Ordered, That the Honorable Mr. Attorney General Cartier do carry the said Message to the Legislative Council.

Attest,

W. B. LINDSAY,

Clerk, Assembly.

And then they withdrew.

The Messengers were again called in and informed that the Legislative Council will send an answer by a Messenger of their own.

Then, on motion of the Honorable Mr. de Blaquière, seconded by the Honorable Mr. Knowlton,

The following Petitions were severally brought up and laid on the Table :—

By the Honorable Mr. Armstrong; of J. R. Tranchemontagne, and others, of Berthier. By the Honorable Mr. Christie; of the Municipal Council of the Township of Crowland, in the County of Welland.

By the Honorable Mr. Crawford; of the L'Orignal Mechanics' Institute, and of the Municipal Council of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville.

By the Honorable Mr. Perry; of John Fisher and others, of the Township of Haldimand, and of the Chairman and Members of the Grafton Circuit of the Wesleyan Methodist

Church.

By the Honorable Mr. Moore; of A. A. Adams and others, of the Counties of Compton and Stanstead; of S. A. Hurd and others of Eaton, of the Eaton Library Association and Mechanics' Institute, and of Lucy J. Gillies and others, of Eaton.

By the Honorable Mr. Ferrier; of the Montreal House of Refuge; of the Reverend Joseph Stinson, on behalf of the Conference of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Canada; and of the Montreal Ladies' Benevolent Society.

By the Honorable Mr. Leslie; of the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Montreal, and others.

By the Honorable Mr. Boulton; of the Chairman and Members of the Cobourg, Plainville and Baltimore Circuits of the Wesleyan Methodist Church; and of J. B. Fortune and others, of Cobourg.

By the Honorable Mr. Alexander; of the Incumbent and Church Wardens of St. George's Church at Guelph, in the County of Wellington.

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By the Honorable Mr. Tessier; of Arthemy Béliveau and others, of Grande Rivière, in the County of Gaspé; of J. E. Turcotte and others, of Three Rivers; and of Dame Emélie St. Germain, widow of Charles Turgeon, Esquire, Quebec.

By the Honorable Mr. Prince; of the Municipal Council of the Township of Anderson; of the Corporation of the Town of Sandwich; and of the Municipal Council of the Township of Maidstone.

By the Honorable Mr. McDonald; Four Petitions of the Municipal Council of the United Counties of Huron and Bruce; of Andrew Monteith and others; of John Jamieson and others; and of J. E. Linton, all of the Town of Stratford.

By the Honorable Mr. Allan; Two Petitions of the Municipal Council of the United Counties of York and Peel.

By the Honorable Mr. de La Terrière; Four Petitions of the Municipal Council of Hébertville, in the County of Chicoutimi.

By the Honorable the Speaker; of Thomas P. Pelletier and others, of the Township of Bégon, in the County of Temiscouata, Squatters.

By the Honorable Mr. Vankoughnet; of the Montreal Dispensary; of Alexander Workman and others, Lumber Manufacturers on the Ottawa River; of the Municipal Council of the Township of Bristol; and of the Municipal Council of the County of Carleton.

Pursuant to the Order of the Day, the following petitions were severally read :—

Of D. Davidson and others, Employés of the Bank of Montreal, praying to be incorporated under the name of "The Annuity and Guarantee Fund Society of the Bank of Montreal."

Of John Tuple and others, of the Township of Beverley, praying for the passing of an Act for the establishment of the Side Lines in the third, fourth and fifth Concessions of the said Township

Of the Sisters of Charity of Ottawa City, praying for an increase to their annual grant. Of the Corporation of the College of Bytown, praying for aid to add a wing to their main building.

Of C. R. Mallory and others, of the Township of Hamilton, praying for the passing of a Bill to compel those Towns and Townships, where roads have been constructed with money received under the Municipal Loan Fund Act, to assume the said roads respectively, and pay the interest on the cost thereof, into the County Treasury.

Of John Barry and others, proprietors of Fisheries in the District of Gaspé, praying that the occupants of the Fisheries, at the time of the passing of the Fishery Act of 1857, may be considered as the proprietors, and may be exempted from all rents due to the Gov

ernment.

Of Etienne Allaire and others, of the Parish of St. Roch de Quebec, praying that an enquiry may be made as to the state of the affairs of the St. Roch's Savings Bank.

Of John Frazer and others, Shareholders in the People's Line of Navigation; praying for an Act of Incorporation.

Of the Board of Agriculture for Lower Canada; praying for an amendment to their Act of Incorporation.

Of the Corporation of the Asylum for aged and infirm females, Montreal; praying for an increase to their annual grant.

Of the Ladies' Committee of the Quebec Lower Town Infant School; praying for a continuation of their annual grant.

The Honorable the Speaker acquainted the House, that his Warrant for the appointment of Members to serve on the General Committee of Elections, was upon the Table.

And the said Warrant was then read by the Clerk, as follows :—

SPEAKER'S CHAMBERS,

Legislative Council.

In pursuance of the Act respecting Controverted Parliamentary Elections, I do hereby appoint the Honorable Sir Etienne Pascal Taché, the Honorable Pierre Urgel Archambault, Member for the Electoral Division of Repentigny; the Honorable Ulric Joseph Tessier, Member for the Electoral Division of Gulf; the Honorable Alexander Campbell, Member for the Electoral Division of Cataraqui; the Honorable Harmaunus Smith, Member for the Electoral Division of Burlington; and the Honorable Adam Ferrie, to be Members of the General Committee of Elections, for the present Session.

Given under my hand, this thirteenth day of March, 1860.

Ordered, That the said Warrant be printed.

N. F. BELLEAU,

Speaker.

The Honorable the Speaker presented to the House, a communication from Samuel Thompson, on the subject of publishing a daily sheet containing a report of the Debates in Parliament.

Ordered, That the same do lie on the Table.

The Honorable the Speaker presented to the House, a Return of the distribution of the Consolidated Statutes which relate exclusively to Upper Canada, in the English language; and of the Statutes which relate to the whole Province, in the English and French languages. And also, certain Municipal Returns for Lower Canada.

Ordered, That the same do lie on the Table, and they are as follow

(Vide Sessional Papers.)

The Honorable Mr. Vankoughnet acquainted the House, that he had a Message from His Excellency the Governor General, under his Sign Manual, which His Excellency had commanded him to deliver to this House.

The same was then read by the Clerk, and is as follows:EDMUND HEAD:

(No. 29) 27th Augt, 1859.

The Governor General transmits for the information of the Honorable the Legislative Council, the accompanying copy of a Despatch from the Secretary of State, in answer to the Address of that House to Her Majesty, on the subject of the Election of their Speaker.

Government House,
Quebec, 5th March, 1860.

DOWNING STREET,

27th August, 1859.

No. 29. SIR,-With reference to your Despatch, No. 121, of September 18th last, enclosing an Address from the Legislative Council of Canada to the Crown, praying for permission to have the option to elect their own Speaker: I have now to transmit to you an Act passed in the late Session of the Imperial Parliament, to enable the Legislature of Canada to deal with this subject

Governor

I have, &c.,

NEWCASTLE.

SIR EDMUND HEAD, BART.

The Honorable Mr. Vankoughnet presented to the House, a Bill intituled "An Act to provide for the Election of the Speaker of the Legislative Council."

The said Bill was read for the first time.

Ordered, That the said Bill be read a second time on Monday next.

The Honorable Mr. Vankoughnet moved, seconded by the Honorable Mr. Knowlton,

That the Honorable Messieurs. Simpson, Mills, Murney, Alexander, Campbell, Masson, Archambault, Hollis Smith, Armstrong and Panet, be appointed a Committee, to act on behalf of this House as Members of a Joint Committee of both Houses, on the subject of the Legislative Printing, and to unite with the Members of the Legislative Assembly named for that purpose, by the Resolution of which, a copy is contained in the Message on that subject, received from that House on Monday last.

The question of concurrence being put thereon, the same was resolved in the affirmative, and it was

Ordered, That the said Resolution be communicated to the Legislative Assembly by one of the Masters in Chancery.

The Honorable Mr. Prince presented to the House a Bill intituled "An Act to make further provision for the safety of Passengers by Steamboats."

The said Bill was read for the first time.

Ordered, That the said Bill be read a second time this day week.

On motion of the Honorable Mr. Campbell, seconded by the Honorable Mr. de Blaquière, it was

Ordered, That the Honorable Messieurs Simpson and Morris be added to the Standing Committee on Banking and Banking Institutions.

On motion of the Honorable Mr. Vankoughnet, seconded by the Honorable Mr. Knowlton, it was

Ordered, That the Honorable Members appointed this day to act on behalf of this House as members of the Joint Committee of both Houses on the subject of the Legislative Printing, be also appointed a Select Committee to superintend the Printing of this House.

The Honorable Mr. Alexander, from the Select Committee, to whom was referred the Bill intituled "An Act to restrain Municipalities from issuing Debentures beyond a certain amount," reported that they had gone through the said Bill, and had directed him to report the same with several amendments, which he was ready to submit whenever the House would be pleased to receive them.

Ordered, That the Report be now received, and

The said amendments were then read by the Clerk.

On motion of the Honorable Mr. Alexander, seconded by the Honorable Mr. Campbell, it was

Ordered, That the said amendments be taken into consideration by the House to-morrow.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to the consideration of the amendments proposed by the Committee of the Whole, to the Bill intituled "An Act respecting the sale and management of the Public Lands, and

The said amendments being again read by the Clerk, and the question of concurrence put on each, they were severally agreed to.

On motion of the Honorable Mr. Vankoughnet, seconded by the Honorable Mr. de Blaquière, it was

Ordered, That the said Bill, with the amendments, be printed and read a third time on Thursday next.

The Order of the Day being read for the second reading of the Bill, intituled "An Act to amend the Act respecting Interest,"

On motion of the Honorable Mr. Morris, seconded by the Honorable Mr. Moore, it was Ordered, That the same be postponed until Thursday next.

Then, on motion of the Honorable Mr. de Blaquière, seconded by the Honorable Mr. Knowlton,

The House adjourned.

The following Petitions were severally brought up and laid on the table :

By the Honorable Mr. Perry; of the Municipal Council of the Township of Hamilton.

By the Honorable Mr. Christie; of the Municipal Council of the County of Elgin. By the Honorable Mr. Crawford; of the Brockville Mechanics' Institute.

By the Honorable Mr. McDonald; of John Bingham, and others, of the Village of Townbridge, in the County of Perth.

By the Honorable Mr. Matheson; of the Municipal Council of the County of Elgin. By the Honorable Mr. Ferrier; of the Mechanics' Institute of Montreal; and of the Representatives of the several Wesleyan Circuits in the Counties of Montreal, St. John, Huntingdon, Argenteuil, Vaudreuil, Terrebonne, and Montcalm, in District Convention

assembled.

By the Honorable Sir E. P. Taché; of the Corporation of the College of Ste. Anne de la Pocatière, and of M. A. Anger, President, on behalf of L'Aisle du Bon Pasteur of Quebec

By the Honorable Mr. Morris; of the Municipal Council of the County of Oxford.

By the Honorable Mr. Guévremont; of J. G. Proulx, and others, School Commissioners of the Parish of St. Antoine de la Baie.

By the Honorable Mr. Prince; of Archibald McIntyre, Chairman, on behalf of a Public Meeting held in the Town of St. Thomas.

By the Hon. Mr. Campbell; of Wm. H. Campbell and others, of the Townships of Abinger, Denbigh and Lyndoch; and of the Corporation of the Town of Whitby.

By the Honorable Mr. Tessier; Two Petitions of the Reverend Joseph Ely Michaud, and others, of the Township of Cap Chat, in the County of Gaspé, and Township of Romain, in the County of Rimouski.

By the Honorable Mr. Masson; of Charles Biron, and others, of St. Ours in the County of Richelieu; and of Thomas Wood and others, of the Municipality of South Halifax.

By the Honorable the Speaker; of Alexandre and Jean E. Fraser, of L'Isle Verte, in the County of Temiscouata.

By the Honorable Mr. Vankoughnet; of the Committee of the Ladies' Protestant Home of Quebec.

Pursuant to the Order of the Day, the following Petitions were severally read:

Of the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum, Montreal; of the Dunnville Mechanics' In