comic speech as to the danger to the noble cause- ; by the-use of strpng.llangua^e,^ After some discussion, the* Chairman called on Mr Levestam to withdraw the exprea sion/.i which _ be did, \ and, j haVing recovered fiis^'' breath,' '-hs went oa Speaking 'until Mr - -Seddon ' cyut_ rescue, complai_fing! of the-discour tesy 0 of Ministers in reading instead of .attending, td what Was said, and Mr Leves. tarn then asked the Speaker ruling whether sleeping members could be counted to make up a quorum.—The Chairman ruled in the affi'rh-ktive.—Mr Bastings raised some othet point of order, and Mr Levestam, leaving the Chamber, returned speedily with a fees! pile of books. After further speaking he moved that the Chairman leave the Chan. —Lost on division by-23 to 10.—Mr Bast.' ings then made a long.speech on the,beau ties and capabilities ■of Wakaia, which the Bill proposed to' wipe out. His consti tuents desired him to resist this in eyery .possible* way. He proceeded ,'for, a'; long time, when the'rest,-, afforded by' attention .Jieing called to the state of the House, a quorum being rung in, he proceeded tore'aj page on page from-a treatise pii political eeonouiy,. making explanatory comments ns hfyW'eht on. : Another division having been made by raising some point of order, IBr Bfißtings .weut on again._ At last Miajor 'Atkinson 'raised &' question whether the di^bussiiori 'shbuld ndt be limited to clause 12. The *C_ai.m"_h' ruted against him, Major Atkinson then objectea* that iMr j Bastings1 wis readih'g' What .purported to be I his speech." • J;Mr''* Bastings defended 1 himself, \yheu, his > voice failing, Mr i S^awri,'.;j*took,'fj;him; .. t0;.,.;. task* ;':fo. [ lisping,.flut',T_UV*wbrids"/'lilte%-.%'4a.4Xiathis ■pvinpf"him a rest.*—Mr- Bastings -went opsagain; ti11, r ,4;20, >~wihe.hi Mr ,I»^t,t f ,mpged ! that'prbgress he reported.—Jjlr Seddon'snp i ported it.—Mr Bastings raised a point of j order aborit!-'af'member 'Sridring, -WhichJihe said affected iniß'' sensitive1" organi_atM'. fiii j Maj,or Atkinson said.theGovernmeijt wonld i noV x .consent ;to I, 'repprt;. ,progress.; j IS j appealed to. the minority now,that they had ) entered their protest, not to persist"i_"a i hopel_6a;;.nob_t(action i -Tr-Mr| Pitt• replied ] thatrthey were deternlined'nbt to allow- the I clause pass-that sitting.- If an .adjonrnment j .was—wanted. 