ENGLISH NEWS.

New Zealander, Volume 4, Issue 222, 15 July 1848, Page 2

ENGLISH NEWS.

New Zealand Government.— The Mil for suspending the constitution of New Zealand, recently debated in (he House of Commons, was read a second time by the Lords on Tuesday. Earl Grey explained the circumstanceb under , which, entering ollice in 1846, he had endeavoured to extend the privileges of local selfgovernment to the colony of New Zealand ; the opinion of Governor Grey, that the measure i would not woik j and the effect of the present bill; in all of which he traversed the ground already beaten in the House of Commons. Tho bill will suspend the proposed form of government for five years ; and at the end of that time the question will leceive full reconsideration* Lord Stanley criticised the former measure, and the egregious haste of its author; but without introducing any new matter, except a panegyric on Captain Filzroy. He regietted that the proposition had not been, to lepeal, rather than to suspend, the constitution granted to New Zealand ; but, as Lord Grey insisted on the latter course, he would oiler no objection. He believed that the less Parliament inteifered, and the more the business of the colonies was left to the Secietary of State and the Governors, the better would bo the result ; and, as tliia was a move in [ the right direction, lie would give his decided suppoit to the bill.— Spectator, March 4,