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mM Nes wR e i / s II and prices _ i o ns and of "Cich recognition |; early part of tno season was du A Supreme Court is disposed of, such rec.ogm:(l::t | wel'Z .fil satisfactory; but towards autumn prices | _ being subject to any fair + l on mforms " | stifened and a hea'thier feeling prevailed. A ditious as betweon the two bove.-mpeu{'f- the / further improvement may bo looked for, from | [ _ Thete are several despatches contained in i usually sinall stock of these timbers win-- | correspondence from the Attorney--General l:m':uover in Quebec A f j i s _] urging upon the House.nuthorniu the import. | tot 'hg asou was extromely dry and dangerous ! ance of their endeavoring to secure from the The se Mhe Hres wore 'confiod to the' Imperial -- Parliainent power _ to coniirm | to timber. re fire P tie Proi ut the decision of her Majesty in | eastern or settled part of the Province, haulyl l _| Conncil _ respecting _ tha * boundaries of | of the licensces urge that evcx"y hce{xse'e.: oul« the Province of {Ontario, to ail _ of | be compelled to eugugenfire 1';'6%'6' The cost \_| which the Dominion Government usually re-- Of'l:flllglllg for the'}em was sh., . ; s _| plies that it has received such--and--such a com» | There are now 15'? townships "P'm' }o{r se __| munication, which will be duly attended to. tlement under the "" Free Grant and Home-- e | steads Act," the new ones being Conimee, Crowx Laxos axp Fomrests :--The report || Gillies, Webster mgiWOlContl_wr; isf < o un % is was ris. 4 During the year ocations were made for of the (.ommlfnnone!: '(.)f Crown .L:'uu.s was . pre 122,779 33("_" of land and 109 locatees pur-- } sc.ntcd yesterday. The collections on nc«.ogut ) chased 5,694 ncres, while 549 patents were _| of land sales during the year were $120,979. © fosneq to locatees. The area of Crown lauds sold was 67,514, at a The sxpenditure on colonisation roads was , | price of $76,837 ; and 2,483 acres of clergy, i$122,974; two hundred miles of road were Common school and ('-rmnnutrschoox lands were | pujgy and twenty bridges, built and a large sold at a value of 82,858. . The total collecti0n$ | amoung of repairing was done. __| for the yearon account of woodsand forests w --re ArM | | $990,855 43, which includes $399,953 36 paid Ox titk third reading of the Assossment Bill in on account of the December sale ; the latter 1 dment excmptin | amouut being deducsted, leaves $599,897 07 as Mr. Leys propossiL An AINONnUIMOLS, €XCMED g! the revenue from timber dues, ground rent, | the property of scientific, lwfrrury and educa-- l _ | etc., auring the year. tional societies from taxation. 'The amend-- | f The collections on account of timber dues, | ment was rejected. | A C J | ete., fell short of the estimate, owing largely w ; to the number of sawlogs "*stuck " by low AMoXNa THE legislation passed yesterday ~| water audf L;; '.lul'. qu;mpi_w'lcft in]!.he';'v'uods 92 | was a clause, introduced by Mr. Loys, com-- paccount ol the cepth ol the snow. '"S*C" | pelling Councils of towns or villages, when | cumstances also caused the early shutting ¥¥ ig Dmil | dlown of some mills, a diminished output and petitioned by 150 property.owners, to submit ! the locking up of capital in the uninanufac. | & by--law for the annexation of the l'nunwxpal- | tured lo#s. ity to an adjacent municipality. The by--law The lamber trade has been satisfactory; sales | is to be submitted within four weeks after re-- were brisk and prices fairly remunerative, | °PS of the petition. 'This is a useful clause, although at the close of the year returas were _ 48 it will enable the people of any town or slow. As regards wavy and square pine, the _ Village to overcome the obstructivemness of a $ Council which may not want to see itself wiped out of existence. SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES 'estimates to the * amount of $217,079 50 were brought down yesterday. Of this the sum of $80,000 is to defray goneral expensos for January, 1839. Tho sum of $50,000 is set aside for four cottages at tho Mimnico farm to relieve the > Toronto Insane Asylum. The total cost of these buildings is to be $100,000. The new Minister of Agriculture appears in connection with an item of $3,000 for nine months' salary | --indicating that he is to assume otlice on April 1st. _ The Industrial School at Mimico gets $1,000, and $23,700 is voted for repairs, drainage, etc., of the London Asylum. ' ------ 1 Pronocation ox Fxripay:--The order paper } was cleared yesterday, but owing to the back-- ward state of the printing, prorogation willl not take place uutil EFriday, The House' stands adjourned until 2 p.in. of that day. 1 Tnus »rmorns of the press gallery have been greatly indebted to Col. Gillmor and the various members of his staff, and especially to Mr, Sydere and Major Delumere, for various kind offices Mr. Cartwright, the law clerk, and Mr. Kent have always been found to be accuruately informed and ready to impart in formation. The officer with whom the news-- paper men had most to do was Mr. Welch, and kis courtosy and efficiency did much to lighten their duties.