The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-07 00:00:00

LONDON,

THE lONIAN ISLANDS.

(From the Corfu Extraordinary Gazette of April 13.)
This Gazette which we have received, contains
what is called the " Speech of his Excellency the
Lord High Commissioner of her Majesty the protect-
ing Sovereign of the United States of the lonian Is-
lands, to the Most Noble the Legislative Assembly
of the said States, on the 13th of April, 1830, in
reply to the address of the Assembly of the 11th of
April, 1850."
We take from it the following extracts :--
"Mr. President and Gentlemen,—The address which
you, as organ of the Legislative Assembly, delivered on
Thursday last, forces upon me the somewhat unusual
duty of a reply, lest my silence upon some of the many
points adverted to, which were not included in my open-
ing speech, should be misconstrued into assent. I shall
not apologise to you for speaking plainly. The times
require it, and the example set me by the Assembly
leaves me no choice.
Without anger, without irritation, but with a feeling
of deep sorrow, that an assembly in which I still believe
that there is a great preponderance of men of modera-
tion and good sense, should have given even a momentary
sanction to sentiments which, if acted upon, must prove
subversive of order, and fatal to the public peace, I wish
to record publicly the following fleets:—
" On my arrival in these islands I found four persons
confined, under the High Police Act, by the orders of
Lord Seaton; two at Paxo and two at Cerigo; two of
these are now members of this Assembly. I released
them all. I found nine prisoners awaiting their trial for
the attack made upon the towns of Argostoli and
Lixuri, in September, 1848. I released them al!. I
passed fourteen days in Cephalonia, seeking commu-
nication with men of all parties, and trying to re-
move causes of local and personal irritation, for which
my government, at all events, had given no cause.
I signified to her Majesty's Minister at Athens my rea-
diness to receive back the political refugees then in
Greece, upon a simple assurance that they would respect
the laws, and live peaceably upon their return. Could
I carry conciliation farther? And how was I met? By
the Scala outbreak! By excesses, which it is my duty
not merely to deplore, but to put down; for which
purpose I availed myself in three instances, during a
time of actual rebellion, of powers which all my prede-
cessors have used much more largely in time of peace.
Whenever the time for calm legislation shall arrive, I
shell be ready to consider any proposal that may be
made to me for fixing and regulating the use of a power
which must exist somewhere in every civilized state,
and which by the chart of 1817 is confided here to her
Majesty's representative; but you will understand me
when I say that the measure to be proposed must provide
a prompt and summary remedy against treasonable at-
tempts upon the public peace; that I cannot regard men
who take part in these attempts as exempt from respon-
sibility because they happen to be connected with the
free press, and that I must view with some distrust any
proposition on this subject emanating from the present
assembly, after the tone assumed in its address. Your
injustice has wounded me deeply, and will retard a
settlement, which I should have been the first to pro-
mote, if sought in a spirit of conciliation and good faith.
"I pass, lastly; to what you are pleased to term the
radical reform' of a Constitution not three weeks old, and
which can only be said to have come into operation on
the 20th of March, when the Assembly met and the new
Senate was formed.
"You do me the honour, in seeking my co-operation,
to allude to the experience that I have had as a public
man, and you must not be offended, therefore, if I tell
you that the first fruit of that experience is to
teach me, in dealing with practical questions involving
the gravest interests, not to content myself with vague
words. What do you mean by radical reform ? What
is the system that you mean to propose to me to adopt
in order to bring the interests of the majority' into
harmony with the institutions of the state? That ma-
iority is composed of very discordant elements; and,
judging by xecent events, the assembly would find it
impossible to indicate any form of government which all
its own members would be prepared, without mental re-
servations or protests of any kind, to take as the basis
of their future relations with the protecting power.
When a calmer moment shall have arrived, I may per-
haps see this project practically worked out, and accom-
panied by proper guarantees that it will not be repu-
diated as soon as passed. If I see a reasonable prospect
of the successful working of this project; and if I find,
moreover, that the opinion of the islands coincides a ith
that of their representatives—for you have no mandate
to make a new constitution, but simply to take part
in the work of legislation, under a constitution
already made—l may then see my way to some
practical result. But in a matter of such moment, I
warn you that I shall not put my faith in vague gene-
ralities, or rest satisfied with a reference by the Legisla-
tive Assembly to the lonian Press as the exponent of
the popular desires. I have seen in that press many
wise and moderato and useful suggestions, but I have
seen in it, also, principles subversive of all government,
and doctrines, that could lead to nothing but the
dissolution of society were it possible for them to be
practically tried.
" If, then, you have a proposal to make to me, make
it in plain and intelligible terms. I shall be happy to
find it of such a character as may warrant me in afford-
ing you the cooperation which you ask. But I will not
risk the peace of these islands, or my own character as
a public man, by assuming the responsibility of sub.
mitting to the Queen, with whom all constitutions

changes must originate, any proposal in which I do not
entirely concur; nor do I think that such a proposal can
be prudently or properly made until we epproach the
close of a cession in which the assembly shall have given
oroofi of moderation and good sense in the use of the
powers which it already enjoys.
" I have no wish to keep open past differences, I have
met openly charges openly made, and which I believe
to be unjust, but I am ready still to co-operate with you
in every good and useful work. All that I ask is, that
you will take a soberer view than you appear to me to
have done hitherto of your own position and powers;
that you will rest satisfied with that share of authority
which the Constitution secures to you, and learn that to,
respect the rights of others, who exercise with you
a concurrent jurisdiction, is the best way to secure
your owe.

'• It is not for me to speak, in the name of the British
Crown, of that distant future which the address shadows
forth, when the scattered members of the Greek race
may be re-united in one mighty empire, with the, consent
of the European powers; but I have no difficulty in
expressing my own opinion that, if such an event be
within the scope! of human contingencies, Sove-
reign and the Parliament of England would be equally
willing to see the lonians resume their place as members
of the new power that would then take its place in the
policy of the world.

" it is not with this, however, that we have now to
deal, but with a constitution under which you may, if
you phase, enjoy security, prosperity, and a large mea-
sure of political liberty, and with rights which you have
sworn' to respect and maintain.' Let me exhort you to
consider this engagement as the source of those improve-
ments which aro now to be attained.
Acting in this spirit—with moderation, prudence,
and mutual respect, evinced by all the three powers—
even in what remains of the present session, much good
may be done. I will set the example of what I recommend,
to act as mediator when differences arise, if the moderate
party in this assembly will second my efforts firmly and
in good faith. If not, I shall not shrink from any course
that my own sense of duty may prescribe; and, in that
ease, having exhausted all the means of conciliatio❑ that
my experience as a public man can suggest, I shall use,
legally and constitutionally, the rights vested in me, as
the Queen's representative, for the maintenance of peace
and order; and, confident in the support of the intelli•
gene° and good sense of the country, I shall wait until
the time shall have arrived for a legislation consonant
with its wants.

" By order of his Excellency,
" Secretary to the Lord High Commissioner."

FASHIONS FOR MAY.
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The robes redingotes ?I favour this spring.
The form is easy and becoming, and gives opportunity
for the display of taste and richness in the magnificent
chemisettes worn with this toilette, especially those
trimmed across with narrow frills of Malines or Valen-
ciennes lace, with insertions of embroidered muslin; or
those still more dressy, the lace of which float over the
front of the body, forming a jabot a Louis XV. Many
of these robes redingotes have revers on the body, and
we very much approve of this trimming. It gives grace
to a plain body, is an advantage to the bust, and renders
the robe more dressy. The form of the sleeve is an easy
Amadis; they are made short, and progressively large;
in order to allow of the under-sleeves, which are larger
than ever. All these dresses are trimmed with !ounces,
pinked, to imitate English embroidery; the chicrees, or
the profusion of narrow woollen laces, which are placed
one over the other, have a charming effect; but especial
care must be taken to match the woollen lace to the
dress, in order that this trimming should be distingue.
Tho casawecks have so entirely ingratiated themselves
into favour for in-door costume, that it will be difficult
entirely to renounce them. Their reign is far from
over; for at the present time some beautiful ones are
made in taffotas glace in all colours, with pagoda sleeves;
they are trimmed all round with narrow chicorees to
match.
ets and pardessus is not yet de-
The shape of mantel
cided. The trimmings only
are
varied. A new and
beautiful passementerie is now used, imitating a rich
blonde, with insertion. This work is of great beauty
and delicacy; never has anything of the kind yet pro-
duced merited so much praise and patronage. The coif-
turn nearly always decides the good taste of a lady of
fashion.

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round the curtain. The crown is covered with ten rows
of the same blonde. This rich and light trimming has
a delightful appearance; the inside of the bonnet is
trimmed with blonde and branches of lilac, and white
lilac. A branch of the same flowers is placed on the side
of the bonnet.
Another of rice straw is beautifully elegant and SlM-
ple. The front is rather open; an insertion of rich and
transparent blonde is placed about three-quarters of an
inch from the front, upon which is a light straw work.
The curtain is trimmed in like manner. The bonnet is
trimmed with a bow of rice straw, mixed with blonde,
and is both graceful and pretty. The inside is orna •
mented with heart's-ease and lilac.
IVe have also noticed a charming capot of white
taffetas for a young lady; the edgo is trimmed with two
narrow biases of crepe-lisse, and two rows of narrow
blonde. Four simple runnings form the front; the
crown is entirely covered with biases of crepe-lisle and
blonde alternately.

Another of pink crepe-lisle, with two biases of pink
taffetas, about the width of an inch, covered with crape;

these two biases placed upon the transparent front re-
semble two graceful ribbons. The crepe is gathered full
over the curtain. The e;lge of the front has four rows
of blonde, pluced en ruche; the inside is trimmed with
blonde and

A magnificent Leghorn bonnet is now worn, trimmed
with white feathers; the inside is trimmed with daisies.
A charming capoto is made of blue and white glace
taffetas; the trimming is a bathe of lace, placed upon
the crown, crossing over the front, the ends filling on
either side.
It must be remarked that the shape of the bonnet is
slightly opened, being the most becoming, and good
taste disapproves of the enormous fronts, the interior of
which aro loaded with flowers; they are both heavy and
devoid of grace. The same may be said of the flat and
square crowns, which fashion does not recognise in its
saloons. The slightly-domed crowa is light and co-
quettish, and permits of a diversity of trimming. The
curtains are particularly pretty, being elegantly full,
and sufficiently narrow to leave the neck at liberty ; an
important precaution, as the prettiest coiffures, when
they fall on the shoulders, become quite ungraceful.
The prettiest flowers WOM upon Leghorn or rice
straw bonnets are the almond, apricot, and chestnut
blossoms.
A leghorn bonnet, lined with pink crape, and trimmed
with two bouquets of the peach blossom, is very elegant.
The crape capotes are much in vogue this season.
The coiffures worn at the fetes given in honour
of some brilliant weddings are particularly bea'itiful.
Some half-wreaths are composed of branches of ivy,
mixed with wild. roses; others of volubilis of different co-
lours, mixed with briar.
Among the beautiful and charming spring 'taffetas,
we have noticed some very pretty ones, with small
bouquets of delicate flowers upon pale blue, green, or
white ground.
Steel-coloured checked taffetas, having a pink, blue,
or cerise-coloured bouquet in each square; plaid taffe-
tas in all shades, others with narrow lines, are also
much worn.
The taffetas Fontagnes is also in great demand, with
a white Japan blue, or English green ground, with
wreaths of. flowers in all shades, gradually rising from
the top of the flounces to the waist ; others, equally
fashionable, are in broad white stripes, strewed with
small bouquets of roses, Easter daisies, or some other
delicate flower.

The shaded taffetas continue in fashion ; green and
pink, orange and blue, white and grey, appear the most
worn; the flounces of which aro stamped in a manner to
imitate open English embroidery. Pekins with narrow
stripes, or small checks, in pink, white, blue, or grey,
sprinkled with small broches bouquets, in the shade of
the ground of the material.
For dresses for full dress, taffetas camaieux, with
broard stripes of white upon a grey ground, sea-green,
or blue, strewed with bouquets or branches in all colours,
are much admired, as well as the double pekins, with
dark stripes on a light ground, all of which have flounces
scollopped and embroidered in the same shade as the
dress.
The pardessus decidedly adopted by our fashionables
are, for the most part, closely fitting the waist behiryl,
and floating loosely in front ; those which do not fit
so closely are sufficiently curved to indicate the
figure.

-The most elegant trimmings for these pardessus is a
deep lace, sometimes placed in a double row at the
bottom, and two others, sufficiently high to cover the
opening for.the arm. Woollen lace, the same colour as
the material,.is also employed for this purpose. Others
have deep flounces pinked in a largo pattern,
a
orsmall plaiting eded with a narrow chicoree, or
flounces.g of ribbon at the edge and top of the

But the most elegant and simple novelty of this kind is
quite a plain pardersus, entirely covered, embroidered,
and trimmed with a very deep, rich, and light fringe. The
effect of this embroidery and fringe may be compared
to the beautiful China crapes.
PR

OFESSOR FARADAY'S LEC-
TURES ON DOMESTIC CHEMISTRY.
The subject of Professor Faraday's second lecture
at the Royal Institution, cn Saturday, was a candle."
The materials of which candles are made, and the
processes of manufacture, were first noticed, though
briefly. The wax for candles comes principally from
Africa, in a dark brown mass, which is bleached and
purified till it becomes of the pale yellow colour of
wax candles. Spermaceti undergoes various changes
before it is fit for being made into candles. Its origi-
nal condition is a thick oleaginous matter mixed
with oil, from which it is separated by pressure, the
liquid portion being "sperm" oil. The extraction of
stearine, the hard and pure portion of tallow, from
suet, was illustrated by a variety of specimens ex-
hibiting the conditions of the material in its various
stages of purification. Spermaceti was taken as an
exemplification of the manufacture of the materials
into the form of candles. The platted cotton serves
to give the wick a twist whilst burning, so as to
bring the end to the edge of the flame, by
which means it is completely consumed, and
the candle snuffs itself. The fixing of the wicks
in the moulds, the mode of pouring in the
melted spermaceti, and the extraction of the candles
from their moulds, by first giving each one a blow to
liberate the. spermaceti from its adhesion to the metal,
were exhibited. In making wax candles a different
mode is adopted, for no plan has hitherto been de-
vised for casting wax candles in moulds. The melted
wax is poured over the wicks when suspended, and
thus the candles are formed by a succession of
layers of wax. Having shown the mechanical
part of the construction of candles, Professor
Faraday proceeded to consider the manner in which a
' candle burns, and the requisites in the materials for
producing the effect. Tne fuel which supplies the
flame must be vaporised before it is burned, and
before it is vaporised it must be melted; and there-
fore it is essential that the fuel of which a candle
is formed should be solid, be readily melted,
and be convertible into gas by the heat of
supply
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the tinuous
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dium of the wick. The property of the wick of
drawing the melted tallow or wax, by capillary at-
traction, to the flame, was illustrated in an ingenious
manner. A cotton wick surrounded by wax was
placed on a plate containing water, and a piece of
potassium was put contiguous to the wick at the top.
When the water rose through the cotton by capillary
attraction, it set fire to the potassium. Experi-
ments were shown with pieces of candle made of
gutta percha and of camphor for the purpose of illus-
trating, that unless combustibles possess the property
of melting at a given heat, and not under, they are
unfit for the manufacture of candles. The gutta
percha candle burned like a link, as it did not
melt with the heat cf the flame ; the camphor,
on the contrary, melted too quickly, and
blazed rapidly away. In an ordinary candle the
combustible is melted and held in a small revervoir,
whence it is drawn by capillary attraction to the
flame, end there the hydrogen of the fuel is con
vented into gas, and instantly inflamed. This
flame is of itself not luminous, though it gives an
intense heat, and this heat enables it to burn the
carbon of the fuel on which the illuminating pro-
perty of the flame depends. Professor Faraday
exhibited several experiments fur the purpose of
showing that the luminous property of flame depends
upon the solid matter exposed to the burning hydro-
gen gas. Into a jet of that gas, which was nearly in-
visible, different solid bodies were placed, when their
combustion in some cases, and their mere incadescence
in others, produced a bright light. Lime, for example,
though incombustible, gave a very bright light
when exposed to the heat of the hydrogen flame ; it
is this substance, indeed, which produces the
Drummond light, when the heat of the hydrogen
flame is increased by the addition of a jet of oxygen
gas. As the gas supplied to the flame burns only
where it is in contact with the air, the interior of the
flame is hollow, as was proved by the following
simple experiment piece of white paper was
held horizontally for an instant, in the middle of the
flame of a candle, when a circular mark was
made at the back where the paper bad been scorched
by the ring of flame, the interior of the ring being
untouched. As the paper was
held higher the ring
diminished until it came to a point. A very well-
contrived experiment was arranged for exhibiting
the shadows cf a flame, and of the gases that are burnt
and produced during the combustion. A soap-bubble
blown with hydrogen gas was held between the rays
of a Drummond light and a screen, and
mixing
the.
bubble was burst, the shadow of the gas. mixing with
common air was seen rising very beautifully. I.Vhe.n
a bubble blown with carbonic acid which is
the product of combustion, was shown in the same
manner, the effect was equally curious,
but in
that case, the gas being heavier than air, it fell
rapidly instead of rising. The shadow of the
flame of a candle presented an interesting object ; the
gas and the smoke being seen rising for a considerable
height, and producing great agitation around, all of
which actions are continually taking place during the
combustion, though invisible. This experiment, with
which the lecture concluded, may, Professor Faraday
stated, be easily repeated by holding a candle in the
rays of the sun, letting the shadow fall upon a white
screen

AN INSPECTOR OF POOR FINED.—The Ayr Circuit
Court met on Tuesday last. The presiding judges were
Lords Mackenzie and Ivory. William Main, Wigtonshire,
parochial schoolmaster and inspector of poor in the parish of
Leswalt, was placed at the bar charged with neglecting to
visit or provide in any way for Sarah Kennedy or Roney,
who had been deserted in January last by her husband, and
left with two children of tender rears, for whom, as for her-
self, she was unable to provide, in consequence of a severe
attack of jaundice. The prisoner was ably defended by Mr.
Logan, but the jury found him guilty of culpable neglect of
duty as libelled, but with no aggravation. Lord Ivory said
it had occurred to him, as had been suggested by the counsel
for panel, that a fine might be imposed, but it must be
considerable. He would suggest the payment of 501., failing
which to suffer one month's imprisonment. Lord Mackenzie
concurred in the opinion of Lord Ivory, and sentence was
passed accordingly.— Scotsman.

LARGEST ROPE EVER ➢LADE IN
SCOTLAND. --Messrs. Peter Gavin and Sou, rope and sail-
cloth works, Bath-street, have just completed the largest
rope ever made is Scotland. It is for the Mitsell Coal Com-
pany Victoria Pitt, 175 fathoms deep, near Hurlett. The
rope measures 200 fathoms, or 1,200 feet; it is seven inches
broad, and weighs upwards of three tons. It will be removed
upon a series of trucks in a few days.—Scotsman.

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The
the imperial with tho colonial interes.ecksto
Honourable Baronet had appealed to Dlabet be
as an authority in support of his Plan, „v
(Mr. Labouchere) should be sorry if ay„ 10'
authority were to say that it
prere_6o3i,tel
any accuracy to define or enumerate the
of the Crown. Besides, the Hon. Baronet had fadisol
,59 poSSib__stio
Some most mate, ial and important provisions, "s; dio.
which t! ,e Bill would give ri,e to the greatest
• priv
culties and to endless Etigation, V;za jealies,t;
eiple of martial law and the principle °' f"'
Ile hoped the House would not consent to root°
olosle
Bill, for he was convinced the scheme of the iDueseisits
Baronet could not be carried out without to
themselves in endless difficulties. 0, rePll
Mr. ADDERLEY had never heard so meagre. Tbe
to an elaborate scheme of colonial governoke:',lefelle°
Right Hon. Gentleman who had undertaken ;" ot°
of the Government Bill had taken up jest I° raii,eosell
reply to the clever speech of the Honourable le a
Ger
but it would seem that the Right Honourable
tlernan treated the plan propounded 5 siteo'
mad scheme, and it was unworthy of hi; seri" bt
tion. But if the Right Hon. Gentleman tbeugoofi°°
why did he venture to tell the House that the 00,1
only served to re-open a question which heAddetle9)
times been decided in Committee? He (MI% bee°
denied that it was a mad scheme, or that it ba alto'
decided before. It was entirely a new quetti°,lo 054'
gether; what they had been discussing bitue: that
whether or no it was the wish of the 001oe1e bbd
there should bo one or two chambers. V;„eitbs/
settled that matter, and now they had to deterns's-tetios'
was the beat plan of carrying out the liberal insub,ib
that were to be extended to the colonies co'
Bill. They had already decided that the 101
lonies were able to manage their own to do
affairs, and all that they were now called tiPacees
was to put an end to the meddling inulle theta'
the Colonial-office, so that the colonies vanities
selves should have the fullest 0fer...,000;',
of testing the principle of self-got-00 os"
The principles laid down by the Goiernmen; ;Dies °
carried out; they attempted to give to the be;
sort of bastard constitution, something of rhea
bs°
tween that of Russia alid England. luei over°
promised to give the colonies a right t° the
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their own local affairs, but, instead of doing se,h'ir off'
verument proposed to take the subject in `'e: ber
hands and govern, but with a looser rein. 12' sole;
ever, the Right Hon. Gentleman thought that t`'„ 009'
niste would bo sstistied with the scheme he P'-itie",
for their Government, he-would find himself Wit, Of
mistaken. The Right Hon. Gentleman objected it of
plan of the Hon. Baronet on the ground that-t1e61,1
tempted an impossibility—namely, attempted t°a cis
the royal prerogative ; but was it not one of th 1116
vilegea of Englishmen to define the prerogative °ate'
Crown ? This was indeed a strange and curia', goo'
meat t) be used by a Whig Minister. The Bigb pre'
Gentleman objected that the plan would define joie
rogative; but if he (Mr. Adderley) was not nsue''oter
taken—and he spoke wader the correction of tbe elf
ney-General--there was a succession of statutes fro f 0111
Edwards downwards, defining that attribute ee
Crown. The Right Hon. Gentleman then urge'ajets,
there were some prerogatives of the Crown °°
from the plan of the Hon. Baronet ,
, and he „ IY,
the proclamation of martial law as among thew' oil.
Gad&
11 to
fortunately, however, for the Right Hon.
argumeat, it had been held necessary very receuet goo'
proclaim martial law in Ceylon. Did the Higt rd
Gentleman mean to say that it should not have been th,.;"
claimed on that occasion by Lord Torrington, but r
it should have come from the Queen tbrolig"',lel°,
Colonial-office, upon appplicatien to that effect 03 !olio
the Government in this country. The value of 0.0 in
law consisted in the promptitude of its apPlice 113itit's,
cases of necessity; but to follow out the Prer ft°P,
couched in the Right Hon. Gentleman's objectleAao;
necassitywouldhaveceased to exist, in the case of a'', ids
colony, before permission to apply martial law cow
obtained from this country. The Right Hon. Geed tie
had asserted that there was no analogy betwoE aOB
United States and the English colonies, beeaul other
United States were each nct so distant from the oc'
e •
O
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C!'
as Australia was from England. But the TIV
Gentleman forgot that it was this very element ", 10'
Lance that rendered the separation of the local cut so°,'
perial functions, sought to be established by,thee
Baronet, absolutely necessary, and
strength to the arguments of the Hon. Baronet. there
Australian colonies were as near as Cornwall, then
would be no need of a separate constitution for
but it was their distance that rendered it We' ▪ 600f°‘
gave all the kph°
The Right Hon. Gentleman had argued as if a s°
tion of the local and Imperial Government of th° opOi.
flies was an impossibility. But where was the 11
we
" 10,
sibility ? in what did it consist? The theory
Diet
a line should be drawn between the tWO 6a 'der
of legislation, one of which was proposed to be other,
with by the mother country alone • the 101
entirely local, and to be dealt with as such by the ; sne;
Legislature. The truth was they could never clas".oP,,"
the Right Lion. Gentleman had no argument 8g:".
only an objection. There were, in fact, plenty of
not alone of the possibility, of separation, but '1111"
propriety; and not one against it. The first proof 4
might he adduced was, that there had never been 11'0
gregate empire without such a separation. 'lt 1041
whole of history showed. The second proof was, ss 1,00
all the early American colonies such separatia Ate
made. ~The third was, that in the United States of:100~bto1
rice that separation was even now in the course
carried out; and the fourth was, that in the Bill
ollf
had ,
been prepared by themselves they had act 0-0 ei
his attempted to effect such separation. In corroborati fit 0
first proofs he read a long extract from the iv! 'lf°
Mr. Gibbon Wakefield; the second, he stateg roe
fully set forth by the Honourable Baronet in the c
of his able speech. The third was shown by the A 0
tory of the United States; while the fourth 010,
supported by the Bill itself. Why not, he asked, oati,
advantage of the opportunity, and adopt the el Biota
system of separation proposed by the Hon. Bare op..
The idea of the American Congress had taken pose°
of Lord Grey's mind in preparing the Bill; but 010
Noble Lord made the grave mistake of not seeing, id
the proper congress of the Australian colonies Iv' iabg
London, and that the president of that congress Wu.,411 obit&
her Majesty the Queen of this country. If the
„„'', 411!;
Lord had succeeded in creating this congress, be us oP
take the rudest way that could be conceived to a', fo'
the colonies from England. There was something
lutely startling in the Bill of the Government• l'atr t•
e"
the first time in the history of the world that a u3i,ie.o
politest power proposed to form a sub-metroP"iitg
power for the achievement of the same objects. 6eeei;
that the Ministers had promised local governtue-pll
to the colonies, and then said that they ".
not able to give it—gratuitously refusing, I.oftfe;
what they had promised—the question was, vi,e
-ies
the Bill did not contain materials which the emu- la
might wrest to the purposes of self. government' the
'upport of the view that the colonists did not look ta'' •
Bill for a chance of local self-government, the Hon. -el's.'
etbe
tleman read an extract frem a recently-arrived nure f
of the New South Wales Vindicator. What the CO'se-hie f
looked for was a loophole in the Bill out of which, tie": a'
could wring self-government. The Hon. Gent,l,r-a
then read a letter from a colonist decrying the 13""v
flouncing the Government, and stating that t11.41,-
would irritate the eolonists, but would not content
He, therefore, appealed to her Majesty's Goverrilio ii
whether it would not be better to adopt the proPo'-
of the Hon. Baronet, or some other
proper measure' to
meet the requirements of the colonies, rather Os% if,
force the Bill before the House through Parlia°- eel,
against their own expressed conviction; and he alWer-e of
wtootuleme Irlooteusuithtee
e,,unthdeerGtohreerucmircersatagnacinese,t wthheethperrot;
that had been so repeatedly made of local self-Pie 1-
meat for the colonies.—(Hear, hear.) TA et
_ Sir G. GREY would not enter on the wide fi ?""al
ginsecussion opened up by the Hon. Gentleman, buteu
himself to the specific question before the Biuut,..
Thatcommitqtuedestit?onr twas,he
purpose
er theof Bill
.dsho.uld
clauses proposed by the Hon. Baronceotnsthi eerAinlegml)ticlei
Southwark. These clauses proposed. to give the c own, to
legislature unrestricted power of legislation, reser rlO7O,
the Imperial Parliament the power of legislating f 1,0
perial matters alone. This, in his (Sir G. Gr' 0,
opinion, would be highly objectionable. The .L;b;
Gentleman had mistaken the argument
of his ',lieu
Hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade
es
he charged him with inconsistency in opposing the. artist;
position of the Hon. Baronet, and defending the D''';ge
the ground of definition in respect to the royal prot'ufs:
tive. But in his (Sir G. Grey's) opinion the greo:ocl
jection to the clauses in question was, that they 5'06:06
the absurdity of any such definition. The 02;tej-
vagueness of the definition they proposed was f"ll6;etst
them ; because there was nothing more likely to 01 he
a collision between the Imperial Government slum--
several local legislatures than such vagueness and it_il'oj;
tainty. The powers sought to be conferred oat 4.,41
colonial legislature by the clauses could not be se-„fs
exercised under these circumstances, and the reeiLn
would be, as he bad stated, continual collision bethvrib-•
them and the mother country, without any peesiy-hollt
of an harmonious arrangement of the differences i"
caused it.