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Colonist, Volume IV, Issue 410, 27 September 1861, Page 2

House of ; Representatives — A new Member.—During the late debate on the want of confidence in the Ministry. Mr. James Crowe Richmond (brother to the late Colonial Treasurer) who ia not remarkable for bis charitable or temperate language said that the Very Father of Deceit himself could not be a greater adept at dodging than the hon. member for Rangitikei'(Mr. Fox.) After-bis and Co., had been turned out, they, yery unceremoniously " took possession of the;se'at| that had.been occupied by and.were considered as bdonging to theWelHngtOQ memberaj who thus found themselveaV obliged to seelc for other quarters. A, conversational ; discussion arose, and a rather indefinite appeal was made to the Speaker,^ when>Mr. Jameß -Crowe Richmond cried .out "from the other end of the house, .'-There is plenty of room down here.' 'Thank you;- said Mr; RennalJ, • but I bave some regard for my company^ You introduced a certain gentleman into this house the btbeir night who had never been introduced here before,| and I should be very sorry to sit beside,him.' --A- \,. T?\\<i Woodend Courier says that the late strike among the railway laborers had been scarcely brought t6 a close, and the wretched pittance of ss. a day raised to 7s. andßs.,:when anotherstrike was on the eve-of breaking nut among the navvies for a still greater increase of wages.