THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, The Speaker took the chair at *2.30 p.m. THE ADDRESS IN KKI'LY. The Hon. Mr REYNOLDS brought up the report of the committee entrusted ‘to prepare an Address in Reply to the Governor'* Speech, ami moved that the same he taken into con* aideratiou on the following day. This was agreed to, CIVIL SERVICE REPORT. Hon. Mi I*. A. BUCKLEY asked thn Hon. Sir G. Whitmore, (1) If the Government will supply to the Council a copy of a report hy Messrs Seed and Batkin on the Civil Service of the colony ; also, a e »py of a more recent report by the same gentlemen ami other com missioners on the same subject? (2) If any Bill lias bean printed in pursuance of such reports having reference to the Civil Service of the colony, and when copies of the said Bill will bo placed in the hands of members of this Council ? The Hon. Sir G. WHITMORE, in reply, said that copies of the report might he obtained by hon. members. With regard to a more recent report, he would state that it was a con fidential o.io, and was only intended for Ministers of the Crown. With regard to the second paragraph of the question, ho had learned that a Bill had been prepared and had been set up, but the type had been distributed. THU CRISIS. Sir G. W. WHITMORE stated thac he pre sumed that it would be expected of him to make a statement in view of the adverse vote to the Government on the previous evening in another place. As there had been no debate in the House on the present crisis, lie need say but little, but this 1m would say, that con sidering the very critical state of the country had lost no time in tendering their resignations to his Excellency, and this had been done on that morning, and his Excel lency had been pleased to accept the same. Tho Hon. Mr WATERHOUSE inquired if His Excellency had intimated any future course lie intended to adopt. The Hon. SirG. W. WHITMORE stated that liis Excellency had not stated whom ho intended calling for to hiscmmselsinthe present position. The Premier had not tendered the Governor any advice as to whom should bo sent for, and his Excellency had not asked for any advice, THE GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE, Hon. 