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fifteen elective members, eight of whom shall bo chosen
in the western districts, and seven in the eastern. Of
the first council, the eight members (four from thy;
western and four from the eastern districts) who were
elected by the fewest votes, shall retire at tho expira-
tion of five years, and the remaining seven at the expi-
ration of ten years; and the members afterwards elected
shall hold their seats for ten years, unless the Council
shall be sooner dissolved by the Governor. A member
of the Legislative Council must be thirty years of age,
and must own landed property, unmortgaged, worth
1,0001., or else lauded property of that amount, which,
though mortgaged, will, with his moveable property,
constitute him the owner of not less than 2,000/., over
and above his just debts. Every candidate for the Le-
gislative Council must be nominated by a requisition
signed by twenty-five electors, and must have accepted
the nomination before he can be voted for. The list of
candidates thus legally nominated shall be published in
the Government Gazette at least fourteen days before the
day of election. No elector can sign such requisition for
more thin one candidate.

TEE ABSEMI3LY.—The House of Assembly shall con-
sist of forty-six members, to be elected for the term of
five years. Seve❑ members, exclusive of the member
presiding, shall form a quorum. Every person qualified
to vote shall be qualified to be elected a member of the
Legislative Assembly. The electoral divisions shall be
the Cape Division (exclusive of Cape Town), Malmes-
bury, Stellenbosch, the Paarl, Clanwilliam, Swellendava,
Caledon, George, Uitenhage, Port Elizabeth, Albany
(exclusive of Graham's Town), Fort Beaufort, 'Victoria,
Albert, Somerset, Graaf-Reinet, Cradock, Colesberg,
Beaufort, and Worcester, Cape Town (to be divided into
two electoral divisions, one of them including Green
Point), and Graham's Town. Two members shall be
elected for each division. The House of Assembly shall
elect one of its members as Speaker.
THE FRANCHISE.—Every male person, who shall have
occupied for his own use and benefit, within any electo-
ral division, for the space of twelve months next before
the day of registration, any tenement of the value of
251., shall be entitled to be registered as a voter for mem-
bers of both houses. But no servant, or other person,
shall be deemed to have so occupied any premises, of
which, in law, the possession would be deemed to be in
some other person. Joint occupiers of tenements of suffi-
cient value to qualify them severally shall be entitled
to vote. No person shall be an elector unless he is of
the full age of twenty one years, and either a natural
born British subject, or a British subject who was, before
the 18th of January, 1806, a subject of the Batavian
Government in this colony—or else, if of alien birth,
naturalised by some Act of the Imperial or Colonial
Legislature. No person shall be entitled to vote who
shall hold any office of profit under her Majesty within
the colony. Uncertified insolvents, insane persons, and
convicted felons (not being pardoned), are also excluded
from the franchise.

THE ELECTIONS.—The members of the Legislative
Council shall be elected before those of the House of
Assembly. Polling places (at least one in every field
cornetcy), and returning officers, shall be appointed by
the Governor. In the election of members of the Le-
gislative Council each voter shall be entitled to give as
many votes as there are members to be elected from
his section of the colony (western or eastern), and he
may give one vote to each candidate, or may distribute
the votes among the candidates in such proportions as
he shall think fit, or may give them all to one candidate.
The voter shall write against the name of each
candidate in the printed list whom he may
desire to have ohosen the number of votes which
he shall give to such candidate, and subscribe
such list with his name at length ; and
every such signature shall be attested by the officer
taking the poll. These votes shall be summoned up by the
committee of scrutineers, nominated by the candidates
in each province, and the names of the members elected
shall be announced by proclamation in the Government
Gazette. The day of election of members of the Legis-
lative Assembly shall then be announced by proclama-
tion, and the election shall take place alter an interval
of not less than thirty-one days from the date of such
proclamation. The member shall be duly nominated by
two resident electors, at a public court, held in each
electoral division; and if the number of persons pro-
posed shall not exceed the number to be elected, such
persons shall be deemed to be elected. Otherwise a show
of hands shall be taken, and if any candidate shall de-
mand a poll, the returning officer shall fix and announce
the day on which the poll will b© taken at the several
polling places, which shall be after an interval of not
less than three days from the day of nomination. Se-
curity must be given by each candidate for the payment
of an equal share of the expenses of the poll, not how-
ever exceeding the sum of 501. The returning officer of
the division shall cast up the votes given for the several
candidates, and shall, at another public court, declare the
state of the poll, and proclaim the member or members
returned.
SESSIONS OF THE PARLIAMENT.—The Governor shall
summon the two Houses to meet at such time and place
within the colony as he shall think fit, within twelve
months next after the promulgation of this ordinance.
A session of the Parliament shall be held once at least
in every year. The Governor may prorogue the two
Houses whenever he shall see fit to do so; and he may
dissolve one or both Houses at his pleasure. In case of
the cccurrence of a vacancy in either House, from death
or any other cause, the Governor shall, by proclama-
tion, order a new election to be held; the member so
elected shall hold his seat for the unexpired term for
which the member occasioning such vacancy was elected.
GOVERNMENT OFFICERS.—The Colonial Secretary,
the Attorney-General, the Treasurer, and the Auditor,
shall have the right of sitting and speaking, but not of
voting in either House.
LEGISLATION.—AII Bills granting supplies or im-
posing taxes shall originate in the House of Assembly. No
Bill appropriating any sum of money from the public reve-
nue shall be enacted, unless the Governor shall have re-
commended the House of Assembly to make provision
for the specified public service for which such money
is to be appropriated. The Governor may assent to any
Bill, or may refuse his assent to it, or may reserve
it for the signification of the Royal pleasure upon it;
or he may return it, with amendments, to either House
at his pleasure. But a Bill assented to by the Governor
may be disallowed, within two years, by order of her
Majesty in Council. All debates shall be conducted in
English, and all records of proceedings of the Parlia-
ment be kept in the same language.
TRAVELLING EXPENSES, &C.—Every member of
either House, who resides at a greater distance than
ten miles from the place at which Parliament meets,
.
shall receive 11. per day for every day spent tra-
velling to and from, or in attending at, any session of
Parliament.

FIXED APPROPRIA.TIONS.—UntiI the Parliament shall
otherwise direct, there shall be reserved out of the revenue
of the colony the sum of for defraying the ex-
penses of the several services enumerated i❑ the sub-
joined schedules, A, B, and C, and D :—" Schedule A—
Governor ; chief justice; two puisne judges; salaries of
the attorney and solicitor-general, Crown solicitor, and
contingent and miscellaneous expenses of the adminis-
tration of justice throughout the colony; colonial secre-
tary and his department; colonial treasurer and his
department; auditor-general and his department ; salary
of clerk and miscellaneous expenses of executive council.
Schedule B—Pensions. Schedule C—Public worship.
Schedule D—Bordor department.

SEABORNE MAILS.
[bT signifies that the mails are sent from the General Poet-office
by the night—and hi by the morning—dispatch.]

When made up in From what ----„„
PLACES. General Post-office port Ws- When
London: patched. due.
--...._.-
America (by Brit. pkt.)N,Jan 9 .. .. luverpoei
.. jan.
la
America (by U.S. pkt.) NlJan. 27 .. Liverpool .. Jan. 21
America (by U.S. pkt.)M •• ISouthampt. Jan. 9
Africa (West coast).. N 14th of the month iPlYntolith Jan. 3
Alexandria* • • ..... N 19th & 30th of mo. Dover .. Jan. 18
Belgium •• •• •• N Daily •• •• .. Dover .. Daily
Brasil .. , • .. M 9th of the month Southampt. Jan. 16
Buenos Ayres .. M 9th of the mouth (Southampt. Jan. 16
California(viaCkagree)M 2d & 17th of monthlSouthampt. Jan. 5
Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month IPlymouth— Jan. 3
Constantinople* .. •• N 7th 17th 27thof mo Dover • • Jan. 10
Central America .. M2d & 17th of men. (Southampt. Jr
Th. Sat
Channel Isles .. .. N Mon., Wed., &Fri. Southampt.
Chill .. .. .. . M 17th of the month Fouthamp.t.
Dover
... Twi
France .. .. M& N Twice daily .. • • •TT—an.:ce2doaily
Jan. 10
Greee,e* ,_'• •• •• N 7th 17th27thofmo Dover
mourgn .. .. N Tuesday
Loudon .. Men. Thur
tend .. •. .. M Wednes. & Satur.
h t Jan. 20
N 17th of the mouth Sant amp .
Honduras .. .. • & Friday London .. Taos. Sat.
Ireland
.. Holyhead • . Twicedally
.. ..fmonth Dover •• Jan. 18
India(viaMarseilles) isTBthBr. 2th •
India(via SonthamMp.&) MN 2TOwthiceof4:hileTm"onth Southampt. Jan, 23
Mediterranean (via
Southampton) .. 31, of the month Southampt. Jan. 23
Mediterranean (via MI
20th
Marseilles) .. ~Ntith&24thofmonth Dover .. Jan. 18
.. M2d of the month.. Southampt. Jan. 5 leaieeia •••• ••• I•
.. M 9th of the month Southampt. Jan. 16
Malta* .. ..
r 7th,17th,19th,27th }
Dover Jan. 10
i & 30th of month
.. .. .. N sth 15th 25th ofmo Dover .. Jan. 12
.. .. Nl5 th 15th 25th of mo Dover .. Jan. 12
PNaappailess*tates.
Peninsular.. •• .. Ml7th 17th 27th of mo Southampt. Arrived
Peru .. .. .. •• Mil7th of the month Southampt. Jan. 20
Tuscany* .. N hth 15th 25th of mo Dover • • IJan. 12
West Indies .. .. M 17th of the month Southampt. Jan, 20
West Indies (except

Naples* .. N
Papal States* .. N
Peninsular.. M
Peru •• •• **
Tuscany* .. Ni
West Indies
West Indies (except
Havanna & Nassau) M 2d of the month ..ISouthampt. :Jan. 5
French
The
p ac m
et via Marseilles .ails to those countries thus marked (*) are conveyed by
The direct Havre mail from London via Southampton during this
month will be made up three times a week only, instead of dally.
CALIFORNIA.—MaIIs to and from California, via the United r3tates
are now despatched and due by every Axaerica packetn

NEW YEAR'S DAY IN LANARK.—On the first day
of every year for about two centuries, a small fundofhaebeen
dispensed by the magistrates and town council of Lanark
origin of
amongst a number of the poorer inhabitants.
this fund is rather interesting. On the first
vicinityo of
1644, one of the Carmichael family, in
Sir the
Wyndham Car-
Lanark, an ancestor of the present
.
Lairiark, and michael Anstruther had occasion to be dayrr The origin
the year
ob-
serving numbers of the townspeople
runningmoking with a hot
house to house with jugs and kettles,
he inquired the
drink, familiarly termed the about from
"het'
pint," s an ancient custom,
do the poor people do who
meaning of it. On being told that it wa
he remarked Ay, but what
the
reply,
cannot afford it ? " " " they must just
Oh,"
he further observed, "they
Se Without it." "Nell then,
1 ger " Captain Carmichael,
it any on . . . .
shall not go without.
which his words indicated,
kind intention
acting upon thewas,,
" mortified " a sum, the interest of which is given to poor
hich they are free to expend in any
people in small sums, vr
way they think properthe procurance of the " het
pint " not b?init
indispensable under the deed of mortifica-
tion. On
Thursday the money was distributed amongst up-
wards of fifty .
individuals.—. Scotsman,

WRESTLING FOR A BOAR'S HEAD.—By ancient
charter or usage in llornchurch, a boar's head—that noble
dish amongst our ancestors—is wrestled for in the field ad-
joining the church, in the afternoon of Christmas-day, a
boar, the property of the parish, b.iug slaughtered for the
purpose; and this year a large number of persons assembled
to witness the sport. The boar's head, elevated on a pole,
and decorated with ribbons, was brought into the ring, which
six competitors entered, and after a good display of strength
and ability, the prize was awarded. If the head is taken by
a champion out of the parish, it is said the charter i 5 lost.—
Chelmsford Chronicle.