Occasional Notes.

Clutha Leader, Volume II, Issue 75, 16 December 1875, Page 6

Occasional Notes.

\ VBy Qolonus. ; MR. KEYN OLD'S ADDRESS. „ 4 : ; I observe Jhe Hon. W. H, Reynolds; has been • rendering an account of, his: stewardship ; to the D.ijnedin petiole.: Mr 'Rey,nolds!h,ayingVbe'^ri\a'mem&er';pfithat Government which- has attempted! :to subyerr the constitutions and hurry $ on -th^ t of the proyinces; withrj "out affording' .tbe-coiihtry aii, r^ppafetu-i nity of giving- to euoh an inTpoetant; iquestign as the abolition, of the pro-,! " ( yinc^s^he, t 1 deserving^? tfij i couj<|,^hardly; ';vhaye|(E&H| . . pected^Kae^nis ; .meeting /would' fa vorf T hi tn ;3mlp.^a^ivote!:^pf ; '^Toi: wiiateyei? -extent opiniohs^may?aifferiQiil the; siibj ect ; of, ' ab'oli tio in, ; it^as ;hardjy < creditajSle 'for' Vjth^fGpyernmVnt.fb'"'^^^!; • ad yahtage; ,pf Jts;,ppw(Br 7 ini]^^^^^^ suddeniyr: to ; : propose^i'and-h'attemp^l^dt; carrv -'a miasure^ for >' wniclr? tHe^pepple} ,■--••■•■*• ■•'twit s^-.^vKfV'*- -: -iiVv- s /«'>^rfe»«)-y i if.«'-.*}- 1 /t/.,'! : . ,v7ereiiUnprepaTed,9 nM]c:yßj^^|gs;in|aet :c6ur^e(piTßis;'SDeech^^^ ■ijias&lagiah cithefeabohtiqmstpeitlQß^fp^ iioli^ftipvincesj? twoAprpvinb^ai^dr' ft t§4 *rn;a&^e£^ t^entjr melhtiers

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that our provincial institutions fareirqne . for -'&&• t . sdii^f /MlamfunTOf^^ managfiinSnti^f^Jtfie 'ftasf^iilelffi befii'g . surrendered totlie'General^oVejiraeiit, aridifr^r^ays,; ye? i^^e^bpl&^tt 1 * menfi-Qttfgo /ttjist- ButtmiV?^eßs^BJ|e: be pflpared/tp letloo'se'tl^?dH^' i df'^ary teat ' to ! arjiig,; 'ah^ iSeßlafe ;^rsei^ if an . independent'- country, s 'anid'sticli^ a' sari* quinary course I Buppose^tne people of Otajfo are hardily ,|)repar^d;Fdr.^ ' f>n; v[.' Tcere ; is ' f certainly ri pj)spifiilil3r that anapppafa . migh t pjppye successful.' r "l| seenis' f pifo* _ b'ablfjT' tjjej Groyeri^or "has '"' exce&iii^hw authority in consign Act'-o? this sorii>itHiiu^eWttC> to tl^pml autHori se,s, ' ' The ,0 overnb* Ba^jipwltf tb; consent to, Abts; or w'dffia^egislii tioni but ' ! $ f is quiestißttabl^ r w\xei\ist without,W^ cHn. ; give'-K|B [ .iepnge;nt prdiniirjr Weasjire ' asHhe -isii'&'yqrti^^ 'bj? bh angirig,' ; 6f the ' Gbnfjtitu|i6h 7 of? ioloriy. ' ; !^nj%6VfyiUii^Q'oy^ment schto^for- the : reorganisation of "the Con3titutioni, .' 'is; doubtless ;\crude| anS susceptible 1 ;6f kVcpnsi^erkble !^mpu T nt' of " alte^tipn apd modi^cdtion, * ; |fj i f as' ; 'Mr Reynolds^efiis to 'be sjire'is the ifasei thflra is a 1 fqrlor^ ]&'bj3a~ ; of thja; little chanc^/ofthe JDrb^ aU tjbey l T WapLti' "l^ijo " jiro^inliisilis^s : * 4 "Kifa better con centratethei^ tainipglucii an V.aitertitibh pt*^tlie^Gqyernnient sc^ehjie a? will : maKe ! iC'inori9 acceptable to the. people of this province -tfiaid^it ! ;'is i ..fli'^prjßs6'ntV^ elebtod Boards of 'W birds' toust-^e 1 'substituted for 6pyernmenlt n r pmineei.; ! :it vypiilcl, be ;tp mak^ an eridea-' yor to keep the ; ;lana fundfrbin^bing. into the/ common [|>i^rs^ and tbioblige it to i be paid jJ^irectl^'-^to^Hli^Vre^it^^ arid allow it to be 'adminlste'rb'd by , r tHe. Bpjafdl of!! Wiprks^ Theie j^oaraV^f Works rtiighi., also t'aye.f.pp^er' to . n^anagis Jthe ,s9le : o( laidd^iin^eir: tte 'sieveral p'rpyin cial iand Abts^-aind J^eiierally by, cbrif(brf;isg;; ample 1 though npi legisktiye, pb w ers, ? bn " : r ihq Boards,/ pf Works, ibpiifemprated cba^nve Ji^theConst;^ wo^ujd np^ bs; .^jui/e'■'.so-^yipient/axi^fex-tensiye as/thsre is at present apyjrehen^ sjon that Jtbere will be. Perh^ps^ However, there, mafy be % strpngef provincial feeling- in ihe'new/Parlianieiif ttfan.Mr Reynolds appeaifs ;to tfiirikViir'bev'th'o case. /."■;• /; ~'” _ ' ] \ ~:^~ /' / ; s t: / /.. ; '" ; As to the constitution r bf ¥ t§e \; JJpper House, Mr iSyor 6f^ that ff oflse, oeiiig^an/elecjiy^ thinks t^ie Council" shpiilci. be'Votoinated frorrT' mienobißra K of 'ihe ;, iLpwer /House, and that wHen '[ a C^MMPi ]&s& passed, the .Lowers/House, two; .or .three . times, t|ie. tipper Houje/, should /b^|ound* toy agpse to - it-*-^ ( .Tfiere • ;se'e'nis^fno!cir;'tp v bei',a pretty general^Tfeeling^througi^but! the colony, a |,hatj:the constitution . of the ;Upper; ipipu^e s,hpu r l4 i? .be l .',;kiieve^\ It does indeed .; seem prepQslprpus.^liajli-jQi.ere y' porninees pf ; the -GoTCrnor/jßliould/ jba allowed to participate, in,, JtlifeS 'jpfb ; ye^i!r ment of ; ; th.e ; .i country. /''Ger^ainl^ the people in some pr/ other, /eitherjdi^, rectly, or thjpugh, their^epre^entatiy^a in .the. Law&t Hpusd^ snbuidjbe. M}p^:ed a voice in the appointipent b£ memhors pf ; ( the./tippier .House.. : T^e.' tapper House is^npw, af" not, en'^rely, yet^ina great meftsure, ; a mere ; of wealth an,d pyoper^, , i^fread Jof yf [£s it ought tp be a representajtiye |Qffj6iperien cc, /age ; .jwisdpm, . an^htelligenoaV ■I phs.eyye loud cqmpjajji^^gre, *besing made apput •: *tjb# unhealthy;^ andj/ilirty state of D.unedin., If hppe^tbiei;^worthy citizens will not ,;be offended, ; when . -J say, that. since:l : . ey ; er ; beard pifjcneiy;, of Runedini that: tpwn/f always. -;fiad. /the . character; of;- .beingfjatoSjtinkingv plabe. The sooner /ifc lpsefi i r *an4 becbnaes ■; fan^p'Bsi^Tpi^y'ciiaaiiljn^ss'^-^ie (better^..; 'j. .^ould^iiggest'^that^'a jpng ■ pole r:.sh.ojaldv^o^p^urejdf~.a^^^pu^ • rail wouldj do^and^ tiat'pna end/, of the isamershould bejti^ni|tj ratpr^ifiolentLy smtP the nestf of, eijty^p.u^ciUpi^.^anil :thutthe Councjlio^fshould^be^eifi^tup / sally Btirrfedi i up.''tp.;^sens^^f^^^ and responsibiU^esv!^ regards, tliep^urification andrde.o/dprJLaa|ion /of ,, \kp\ citf . rScayengeriß. tojihejfrpnt !;,, . < „' .'/,/ / .f-'Ki"::. ■.-;';!?. v' The Tftpanui;r:f6lk/;!arex fortunate^ in 1 such . - Gaptain rizieitpfs^ridiiiplbritjieir ?nghtßi4'^M'^^ their wrongs. : r& '--it^mu^t^fcmfessedith^tsiii /Gaptain; vttates?/x>uV alSstrongii icase^df *;neglect ! itf:t^e|ni^tter)^^^^^^ I^k'tfowttfbib > - the^me^ not ; brdught^vthe^jiWectl^^ *Gpuncil|?; ; ; ; " "PrbVihcial/Gbyernmeaisf MOjiopt/peififepif 1 , •''hbts-al^ayajtieeiiladiQiiii^ ' : Wnd'^ifaiiVartia'lt|rianjipji§is^^^ -the '■i^oS^oA^&H^^o^^^^^^l^^J^Sij^-?tb^bMdel-;is^'y^m^i^ rnxßn^sche&^Mlitf:inay ; ib >W:aetuerAafferstne}!jenerM|wpy^^ 'theres?v^tber-anyrainff»Mniaioio&