endeavour is being made to carry 014b a. scheme by which conituittees of natives shall eflect all deal ings with blocks. ADV/CE TO WIJSL^YANS. The Hon. D. Stewart, speaking in the Council yesterday afternoon, said he had beon struck by the clumsy way in which the Wealeyan body held their tiblest—by a system of trustees. There was little doubt that this was a very cumbrous s.'/atem, and te suggested that the Wesjeyane should follow the example of other bodies, which had incorporate trustees. Thja would; le&d t°Bn immense saving in expanse and avoid gieat inconvenience in many instances. THE HON. J, BRYCE, From one of the rnpsb inbimate friends of the late leader of the-Oppo'sibieD, I learn that there is not the slightest prospect of thßhqnpqrablege,ntlemanTe-enteringpublic * 'We; to uso language of ray informant, Mr Bryca is politically dead. Re" says that Honest Jpbp " holds that Parliament) bae acted towards him in spy thing bub a I geawouß manner in the way it baa wbf^a fashed not only him bub other ex ! members on whom rested the Btigma jof having defied the chair, apd he is \ Btr9Dgly of opinion that Ministers by tfe&V Wtion wished to prevent bipa from again I any constituency. Whether «uch waa their desira or not, the<reflelufelon Jfliich wan carrjed. pn Tuesd.ay night will I bbye that effecb. EIGHT HOURS BILL. .'Mr Hutchison's Bill fixing the hours of wily labour for certain classes of workman Passed through the qommibfcee stage lasb evening. As the Bill now stands fended, after the passing of the Act B'gnt hours shall constitute a day's work, ft further proviso fixing 48 hours _as a "oek'a work having been struck out in the Penalty clause. Any workman as well as J?? employer who ptJe.nd.s against the prp- v »iona of this Act, is made liable to a Penalty not exceeding £2 for the first oflence and for every subsequent offence a Penalty uot exceeding £5. The provisions 0 the Act do nob apply to the work "'agricultural and pastoral labourers, 5 to seamen while on board ship. servants are provided with a weakly half-holiday. Provision is made for \™e insertion in any contract of a special •■Nation for more than eighb hours' popar daily, bub a special rate of payment !| 8 required to be provided by the rules of Il^ trade or by mutual agreement. 