Any alteration they, might make ".-would be in the direction ', of a reduction of cost. ' Mr Reeves. then moved. the adjourn-, 'merit of the House and spoke against; time till the 530. adjournment. .JJpon^ resuming. ait 7.30.,. Mr Reeves continued! and spoke till 9 o'clock.- •!'•."•.:/••? .Sir 1 Creorge Grey said they stood at a very ;great " crisis in ' the affairs of the ! cqlqriy. He wished to. say a. word; on j the^fqr.m "of Government they.: YttMild! : have to meet in the future. The idea : .that if- a wrong wag done they : could ; easily put it right in the future was a ' "delusion.' 'He referred at sotiae s length to" tli^Xegisl^tiye:p^uh;cil."an.cl,ii:B action in various matters. f THe argued, ,th at, jn .refusing his Abolition of Oaths' Bill the tipper Chamber had committed a fur ther outrage on humanity. " No tyrant in. old-times had ;acted iri ; a more-out rageous, manner. ' He 'also blamed them for, having rejected his LawfPrWti tioners.bill. He cqn\ena\ed,".tha|;.,fhqse opposing, the .bill were. mak.irig .a.nqb.le stand against; the '^predisposing cause; of the wrong, he , had,-,alhicied ;to, ; and-pos terity would .bless: them- for -their erir d<*a£[Qurs,.:;Let: the .squatter and the liii;ge: landowners say w-hatthey'likea 1 , the. masses: -Would bless them' ; arid -'sing 1 their, praises..,. If.fhe* powe,r was handed over' to 1 a" few families", iii the Middle Island then God help*'tlie

I-pjbpulatjdu as a whole. ..If_ this _. plan was persisted in, woe. betide the ppople lof the Noi't'li Is'ldnd. 1 He "asked those that had always stood with him to rally ..round bin* once more and say this injustice should not be done. It was; Ibiit a^tliin'.hduselto speak to, and the members were but small to ask to come ■and assist him j still he thought the ..thing I .;. might be. done. Let them risej as one mail arid demand their rights — I jiejnand their liberty. He invited the noble band who had fought so hard to continue ther good fight; 'Let them rises 'thecause 7 Was "wbrthy df 'the effort.' "It; was the. cause of justice and ti'u.th; Hej Sppke till 10.30. '[;. ; ' -" ",* .-, i The' Hon. 