The Express.
London, England, 1850-06-15 00:00:00

AUBTEALIAN COJLONIBB BILL.

The hires;ll—en meat tato committee on thin
Oa claws 30 Wag proposed
Lord 8 TANLIIIf repast= the objectifies he urged a few
=triage ago to it, find the less iollowiag clauses relating to
the gam* amiably. sad wad that they be expunged
from the bill. He admitted that there might be several sub.
Note of coma= tater= as which it was desirable that the
=leaks should hare en opportunity of coming to a common
nadentaadiag la la the eau of the North American colonise,
but there were may other rebinds ea which their
triers= would be widely different and distaat,
sal it was on easeent of the power given
by those classes to do* with those interests, as
if they were sot so that he objected to Mem
They in fact gen power to the mineral assembly or to one
mkey to overbear altagotkor the *tenets of the rest. It
should be recollected tam this was aot legiolatirg for isle.
sin immediately adjoialag soak other, but /or a toes of
=natty rot less than the whole tapes, W Bartme, with
sumo as distinct, and with agriculture end ether envier
meats as wholly different, as say two mumerios of Ifiesops.
Be should therefore move that the dams@ hem 10 be it
imissire be expunged. He wadi set mow Winds deem
36_ Lt• which be alio objertelout it relatsd to a wholly
dillireat question. He raised Mae* sew to the elegem
Marla( to the neutral asseashly.
Bail GREY htped their Medal., mould set adept the
ameadsent. Thaw *wee teem goegmed under a smasio-
Ilea *their necessity, sad OM share womanises interests
amongst the different mismias Auollealla whisk maim to
be immediately considered by mars mamma body. He was,
therefem, penoaded that *Whin maid Mad mews to the
advastege of Wei colonies thus the astahliokkg of some
sash petrel body as was proposed by this bill. • slash,
eaeol:i could hardly constitute as effective mart ef appee/,
bet Maid together by seem general assembly they
That wee ea important object to be
wined.
The delegates were to be chosen by
and the general sionally was °sly
So ant for
those osioake that mama* is acacias
ffsr tr. (Boer, A It was mry likely that at first it
meek may act for hew Beath Weiss ask,Victeria. The

noble earl that reseeded to combat the objection that too
reachj weight would be gives to impetus* preelhow.
He by of their lordships, before they Melted theme
clause, to remember bow Wingate were the relation be-
tween thee coheir. New South Wales and Vietorie as
they harm' were a single wileay, mad the MilMilpeommi to
esatieoethem es ace. The line which divided t was
merely imaginary, sad It was alleolately amensery to }midi
scam simple mesas by which those coleedee maid immemoMi-
cam topther at immures la which they hog a Mataleit
Won't.
Lord HILARNCLIFFII said that, netwitbehmding his
',Wiegman to sawn the *Ale earl (Grey) in ether parts
of this bill. be ea theaght rise was (reit hiss fa the co-
gnises, mei by the =lie lord (Smoky). Ha esteeteleod
starers iffileffilea le ma goommeare legislation or the bill
exhibited, end timed it theimbie that this portion of the
bill should be posilpeasill to two fame period when the
hones might he beam able to judge of the mentimesto of the
wrimedele en the subject diem they were at prearet.
Hid OHANVILLH au et @vision that the effect of the
elate bad less milempgroheade& beams its real Mantles
wee, thee snob M the eolealee should hem the option of mad-
log delegates to the Harrel ametaWy. He defended the
right of tier Majesty I. seamen be mamba her undoubted
prerogative with rehrease to the asedillostion or alteratios
of the seastitutioa of her mimics.
After a few remarks Ina the Earl of HARSOWDT, who
was nearly inaudible is the gallery,
Earl GREY observed that clause 32 very clearly deltoid
the °limes for widish the assembly were to meet.
Lord RINNAIRD was opposed to the simple Amber,
fearing that the idea, would endeavour very speedily to
alter its constitution by gestiag rid of the minium ; and he
believed it would be head very difficult to refuse their re-
e=preappisiag them bwaeher to wish to have the simple
without the .mitres. He apprehended the*
their lerdehipe might live to rue the day when
they bad glues to a !artly markt population the
power of framing a constitution according to their 'own
views. He hoped, however, for the mho of the character of
the noble earl (Grey), fur whose takets he felt personally the
highest respect, that he might be mistaken Is these 'ppm-
herniae@ ; but, though it wee piglet for him to differ from
these with whom he usually meted, he must nevertheless sup-
port the amendment.
Lard LYTIELTON also supported the memendmeat. H.
be:lived the series of elation now under discussion were op-
posed to the other parts of the bill, as well as to the general
feeling of the colonists, who, in his opinioa, were not yet
'ripe for such a measure as the one now proposed.
Their lordships dividei—
For the clause

it. 22-1

Oa tlie gallery being re-o;eaed.
Estl GREY wu PS hie lap, giving notice that ea the
report be would propose s clime to tfuo effect, that sag of
the colonies incleded is the bill might unite in a federal as-
sembly for cattalo purpose:, to be specilltd is the ease of
'set.

Load STANLEY pointed out the inconveniency, 'which,
to his opinion, would arise from the delegates to this federal
or moral assembly having the power of legislating only on
particular subjects.
Ater a few words from Lost! Whuncliffe, Earl Orgy, and
Lord Rodesdale, the clause was speed to.
On clams 31.

Lord —BTAN—L.EY observed that soda this clause the colo-
nies were to be taxed at a amain per tentage on their re-
spective revenues for all improvements; thus, if a road or
railway were established between Victoria and New South
Wales, Van Dionsa's Land, wbioh would derive no benefit
from it, would have to pay more than those colonies, for
whom advantage it was loosed.

Sir G. GREY said that that was not the intention of the
clause, nor did he believe it would have that effect. The
object was that for plural improvements common to all,
each colony should oeatribats its fair proportion, according
to its revecue. If, however, there was any doubt en the
sublime, he would in•roduce a provim to remove it.
The clause was agreed to, as were clauses up to 35, which
gives power to Footmen and councils, with the assent of
the erowo, to alter the constitution of the legislative comeil,
es which
_ _ .

Earl UREY observed that he believed the wording of the
clause intended further than he intended, and he proposed
to alter it, so that the particular points on which the colonies
should be at liberty to make alteration is the constitution
should be defined he set of parliament.
Lord STANLEY sal the alteration did not altogether
I remove his objection to the clause, but he should wish to
' have the opportunity of considering whether or not he
ought under, the e rcamstancu, to waive it.
In reply to Lord HATBIRTON,
Earl GREY explained that the effect of the clause was to
give to all the colonies • general power of reforming their
own constitutions, but such reforms were not to come into
operation until sanctioned by her Majesty.
Lord STANLEY suggested that as by this clause the,
were giving to each colour the power of varying its cosset-
stetson, it might make some difference in regard to the elec.
tins of the delegates to the !eosin' assembly. In one colony
there might be one legislative body, in another two. One
set of delegates might represent one chamber wholly elected
another an elective belly of two ehtrobers, and a third.
might represent two chambers partly elected and partly
aosainated. How was this difficulty to be met?
After some further discussion, the clause, with some
verbal amendments, was agreed
The remaining clausal were also agreed to, and the house
resumed.

----ESTATES LEASING (IRELAND) BILL.
This bill, after a short ciscuuisn, went through eon-
matter.

JUDGMENTS (IRELAND) BILL.
This bail also west through oostenittoo, and their lordships
this adjourned at half past 9 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAT, Juin 14.
Tao 811111111 took Om chair (is the old home) at four
o'clock.

PUBLIC BUSINESS.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.

The Sheriffs of the City of Loadon appeared at the tar,
and presented a peti.ion from the Lord Mayor, Aldermen,
and Common Council of the City, in common council assem-
bled, against certain clauses of the Metropolitan Interments
Bill.—Mr. LUSH INGTON. from the Society of Frands in
Great Britain ; Mr. WYLD, from Cnelsea, to the same
effect.

MAARIAOrIi Btu...—By Mr. LUSHINOTON (8), from
ineabiumits of tee matropolis; Mr. MUNTZ, from several
plates; Mr. MACKINNON. from Limbed& and South-
wark, in favour of this bill.—Mr. OSWALD, from dissenters
of Glasgow, easiest the bill.
Sammie Basle Bat..—By Mr. MUNTZ, from the Pro.
vident Sadety of Birmingham ; Mr. IL ADAIR, from the
trustees piths Ipswich Savings Bank, spinet certain provi-
sions of this bill.

inctoftu I.;:nora.—By Sir J. WALMSLEY, from
operivivis of Bolton aad Tinton; against the sons of
shifts and relate. &e. ; Lord ASHLEY (place not heard);
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY, tress the teachers of a Sunday
school ; Sir G.STRICHLAND, fro' Preston ;land Mr. DIS-
RAELI, Iron wend aids in Lancashire, in favour of the
original tea hours bill.