Passing on to LABOUR MEASURES, Mr Reeves said that it had been attempted to prejudice the country against these measures. When these measures were abused the people should enquire, what the objections to them are and how they are going to do injustice to the colony. He ven tured to say that if Mr Rolleston's party came into power they would not attempt to repeal any of these useful measures. There were certain privi leges which the working people re quired, and these bills were framed in •order to afford them the relief which ithey so much needed. The working •classes were not to be considered as •different to other people, but as Liberals like other Liberals, and men Hike other men. In pursuance of this iidea working-men Justices of the !Peace had been appointed, and this was the true policy, that they should share in the administration of Justice. THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. The appp r Qment of working-men to fche Legislative Council was another (step in the right direction and would ibe a good thing for the colony, as these men would both learn and teach. They had a right to bs there. They •were no longer illiterate, but educated :and fitted in every way to be members I -of the Legislative Council. conclusion. j Mr Reeves said the people would l shortly be called upon to judge between I Mv Rolleston's party and the Liberal 1 party, and he asked them not to look upon this as a question of man, but as :a question of measures, and not to ! judge the Liberal party by what was .said of them by the other side, but by what they had done, and in a word by hard fact. A vote of thanks was proposed by Mr John Morrison and seconded by Mr Yarker, for the able and explan atory address given by Mr Reeves, ;and of confidence in the present Ministry, was carried unanimously. Mr Reeves thanked the audience for the kind resolution and for the hear ing they had given him. He was •especially pleased to see so many ladies present. 