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London, England, 1852-05-04 00:00:00

OATHS.

Mr. REYNOLDS gate notice that, on Thursday next,
he should usk the Chancellor of the Exchequer if it was
the intention of her Majesty's Government to bring in a
Bill to alter the law relating to the oaths taken by
Members.

WEST INDIA MAIL.

Sir A. COCKBURN wit.hed to ask the Secretary of State
for the Colonies a question rektive to a statement which
had appeared in a public print supposed to be in the con-
fidence of the Government. It was there stated to be
the intention of Government to remove the West India
mail packet station from Southampton to Plymouth, and
ho should be glad to know if there was any foundation
for the statement.
Sir JOHN PAK[NGTON said the subject did not
come within his department, but he had made inquiries
about it of the Secretary to the Admiralty, lty, and wasin-
formed that no sueh intention as that mentioned had ever
existed.—(hear, hear.)
THE ARMY.
Mr. DUPRE, on behalf of Colonel Reid, who was
absent through indisposition. wished to ask the Secretary-
at-War whether her Nlt,j :sty's Government
had any in-
tention of proposing to Parliament toincrease . the
strength of our regular troops serving in Great Britain
and Ireland?
Major BERESFORD said Government bad no pre-
sent intention of proposing any incre,ar in the army.
SMITHFIELD MARh.L r.
Sir BENJAMIN HALL wished to ask the Secre-
tary of State for the Home Department, whether any
steps had been taken by the Corporation of the city of
London for the removal of Smithfield-market, and whe-
ther any site had been fixed upon for the new market?
Mr. WALPOLE said the Corporation of the city
of London had given notice within the specified time
of their intention to undertake the carrying out
of the Act, and the Honourable. Baronet was
131ar.lagetnent of the
pro-
bably aware that the Secretary of State had nothing
Commissioners,—([lsar,
hear.) further to do with the matter except to approve of the
site, unless the Corporation should fail to select the site
is,andtothein,
hear.) Since, however, the Honourable Baronet
wAietthcinouelidg h bteee nn
transferred°ntl
had given notice. of his question he had made
inquiries respecting the matter, and ho
was
informed that twenty-four new sites had been suggested
to the Corporation, which they had now under their
consideration, and they hoped in a short time to be able
to submit a proper site for the approval of the Home-
office,—(Hear, hear.)
GLASGOW POST-OFFICE.
Mr. MACGRECIOR wished to ask the Chancellor of
the Exchequer what measures had been taken by her
Nl,jesty'g Governm,ent, in order to carry into effect the
erection of a new 1 ost-oplee on the ground purchased
for that purpose in the city of Glasgow?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the
estimate of the architect had only just been received, but
the subject should command
CLUBShis immediate attention.
RIFLE .

Mr. EVELYN wished to ask the Secretary of State
for the Home llopartinttut, whether it was the intention
of the Government to advise her Majesty to accept the
services of corps. of ritle volunteers, to be raised and
maintained at their own expense?
Mr. WALPOLE said if it should become necessary
and proper, Government would not hesitate to sanction
the formation of rifle corps, but ho was unable to say
whether Government would accept of their services until
ho saw what progr.ss the Militia Bill made.—(Hear.)
BISHOP OF COLOMBO.

In reply to Mr. TUFNELL,
Sir J. PAKINGTON said a very painful and per
sonal correspondence had been received at the Co
lonial-Alice relating to the Bishop of Colombo, and
although he did not think it would be prudent to pro-
duce it now ho could state that Government would
lose no time in taking such steps as the correspondence
had rendered necessary.—(Cheers.)
NEW ZEALAND.
The passage in the Queen's Speech relating to Nve
Zealand having been read on the motion of Sir J.
Paltington,
colonyin Suirßji ArNlwiN grantingzG elilaaNndr.osew representativet oh an i'
h fooc ro
firstnleave
constitution (mtmoo tobringi
ntht
oe
of
ocifffiN"ewitZweaalsanhdi,stoinmteonvteionthalotokthineg coantsttituetioctointdoititohne
colony be suspended fora
)o,unr
the subject
jbecutt
farfot,enr
preercseoinvs-
ing repeated representations
interested in the welfare of New Zealand, ho at length,
wi;li the concurrence of his colleagues, determined to
submit a new constitution for their approval. Though
a most interesting colony, it was one of the
most recently acquired dependencies of the British
Crown. The first advance of civilization in the colony
was made by those pioneers of civilization—the mission-
aries of tau Este. Wished Churchil and:or
ry
twh eeorpfeu
flo,optichi)oseewrserodeflbitt
edtus
el
1808. They
perseasion:;ieitti.ctilLytseyrli
tbeur
but
rthi'oinvilsits of these persons led to the cornmi.sion of
crime in the colony. In 1832 a Bill passed the House
of coremens for the prevention of crime committed in
Now Zealand and other islands in the Pacific. Intercourse
with the colony continual to increase, and at length a
consul was sent our, who was to assume the
Government as soon as he obtained from the natives
a cession of the colony to the Crown. In 1836 the first
step was taken to make New Zealand a possession of
Great Britain, therefore only twelve years had elapsed
since it became attached to this country. The progress.
of the colony had been retarded by various causes, and

among others by the tete:Alen of the natives in 1845. It,
1346 Earl Grey gave the c,lony a representative insti-
tution, but in 1848, in cons, quence of events which then
happened, it was suspended for a period of five years.
The five years expires on the Ist March, 1853, there-
fore it was absolutely necessary to do semething in the
present session, because the Act of 1846 would of itself
come into operation next year. Daring the inteeeel
the colony had progressed greatly, both as reeeraed the
population and the extent of commerce carried on. Its
1848 the population was about 17,000; in the
present year it had increased to 26.000 or 27,000. The
value of goods exported was in 1848, 44,2151., and in 1850,
115,4151. There had also been an incease in the reve-
nue of the colony—in 1848 it was 48,589/., and in 1845,
57,7421. Sir G. Grey, the governor, in one of his dis-
patches, spoke highly of the intellectual superiority
of the natives, whom be considered might be well in-
trusted with those privileges of self-government which
Earl Grey gave them in 1846, but which, under special
circumstances, were afterwards withheld. There were
three peculiarities which rendered New Zealand
distinct from any other of the British dependeu-
Cio3,—lst, the geographical situation of the
colony ; 2d, the mode of settlement adopted;
and, lastly, the high natural qualities and intellect of the
natives. The centre of the two islands was occupied by
lofty mountain ridges, which were unfit for cultivation,
and consequently all cultivation was confined to the
planes.
Then in regard to the mode of settlement adopted;
the people did not, as in other colonies, congregate
around one centre, but took up their residences in
different parts of the island, and they wore now
spread over a length of country of between 800 or
900 miles. As ho had already stared, the character
of the natives was of a very high order. They
had been converted to Christianity, they were attached
to agriculture, fond of the sea, and made good sailors,
and they were ambitious to become skill& d
in European arts and customs. They wore great
adepts in warfare, and some were even better equipped
than our own regular troops. Some of the chiefs had
acquired considerable property by their industry, and
had several thousand pounds invested in the Govern-
meet funds. In arranging a local government for these
colonies there would be some difference of opinion, but
ho apprehended no opposition to the proposition that
the right of separate government should bo given
to the detached dependencies, There would, however, be
a difference of opinion us to whether these detached pot
Lions should be dealt with as independent colonies, or
only as portions of a colony having a local government.
of their own, but under a general federation, as in the
United States. The Government, after the best con-
sideration, thought that the dependency ought to be
treated as one colony, and that the detached portions
should be dealt with as small but not as independent colo-
nies. In order to carry out this plan they would establish
local legislatures and a general legislature for governing
the whole. Earl Grey proposed, in 1846, to form live
different provinces. It was now the intention of the
Government to increase the number to six, viz., Welling-
ton, New Plymouth, Auckland, Nelson, Canterbury, and
Natal. It was proposed to have a governing officer for
each province, called a superintendent, who should be
appointed at a salary of 500/. by the Governor of the
colony, and not by the Colonial-office. Below the
superintendent there would be a legislative council.
It appeared to the Government that, looking to the small
population which existed in these districts, it was not
advisable that there should be two chambers, nor was
it advisable that the one chamber should be
composed principally of nominee members. That
system had already failed in New Zealand, and it
was therefore proposed teat these provisional council
should be wholly elective.—(Bear, hear.) Then came
the question of the franchise. And here, looking at
the ignorance which necessarily prevailed at this
distance from the colony upon its local affairs, it was
thought by the Government that there was no alterna-
tive open to them but to adopt the franchise recommended
by the Governor, Sir G. Grey, which was that every man
possessing a house worth 501., or occupying a
house iu a town at 10/. a year, _or 5/. a year

in the county, should be entitled to vote.—
(Hear, hear.) The franchise should be enjoyed
alike by the native as the European, while the question
of payment to members would be left for the decision of
the provincial councils themselves. It was proposes
by the Bill that on the first day of meeting those mem-
bers who resided ten miles beyond their respective
councils should be allowed a sum for expenses. But a
matter of this detail he thought it much better to leave
to themselves to settle, as they, of course, must bo the
best judges of what is must conducive to their own in-
terests. lie now came to a very important point in refe-
rence to the arrangement of the Provincial Councils—
namely, those subjects upon which it was prop 'Ned to
restrict them from legislating. He proposed 14 subjects
upon which the Provincial Coucils were to be prohibited
from legislating upon: and here again there was one very
important difference between the plan recommended by
the present Government and that of Lord Grey. But
he might observe that the plan of the present Govern-
ment was supported by Governor Grey. It was pro-
posed that they should not interfere by legislation with
Crown land; because the Government apprehended that
if they were to have that power in all probability there
would be one principle adopted by one of these councils,
and another by another. It was, therefore, deemed
much more desirable to leave this great question to be
dealt with by a higher and separate authority. Well,
thee, these restrictions were to be as follow, viz.:—
First, they were not to legislate upon the imposition
or regulation of duties of customs. Second, they were
not to legislate in reference to the establishment of
any civil or criminal court, except for the purposes of
trying offences now punishable by law in New Zealand.
Third, they were not to determine the extent of juris-
diction or course of proceeding in the Supreme Court.
Fourth, they were not to regulate the currency of coin
issued in the colony. Fifth, they were not to interfere
or determiae the weights and measures. Sixth, they
were not to regulate the post office or the carriage of
letters. Seventh, they were not to legislate in reference
to the establishment of laws in cases of bankruptcy and
insolvency. Eighth, they were not to interfere in refe-
rence to the erection of beacons and lighthouses. Ninth,
they were not to legislate in reference to the imposition
of duties and other charges upon ships. Tenth, they were
not to interfere for the regulation of marriages.
Eleventh, they were not to interfere by legislation in re-
ference to Crown lands, or lands in respect to which
the titles of the aborigines had not been determined.
Twelfth, they were not to interfere in respect to disabi-
lities or restrictions affecting persons of the native race,
to which Europeans were not subject. Thirteenth, they
were restricted from altering any way the criminal
law of New Zealand. Fourteenth, they were not to
interfere for the regulation of the course of inheritance
in respect to real or personal property. He ought to ob-
serve that these restrictions were identical with what
were proposed by Lord Grey, and recommended
by Sir G. Grey, the governor, excepting that ono
relating to the Crown lands. There was one other
point upon which the present Government ven-
tured to differ from Lord Grey—lie meant the mode in
which the Acts passed by.the Provincial Legislatures of
the colony were to receive the Royal assent. It was
proposed by Lord Grey that the Acts passed by the
Provincial Legislatures should bo ultimately sent to this
country for the assent of her Majesty—in fact, that they
should follow the course now adopted in regard to the
Acts of the other colonial Legislatures. But looking to
the number of restrictions which it was intended by the
Government measure to impose, and the limited power
of the Legislature, it seemed to the Government more
advisable that these matters should be at once settled
without the delay which the necessity of sending them
home fur the assent of her Majesty would necessarily
occasion ; it was therefore proposed that the Governor-
in-Chief should have the power giving to these Acts the
final assent of her Majesty.—(Hear, hear.) But at the
same time he was disposed to think it would be better,
subject to general instructions in case of any special re-
quirement in respect to a particular Act, that it should
be referred home for the assent of the Crown.—(Hear.)
That, however, was a matter open for the consideration
of Parliament. With the permission of the House he
would now describe the way in which it was proposed to
constitute the Central Legislature. They proposed
that the Governotein-Chief should of course be the
head of the central Government, and that the central
Legislature should consist of the Governor-in-Chief, of a
Legislative Council, and of a fairly chosen Assembly.
The first question of difficulty that presented itself was,
how the Legislative Council was to be constituted. This
was the most important point upon which the present
Government had ventured to differ from Lord Grey in
reference to this measure. It was the intention of Lord
Grey that the Upper Chamber of the Central Legislature
should be an elective body; but it was proposed to make
them elective in a very peculiar manner, for which they
had no precedent—namely, those of the Provincial
Legislatures should send three persons each, who were
to constitute themselves the Legislative Council of the
Government House of Legislature. He thought he
would be borne out in the fact when be said that there
was no precedent in her Majesty's dominions for an
elective Upper Chamber. Even in the provinces of Ca-
nada, where the power of self-government and the
freedom of British institutions had been carried fur-
ther than in any of the dependencies of the Crown, not
only was there not an elective Upper Chamber, but as
far as he knew there had never existed any desire to
have such. He believed he was correct in saying
it had been intimated to that province that
they might express their opinions upon the
question whether or not they would regard an elective
Upper Chamber as desirable, notwithstanding which
they had never shown any indication of such a wish.
There was one instance of such a proposition, but he
could not regard that as a precedent, because it was one
that was yet under consideration—he meant the coned-
, tution that Was under consideration for the Cape of
Good Hope. For that proposed constitution the late
Government had decided in favour of AD elective Utile r
Chamber. The pi cultarity, however, of that place was
this—the franchise and elections for the Upper Chamber
were to be precisely the same as those for the Lower
Chamber, but the difference was this—the members of
the Lower Chamber were to be elected i
elec-
tors within the electoral districts; but in referencebYn
certai
to the
Upper Chamber they were to be elected y the. ilvotes of
the the whole body under certain modifications
bound to say, while upon this point,
of
fiatahoe hood
dbaHd orpee-
"wed
c°l"'"i"ti°"B fronitho cathere we're very coast.
which led him to suppose that
tde of consti-
wed
derable objections in the colony o thi
tuting the Upper Chamber,
that part of the tied thats mo
they vie
ure with much apprehension.
In providing
mnesatsitution for New Zealand, he,
therefore, confessed constitution
sedhe had no inclination of following
the precedent of that
p
proposed for the Cape of Good
Hope; but the mode of electing the Upper Chamber es
recommended by Governor Grey was wholly difftrent—
namely, by a double elective system. Those who
were
already chosen as members of the Provincial Councils
should be authorised to elect the members of the Central
Chamber of Legislation. Ile would not pretend to say
that that wag a good piou. Iu MO of tbig tatigniwdo

and impertance he confessed on his own part he did not
thiek that this wil3 au exteeirieest. in which the Govern-
would be prepered to ereliark. They thought it
much better to follow the precedent, which Exisimi
in
every other colony of the British Crown.—(fleete, hear.)
In rospeat to this Central Legislature loeitteg to that
teipport which the Governor would require from it, and
the importunce which it must assume as the colony in-
creased in prosperity, the Government thought it much
better to follow the precedent of other colonies. They,
therefore, proposed that the Upper Chamber should be
as it was elsewhere, a nominee Upper Chamber, com-
posed of persons appointed by the Crown to hold their
offices during pleasure. They proposed that the dura-
tion of this Parliament of Central Legislation should
be five years. He had forgotten to mention,
in speaking of the Provincial Legislatures, that
din Governor recommended that they should last for
two years; but the present Government agreed with
Lord Grey, that this period would be much too short,
and that it should rather be for tour years. Tho Pro-
vincial Councils they proposed should not consist in any
case of less then nine members. The numbers of the
Upper Chamber of the Central Legislature they pro-
posed should boat the discretion of the Governor, with
this understanding., that it should not be lees than tee,
nor more than 15, Members. Tho Elective Assembly,
should not be less more 25 ror more than 40, Members.
The nets of the Provincial Legislature must not be alto-
gether dependent where the acts of the Central Legis-
lature overrode them. They then proposed that there
shall be a civil list reserve. Upon this point they also
differed from Lord Grey. The House was probably
aware that the present civil list was 30,000/. a year.
They proposed to retain such a civil list. They did not
propose to increase it; but they proposed to abolish
some of the judges us altogetoer unnecessary, and by
this means they would, be enabled to provide salaries
for the superintendents of provinces without resorting
to the necessity of increasing the civil list.—
(Hear, hear.) There was another important point
sanctioned by the Governor. They meant to recommend
that a sum of 7,0001. should be reserved for what
were called native purposes. Where the natives were
resident within the limits of the province they would
have the right of voting for the Members of the Provin-

offal Legi.slalures, and —would possessthe-satee el* etive
franchise as others; hut tho House was aware that there

was a vast number of intelligent natives who contributed
la. gely to the revenue by the consumption of imported
goods, and who would be obliged to contribute to the re-
venue in other ways, who would not at present have a
voice in the representation. They, therefore, proposed
that 7,0001. a year should be reset vt:d for the benefit of
these native tribes, such money to be appropriated to the
construction and maintenance of hospitals and of schools
—for the payment, too, of resident masters—for the

making of Presents to native chiefs for services ren-
dered, and generally for other purpozes Leading to
promote the prosperity and happiness of the native
race.—(Hear, hear.) He trusts d after what he had

stated in respect to the progress of the natives in
happiness and prosperity, and looking to tho large

A • • ••
consumption 01 the goods imported into the 00104,
that there would be no objection offered to the appro-
priation of this sum. On the contrary, he was disposed
to think that there would be evinced a disposition

to increase the grant to a large amount. There was

another power' proposed to t,e reserved to the Cen-
tral Legislature, which Lord Grey proposed to confer
. .

upon the provincial Legislatures-6e meant the manage-
ment of the Crown lands. He (Sir J. Pakingtoe) did
not mein to interfere with the present system of dealing
with the natives for their land; but after the purchase
from the natives was effected, they proposed that all. ar-
rangements regarding those Crown lands should be
placed in the hands of the general legislative body.
They proposed the adoption of this plan from the belief
that that body would be better able to deal with them,
and knew hotter what was for the interest of all parties
concerned, then the Provincial Legislature. The House
must be well aware of the complicated nature of the eX •
isting arrangements in regard to these lands. The
claims of the New Zealand Company, for instance, and
the peculiar powers granted by Parliament to that aB5O.
ciatioto The Canterbury rights were guaranteed by
Act of Parliament, as well as the New Zealand claims.
These were matters which tended to complicate the aub-
ject of land in the colony, and with which the Central
Legislature would be most competent to deal. He would
not enter further upon this subject; but in respect to this
measure, it was their intention to preserve exist-
ing rights, and not to allow them to be overriden.
There only remained one more subject, which, however,
he felt to be one of the greatest importance. lie
thought that the House must feel, after the explanation
he had given them, that in some respects they must re-
gard this constitution us an experiment. They must,
at all events, look forward to the gradual increase of the
colony in population, and an advance iu prosperity.
They could not hope, in shadowing out a scheme of this
kind, that such a system was to be looked at as a perma-
nent and final settlement of this difficult question, as to
what manner the residents of a distant colony upon the
other side of the globe could best govern themselves and
conduct their own affairs.—(Hear, hear.) It was, there-
fore, the intention of the Government to introduce into
the measure clauses to enable the legislature of New
Zealand to propose and enact such changes in their in-
stitutions as they thought right.—(Hear, hear.) As
regarded the Provincial Legislatures, it, as the popula-
tion increased, they preferred two Chambers to one, let
them enact it—in the seine way as regarded the consti-
'ution of the Central Legislature, and in regard to all
the arrangements he had that day attempted to describe,
they proposed that the colony, through their Legisla-
tures, should have full power to deal with these matter!,
only stipulating, that in referent's, to any of the 00011.
tutional changes he had alluded to, none should be ere-
sorted to without obtaining uhimstely the em the
Crown. of '
Crown. Ho had to thank the House for the patit'lfe,
with which they had listened to his statement, and ""
had °ley to hope that he had made himselt intelligible
in sketching out the plan of a measure ho was then ask-
ing the leave of the House to introduce. He would thes
redeem the pledge he had given to those who said, and
with some reason, that there ought to be no further delay
in carrying this measure forward. It remained, then,
for the House to decide, and he would not shrink from
boldly putting forth this question—namely,
whether,
after this explanation, this a measure which fairly and
reasonably might be consider. d as coming within the
category of necessary measures to which her Majesty's
Government were pledged to confine fur the present
their legislation?—(Hear, hear.) He submitted that
ausstion fairly and frankly for the consideration of the
be
aid thecomejudgment within
House. His own opinion was
t
such category. If, however, it
shthoauldit
of the House that it did not, he would readily
bow to that decision.—(Hear, hear.) But on one point
he wished particularly net to be misunderstood. All
who take an interest in the colony should bear in mind
that the alternative will be either of passing this measure
with such amendments as the House might think fit to
make in it, or of passing an Act for prolonging for
another year the existing state of affairs.—(Hear, hear.)
He bad received a strong protest from a number of
gentlemen in New Zealand requesting the Government
—so great was their anxiety on the subjeet--notL
delay the granting to the colony free institutions; 141%
preyed that even the Act of 1846 should be revil-
rather than that there should be any further delay 'n
the passing of this measure. He, however, must say
frankly, that her Majesty's Government were not
willing to consent to the revival of the Aot of 1846
under any circumstances. He thought that there were
serious objections to allowing the revival of that Act
and he was sure that the House would feel that the
Government was the more justified in express-
ing this opinion when they were fortified by the opinion
of Lord Grey himself who had introduced that measure
of 1846. In a dispatch written by the Noble Laid to
the governor shortly before he left office he bad ex'
pressed himself of that opinion. He ought to mention
that the Government did not intend that this Act abould„
interfere with those municipal institutions which bad
been recommended by Lord Grey, and which formed .8
part of, the measure of 1846, although not included la
that Act. They thought it most desirable that OW
municipal institutions should be extended in the colon,'
of New Zsaland.—(llear.) On the part of the Govern-
ment he had thus endeavoured to do his duty by pro-
posing a measure which would cower upon the inhabi'
tants of the colony those institutions and rights which
they were naturally so anxious to obtain.—(Hear.) lle
was sanguine enough to hope that the measure
not meet with any serious opposition. It it should be
passed by the House, it would only remain for him to
express his gratitude for the honour they would be thus
conferring en him.would
Ho believed it was a measure which
would be the foundation of great advantages
nists, who have been naturally y
desirous of onjoYing thae
constitutional freedom which they had so long enjeu
in this their fatherland.—(Cheers.) to the colo
o -t
' The SPEAKER having put the question,
le-
Sir R. INGLIS said that the Right
that
tn G
man had hely
raised upon this subject.
(S should be miniature
England. lll.ll.ature
met all the expecrtatioHns.
ItugalioLandaenibetueln.
ways contended that every colors),
England. The colonists should have every social and
d in mother country; out,
it blessing of heir reli-
civil right they possess
tit to the Ri I t rs
would. inot g 0..
aboveo u s all, they
institutions, ould have the fn
to reserve a certain
Gentleman whether he ought
proportion of the funderhaaismedbry,
it
thwe
arsevaenue subjectin worthy
Lb
co-
lony for the purpose of religion. In respect to the con-
stitution of the Upper Chamber,
of consideration whether the members ought to be elected
for life.
Mr. GLADSTONE said he was one of those who
urged upon the Government the propriety of
confining themselves during the present session to
the introduction of measures of the most urgent ne-
cessity. Be felt it no more than just on the pre-
sent occasion, then, to state that he thought the
Government had only done their duty in bringing for •
ward the present measure—(Hear, hear)—notwi ha ond..
ing the state of the Perlianuent and the great issue that
was to be shortly tried at home.—(Hear, hear.) ile
would be deeply grieved that the differences oftpinion
which exiqua among themselves in regard to the pal"
cater kind of constitution which ought to conferred upon
New Zealand should stand in the way of conferring upon
the colonists at mace the benefit of free institutions. For
his part, so desirous was he that no further delay shook'
• take place in the passing of such a measure as the pro-
rent, he would be ready to lend the Right Hon. Gentle-
man every lissistance in his power in forwarding ibis
• Bill.—(llner. hear.) Although there were many pies'
tions which at other gullet( might be asked, he felt tbat,
at the present time, the only one that they could re.e:
"nahly put was this—was the Bill before them, on the_
whole, a boon to the colonies, and such as it was wort:
while for them to receive? He could not have the
slightest hesitation in saying that it was, and he w: _
d
support the principle of it with all his heart, reserving
the consideration of its details to another opportu.
nity.—(ilear, hear.)
not
on the Bill, for he was taken by surprises
Al:.. V. SMITH said he should offer but a few obser-
vationshaving expected that tho Aighs lUDs Crontlenitin woo

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