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After her return to Mrs. Malkin‘s house she always called herself and insisted on being addressed as ” Mrs. Dudley,” although she did not admit that that was the name or her betrayer. She refused to prosecute him, saying that she did not want to drag her misery before the public, but only to hide herself and care for her child. During this time she was befriended by Lady Gertrude Douglas, sister of the Marquis of Queensberry. From 1879 to 1883, and especially after the death of her baby in 1881. Mrs. Dudley frequently threatened to commit suicide, and on two occasions she nearly succeeded in carrying the threat into op eration. Since the facts of Mrs. Dudley’s periodical insanity have become known, a- wieh has been expressed in many quarters to raise a land to pay for having witnesses sent from this coun- try to New York to prove that she was irresponsible [or the homicidal mania that must have possessed her when she shot Rossa. It is especially desired that the evidence or Dr. Williams, Superintendent of the Hayward's Health Insane Aslyum, be given in Mrs. Dudley’s defence, either by his going to New York or by the appoint- ment of a legal commission to come here and take his testimony. Some will Lose 'l‘lleir [lands and Feel, Some Their Ears and Two will Dieâ€" Tlre B. l). Archbishop’s Wilherlng Condemnation oi the Dominion Gov- crnment. A last (Wednesday) night's Halifax tele~ gram says: A Charlottetown despatoh states that the condition of the men rescued from the ice-boats is much worse than reported. Mr. Giddon, of Boston, and Morrison, the traveller from a. Halitax wholesale house. will lose both hands and test. Two of the boatmen named Tren- holm and Allan, at New Brunswick, wrll die. Eight or ten others will lose a portion of their limbs. Millet will lose one hand, loot and his ears. The Roman Catholic Archbishop has written a letter to a local journal, in which he says : “ There are no words strong enough to condemn the in- human meanness of the authorities or their ignorant flippanoy in the House of Commons regarding the winter mail service with Prince Edward Island. The men only get paid $80 for the round trip over the ice, and as they tailed to make the round trip this time they will not get a brass tsrthing for all their peril, toil and suffering. So wills the Government that it can spend thou~ sands in inducing Buns and Goths and Tartars to come to Canada, but cannot spend hundreds to remunerate Canadians for necessary public service. Questions of winter communication interest all Canada." He bitterly denounces the mean and niggardly way the mail service is conducted, and argues that railways to both Capes be completed piers built, and powerful tugs on both sides either keep the channel open or meet the small boats at solid ice. He urged the maritime men to stand together and be patriots for once. He says when- ever this question has come up in the Commons, whether Mackenzie or Mac- donald was Premier, it was made a party afiair. A Government supporter mildly hoped something would he done; an opponent wildly denounced the Gov- ernment for not doing something; and a wily Minister encouraged fighting between the opposing parties. When they had exhausted their strength the Minister would rise and make a stale pun about “Icela- tion ” and possibly exhibit his ignorance of the whole nature of the question, and certainly show his contempt [or the island specifically, and the Maritime Provinces in ensral. “The spirit of the party would a evoked and a docile majority, like a flock of Scotch sheep following the bell wether, would follow their leader in ignor- ing the just claims of these Provinces by the sea. The representatives of these Pro- vinces forgetting party must unite in demanding that our birthright and our patrimony receive some at least of the care that is so lavishly bestowed upon the Upper Provinces. These are times when silence on the part of free citizens is equal to treason. I think the present is such a time, therefore I speak." A London cable says : Further investiga- tion of the antecedents of Mrs. Dudley show her history to be full of guilty romance and startling episodes. Your cor- respondent to-day had an interview with Mrs. Malkin, who keeps a boarding-house at Walthametow. in Essex, a few miles from London. Mrs. Malkin is the lady to whom Mrs. Dudley wrote a pathetic letter just before her attempt at suicide on the Great Eastern Railway, and with whom she had boarded for some years. She was brought to Mrs. Malkin’s house when a young girl by an Essex clergyman, who represented himself as her guardian, but who was suspected of being her father, al. though the relationship was never acknow- ledged. While still a child she displayed considerable histrionic talent, and much ap- titude in mimicry and declamation. At the age of 17 she began studying for the stage under the tuition of Miss Ellen Terry’s father. The next year she obtained an en- gagement to play small parts at the Prince of Wales’ Theatre at Manchester, and she appeared in the Christmas pantomime at that theatre in 1878. While playing there she was deceived into a mock marriage with a young clergyman from Cheshire. It was some time before she discovered that she had been made the victim of a fraud, and then her reason gave way. She fled from Manchester and took refuge in her old home at Walthamstow. Her daughter Marguer- ite was born there in September, 1879. and died two years later. It was at the time of the discovery of her shame and her flight from Manchester that she first dis- played symptoms of insanity and suicidal mania. A Windsor despatch says 2 Joseph Armstrong, of Detroit, on ex-conviot, and George Buck, of Harrisville, Mich., stole Thomas Vollan’s horse and B. G. Davis' cutter from his place a. few weeks ago. The ‘ rig was taken to Clare Creek, nine miles from St. Thomas. The thieves lodged in school houses every night on the way down. They took the horse into the school build- ings, built fires with maps, books and what ever was at hand. and always left before daylight. They were arrested near Simcoe for breaking into a. school, and sent to jail for sixty days, before Chief Bruins, of Windsor, who wee on their trail. reached the place. As soon as the officer got back to Windsor with the horse he swore out a. warrant against Armstrong and Buck for horse-stealing. and mailed it to Simeoei When the pair are released on the first charge they will be brought to Windsor for trial. The stolen cutter was found at Essex Centre. Landlndy â€"Do you find your steak tender, Mr. Dumby ? If not} will:â€" ‘ wuuur, nu. yum», . -. u... . --. Dumby (who was wakened- a't 5 o’clock that momipg by _t_he <30ng pounding i1)â€"fEr Afifiéfil‘é Veil to let tfie oook‘hiu’ it 9. few more times, I think. George Dolby,the historian of Dickens American tour, has incurred the wrath of Bufialouiana by recording that the noveliht was struck by the absence 0! female beauty among his Buffalo audiences, and that the faces of the girls of that city were of “ a sort of German-Irish-Sootoh-mixed-with- Indian type. There are nine American oountessee and marohionessea in Rome this winter. 7 A new College of Pharmacy in to be erected in Toronto. THE ICE-B [DAT VICTIMS. THE WOUNDED FENIAN. lion-w Thieves Captured From Behind the Bonn. A Number on Young IYleu Put an old Man to Frighuul Torture. A Winnipeg despatch says: At Portage la Prairie lives an old cripple known as the “ Hon. Dr." McFarlane. He is given to drink. The other day while he was ine- briated a number of young brutes amused themselves by lighting matches and placing them on the back of his hands, while the sulphur was burningâ€"by this barbarous torture blistering the helpless man‘s hands in a most horrible manner, and causing him to groan with pain. But not satisfied with the demoniacal and savage amuse- ment, they placed old Manrlane on the floor and sat upon his maimed leg. with the idea of straightening it. This disgusting performance was so painful that McFarlane yelled With agony. His cries attracted th attention of a. personâ€"a. woman, it is saidâ€" who hastily went to ascertain the cause, and who, seeing what was going on, made the men “ desist ” their inhuman cruelty. Aoouple of arrests have been made. A policeman is said to have been a. passive observer of the barbarous sport, McFar- lane is over 70 years of age, and his leg is terribly bent. The attempt to straighten it resulted in a painful rupture. The Web 01 Evidence Against the Prisoners. A last (Wednesday) night’s Tilsonburg despatoh says: The facts in connection with the Stilwell murder are one by one coming to light, and there is now very little doubt in the minds of any as to the real per- petrators of the atrocious crime. An adjourned examination was held in Eden to-day by Judge Hughes, of St. Thomas, in which important evidence corroborating the confession made by Albert Thomas last week was elicited. Jane Forbes, who at the inquest swore that the Winchester rifle was in her father‘s house all the afternoon of Jan. lst, when the shooting took place, acknowledged to having been urged by her brother” Ransom, and Albert Thomas to make the statement in order to avoid sus- picion, and stated that they had taken it out in the afternoon. Evidence was given bearing upon the unhappy relations exist- ing between Stilwell and his wife. She had frequently been heard to express the wish that he were out of the way, and her willingness to give a consideration to secure this end. Jane Forbes was released from custody, and Mrs. Stilwell was taken back to the St. Thomas jail. Three men suspected of caueiug the explosion nesr Gower street station rode in the guard’s van, from which it ii suppcsad the dynamite was dropped. The names of all the other passengers Were taken, but these three escaped, but were carefully scrutinized by the guard and sergeant of police. Alter the conclu- sion of Cunningham‘s examination on Monday, he was placed among a number of others, when the guard picked him out as one of the three suspects. Cunningham was uneasy during the inspection, and kept his hat pulled down in an attempt to evade recognition. Cunningham Expected Io 'l‘urn lulormer â€"-’l‘he Plot Thickening. A last (Wednesday) nighfi’e London csble says: In is stated that James G. Cunningham. the suspected Tower dyna- mitard, has broken down in consequence of having been additionally identified as one of the men concerned in the under- ground milwey exploeions. Inspector Frederick Jarvis, of the Whitehall police, who has charge of the case, now believes that Cunningham will turn informer, and that; his revelahiona will lead to the largest haul of dynamiterde then has ever been made. EASTERN CIRCUITâ€"0 "CONNOI‘, J. 1--Kingstou.... ..... Tuesday. 17th March 2~Brockville. Tuesday, 24th March 3â€"Cornwall Tuesday, am March 4â€"L'0rignal ...Monday, 6th April 5â€"Peth...... ....Frida.y, 10th April 6â€"0ttawa. Thursday, 23rd April 2-Liudsay ......... 3 â€"W hitb y 4â€"Picton .......... 6â€"Peterb0rough Gâ€"Balleville.“ . 7~Cobourg.. â€":\I;Lpanee. 1â€"Orangeville ..... 2 â€"Sb. Catharmes 3 â€"-Wella.udu.. 4â€"Ban‘ie 5â€"uwen Sound 6â€"Hamiltou.. lâ€"Guelph ...... 2â€"Sbmtford... 3â€"Woudbtock 4â€"Berlin ........ 5â€"L‘uyuga...... Gâ€"Simcoe...... 7â€"Brannford . WESTERN CIRCUITâ€"CAMERON, C. J. 1~Walkerton... ..... Monday, 17th March 2â€"Goderich.. Monday, 23rd March 3â€"Surnia.... .Monday, 30th March 4-Sandwich. .Monday. 6th April 5â€"0hatham.. Monday, 13th April Gâ€"Bt. Thomas. .Mouduy, 27th April Milton...................... Toronto Civil Court. Toronto Criminal Court Brampton..." Barrie ............. Owen Sound .. 5t. Outfit;an Toronto EASTERN CIRCUITâ€"PROUDFOOT, J. Belleville ....... .... ........Tueaday, 10th March Cobourg... .Mouduy, 23rd March Peterboro’ .Monday,30th March Lindsay .‘..Mouuay, 6th April Ottawa. Thursday, 30th April Cornwall . ...Thursday, 7th May Brockvine .Monday, 11th May Kingston . Friday, 15th May Stratford .. Goderich..... Woodstock. Walkerton .‘ London. Burma. .. Sandwich . Chatham John Bright has fighred on: the cost of the wars of Queen onnoria’s reign, and in his Fpeeoh an Lhe Libural demonstration in Birmingham last Thursday evening he announced that Eugland has sacrificed $750,000,000 and 68000 lives in war since the coronation of her present illustriours sovereign, nearly 48 years ago. Eighteen hundred dollars’ worth of strawberries have been raised on two and a. half acres of ground by a farmer of Dela.- ware township, Camber: county, NJ, and he accordingly has received a premium {tom the State Board at Agriculfiuu. TIIE DYNAMITE FIE MDS. 'l‘flls‘. BAYIIAIVI 511001 VOL. XXVI IIOBBIBL E UKUEL'I‘Y. Chancery Division. HOME ‘CIRCUITâ€"THE CHANCELLOR. Wednesday, 1111) March "l‘uesduy, 17th March ....‘M0nday, 23rd March ..Thursdu.y, 26m March “Monday, 30m March ..Wednesduy, 8m Apri/ y. Monday, 13m April ‘ arinoa .Thursdsy,10th April 20 ..Wednesday. 22nd April WESTERN CIRCUITâ€"FERGUSON, J. .uWoadnesdmyY Bth April ‘d 11. Monday, 13th ApriI oak. Mondav, 20th April ton .Monday,97th April .Frnday,2~2nd May .Monday, lat June .Thursday, 4th June ..Wednesday. 10th June OXFORD CIRCU ITâ€"ARMOUR, J ). ...Tneada.y, 10th March Tuesday, 17th March Tuesday, 24m March ..Tua day, alst March .Tuesday, 7th April . Thursday, 9th April 0rd . "Monday. 13th April MIDLAND CIRCUITâ€"ROSE, J‘ NXAGARA CIRCUITâ€"GLUE, J. HOME CIRCUITâ€"“'ILSON, C J‘ spring Asalzes, 1885 . ...Monduy, 9th March .Monday, 16th March .Mouduy, 23rd March ..Mondu.y, 30th March "Monday, 13th April Weduezday, 22nd April Tuesday, 17th March .Tuesduy, 29th March ‘Tuesdny, 313: March ....'1uesduy, 7th April Tuesday, 14th April Tuesday, fillet April .Mouday, 4th May ,Tuesdny, 10th March Monday, 16th March ..Monday, 27th April .Monday, 11th May ..... ouaay, 6th April Thursday, 30th April .Thursday, 7th May ..Monday, 11th May .Friday, 15th May 11111 March 17th March 23rd March 26m March 30m March The following public Bills were pre seated and read a. first. time : A B111 reapecning International ferries â€" Mr». Egpterson (E§B§X.)_ A Bill to aménd the'lam relating to con bagloug diseasesgmoug cattleâ€"Mr. qupe. Sir Leonard Tilley presented a. Bill re- lating to the Consolidated Insurance Act of 1877, explaining that it was the same Bill as was introduced by the Government last session. The Bill was read a. first time. Mr. Blake stud there was one thing which the hon. gentleman had omitted to state. and that was where Algoma. was. The hon. gentleman did not seem to know lash sea- biOL'I. (Laughter) _ Mr. Dawson â€"- I shall be happy to give the hon. gentleman any agricultural informs.- fion of that kind. Algoma, as I understand it, and there was a special Act defining the electoral district, extends from the French River on the amt to somewhere about Rat Portage on the west: and from the great lakes to Hudson Bay. (Cheers and laugh- ter.) The motion was carried and the flouee adjourned. Mr. Pope presented a Bill to provide for the taking of a. census of the Northwest Territories and Manitoba. Sir Richard Cartwrightâ€"Will the Gov- erumeub take a census de jure or de facto, showing the people who are there or those who ought to be there, as in the last census? Mr. Mackenzie moved for a. statement showing the several amounts collected by the Dominion Government for lands sold or leased within the bounds and limits of the western part of Ontario as determined by the decision of the Privy Council against the claim of the Dominion Government. The motion was carried. Mr. Dawson, in moving for the return of the customs collected in Algemc for the last six months of 1884, called attention to the increase in those receipts and in the population and shipping of Algoma. as show- ing that people could do as well in Algoma as in the Provinces of the Northwest. Mr. ‘lPopeâ€"From' our experience the census will be taken in the game way as formerly. The Bill was regdya. first time. ' Sierohn'Macdonald suggested that the motion be withdrawn and the move): con- sented. Mr. Charlton presented a. Bill to promote the better observance of the Lord’s Day, commonly called Sunday, by prohibibing Sunday excursions, which was read a. first; time. Mr. Hickey, in moving that it was! ex- pedient that recognition should be made by the Dominion Government of the volunteers of 1837-8, said that some persons might question the justice of the cause in which the volunteers fought, but they were fight- ing for the Crown, and it was not [or them to 38k the reason why. He intimated that a. suitable compensation might take the form of grants of Notthgvest land. Sir John Maodonuld moved without oom- ment for the appointment of a. special committee made up of members on both sides of the House, to take into considera- tion and report on the alleged necessity that exists for the adoption of some system of bankruptcy or insolvency, giving ade- quate protectiol: against yuQue preferences. Sir John Muodonald said the disturb- ances were long past. They took place before the Dominion was formed, and the claim of the volunteers was upon the Governments of the different Provinces. Mr. Blake agreed in the View of the last speaker, and said that the Province of Ontario had already taken this view. The Government of the Hon. Sandfield Mac- donald had compensated Montgomery for the burning of his barn by the volunteers. (Laughter) A Mr. Blakeâ€"D066 not the hon: gentleman degirejq “Elwin~ thing _reap}u_tion‘ Sir John Macdonald said he thought he had explained sufficiently on a previous occasion. He referred to the requests by members of the Boards of Trade in Canada and the Chambers of Commerce in Eng- land, that there should be an insolvency law. Commercial men, however, were not united in favor of such a law, and outside of commercial circles opinions seemed to be rather adverse. This committee was appointed to investigate the whole question and assist Parliament to come to a decision on the question. The motion was carried. Mr. Mills asked whether it was the inten- tion of the Government to propose any legislation, or to invite Parliament to ask for Imperial legislation, to define the boun- dary of the Province of Ontario upon the north and west. DOMINION PARLIAMENT. f Sir John Maodonaldâ€"It is not the inten- tion to propose any legislation. The ques- tion whether it is necessary to ask for Imperial legislation is now under the earnest; consideration of the Government. Mr.MoMullen asked whether any, and it so,wha.t sum or sums of money have been paid to J. A. Wilkinson by the Gov- ernment of the Dominion from the firstday of January, 1884, to February, 1885. If paidâ€"for what purpose or services, and where ‘2 Mr. Pope said that so far as he knew no money had been paid to Mr. Wilkinson. except by the Department of Railways and Canals. The sums paid were $69 on let February, 1884, and $262 on the 23rd May, 1884, these sums being paid for salary and expenses as land glustox“: n1 ,,,I,A__ _-:: WWW" .._ ".7, In reply to Mr. Edger, Mr. Chepleeu said no correspondence had taken place between the High Commissioner and the Govern- ment on the subject of Imperial Federation. The Government, however, had received capies of the resolutions passed at: the con- ferenoe on Imperial Federation held in London during the peas year. .uvs. Mr. Cameron (Middlesex) askedâ€"~13 it the intention of the Government to intro- duce any legislation this session affecting benevolent or friendly societies? Sir Leoniid'iixney'suid the only legisla- tion on this subject. was the Insurance Bill now betore the House; n.- " an”--- -__- Mr. Mills, on moving for copies of 8.11 Orders in Council, Imperial, Canadian or Provincial, in the hands of the Govern- ment and not already laid before Paulie.- ment relating to the disputed boundaries of Ontario, pointed out that the report of the JudicialCommibtee of the Privy Council in the boundary case referred only 10 a. portion of the boundary of the disputed territory. It was stated that the Privy Council would ask for Imperial legislation to confirm the boundaries so for as the report traced them, but it was important to know what the Dominion Government proposed to do in this matter. It was in his opinion most desirable that this dispute should be settled soon and settled once for all. Sir John Macdonald said that he quite agreed that this dispute should be settled emly and for ever. These papers would be brgughg do_wn. C'l‘he motjon was carried. WA A-.. - .._A..-__ Mfiâ€"Jidkébn, in moving to: a return RICHLIOND HILL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1885. The collision, as far as ascertained, was due to the carelessness of the conductor of i the forward train. This train consisted of } freight and oil cars, the latter being in the 1 rear, and was eastward bound. For some} reason the train stopped on the bridge with l the tail end standing on the shore spans.i No flagmen were sent back to warn the approaching trains of danger. The ‘ result was that the locomotive , oi the fast eastbound freight train plunged into the rear of the oil train. j The shock was terrific, and caused the 1 the explosion of the oil car. Streams of, burning oil speedily overspread the bridge 1 and ran down the street, igniting everything , combustible in their course. Two brake- men cf the Cl] train fell through the bridge to the street, with the car in which they were, and were burned up. The engineer and fireman of the rear freight‘train jumped , from the cab at George street crossing, see- ‘ ing a collision was inevitable, and saved themselves; The shock of the explosion aroused the people of the city from their slumbers, and attracted by the light from the burning cars, hundreds ran to the bridge and attempted to stay the progress of the flames The entire fire department was out promptly, but the gutters were filled with blazing oil, which could not be turned from its course toward the river, and soon the Janeway Co’s. immense wall paper factory, close to the bridge, caught fire. The chie! of the department, recognizing the desperate straits in which he was placed, telegraphed to Trenton, Elizabeth and Jersey City for assistance, but before the steamers arrived, Jaueway’s factory was destroyed. John Dougherty, an employee, entered the office to save the books, but was overcome by smoke and perished. The fire inext extended to the large factory of the New Brunswick Consolidated Fruit Jar 00., which was quickly enveloped in flames and was totally consumed. The next stream of oil reached a row of dwelling houses on Washington street immediately opposite, and they were burned With an hotel adjoin- ing. At 6 o’clock the firemen succeeded in getting the fire under control. Over two thousand men are thrown out of employ- ment by the disaster. Two cars containing 12 horses were among those burned. All trains on the Pennsylvania road are out sit, and compelled to make a wide detour. The bridge was one of the finest along the road. Freight and Oil Train Collideâ€"The Cure Hurled Over Bridgeâ€" Fearlul Dennisâ€"A {l‘errible Blaze A last (Saturday) night’s New Brunswick, N.Y., deepetch euye : A collision occurred between a. freighn and oil train, on the iron bridge of the Penn Reilway, spanning Retisan river, at 3 o’clock Iilllfi morning, re- sulting in the loss of two lives, the destruc- tion of two locomotives and many cars, the partial wreck of one span of the bridge and the burning of two factories, eix dwellings and one hohel. The damage amounts to nearly a million. showing the dredges, tugs and dumping snows built in the United States for the Government of Gananda during the years 1883 and 1884, called attention to the expenditure of $130,000 within the last two years in procuring these vessels from a Lookport. N.Y., firm. He contrasted this action with the cry of the gentlemen oppo- site, “ Canada for the Canadians,” by which they had obtained power. The motion was carried. Mr. Blake moved for a statement show- ing the estimated receipts for each year in respect of each class of public property, on which A. M. Burgess, Deputy Minister of the Interior, based his estimate of 058,000,- 000, which he said would be received by the Government from the sales andleases, etc, of land in the Northwest from January, 1883, to December, 1891. He referred to the report of the Minister of the Interior, which had just reached him, to show that the receipts so far were less than two millions, and that for the succeeding years of the period it would require an average of $8,000,000 a year from this time forward to make up the amount estimated. He thought it would be interesting to have the data on which the estimate was based. The motion was carried. Mr. Mulcck moved for copies of all minutes of Council not already laid before the Parliament, relating to the so-called Fishery Question, from the 1st of July, 1867, up to the time of the signing of the Washington Treaty. He read extracts from papers already brought down to show that most important documents were indicated as existing which were not before the Parliament. He called attention to some statements in documents leading to the conclusion that had not monetary compen- sation been asked for a Reciprocity Treaty would propably have been the result 0! the cession of the rights under the Fishery Clauses. The loss of Jaueway & Co. is $175,000, partly insured ; the Consolidated Fruit Jet 00. lose half a. million, fully insured ; dwelling houses, $10,000 ; the Railroad 0033 loss is unknown. The total loss is not less than three-quarters of a. million. The accident seems to have been caused by the telegreph operator who worked the block signals. He cannot be found“ Arrest of an Alleged Forge!- in London. l w A last (Sunday) night’s London despatoh says: Yesterday atternoon aGerman Jew named Francis Baum, who hails from Dallas, Texas, was arrested here by Detective Ryder, on an extradition warrant for uttering forged bills of lading in that place about a year ago to the extent of over $100,000. The man came to Chatham about four weeks ago, and resided there with his wife until the 3let ult., when he came to London. A detective of the Gould system of railways arrived in Chatham on Friday, and ascertaining that Baum had moved here came along with Chief Baxter to this city, where they gave Ryder a photograph of the man. In a very short time the officer brought the prisoner to the police station, where he was recognized by the Texas officer, and held for extradition on warrant issued by Judge Ball. at Chat- ham. In company with iour others, includ- ing the Dallas station agent of the railway. the Jew issued forged bills of lading for cotton sold by them, and divided the money. The crime was discovered, but, with the exception of Baum, all got away. He was arrested, and held to bail for trial in 335,000 Before the trial five weeks since Baum shipped, and is now pretty sure of being taken back. He was in a pawnshcp when arrested. He that will believe only what he can fully comprehend must have a. very long head or a. very short creed. Sir Andrew Clark and the Duke of West- minster have at once testified their fnends ship for old Gladstone, and inaugurated a nzw custom by sending cheques for one hundred pounds as young Gladstone’s wedding pxesenta HORRIBLE COLLISION. Hon. A. M. Rossâ€"I have asked Dr. Bryce to make aspecial report upon the epidemic. That report is prepared and, I believe, now in the printer’s hands. and had the motion been delayed a day or two the members would have had it in their hands and had more means of coming to an intelligent conclusion. From the report or the Secretary to the Provincial Board of Health, I find that the expense has been $1,600 to the Province, and from the report received by the Secretary to the Local Board, I learn that the expense to the county will be $10,000. The number of cases of smallpox dealt with is 200, and the deaths from that disease forty-five. The House will thus see that the epidemic was one of great magnitude. While prompt and energetic measures were taken by the local Boards at Health, yet in town- ships such as Hungerford, which are not so well situated for tfficient organization as the older settled townships, it was neces- sary to extend the aid of the Province to the district. ,It was found that fourteen cases had occurred before the matter was brought to the attention of the Provincial Board. The local medical men refused to attend to the cases, as they knew they would lose their own practice. One of the medical men did, however, consent to atteudto the cases, and he was appointed medical officer to the local Board of Health ; and as to the amount of his bill I am not able to state, but I am privately informed that it was a very large one. After the disease had been stayed the houses, clothing and goods of the persons in the district had to be iumigated, and some of the latter were destroyed. In Illinois an outbreak of smallpox had taken place, and thougiYit was of less magnitude than ours it cost more than double to sup- press the disease. Mr. Morris considered it unfair thata township such as Hungeriord should hear such a. large portion of the expense as $10,000. He wished the House to under- stand that it such prompt meaeuree had not been taken for the suppression of the outbreak, it would have aeeumed the magnitude of Provincial proportions. He inetanced the case of an outbreak near Halifax, and an extensive outbreak near Manitoba. 1n the latter place the outbreak was one of terrible proportions, and it had been stamped out by isolation, vaccination and re-vaccination. Hon. G. W. Ross, in reply to Mr. Brem- hon, said it would be announced when he brought: down his High School Bill nsxh Monday or Tuesday, it Hi was his intention to introduce legislation, making it obliga- tory on the part of County Councils to aid High Schools and Collegiate Institutions in towns separate from counties for municipal purposes: Hon. 0. Mowat eaid, in reply to Mr. Meredith, that the Government had not yet“. decided what course they should take with respect to the Easfi Simone constitu- ency representative. Their decision Will be made known in a few‘days. Mr. Wood moved for a return showing in detail the expenditures made in the township of Hungerfurd, by the authority at the Provincial Board or Health and the Local Board of Health during the late smallpox epidemic that prevailed in that township, with the number of cases and desthsmnd the length of time the epidemic prevailed. He thought many distressing incidents had occurred, and it any one was to blame it ought to be igund out. Mr. Brereton suggested that the hen. the Provincml Treasurer should include in his returns the ages 01 the patients treated, the number vaecmated, and the number not vaccinated. Hon. A. M. Ross, in answer to Mr. Ermatinger,said thaw the continuance or discontinuance of the Provincial Exhibi- tion was a. matter of. great interest to the agricultural community. The matter was under consideration of the Government, and nheir decision would be announced when vhe estiuiatea were brought down. Mr. Ferris said he would like the returns to include the other townships aflected by smallpox as well as Hungerford. Mr. Wood said he had no objection. Mr. Phelps asked that the return should include all municipalities in the Province which had been afflicted by the smallpox scourge. The township of Flos had been afflicted by it, but fortunately the Council of that municipality had formed them- selves into a Board of Health according to statute. not knowing that such a disease would occur. He stated the steps which had been taken to stamp out the disease. Mr. Hudson said the epidemic had spread to a certain extent before any steps were taken to stop its progress. In the first‘ place he understood the physicians attend- ing the families which were taken down pronounced the disease chicken-pox, and several families were taken down before the truth was discovered. It broke out first in every poor neighborhood. Through the absence of cleanliness it spread more rapid- ly than would otherwise have been the case, and had covered aoonsiderable dis- trict before the Provincial Board of Health got the matter into their hands. The See- retary, when informed, at once went down to the township. and the Reeve of that township was appointed Chairman of the Local Board of Health, after which the disease was almost entirely stamped out. The people were excited at that time about the diseaseY but now they werre as much excited about the bills which had been brought in by the physicians. He understood that the Med- ical Oflicer of the Local Board of Health had applied to the Provincial Board to fix his iee,whioh he understood was $4,000 He must say he thought this charge very extravagant. The township was very poor. Then there was a bill from Patrick Mur- phy, who buried the dead, which he regard- ed as high. The only reasonable bill he saw was that of Dr. Canniff, amounting to $800. This man had allowed a new build- ing, which he had erected for a store and residence at Stooo, to be used for a hospital, and he would have to go to considerable expense in fixing it up againI in order to make it habitable. " Mr. Fraser proposed an alteration of the motion to cover all the information wanted in the return, which was carried. Mr. Carnegie asked that his motion be amended so as to read as follows : For a. return ahowmg the several lots in the township of Belmont, Methuen, Chendos, Austruther, Gelwey and Cavendish, in the county of Peterborough. and of the town ships of Cardiff, Monmouth, Snowdon, Lutterworth and Glamorgsn in the provxncisl county of Helibuxton, which have been sold, located, disposed of, or applied for, otherwise than under the Free Grant and Homestead Act, since the first day of January, 1880; also, the dates of said sales. the persons to whom sold, the prices paid and terms of payments ; also, the dates at the several applications to: the 0NTARIO LEGISLATURE. WHOLE NO 1,388 NO. 37. Hon. G. W. Ross introduced a Bill to amend the Public Schools Act. In doing so, he departed from the usual procedure by entering upon an explanation of the changes proposed. The arrangements which were proposed by the consolidated law, were that the rural schools and the law respecting them should be treated under one distinct head; secondly. that the same treatment should be adopted with regard to unorganized townships, and thirdly, cities, towns and incorporated vil- lages should be dealt with. Having dealt with the schools under these various heads, then he proposed to arrange the educating books. Then they would have legislation for the support of the schools. Next they would deal with the teachers, the different oflicers administering the law, and lastly with the pains and penalties. The first amendment was with regard to the school age. Looking at different clauses ol the present law they seemed to vary, the school age ranging from 5 to 16 years in one and from 5 to 21 in another. He pro- posed to establish definitely that the school age should be from 5 years to 21. The next amendment which he thought neces- sary was in regard to the qualification of a ratepayer to constitute him a voter or a school trustee. Under the Municipal Act it was necessary that a voter should be a subject of Her Majesty, or that he should have undergone the process of naturalization. No such arrange- ment existed with regard to the election of school trustees, and he was just simply following the analogy in that matter which existed with regard to the choice- of other municipal officers. Secondly, he was sim- plifying the provisions necessary for the adequate accommodation of school child- ren which it was necessary to provide. There were eighty-eight thousand who did not attend each year. The machinery of the law as it now stood was not sufficiently comprehensive to enable the truest officer to get at those who were absent from school contrary to its provisions. The assessor, however, in addition to reporting the number in the municipality between the ages of 7 and 13 would be required to report their names, so that this list could be compared with the school register, and at once a complete chain of evidence would be established against those who had not observed the law in the matter of attending school. Thus all the machinery furnished could be enforced to remedy the evils com- plained of. Another proposal or his Bill was to dispense entirely with school trea- surers specially appointed for that purpoee in city, town, village and township boards, and to appoint the treasurer of the corpor- ation to act as such with the same respon- sibilities and duties as were laid upon him as treasurer of the municipality. A good deal of irritation had arisen from difficul- ties in the law relating to the amount due a teacher tor his ser- vices. The present law required that the school trustees should pay a teacher for the holidays that immediately followed the term of his engagement. Sup- pose a teacher taught up to the vacation in July, the holidays were somewhat long, and he was entitled to be paid to the end of them. That system had been somewhat irritating, and in fact many complaints were made and many expedients resorted to by School Boards to get rid of the re- sponsibility of paying a teacher for services they thought he had not rendered. He proposed that a teacher should be paid for the holidays in proportion to the time during which he had taught to the whole number of teaching days in the year. There were a number of teachers holding old first-class certificates which were lim. ited to the county in which they were granted. He proposed to prov1de that these should be valid in any county of the Province of Ontario. Those who held them were all men of considerable experience, and no certificate of this character had been granted since 1871. He also proposed that where a County Council deemed it in the interest of the schools it might add to the board of examiners men competent to examine where French or German ware exclusively taught, in order to test the competency of the teachers. A good deal of irritation arose over the fees required to be paid by County Councils to examiners. This Bill provided that they should be paid the same amount as members of ‘ the County Council. He proposed another change in this connection which would do away with considerable trouble by provid- ing that councils pay the examiners so much per candidate. Examiners also complain that County Councils were not sufficiently liberal to pay their travelling expenses, in addition to those required by law. He was making a provision whereby they would be paid liberally, their expenses to be determined by the County Council. Coming to the question of superannuation, he was going to propose a scheme by which that system might hereafter be entirely abolished. First, no teacher would be re- quired to pay into the Superannuation Fund. Secondly, those who were con- tributing to this fund. and who wish to continue, would be allowed to do so, the fee being increased from $4 to a voluntary sum oi 158. A certain portion of the teachers under 35 and 40 years of age as a rule were opposed to the superannuation system entirely. Those over that age were anxious that it should be retained. If they wished to retain it themselves by a voluntary contribution they might do so. With regard to those who ceased to contribute it they left the profession they would be allowed to withdraw their contribution as at present. If they did not it would be placed to their credit, and at any time here« after would be allowed to draw for the years during which they contributed. By this means he expected they would be relieved by and by of this charge, and he did not say so because he believed the people should be 10th to deal liberally with the teachers, for on the contrary he thought they were deserving of the utmost sym- Hon. A. S. Hardy presented to the House the report of the Minister of Education for 1884, and the report of the births, deaths and marriages for 1883. Hon. A. S. Hardy, in reply to Mr. Monk, intimated that he had directed that a. list of the returns ordered last session. and not yet brought down, he prepared, and the returns themselves would be brought down aa_e_oon he possible. Hon. '1‘. B. Perdeeâ€"I desire the hon. gentleman and the House to know that the return will still involve a. great amount oflahor to make out, but the Government does not intend to oppose it after the insinuations which have been made that there is something to cover up. The amendment will make some little difference, and it will be made out at the earliest possible moment, but the House need not be surprised if the extensive nature of the return necessitates a. little delay. The returns must be made out by the reguler clerks of the department, and the session of the House is their busiest season. put-chaise, location and terms of location of fluid lots. Hon. G. W. Rossâ€"I do not, and it is optional all around. Hon. 0. F. Fraser said the House will remember that when permission was given by the House for the erection of new Par- liament Buildings it was qualified with the very important fact that no more than $500,000 should be spent on them. The House will also remember that some ses- sions ago a. report was made which stated that in the opinion of the Executive Council they could not be erected for the sum named in a style fitting for the Province and the needs of the Government, and therefore no constitutional responsibility rests With the Executive Council for not taking action especially when it is remem- bered that it was stated that no steps would lfie taken without communicating with the ouse. Hon. G. W. Ross said he could not ascer- tain the number of female teachers who had left. 'l‘hey had retired for otherrcasons perhaps. The superannuation system did not appear to retain the teachers, and the argument he had mentioned against doing away With it did not need to restrain the House one moment in the action be pro- posed to take. The law required each child between 7 and 13 years oi age to attend school 55 days in the half year. As he stated a moment ago there were 88,000 children in the Province not fulfilling the law in that respect. In the case 0! chil- dren attending factories he proposed that after passing a certain examination they should be exempt from attending school half the time, namely, the examination required for a pupil for promotion from the third to the fourth book. At this stage of their educational career children were generally from 11 to 12 years of age, and he proposed that such of them as worked in factories should be exempt from attending school at least a portion of the time. What he wanted to provide for was not simply attendance at school, but the education of the pupil. Although the school age was from 5 to 21, the compulsory clauses only afleoted those between the ages of 7 and 13. Another provision which he proposed of a more radical character was for the election of school trustees on the same day as the lection of municipal councils. It would be optional with the trustees by a resolu- tion passed in October to order that the election should be held on the same day as that for members of the Council. It would be by ballot, and so far as the Municipal Act was capable of application for the prevention of corrupt practices, etc., it should apply to the election of school trustees. This did not apply to the Separate schools. He proposed also to disqualify every salaried 011108: of a municipality from being either a candidate or eligible for election as a school trustee. He thought these provisions would simplify the law and meet a popular demand, excite a greater interest in educa- tional matters, and cause perhaps a more vigorous School Board. He might say he did not propose to move the second reading of the Bill for two or three weeks, in order that members may have ample opportunity to consider it and that the subject might receive that public discussion outside 0! the House which he thought was desirable in school legislation. He thought it was desirable that they should get this session a measure as nearly perfect as possible in order that, (or at least five or six years to come, no other changes would be made in the school laws. Mr. Meredithâ€"I apprehend that he does not propose any corresponding changes in respect to the election of Separate School Trustees. Mr. Morris moved that it is expedient and desirable that any city, erected as such under the Municipal Act, which shall peti- tion therefor in due form, shall be entitled to be granted by the Legislature, if, on due consideration of the circumstances thereof, it shall see fit, a special Act of Incorpora- tion in the regulation and government of its special interests. He argued that it would be a great convenience to Toronto, Hamilton, London, Ottawa, etc., it they could have special charters as Halifax and Quebec had. He went into details showing the vast expenditures at Toronto. Hon. Mr. Mowatâ€"My hon. triend sug- gests that the proposal contained in the motion is one of great importance, but I see that it is of no importance oi‘. all, and that is very easy to demonstrate. My hon. friend has not suggested one single advan- tage to be gained by the motion he has pro- posed. The position of the Government is this, that we are in favor of general laws, so far as we can have general laws. We have always acted upon this, and though it was a deal opposed at first it is one that the people of the country now recognize the great advantage of. Mr. Balfour moved for a return of copies of all reports made to the Government by directors of joint stock road companies for the year 1884, under section 146, cap. 152, of the revised statutes, as amended by s. s. 6 and 7, cap. 24, 47 Vic. He stated that~ Mr. Lee had consented to incorporate in the motion such portions of his motion as were not carried by the notice he was mak- ing. He thought there was a general desire to abolish toll roads. It was expected that towns and cities would abolish market tees where the tolls were taken off the roads, but this was not the case. At the present time there were 23 counties having toll roads, 74 companies and 675 miles. He hoped the motion would pass, and those companies not making returns should be compelled to do so.â€"Oarried. pathy and gratitude. The only argument of a substantial character urged against the repeal of the law in regard to superannua- tion was the simple one that it was an incentive to teachers to remain in the pro- fession. Perhaps it was, yet he noticed that 1,609 teachers left the profession in the past four years, or at the rate of over 400 per annum. They had lost the services of some of their vet): best pen. An hon. meui'beréDetgs' this number inglude female teachers? 7 7 Hon. A. S. Hardy presented the report of the Commissioner of Public Works. The House adjourned at 5 o’clock. Among the petitions presented were fihe rougwigsa V 7 Mr. BEdgerowâ€"Frcm the Council of York to amend the Act so as to make election of school tgusheeajy ballpt. Mr. Hagarâ€"From the County Council or Prescott and Russell for a. amplification of the Land Laws and the introduction of the Torrens system of landfltranstet. Hon. 0." F. Fraser offered a motion in effect ordering that the report of the Com- mission appointed to inquire into the conspiracy be printed with all possible despamh. whjoh was carried. Hon. G‘ W. Ross, in reply to Mr. Mul- holland, said: No decision has yet been arrived at by the Government as to the propriety of introducing legislation during this seaeiou oi the Legielature on the subject of University Federation. Until after that decision has deem arrived at il would be premature to state what the exgense will be. _ Hon. 0. Mowat, in reply to Mr. Mere- dith, said: As far as I am concerned there is but one other place concerning which notice has been given for the forma- tion of a new county. and that is the one in which Mount Forest is interested. We don’t think it desirable to pass legislation for thatiduring the present sessiom Mr. Mowet said the report of the Special Committee appointed to strike the Stand‘ ing Committees of the House had been laid over in consequence of Mr. Drury’s name being mentioned. It was very necessary that the committee should be organized at once. and he therefore suggested that the committees should be printed without Mr. Drury's name. He proposed this without prejudice to Mr. Drury or his constituency, and retained the right to choose a. substi- tute. Mr. Morris saw no objection to this. The motion was carried.