He had allowed Cr Fish to throw cold water upon the matter, and it would bo in consistent with his duty as mayor if ho did not allow the other side to be heard. Cr Fish : You were not in the room when I spoke. Cr Lee Smith said ho had the pleasure of hearing Cr Fish wheu he was at the door. He went on to speak with regard to the letter, and repeated that tho mayor had allowed Ci Fish to throw cold water upon the matter re ferred to therein. Cr Barron rose to a point of order. He hoped the mayor would uphold his own ruling Cr Smith was out of order in discussing the merits of the question. Cr Lee Smith said he hoped the mayor would not cause a recurrence of the past scenes which had taken place in the council by allowing Ci Barrou to usurp his position.—(Cries ol " Order!" and " Chair !" from Crs Barron and Fish.) Cr Barron : I simply wish to back youi Worship up in what you do. His Worship: I say Cr Smith's remarks arc entirely out of order. He will be quite in ordei in discussing it this night fortnight. Ho die not sec why they should get excited about it—(Hoar, hear.) Cr Lee Smith : I say this, that I am speaking to tho motion, and you can't tell how I am goiuf to vote. So long as I am strictly within the limits of the question you, and especially Oi Barron, have no right^to interfere. His doinj so is highly indecent. Cr Fish interrupted with the remark that Ci Lee Smith had no right to attack other council lors while traversing the ruling of the mayor. '„ His Wohshiv : Cr Smith is entirely out oi order. The question is whether the petition be received or not. That was all he had a right tc discuss. Cr Lee Smith : That's just what I am doing His Woßsuir: No; lam of opinion that your remarks simply consist of abuse, and I will not allow it. Cr Lee Smith : I beg to say that is not so I have not uttered one word of abuse, and Ci Barron, instead of calling mo to order, should have been called to order himself for interrupt ing me unnecessarily. 