Thk Government would have disgraced themselves in the eyes of every sensible man if they did not accept the compro mise of an addition of 28 per cent, to the population of the country districts which has been practically consented to by the town party. It is so liberal a concession on behalf of that party as to be only justified by the great desir ability of avoidiog further obstruction of the public business, and it would have shown laok of common sense in the Ministerial counsels had they failed to jump at the oppor tunity afforded them of getting out of the very awkward situation into which their weakness and obstinacy had brought them. For our part, whilst the debate has only confirmed our opinion of the utter un reasonableness of any advantage being given to country districts whose representatives have in this very instance proved so effectively their power, we are disposed, for the sake of peace, and in consideration of the small importance of the practical question involved, to give way to the greater part of the demands of the country districts so long as the small towns are not conceded equal advan tages. This is a summit of iniquity which we cannot compromise upon, as there cannot be shown the shadow of a reason for placing small towns upon a different basis from large ones. It is a great part of wisdom, as a philoso pher tells us, to know how much of an evil ought to be tolerated, but to draw the line so as to include the giving the smaller towns advantage over the large towns would be to carry concession the length of pusillanimity. It is diffi cult to conceive how the Government could ever lend themselves to so. dis creditable an arrangement, unless, in

deed, we presume that they care nothing about the morality of their I policy, but look only to securing the support of a floating majority. They are very, much mistaken if they suppose that they will succeed in deceiving the colony as to the equity of their recent transactions, or the quarter in which the blame will lie for any failure to effect a compro mise. 