But a Knight of the Bath, an ex-governor of New Zealand, - a man who for many years had filled a large space m the public attention, and more than any other imperial officer guided the policies of the colony, — for such an one to have made the utter bungle m advocating any; cause, as' Sir George Grey has made m this affair, was to ruin its hopes irretrievably. Let us take one single instance, m order to show how a really talented man, with a reputation extend ing far beyond this colony, may. over look plain facts and ignore the evidence of his own experience, when his vision is narrowed to the limits of a suddenly acquired prejudice. Sir George Grey saysi that it is unconstitutional and un lawful for the General Assembly" to abolish the, provinces ; and further that the imperial Parliament, which prima rily ! established the provinces as one of the estates of the constitution of this colony, has m all subsequent acts care fully preserved and confirmed their entity intact. That is Sir George Grey's deliberate and formal assertion m ls74i. Can ho have forgotten that m 1867 he sent home the County of Westland Act, as well as a memoran dum! by Mr Stafford, dealing with sub jects' bearing directly on the very de parture from the terms of the Constitu tion 'Act, which; he now so hotly depre cates,? Here. is the despatch : — '(No. 129.)- Government House, Wellington* tei Lord Dukb,—. 16th, Nov., 18.67. ShaVethe honor, at the request of my Responsible Advisers, to transmit to yonr Grace a Memorandum m relation to an Act of thq New Zealand Legislature, (No. 25, the County .of Westland Act) which Act I transmitted mmy Despatch No. 121 of the Bth instant ...... 2. My ' Responsible Advisers request that your i Grace would be pleased to have the opinion of tho Imperial Law Advisers of .the.tifown taken upon the question raised m the ohclosed Memorandum, m relation to that enactment. ; I have, &c, J G. Grey. His Grace the Duke of Buckingham and Cnando&i. '. Not a. word .about illegality or any -I unconstitutional tendency; merely a ceremonious reference .to the wishes of the Ministry of the day. 