LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Monday, July 24.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XI, Issue 740, 1 August 1854, Page 3

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Monday, July 24.

The Council met at 2 o'clock. Naturalization Bill. Mr. Seymoto, according to notice, moved a Resolution declaring it desirable that all future Naturalization Bills should specify the place of abode, occupation, and other particulars respecting the persons to be thereby naturalized. Agreed to. Education, Mr Seymour, according to notice, moved that a Committee— to consist of Major Richmond, Dr. Richardson, Mr. St. Hill, Captain Bellairs, and the Moverbe appointed to inquire into the present state ol Education in this Colony, and report thereon to the Council. l)r. Richardson seconded the motion. %Ehe motion was then agreed to, and Friday the 28th irtJfet was appointed for the First Report. Responsible Government. Major Lloyd, according to notice, rose to move the following resolution :— ••That the Legislative Council do humbly submit for the consideration of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, the need of dissolving the House of Representatives and all the Provincial Councils that the country at large may have time to weigh the merits of Responsible Government,— a large majority of the colonists being, at the time of the last elections imorant of the nature of that mode of government, and that the colonists nay have time also to reflect on the enlarged powers proposed to be given to the Superintendents, any Provincial Councils, which powers were not generally contemplated prior to the said elections. This motion, which was seconded pro forma by Capt. Bellairs, after some discussion, was withdrawn. Public Reserve Bill. The Council went into Committee on this Bill. On arriving at the 3rd Clause, Mr. Bartley expressad to wish to postpone its consideration, as he expected to be able to substitute for it another, free from objections which had been made to the original wording. Clause 4 having been read, Mr. St. Hill moved, and Capt. Bellajrs seconded a postponement of the whole, on the ground that the clause which had been agreed to postpone was so important that the alteration ot it might afFect other parts of the Bill. .., . .. c After some discussion it was carried by a majority ot 7 to 4, the consideration of the remaining clauses were postponed till the next day.

The Bower and Secondary Punishment Kills. On the Motion of Mr. Ba.rti.ey, the Secondary Punishment Bill was read a second timo, and the Dower Bill was read a third time and passed.