(The Treasurer — The Government abandons nothino-.) On the motion for the House troing into Committee, Sir G. Grey said there ought to ]?e at least one Law Officer of the Crown to advise and instruct on the legality of the measures brought be fore them. He attached no value lo the opinion of the late Attorne y as several lawyers on his side of the House held opposite opinions on the point. The hon. gentleman travelled over much ground in former speeches and read letters about taking away the liber ties of the people, and the illegality of changing the constitution of the Colony without-appealing to the people. Pass that Bill, and each Province had a right to begin a.b initio and decide what future form of Government it should have. Auckland had a special right to do this, because she had been robbed of her land revenue, and the seat of Go vernment had been taken away. He for one Avould assist the people in such a course as that taken in the United States. The purpert of the Bill- was to g've up your liberties under the consti tution and live under this Bill and get more money. . The honorable gentleman expatiated upon the excel lency of the constitution, and how the road was open for any -citizen to pass from a Towu Council to a .Provin cial Conncil, to the General Assembly, and finally be Governor of a .Colony! (Laugh.) '£] ie Bi u ougllt t0 bg calle v t i an Act to take away representative in stitutions, as it created a governing class. Why were titles of honorable given to a certain class ? That was il legal, and ho dared them to g., before the country ■ if they did, and the coun try endorsed the measures, he would offer no farther opposition. He de nounced the Bill as unduly favoring the governing- class in taxation,and ground

down the mass of the people. Ho hoped the House would refuse such a detest able measure. * He announced that lie would resort to every means the rules of the House afforded 'to retard die Bill at every stage.
