TOO LATE FOR THE CORNUBIA.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XII, Issue 827, 1 June 1855, Page 2

TOO LATE FOR THE CORNUBIA.

In our last we referred to the rumour that circulars had been sent to the Members of the General Assembly, to meet on the oth July next. We now hear that after detaining the 'Cornubia' for said circulars, the vessel was allowed to leave without them; and great is the consternation what is now to be done. Should it be left to the chances of the Members coming on the strength of the otiginal prorogation r Or should a fresh prorogation be issued for a couple of months ? appears now to be the question. That gieat inconvenience will be caused seems pretty certain, whatever way the question may be settled. There can be little doubt that, if left to the members, the greater number of them will attend without any fresh summons, and those who remain may still be requested to attend, and jj^ short adjournment of the Council would give themP time if necessary to come forward. Should a prorogation, say for a couple of months, be resorted to, on the other hand, the result will be that many members will bave left their homes, will arrive here before the prorogation can reach them •; and they will be so disappointed and their plans so deranged, that they in all likelihood would not attend at the time fixed by the prorogation. A prorogation under the circumstances would very likely destroy the future Session.

" A strictly legal Government is the greatest bore ia creation." — New Zealander. The value of this most cbristian sentiment, and its bearing upon the " peace, order, and good Government' 1 of the community will be fully "appreciated after perusal of the opinion of the Provincial Law Officer upon the subject of the Harbour Endowments, which we extract from the last'number of the Provincial ' Gazette.' It i 3 certainly a " great bore" to find that there are laws existing, — and that we cannot all do as we have a mind. It is sad to think that our little Council cannot do as it listeth — that we cannot escape the trammels of English law — • in short, that we are not a sovereign Power, with a Parliament capable of acting without control. But so it is. We are still part and parcel of Her Maje&ty's dominions, under the same laws, and have bad merely a small amount of power placed within our hands. That power must be exercised strictly within its limits, or it becomes illegal; and the acts performed, null and. void,