THE LYSTER OPERA TROUPE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 315, 15 November 1864, Page 4

THE LYSTER OPERA TROUPE.

Tin 7 , advent of tliis famous lyris corps is at length a a J'fil cccowjili, the remainder of the company. who hail tarried behind at Kelson for' the purpose of giving concerts there, having, arrived at. Onc-huiign yesterday morning by the steamship ' Wellington,' from the South. So that we have now within oiir -vails (supposing; Auckland had walls, which it hasn't) all the component parts of the most renowned Opera eompanv out of Europe, and we cannot toohighly congratulate the Auckland public on flic; circumstances, lor the reasons that its presence is a sign and ti symbol that the fame ot its wealth and its refinement has gone abroad over the world, and induced enterprising speculators to undertake what would at first sight appear so hazardous a risk as to bring to this nf/imu Ihulc thirty-live of the most accomplished operatic performers of the day, with all their expensive accessories; but likewisewe cannot Trutrigard the adequate representation in our cityoflta' irj-eat works of the great masters of harmony as avast social advance, and one that must in every way tend to refine the manners and elevate liio taste of a population who have been accuscdv perhaps not altogether unjustly, of too exelusivfr a devotion to material enjoyments, and too great ail appreciation of mere wealth and its accompaniments. The speculator to whom allusion is made above is Mr. Maenamara, a gentleman? ' who came here to endow us with railways, but failing in that, ht.s given us an opera—not per- ' haps as permanently useful an institution, or so ' calculated to develop provincial resources, but ; one which has its merits nevertheless, as we i have endeavoured to show, and which we sin- , ccrely trust may prove as remunerative to Li® 1 as tile boldness of the enterprise deserves,, i When it is recollected that this enterprise con- ■ sists in the bringing of nearly forty first-rate-urli.slex. with about twenty-five tons of f baggage from one end of jN'civ Zeal,:nd to tae- * other, and the almost entire re-construction of S 1 theatre for their appearance, with all the neees--1 sary adjuncts of scenery, properties, decora- '' tions, and fittings, and.that all this enormous . outlay must be repaid by the profits on twentyfour nights performances, we think we have not [ employed too strong a term in characterising it as a bold one. But " daring ever wins tlie- ' prize," and doubtless it will prove so in thisinstance. _ 1 To <nve our readers some foretaste of the' ? treat in store for them this evening, we proceed to furnish a sort of cahiluijue raisunec of tl:e 1 artists who are about to solicit their suffrages. " To begin with the ladies, as gallantly demands. " Miss Lucy Eseott is the prima donna of tlie company, possessing a charming mezzo-soprano " r voice, ranging from &to 13 flat, with great dra- * matic power and amazing versatility, she will probably " take the town" so ell'eetually by ? stonn here, as she did in Loudon, several seasons ago when she appeared at Drury Lane. Miss Eosalie Durand is a light soprano who plays 1 notibri ttes and characters that require a mixture of archness and simplicity, in a piquant manner " that always wins the hearts of her audienco, as k will he ?cen on Wednesday, when she appears ' in "La Figlia." The contralto is Miss Georgia 1 Hodson. a clever actress, with a rich musieaf organ, bordering closely on the mezzo-soprano, The masculine performers include Mr. Henry ! Squires, a tenor of great compass, extending to j B (lat with a falsetto of exquisite delicacy. He j has received his musical education from the best c ' masters in the Italian school, wherein lie has acquired the power of expression aud ot feeling by which his impersonations are distinguished. 1 Mr. E. A. Beaumont has also a fine full tenor voice, of great power and resonance. He is still very young, but is destined to figure promiS nently in his profession. ill*. Henry T\ harton, 1 one of the best of the leading English ban--1 tones, was well kuowu as a member ot " the l'yne and Harrison troujv. His hue s voice has a compass of two octaves, fromG- to It. Mr. Erederick Lyster. the English Lablacbe. is the has-tso bt'j/b of the Companv. His Figaro. r Hon Tasquale, and Leporello. are said t:> be 0 inimitable. An able assistant in comic business [ j is .Mr. Frank Trevor, a tenor ruhnstu. who is equally admirable in low comedy, and in small serious parts. Mr. G. E. Ivitts is the Ims*<> ' jirofbiulo, who made so great a hit when ' lp '.'l 1 * jieared as Marcel iti the Huguenots, in which. his rich and powerful voice was heard to great * advantage. ~11 3 Tlicse distinguished soloists are aided uy a number of secondary performers, by a chorus 0 ' twelve voices, and by an orchestra ol ten wd * trained instrumentalists, under the baton o 1 Mr. George Loder, who has long exercised * despotic sway, and has thus brought his subjei * under perfect command. . , The repertoire which the coinpany carry witn , them, complete in score and mountings, tonM * » t of " Lucrczia Borgia," Donizetti (iu'oduced _ot night); Mozart's "'Don Giovanni : .; er .r? L Trovatore," and " Traviata Eossinis Barbiere Bellini's "I Puritani," x nambula: Meyerbeer's " Huguenots, a.n "Prophete," Wallace's "Maritana iiatte > f " Bohemian Girl Donizetti's " Daughter o_ f the RegimentFlotow's " Lilly ot Kilhirnev, ? Gounod's "Faust"; which will be brought lor ; ward in succession so as to afford gratification ' to every variety of musical taste. 1' The arena that has been prepared for the i» , play of their artistic talents has been reuderti t as worthy of the guests it is intended to reeeiv [' as time and circumstances would allow, an ■ really the change effected in the aspect ot 1 heretofore Prince of Wales Theatre is - sU ' * to astonish its oldest frequenters. 2*ot melt 1 the actual accommodation but the appar ,>a£ of the auditorium has been increased full} . j third by the erection of a most eomnux 101 * amphitheatre ; the convenience ol both lady •> ' gentlemen visitors has been consulted t>> construction of separate cloak-rooms a:u stage arrangements have been rendered as ne.ll jierfeet as possible. We fully hope these lUiU r fold efforts will to-niglit meet with their appropriate reward in a crammed house.

THE AFFRAY m XIJVVAItfIfES-STPEET 'J'uf. inhabitants of Hdwardes-strcct find Aher r rembie-slrect,aiul Uie adjoining neighbourhood were throvni into a state of'alarmlnst night.abou 7 o'clock. '-'V tlie report ot a gun, issuing from i brick house. ilion in possession of a man naniei 'J'lioiuas Reeves a man supposed to lie of misound wind, and who lias inhabited the house jn question tor nearly seven years, and who. from Ids jHTH 1 iar liermit style of living, lias earned for himself, amongst his neighbours, the eouiionien of " 31 ad lom. ' It appears that in consequent"? of the landlord of the house not lmvinii received any rent for some time he summoned the tenant for the recovery of the same, ami the serviee of the summons being entrusted 10 I?en;caiit Chrvsfal. that oflieer, when in the ~\eciition of his duty, was fired at. Serce.-int Christal laid an- information against. ji K < man. and a summons was issued, ordering linn to appear in the Resident M agist rate's Court to answer the charge preferred against him. mihl the accused making no appearance. a warrant " as in due course issued for his apprehension. llenee the disturbance. Sergeant--Major .Meredith, Mr. ISlades, and Constable C> 11 .ii-.-i. of the water police, according' proceeded last night, about seven o'clock, t■ > ihe residence ot the prisoner Reeves, for the purpose ol apprehending him. and finding the jeer closed and their demands for entrance being disregarded, broke open the front, door ■uiil ciiccteil an entrance, and found themselves in a small room, some eight feet wide. Pcing quite in the dark, the .Sergeant-Major struck ;i Inciter, and immediately a report of some weapon was heard, and Meredith found a bullet evidently tired from a Minie rifle, in his under waistcoat pocket, which hail penetrated through ins coal and vest, and most miraculously lodged in the place mentioned without inflicting any injury. 'Mr. Meredith at once communicated with the Commissioner of Police. who. with a strong !i,h)v of armed men. were in a short space of nine on the ground of action. The news of the atlhir hy this time had spread through the citv. : >ini a large number of spectators ami a scene of euucmch: « as the result. Mr. taught on with his u-ii:il prudence stationed men both at the hack arid troni of the house in order to secure tl'.e capture of the accused. About half-past. 7 u- Mrs. Hayes, wife of Sergeant lfayos of the Military Train 15. troop, was standing near the besieged house she received a severe shot wound upon the left eye from a gun tired by lieeves. sad almost immediately after. Mrs. Salter, a uer-oti occupying a house opposite, and who >\:i~ -landing outside her door, was struck on I'tie arm by some slugs. .Dr. .Home was sent i'.iraru paid the greatest attention to the injured i:>r:;• s. and we are happy to say pronounced the wounds to be in no way dangerous. Bv this time the slice; presented an extraordinary scene, some hundreds of people arrived on the spot., and loud erics of ••fetch him out." " burn the house," were heard. A quantity ot missiles were hurled :-t the windows wit:i the hope of forcing lieeves out. but without success, and for some -•■vo hours no movement of importance, except a stray shot fivm the windows took place. At ;d" i ut ten o'clock, a man named .Richardson. Laving procured a light, in a most venturesome inai.ne.-. went boldly to the front door and plann <1 the beacon otitlie threshold of the door, ami was saluted with a pistol loaded with slugs, which cut his face in several places, and another inau was also struck. The crowd then became infuriated, and the screams of the women and children and the yells of the men became almost deafening. Two men. privates attached ro the Military Train, headed by the police, and followed by a considerable number of bystanders then rushed into the house, regardless of the I consequences. 'Torches were procured, and a mid search made for some five minutes, but lmt with no result, and it was supposed that.lteeves had managed to effect his escape, and the disappointed mob were about to reiire, when a noise was heard which seemed to emanate from a sort of cupboard made between rile walls of the tr-'iit and back rooms, and in an incredible short space of rime the wall was broken open, and the miscreant discovered. The police had now the most ihtiieult part of their work to pcM'i'orm ill keeping lteeves from being literallv torn to pieces. Jle was struck over the head and shoulders with the torches, and his clothes torn completely oft his back. Some men procured washing lines for the purpose of Lynching liini. while the mob who had hold of him were hurrying him down to the stream between Edwardes and i pper Queen streets. At this moment Mr. Commissioner Naughton rushed forward and waving his cap above bis head, called for order. 'Lie call was at once obeyed, and ordering his men to tall in with fixed bayonets, the man was surrounded and marched down to the guardroom. amid the shouts and cries of the excited crowd. "V\ axt of space compels us to hold over our report of the annual meeting of the Wesleyan -Mission Society, held yesterday evening in the Chapel. High-street, the Ta uratiga races, snd Oilier local matter and letters. 1 UK members of the various lodges of Odd Fellows will meet to-morrow evening in the Loyal Good Inteni Lodge-room. Wheat Sheaf Inn. Queen-street, for the purpose of holding the regular monthly meeting. -Uitiox Company. — This company being about to close their books, request "that- ail outstanding accounts against them may be sent in without delay. lo Ei'ii.i.khs AXI) Contractors.—Tenders for the erection of a fourteen-roomed house ill f'olleg ('■street. will be received until I p.m.. on i llie lWnl ins;. \ Ai,i!\xcv.—'Thomas Lilly was apprehended 011 a charge o( this nature yesterday evening. and will he brought before their "Worships this uioririig. •Men.ext.—A marine attached to H.M. ship Cur;;<_:ou met with an accident yesterday afternoon in "\\ cllesley-street. 11 appears the man "a~ riding an entire horse belonging to Com-, iiiodore Sir \\ m. isema.n, and. being in a state ■'> intoxication, fell from the horse and dislocated his. shoulder. J)i\ Hooper was immediately on the spot, ihe injured man was conveyed to the hospital, and ire are happj r to say is prospering as favourably as could be expected. Ax accident occurred to Mr. Shove, butcher, Jlobson-street. yesterday afternoon about two "clock. It, scenls Mr. Shove was riding a restless horse, when the saddle strap, not being properly secured slipped round, and he fell, injuring himself very severely on the back bone. . A little boy about ten years of age was given into custody yest erdav evening, charged by Mr. V | , ''.'i r ""v 1:1,11 u lt '' breaking the windows ,J ihe City Mission Institution. I'ltixcF, oi- Walks Theatre.—Mr. Daniels, one of the late proprietors of the Prince of ales Theatre, has, we perceive, announced that alter Christmas he will return to Auckland ani Te-open the Prince of Wales Theatre, with a 'ml and efficient company. Yv'e have little 1 ouut but that this announcement will be re-'-ened with pleasure by the theatre-going popuM 'on ot this city, who have a pleasurable recollection of .Air." Daniels. liiEATiiK l\oval.—Last night was a grand night, tbe patronage of Commodore ' lr William Wiseman, and the house was full roin one end to the other. The first piece was " Heir at Law," in which Mr. George FawjLiw! l ' J, "'. lre^to great ad vantage. The " Carnival J' i ■ with new songs and dances, were well •i lTc'' ' ;md Iho I,:lnd of H.M.S. 'Curacoa' te not to the evening's enjoyment, | yen "t 1 " '' KA - LAyTj Gazetxe was published th'! CI - v : :u confams among other matters ISiV' 011 ? 1 ' 1 ! 11 ' 0 "' Native Lands Act, -■ ? . "ie following persons as a Court for ji i. ain, »S of native title in the district of "Hr.r, la v? a ,T !, : i,nel .y! George Clarke, Esq.. J.P. ; e llohi Tawhia, and Penetana Papahurihia -

. and George Clarke. Esq., J.P.; Hotercnc T; - watawa aiul TVYpiLa Pi to be a Court forth , district of Kororarika—also, George Clarki t Esq., -LP. ; Tanga Hikmvai, Piwi Hongi, an I U1 ' 11 '" ; ' 1 ' 1 ' ,0 be n Comt fe>r the distrii i' , ;I ' ni;, te. The Gazette contains bye-law for the regulations of these courts, and the a) : 1 winfment of H. T. Clarke. Esq., as a Civ Commissioner, under Ihe Native District Regulation Act for Tauranga. the certificate o the execution of Alexander McLean ; also, th sippointment of Mr. Frederick .1. Eaton C endorse the land orders, issued at Cape Towi by .Messrs. Berg and Co. to the immigrants sen by them to Sew Zealand, on account of tin General Government. The resignation of th< commission of Ensign T. 15. Hamilton. Auckhuu -Militia, and Lieutenant .John Peter du Moulin sa J ,, e force, has been promoted to (he rani ol Captain. Notice to Mariners will be found it our shipping columns, and after notifying tluit. t silting of the Supreme Court for the despatel of criminal business will be held on the tsi proximo, and for the despatch of civil busim-si on the 7th proximo, the Gazette conclude! with a notice from the parliamentary agent, I' 1 D. Fen (on, Ksq.. that application is intended ti be made to the General Assembly, at the nexl session, lor leave to inlroduee a b : " to authorisi the Superintendent of the Province of Auckland to close all the existing cemeteries within the suburbs of Auckland, and to prohibit till intlaments therein from and after a time, and subjeel to the conditions to be set forth in the said bill, and to dedicate and set apart other cemeteriesor another cemetery in lieu thereof: namely, a cemetery at or near One Tree Hill, near Auckland. A SAi.E of building allotments in the suburbs of the City West will be held this morning, bv Messrs. Jones and Co.. at their Auction Mini. Uruusiviek Buildings. These allotments arc pleasantly situated in a rising part, of the outskirts. some of tlieni close to (lie City Boundary, and command a fine view of the river and harbour. Those in W ood-st reef have one of t lie most extensive and beautiful sea views that could be desired : the land is level, or has. rather, a gentle slope to the north-east, and is situated on a good road direct to town, (he new daily omnibuses passing within a few vards ol it. 1 his district which, twelvemonths ago. was dotted here and there with a solitary homestead. is rapidly increasing in population and value. The business pari of the City must pass, year by year, further onto the westward, and those who live another ten years will probably see the green lanes with their pleasant, collages and gardens, which render this part of the .suburbs so attractive, changed to the bustle and trallie of a thriving business part of the Cify, where every inch of ground will be of value. Till-: l''s('.U'i:i) W.u katos. —These men which have caused so much uneasiness in the North, are on the move. Two hundred and twenlytive have left the pa for Short's, at Maluirangi Heads, and would arrive at Honiara's place before dark yesterday. Some three tons of ilour. with sugar, tea, and other necessary concomitants for a Maori feast, have been purchased by Honiara. The feast is, we understand, to come off to-inorrow. and most of the Europeans of'the district have been invited toattend. The grand subject of discussion will be the terms of their surrender to the Governor, which, having been agreed upon, it is said that thev will then appoint his Kxecllenc-y to meet them at the head of the river, and conclude terms. Tlicy are. it seems, too wide awake to put themselves on board any vessel, and will take every precaution to prevent his Excellency playing " possum " with them. Ass.ui.Ti_\r, the Poi.ice.—A man named Thomas Reeves was summoned to appear, vesterday. in the Pcilice Court, to answer a charge preferred against him by Sergeant Ch.tistal. ol the Auckland Aimed Police, of having presented a pistol at him and threatened to take bis life. The accused did not appear, and a warrant was therefore ordered to be issued for his apprehension. I!i:sn>i:vr Magistrate's Covht. — Three eases of assault were set down for hearing, yesfcrday. in the llesident Magistrate's Court. None of them were of any public interest. Six drunkards received the usual penally. I n the Police Court, yesterday. George Peters pleaded guilty to having assaulted one John Freeman, by stabbing him in the ribs with a kriite. and was sentenced to one month's imprisonment. 11i:m:y Ditty and 'Thomas Milner were sentenced by their "Worships, yesterday, to be imprisoned for fourteen days, for an assault on Mr. Peter Grace, in W r yndham-street. Ice.—We have wondered that no enterprising individual in Auckland, has turned his attention to the manufacture of ice. 1 n such a climate ice at lirst a luxury, becomes soon a necessary, and a certain fortune would accrue to any person or company going boldly and thoroughly into the sthetue. teed creams, iced wines, iced everything, in summer, would be called for. What can be done in Melbourne can be done in Auckland, and we then-lore draw the attention of our enterprising speculators to the following, which we extract from the A .r</nx of the iiiith nit. : —"A meeting of the directors an<l shareholders of the Victoria Ice Company was held yesterday, at tlie factory, in Franklinstivci. for the purpose of inspecting the works prior to their coming regularly into operation next month. About thirty gentlemen were present. When the visitors arrived the works were in full operation, and block's of ice of various sizes, quadranglar and oblong, were either formed or in process of format ion. An appropriate refreshment of ices and iced wine awaited the company. The process by which the ice was made was briefly explained. An exhausted cylinder, with a vacuum of 20 ° , lias injected into it a small quantity of ether. As this liquid almost instantly evaporates itt rai-i'o. the vapour is brought in contact with the sides of the cylinder, round and outside which is a strong brine. The heat is carried off from the cylinder, and of course from the brine, by the vapour which then escapes into an air pump worked by an eight-horse steam-engine, and the stroke of which condenses the ether again into the form of a fluid. The brine outside the cylinder Hows down around a number of metal moulds filled with fresh water, and falls into a reservoir, whence it is again pumped into the tank outside the other cylinder. The cylinder has the liquid ether again admitted ; it is again evaporated, carrying oil'still more heat from the brine, and which again flows down the inclined plane, in which the moulds are, again reducing their temperature. This is continued until the fresh water in the moulds is converted into solid ice. With three machines, the company can produce about forty-live tons of ice pc"r week, at. a price in the city of 2d. per lb. Ice will be given gratuitously to charitable institutions which send for it. The meeting then proceeded lo confirm the election of M essrs. D. S. Campbell and S. Martin as trustees. Messrs. Lamb, Joske, and Strachan were elected directors. A meeting will shortly be called to bring the company under the Limited Liabilities Act.'" Drpabtukk or the ' Pjm:i;i:' with Tir:-: Sot'THKltx Mkmiikbs. —The Otago 'Daily Times says: —"We are authorised to state that the Postmaster-General, the Honorable Mr, Gillies, has made arrangements by which the passage of members going to the Assembly will be much expedited. The steamer 'Phoebe,' which leaves on the loth, will stay only a few hours at each of the ports, and thus be enabled to reach Auckland on the morning of the 21st. The times fixed arc as follows : —She will leave Otago on the 15th v Lyttelton on the afternoon of llitli. Wellington after daybreak on the morning of | the 18th, Nelson on the afternoon of the 19th. Taranaki on the 20th, and arrive at Manukau on I the morning of the 1M s 1."

1 — —— '-■ ■- — .. -—- ■ - V 1 "— - —.' — ■ I- JSIiKACIt OF DICSTITUTK PIUtNONS ]?KtlUl' 0 Act.—Mar^aret,MeG uinnes v. I'a.lriek T\l eGnin- ?, ik'ss.—Tliis ease was withdrawn, yesterday. ill d the [Resident Magistrate's Court ,in conscqucnce •t of the non-appearance of tlio informant, s Tin-: Position .ami tiik C.U'sk ok it.—A i- Southern journal lakes the following view of the il slate of the affairs of the Colony :—" I ? inn Ilv we s have the escape of the Maori prisoners,-—(lie f indecision of the Governor: the corresponding e conlenipt and liravado of the natives; the jVlinis--3 lerial dillicnltv. :ind the meeting of the 1 Assembly. Tt is sixteen nionllis since General (. Cameron enlered Ihe Wiiik-nto counlry : ;nul all :- that the Colon}- can show for that- period of w:\r- ? fare is territory we cannol occupy—prisoners we 1 cannot; keep—anil a bill of costs it remains to be seen if we can pay. In lieu of a peace on the : heels of a victory, we shall, if we have peace at i all, obtain it only at the sacrifice of almost every i condition we have been supposed to be fighting i lor." ."Reasons Koit tiik Ki'.c.u.i, ok Si it Gkoi;oi: (! hk v.—The quest ion has of late been openly enn- ' vassed in nianv quarters, savs thi> /-Vtw. whet her it would not be desirable thai addresses should 1 be moved in both 1 louses of the Assembly, praying that her Majesty will he graciously pleased to recall his .Excellency. For such a course there is abundant precedent in the past and ample provocation in the present. The Governor has won lor himself the permanent mistrust of both races. It is the fashion for some who persist in shutting their eyes to facts in England to spread the old cry that Sir George (J rev is the triend of the Maoris, and is possessed ot their confidence. AYe in Ihe Colony know (hat the contrary is t he fact, and there is probably no one man in these Islands looked on with deeper suspicion. The real position of the Governor at this moment is such that, if he had the wisdom of a Solomon, he would be powerless to cllect any good in this Colony. Nobody believes him. if he says he is iroinj; to do anything, no one imagines it will be done. If he states that he will abstain from a particular course, those who are likely to be affected by its operation, begin to prepare for its adoption. The sneaking attempt of theKohekohe Court .House, the neglect of the AVaitara question for eighteen mouths, the shameful treachery after Kangariri. and injw Ihe ludicrous attitude assumed towards the escaped prisoners—these and a numberof similar acts have exhibited (he character of the Governor in such an untrustworthy and contemptible light to the Natives, thai any hope of useful ncgociations conducted through such a medium must be abandoned. Anything like a final and satisfactory establishment of friendly relations with the Natives may be regarded as permanently postponed until Ihe arrival of Sir George Grcv's successor, which however cannot now be long delayed. Sir George (J rev has already achieved that full amount of unsuecess. and has tilled up that measure of blundering which more than entitles him to promotion at the hands of the Colonial Olliee. N\ ithiua year weinav hope these strong claims will be recognized, and with a new Governor we may look tor the conlidence of the Natives being recovered. Hut it is not only (Intrust of the Natives, but that of the English also, which has been lost. If we hear the remark once we hear it a hundred times a week. " Who will go into oftice with SirG.Grev." He quarrels with all Ministers, not onlv on points on which they have differences in political views, but, on mailers on which theirpolicy has been one. or at least on which the assent of Ihe Governor has been obtained. And above all. lie never scruples to set aside the will of the Parliament and to act on his own will whenever il suits his purpose. In the Provincial Council yesterday, a very long and animated discussion took place, with reference to Ihe site of the old Supreme Court. 1 he subject has been so often argued, that the same arguments were reproduced. Mr. King proposed a series of resolutions, to which Mr. Carlcton proposed an amendment, which was lost. Mr. AYynn moved the substitution of certain clauses in the place of the first to be expunged. These resolutions, amendments, and additions will be found in another part of our impression. Several motions were discharged. " Die W alerworks Appropriation Bill" was read a third time and passed. The .Native Land Purch :se Bill (Empowering bill) was read a second time. ,t_")0,UOO asked for, was reduced to Clo.l'liO. I'pon the Appropriation Bill -No. 2 (second reading) a very long discussion ensued upon a question of order, viz.. as to whether the Council could read a bill a second time which Mas not before them. Eventually the motion for postponement was lost. The bill was then read a second time, and the House went into committee. Air. Wynn insisted that he knew nothing of the bill: lie had never seen it. Air. Carlcton moved that the bill be read. The bill was read upon the clauses and the items. Mr. AVynu complained of the way in which public money was voted. The estimates were then consuld-ed. and except ill the cases of prison in lieu of citv gaol, and postollice for the Bay of Islands, were, with few exceptions, agreed to. The I Louse adjourned at ten minutes past one o'clock. Vior.ATio.v or tiii: Ccinstiti'Tlox.— It has been asked in what has Sir George Grey violated the Constitution. 'Ihe (\iii/rrf/ui">/ /Vr.v.v of the ord November in descanting on the business of the .Assembly answers this quest ion when it says:—"The .House must distinctly assert, as the law of the land, that the Governor is absolutely bound by the advici; of his Minis- , ters. ihe Colony has a strong ease on this point. ft refused responsibility : the Crown forced responsibility upon the Colonv. The gift once given cannot be recalled ; and the .Minister has no power to instruct the Governor to act on his own authority contrary to the advice of his Cabinet. It has been held as a maxim of constitutional law that when the Crown has once by a formal act extended the I constitutional rights to the population of a j Colony, it lias no power again to suspend rights | thus given. 'I his was held some few years ago j in Ihe case of the Cape of Good 11 ope." AYe will | not go so lar as to -ay that, at law. the same maxim would apply to the ease of a grant of the practice i>l Ministerial responsibility to a Colony. Hut Ihe principle is the same in both cases. If is a grant by the Crown of an important part of one of its prerogatives to the people—the power, namely, of removing the advisers of the Crown from olliee; and whatever the actual law may be in the case, the (•(.institutional view undoubtedly is that the Crown, having once conceded the point that its .Representative shall be advised by its M inisters in the colony, cannot depart from the compact. Responsibility in native affairs was forced on the eoloin by the X)uke of .Newcastle : tin? meaning of which was that, the Governor in native matters should follow the advice of his Ministers. This, we sav, the Assembly must steadily and firmly assert, and should Sir G. Grey plead his recent instructions from home he may be given tlio same answer which was given to "the [Royal Commissioners who were sent in the time of Charles li. to supersede the government of Massachusets Bay. They asked the Assembly of stern old Puritans, 'Do 3 - ou, then, nor recognise the King s instructions-'' The answer was something as follows—' What his Majts y's inI struelions may be Ave cannot say. hut' his Majesty's CUtavj.fr we know full well.' Ami they stuck to their charter and retained their independence So with our Assembly. What may be the instructions to the Governor for his guidance in every particular ease they know nothing aoout: but the franchise—for it is of ' the nature of ;i franchise—which lias boon bestowed on the colony, of (he power of directing policy to be pursued by the Government in native all airs—this they know full well."