and the Government would lose large sums in timber dues. The provisions of the Bill were just and ample in regard to compen- sation. taking into account. as they did. the cost of the improvements. If the exclusive right to streams was not taken away from mono lists in some way as provided by the ct, there would be numberless instances of hardship in the district of Algoma similar to that in the McLaren- Caldwall case. He supported the Bill, believing it to be in the interest of the Pro- vmce. Mr. Lees spoke in opposition to the Bill. The motion for the second reading was then agreed to. oblo tthvoouhnglen 9! the hopfiontlo. wMr. Meredithâ€"What. shout the member for Munkolm ? no leasing this order receive twenty- -flvo In on. The Verdict In line Montreal Son]! Val Accident Aflalr. A Montreal deepnteh says: At last some good seems to have resulted from a coroner-in iury._ 113 the ceee_ of _Wm. Milli- gan. boiled to death yesterday in a vat of boiling soap the verdict was " That the death of the said William Milli an was caused by the neglect of his emp oyer in not having nailing around the trap throu h which the deceased fell into the boiler 11 the said factory, and not otherwise.” Here is a specimen of the means which one of the Jurors adopted to get at the truth. Usually the verdict in such cases is " Acci- dental and not otherwise." Daniel MoKa ‘. a Scotchman. said, “ I wish tolmow plain y ii the witness considers Mr. flood or the people at the soap works responsible for this man’s death ? " The coroner objected, and Mr. McKay addedâ€"" You have no authority as coroner to revent me. Men are being killed and mm ered in Montreal now-adays. and no one is allowed to bring out the truth." Refreshment and drinking houses in Warsaw have to clqse at 5 pm. Proplfietgre A "A IlD-IIEADBD SCOTCIIMAN. 0min; of the lnuwrial Parlitlcnt on Tm via): STATE OF IRELA NI) CONSIDERED. Lennon, Fob. 7.â€"Tim Unpaid Pull:â€" mont rounmblod l'Mlny. Thou wu . brilliant uumbluge in both Homes. The Quun’l Speech in am follows: My bordl nu! Gontlomeu ; FULL TEXT OF THE UI'EEN'S SPEECH. Enomivo Proznmm- cl Rotorm Mount» Fovuhacm wad. n I. with much utlahm m I gain lnvlu your Mme. 3nd Alumnae in w.- conduct 0! public- . t u. wIn concert with the I'w-- dent of the French Rep ublle Iheve given rm -ful ntmntion to the mm- ot’E t, when . riding mongemente hove 1m on me up: I Mi nhligntionl. I Ihnll use In nfluence tomlinhm the right- dread] eeteblYeh ed. whether by the Firmenl of the Sultan or by various inns -rr. niond enmemente In a. spirity fnvonble t . rm good government of the country end the pr. .Ment development of m institution; I hsve pleuure in inf 'l'l.lillg you the: the reswretion of peace begun-1 the Xorthweetern frontier. together with cmuinued internnl mn- qnllity. glentilul menus, and en increue of revenue u ennhled my (imwmment in India to resume work: of public utility which were suspended, and law ‘te its sttention to meunree for the further improvement of the condition of the people. 30m "MFA ‘w A FPAIRS. The convention with the Transvaal bu been ruined by the Represen " Assembly, Ind I heve seen no reason to q ly my anticipntion of its ndventeaeous work I have, however, to regret that although her .xlities have not been renewed in the Buutoieui country, it still to- nnin: unsettled. Gentlemen of the House of Cummous : _ My communications “2;: France on the sub- Ject of the xzw comma 1U. ramrr have not been closed. The; will be presented by me, as [have already acquainted you with the desire to conclude a ti‘E‘Ity favorable to extended intercourse be: men the two nations. to whose close amity I arid-:12 so great value. TRADE IMPROVING. The trade of the coun'ry bcth domestic and foreign. for some time h :r i-r an improving. and the mildness o! the wiut- r Les been eminently suitedto farming operu:.~:.~. Better prospects are, I trust, thus opened :k-r the classes imme- diately concerned in a era: 3. ture. The public revenue. which is greatly: ' Hugh not always at once. aflected by the stat.) u! industry and com- merce. has not yet exhibne-i an upward move- ment in proportion to rim; 1161'er activity. THE CONDITION \Vl‘ LBSLASD. This time. compared the beginning of last year, shows sign> w :xuprovement and. encourages the hope than. perseverance in the course you pursued will he rewarded by the hapgzeresults so much t» be desired. Justice has n administered wir': greater eflicacy. and intimidation which in; been emploml to deter occupiers of land from â€" filling obligations and tr. -=_:1 availing themselves of the Act of the last session. shows upon the whole diminished force My i-flortsthro h the bounty of Providence has been favored yon abundant harvest in that portion of the hint dom. In addition to the vigorous execution of the provisionsot the ordinary ieu'u' l have not hesitated under the painful necessxn vi the case to employ largely the exceptional Mixers entrusted to me for the protection of ii 0 and property by the two Acts of the last session. EXTENSION OI" SELF-GOVERNMENT. You will be invited to deal with proposals for the establishment in English and Welsh counties of local self-government. which has so long been enjoyed by towns. with eula'ged powers of administration and financial changes. whi will give you an opportunity of considering. b0 as to town and county. what may be the proper extent and most equitable and provident form of contribution from the imperial taxes in the relief of local charges. These proposals. as far as the are financial. will apply to the whole of Great rit_a_in._ [twill be necessary _to reserve l have given my tam-v ml :0 the merriege between Prince Leopm: 1 . I we Princes. Helen. of Weldeck. 1 bus evu , mason to believe thin will bee happy untan. Icont'nue nrolations hf v-nnliel human with ell foreign powers. The (may for me one on of Thomly to Greece baa m .v been executed. In the mein provisions we transfer of eovereignty end own “on In menu-d in n mnnner honor. eble to e concerned. The estimntea for the «xvxvc of the yen are in an advanced stage of pr- 1 nation and will be promptly submitted to y- My Lord- md Gentlemen : In connection with filo general subject of local administration. I have directed a measure be gnawed and submitted to you for the reform of t e ancient and distinguished corporation of London. and for tho UXlt-llsiuu of municipal government to the metropolis at lsrge. OTHER REFORM MEASURES. Bills will egnin be laid before on with which durin last session. notwithetun hr the {length of its oration and your uuwesried sbors. itwss found impossible to proceed. I refer pertioulnrly to those concerning bankruptcy, repression of corrupt practices at elections, and conservency drivers end prevention of floods. _ _ Net One-IInIl' of Toronto's Pep-lette- Altendhg Church. With her seventy-five churches. or one to every 1,152 of her population. Toronto well deserves the title of the " City of Churches." From a calculation made lest Sunday it appears that the total attendance at all the churches in the city. and at all the services. was about 58.000. As meny persons would attend more than one service, these figures would not represent the actual number of church-goers. which, after making due allowance. may be safely said to be between 35.000 and 40. or between 40; and 46 per cent. oi the entire population of 86.445. The Methodist Church. if all four branches oiit be taken together. heads the list truth a total attendance of over 13.000. otherwise the first lace is taken by the Roman Catholic Church with an attendance of 12.192. followed in order by the Church of England with 11,872. the Fresh terian Church with 11,815, the Methodist hureh in Canada with 10.000. Con etienel, 4.811. and Baptist. 2,971. he largest single congregation is St. Micheel's. the total etten anoe there being 8.900. The next is Rev. Dr. Wild's. with en attendance 018.300; and the third the Metropolitan. with 3,158. the one of Ireland (or sepamte consideration. Measures will also be proposed to you with res ot to the criminal cmle and consolidation an amendment of the laws «fleeting patents. The interests 0! some portions of the Kingdom have suflered peculiarly of into years from the extreme pressure of public business on your time and strength. but I trust :lnrlu the session you may _be able to couslq'ler Allills w nieh will be 1.. __ , .‘AA e... A. ___A-II I commend these and other subjects with conâ€" ndence to your cm. and it in my mneet pm or that our wisdom and energy may. under 0 bless u of God, prove equal to the vetted end inoreu as needs of the extended empire. bEsKiW {03611 In 'rél'aitfifi {018 e xiii 31 "am“ And educational endowments in Scotland and to iugprovo thogx‘egns of pglggnfion in Wales. A- A. ,_,I 1AAAA Â¥..L -_._ TORONTO CIIIJBI‘II-GOEIIB. TH. COIN") Wt”: \I. WARRIAOE. mu'a mspxnlfl. 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