The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-10

been laid before the house. the noble duke would
NOT consent 70 postpone the committee on the bill
for period Of seven days. he should fesi compelled
question involved in IT, and 70 ask their ordships
whether they would consent TO . measure which
proposed to establish nothing bot republic under
the thinnest Of al disguises.
The DUKE Of NEwcAsrLe thought the noble earl
might, In suggesting the postponement OF the com-
mittee on the bill, have a6staned from the violent
comments in which he had INDUCED. He was about
to aecede To the noble earls request Tor the post
ponement Of the committee |; but when the noble
earl said that it was generally thought that the
measure would not come on 70 night, and when the
noble earl asked whether il would be decent under
such circumstances to bring IL forward now he must
state that the noble earl had every reason to heieve
that the committee would be proceeded with to-
night, for on Monday last henoble lord the Under
Secretary for the Colonies during the noble earls
admDis ration, having inquired, on the part OF the
noble earl, when the committee would come on, was
informed that It would be proposed tonight.
He, therefore, thought the noble earl had no
right 10 ask whether It would be decent now
to proceed nth the bill, considering that the
notice for the committee was on the paper
OF the House in the usual form. and considering,
ALEC, that when the bill was last discussed, the
noble earl was at Ascot. The noble earl had de-
nounced the government for having, ~ he said in
trodnced bill destroying the monarchical principle
and republic; but the noble earls own government
objected to the principle OF an elective coun
ell being introduced In the Cape Of Good Hope. The
papers TO which the noble earl referred were laid on
the table OF the house on Monday last, aud as they
consisted only Of % pages, the noble earl might
have been able to read them aud make himself
master Of them in one morning. The noble earl said
that they were received ~ the government In July
the bill proposed by the Executive Council was not
ceived in July but in February last, ami the rea-
son the question was not taken up sooner was be.
cause he had been anxious frat to communicate With
VArl Evs,. ALB hi
that though he felt the Inconvenience postp ming
The bill; he would consent TO delay the bill till that
day week. s4N
The Earl Of DERBY had not meant to state that
the Doble duke bad acted unfairly by him ([ord
Derby. hit that he acted with ind% cent haste in
pressing forward the measure soon after the pa
pers we've laid on the table, and before the effects
Of the measure could he fully understood gene a'y,
though he had himself read the papers, With re-
rpect to the receipt by the governments o the inten
tions Of the Canadian Legi atnre, be had not been
guilty of the mistake which the noble duke supposed.
The draft OF The bill made by the Legislative C,un.
tive Assembly Of Canada In May Of last year.
Tie Duke Of NEWCASTLE taid the dispatches
were laid before the other house Of Parliament.
The Earl Of DERBY proceeded to say that. not
he had every reason to believe that the bill would
not be brought on tonight, for the noble lord to
whom the noble duke had referred had informed
HIM that it was not intended to proceed with the
bill until the papers were in the hands Of their
lordsbips. and after full notice.
The Duke Of NEWCASTLE had said expressly that
the committee would be brought on tonight.
The Earl Of DERBY had . letter from the noble
lord in question: expressing his surprise TO find the
bill fixed for TO night; and he U.ord Derby must
say that, matter Of this Importance It was not
too much to expect that their lordships should be
summoned. The noble duke had said. that when
be Q.ord Derby was in the government he made
no objection to an elective council being established
in the Cape Of Good Hope; but the reason Of that
simply was. because act of Parliament had passed
sanctiOning II. But when II attem pted, during
the same time, 10 introduce similar prn ,iple ia
the case of New Zealand It was objected to by the
government to which be belonged.
The Duke Of NEWCASTLE, after observing that from
the discussion which took place the second read
ing hsd inferred that II was not inteuded to take
Thursday.