POLITICAL—PROVINCIAL.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 31, 18 January 1864, Page 3

POLITICAL— PROVINCIAL.

Tn our last we mentioned that His Honor the Superintendent, on his return from the arduous duties of a. niember of the House of Representatives, would find a political nut to crack * whicu might be troublesome to the Superintendent'^ jaws. Ke has returned, has found the nut, and tbe Province is suffering the throes of expectation pending the operation of the Imperial n ut-crackers. Iti other words, His Honor having thought fit to make an appointment without consulting his Executive — though he condescended to consult them as to the advisability of ma.kuig it afterwards — and on their objecting to it, asto iished them by announcing that he having already made the appointment, tliey might spare themselves the trouble of artjuin£ tlie matter. This uuconstitu • tiooa! p oceedirig led to the resignation*, of o,t>e member, during his absence. At a private meeting of .the members of the Provincial Council, it was determined that no*ne of them would accept a seat in the Executive, unless His j Honor would promise' to govern consti- \ tutionally.. On his return the document was placed tinder the Imperial nose, aud produced an effect equivalent to the strongest' snuff: He declined accept- j ing the proposition, taking a highly autocratic stand, declaring that' he was the only responsible party, and could do without an Executive. The oilier two members have in coriseqoence resigned ; so that we are at present in the "hands of this Dictator of the nineteenth century; The assent on the part o"' the Governor to the Appropriation Ordinance,- passed at the last session of the ProyineiaLCouncil, has been vvithheld, consequently the Provincial Council has-been summoned to meet ou the 10th of next mohth to pass another. The , reason of the Imperial assent being- witbheid, ;is that the Ordinance, as v passed.by the Council showedi that while the anticipated -revenue amounted, in round numbers,! Ito:. r£ [44,250, -Wei '■■proposed expenditure- 'wbiild -be £-239, j 4lC),— rather a cool declaration^, . '.; ;. We think itifprtunatej/therefore, -.alt.'- thing's con-sideredi'-that -it 7 . has not been'allowed. VVhile there'eah' be^hq, doubt that the resources: of theV-Provihce are quite equal to meet the draught on them, ifc'* is equally evident that it is impolitic to., vote sums in.iexcess -of the anticipated revenue, more particularly, when the head of the Executive holds such peculiar views as to his own powers' and responsibility. ;Tiie;?yimii;ator'bf''iii3 Imperial Highness of "Prussia, on a small scale, will therefore' have to face his; faithful lieges ihPaxliarjent assembled, without an Bse.cutiy"e,:or. "medium be---tween himself and tb.em.; how he proposes to carry on 'the Go vernment is a 'mystery which the- : woinh of time will doubtless disclose. ." Our natural chief,'* as our con temporary:; lhe So uth~ land News, designates His r ifionor, will probably •deal i^le^iehtly^wifc'h-.h'i^tribe..; Und "- r nfag ii ani nib v sly: ; - al lo; wi ri g . ; for tb c ■ imperfections of human nature^will not' | decimate them, poubtless^ 4 this storm in our saucer : "will ;^low^ -Over, and our Northern Jove, the troubled waters being colored, "will stalk, through his pacified ; ahhjeetsj *lieddiog^^th;rtiose . Simile^ Bppr^cibus,yi^

' the face of royalty. For the* present, a * :bOJfridScsi ni*;;, significant of : the storm, \rj^!Bj t p^ P^*-, ;tieal':i.*.*;water3iv--:.--..--As-v-wiil be seen -im- • Our 7 ■ jpolitifial * g-uertii, rj our I^rid IjeguTatmrts have 'beef?* alte;ried (we -publish them inlaiiothertpart jof . ,t li is ;iss v J-) ," and ; w i l l h a y e, ' wer b e l i e v e ■ a ; beneficial' dfeci'.;. although the; price :ot' land is raised Zto 7 £2.per acre, greater facilities are given for obtaining if^ and Ihe *prpvvw grant ; being ;dei|vered at once, wiil:en;ible-the small purchaser to raiseJ.mbrVeyi.oh.-.a'hd; cultivate it; to* some purpose, f Jt has a retrospective operation,: in. so 7 ' far that .purchasers, prior to ; its comin^iuto r operation^ the •p-iyment of 10s per acre on their purchase, 'come; within the provisionsi and obtain their grant at otice. ; ! ';