The Government haa found that a few , verbal amendtnento require to be made in j the Electoral Bill, snd these will probably fja brought down by mes3&p;o from tta j Governor ab Friday'- sitting of the House. These amendments are stated to be of a ptirely technical character, and are pro -3 posed with the view of rendering the Bill more workable. One of these is an amend ment moved by the Atborney-Genc-ral in j the Council, to strike out the words "or. leasehold" from the i&trrprotation clauee, ' these words being superfluous aud incon sistent with tbc rast of the Act. Some lulling of the (imendmenta having got out, fresh rumouis have been circulated thai; I. this ia pui't; of the Government plan to 1 delay woman's franchire. I am informed, X however, t! a 1 ; thb rumour is as base i. leas as ifc;i predeces^o. s, and tbat ; > there will bij no delay whatever I in presenting the Bill for the Governor's c assent. Miciis'-cra totally deny the charge a t'-at they aie unwilling that fiifl measure £ should pass into law. but they state that '\ as ib introduces a coutt.tationr.l change of t great importance, if; is desirable to have S ita terms made r.s clear and explicit p.s j, possible. The other day I wired that tho ■» looal braach of tho "Woaiaa'fl Franchise * Laa^u^ had presented their champions IU tho Lrgigjftti 70 Council with white

camellias. The happy twenty who were the recipients of these favours bore them proudly on their breasts, so that everyone who met them in the lobbies was reminded of the good fight and the esteem they were held in by a large portion of the fair Bex. Their satisfaction must have been slight'y marred yesterday when they beheld a much larger body of members of the Legislature than they cam make upi wearing button holes, whose silken streimei's at once pro nounced them to be more than the ordinary flower which "members bedeck their coats with. 