MR BEETHAM'S MEETING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1381, 17 May 1883, Page 2

MR BEETHAM'S MEETING.

About two hundred settlers Assembled in tlie Theatre Royal last evening in response to Mr G. Beetham's invitaSfr E;ei8 t i Itoviflg Ifken.the eliair • on ttie. in otioii: .pf'.iKe y Ufa. meeting,- I Masierfcc>n'pf: Mr'liish; the' Mayoi 1 , lie b'a|'^^:'D}easurofin :|ecepting,the! necessary, fo£ Jiini jbhem one so : and " ;to tjjpifi $ % He haci had the lionqr pf nfjiflftatjflg' |)i[)j' the las|t lje with him .that ;they, regret voting. Kimj'on that! occasion. ■ —r(ApplaUße.); :■< I . ; t ; Mr G. Beetham,- who ■ wasi Received ; wiih ■ f loud applaiise^;' ; ; then "and express,my .thanks! vto:>you'; Ohajr : , jW&P/M gentlemen for tj)e _eijuajljr : :kjj)4 R)p§r!ty wfcicji youJj^yoregeivedt)}Gm. lap not wbethep £}s.i ence here 6* n0.,;/We are indebted'^ and others who assisted him for giving us such a large hall, in which to assemble, and we ought to give him

our hearty thanks.'foftthe position in which llejhas placed; theitbwn by giving it this -Theatre Royi).—'(Applause, j I Mle'dj this* for Saturday, bilt the f B3 80 UI J" propitious that I it till this v evening,' more particularly as I intended to touch on > ;

COUNTy MATTERS, and felt it desirable that I- should fiave a good attendance of country as well as town residents. I am.glad.to see so many of ray country. fi'ienda> hove tonight, The duty I have perform on .ttyisoccasiop is to:?myself, : a v pleasing one. • Though nowseasi'on. is just about to commencb,.! feel that the events of the-past one call for some explanation, and also, that a.-,word of praise sfioull W'given toHhose -who .passed,the measures which were tne MR BUCHANAN, ~,

in his, lato ; has, jn a measure,, taken ; 'the-wind outi of-L'riiy-fioils, iivndati is not necessary, for, me to follow in his steps.; i will. .th erefore. teep.: .clear as far as 'possible of .Hhe facte owiuch .he has' givenj 1 and' with' which, ydu ; have beComei .familiar; through >tbe, ; (Press,; and,.as ..wgll as I touch on new ; ground. ! Ui Takiiig; the' question of the i Local Government; Acts, J would point, out that the ; ' ROAD HOARD ACT. is Ja very tfi !impbi'taiit ing gathering as it doesithe, sense of all the previous acts in force, and to: tlfe central 1 authority. f I; have been told that, the tendonoy of the present Government is towards' WAi

CENTRALISATION,

bu,t.the;;legislation;, of;tho last session disproved suehi a charge, giving alii the local powers that can be wished for. The. 1 : '

COUNTIES AMENDMENT ACT. supplements the Road Board measure. I do not wish to weary this mcoting With its; details,»]but there are some persons who"hold 'tliat' it is : riot desirable to run Counties and Road Boards WW# 'ljj. I '' soirio' ! iristances Counties haye already oxgpiipj jtjjeir functions 'masrmich 1 as their main Ji'nes com'plpted!'' -In such cases |lsee no; reasoij- My 'should not! cease- js' n}^d§,Ly : : ft)V this, by .enabling three fjitlis of the ratepayers of 1 any County.' to petition &'' ' : V

gOpTjf Afi9LlTl^. If tl|is be jjop tlip Eqaj} Equips t|ien taUs up thaii' functions, Anpther provision is made to enable the Chairmen of Road.Boards to bfiooma membora of a so called' County, and attond to suoh matters as,, Licensing .and the distribution of subsidies, 1 As in County East there are but' two' Highway Bqi}((Jg, the Cpuqcjl would only consist! diitalty tlie. to fill the remaining vacahoios 'ffoin among their own members. In th 6

|PTO (jgPHp; .•« Sutlers' are t|iiilcing of ex^rctajijg this* t ; '.howevfli; say tliat »in 'iiiy Dpinion 'the 1 ' time 1 lias aVrived for'them. ; to,take this step,' but it, soon will as their mo in 'iiii'esire nearly coijlS '. ' ' '''

.. . soßp qopy. , :,,! the position isj very different wo have a colonising Syort: liere yet to do, .wd tiivg njq.ny ; of main Una to contract, ana Ijaye Mflijij of lam} |o open'.iij).'" f'M'ire ijeapj ftorpjie jjqtv of ray friend tiie <ssqi? Ji|e ratepayer' of tUisciisfiVipt ; their bands in their pockets to wry out the colonising woi'lj bf the Government, If Mr Hogg had been longer amongst us,-I: dont .think he would have stated this. In every work executed in both; Co.untiea . oii, behalf, of tjie engineering labor, a.cfue prcjpovtiqn of' fif glerk salary, ai}<}' iiicipejj vrm pW'gcd fully agsj)s ,th'e special Government votes, and spiking aa ' ; Chairman .of. the East - Ooiiiity I would say that ,this course which, has been adopted in the past, will be continued in the future. (Applause.)

PATEPAYERS

should know that wjiile the Cjouncij is; .engaged'. in, pushing. on tjie colonising' )yqj.'k §t-N§f Zealand it is ijoi (a 'any M:ffe'pjstt .-i tw thayfe w % Ogunoii too,'shouldbe'erediteiwiih tlie possession of a little common 1 honesty with a wish to ooiisei've ] their interests. (Hear! hear I) .;■ It should not be said that because I wish to oxpeiid money for the benefit of; the people, that I am hojding out a bribe. We should have criditM-'good' and not fpr : eyir jntep- , - I l '* ■ ''M" •' • i,l it- i. tions, TWO ' t hq,yj» aj}" ppposite yie\y pn the question of .a coiipy.rate, I ' giye tjjenj credit for good iijtetjtioijs ft .<}qii)g so. but; I think; before I conclude! shall be able to show that it is absolutely liecefey' td' have one' (Mr' Russell: lahore j) In ,thp first place, I will give you the financial position of : the Wairarapa as far as; . ..

GOVERNMENT'VOTES'• are; concerned > ,The year.' 1883-1 in a measure ©verJapS ,tfe preceding year' ofr < J. 882-3, il and /1'" must therefore ask "yoit to 'take' itfy figures as anapgroriraatibn,' TheJy6te;foivthe ' amounts ; to j6295^.^e ajid tfje • ' ,

OqjJR'JHqifSE ' . :to iSOQ. j h|ve i)Qai>y. renjapks tlfat. this courthousp utn 7 worthy ofa|id ite;gccomqdation too smail idr tiiei general publiPj ■Well, gentlemeri, you. expect /your representative'in- Counti&- and Highway Boards to Act with due economy should you/ noil also\ expect' your fte i I ijjay'saj - jpmor '«^ , ''*pubjic in the within' a 'Jew (Applause.)Y' i'lji hi" opening up Crown Lands is £2335; this is at our. disposal for the current

year. Its receipt was delayed, as it depended upon the successful floating of the loan. The vote for Mangahao ■ was and'for East Wairarapa ,£I6OO. The latter is partly expended, and probably not raoro than £4OO or £SOO out of it is left. We have also available for the Pahiatua, Mangahao, and Dreyer's Rock district a sum of <£5673, The Countieß-under4he-Roiads Construction Act j.will receive £10,176 thij year,' 'There 18 uVVroamately for expenditure within ' the countyVthis year tl^;S]ii^j)f J £26,287) but a verjr} small portion of it going to the other county. While speaking;o 1 feel that due praise shotM be given to the-

ENGINEERS jo|ipur local}. solies way in which'they have carried om the works ideyolvingj tjfea.o |A|ibl&&e.) made una and Bridges Construction Act by the Eaat'ipount^i:=|iiiib^ntMgto^£25 f 920, the'amount' gl-ant^dl)eMg XyV 30. Out of that! 81110:0% £729ois re'ceftejl in cash; yill hay® to be' paid ifig oyer a the whole sunns kVoWdlsj)l)sal. : .The works applied! for. »Werel EketaJiUna* ■ Tihui road ;X9300,'' road's7l6o, mata rod We fop. a sum to oovei l the cost of the i . • ;■ v. : but "we did not get it, (A laugh.)' fortunately, r.we'liave ; vbeen enabled, however,to geji.threereighths qwthipt of it,anddistributjodit betwe'anthptljrea roads to which I refer, •' ThV'Mastilrton Higliway Board"aippliiid' tioirAot ; (A. voice [ A ; whole amount:of.Road. Board applications jthroiighout, only between 'fifty atwWty'MUsand pounds,'yet a surarof >'J2OQ,OOO was waiting;for them. We owerfchovauocess pf pur tyftMgMMat we possess" 1 energelic fioatf Boards, energetic Councils, and energetic engineers, who worked night and day to carry .out .the /Surveys, and whtfV* deaorve the' thanks ofiho whole conif terton tughway Hoard alone apnlied for oi\e-eight(i'of by all the Road' 'Boards oi 'the' ''colony. •Mwy - fif yoii ;KnowHliat' 'tte made a number of roads' 1 tnrouehouli 'NewZealaiid.'' »

JJAIN PADS, ,; r 1 Th/j Wfjbjed tq i}pp|y to tjfe Gqyerftnjent fqp spi#}ce fjt'tjje ritte 1 of 43 fov W% JooaV .to: ohargo''of Bremnor has kiinjly, a ; sketch, which ,will| enable me to point out the main , lines in this district. First there-is to Woodville road, lengtlififty-fivfljjniles, \?}ijoh h|s tysna Oqiin|y y|d jqv mm ttitje,- ! T!hW: l 't})4Fo; is •: tihMß Tidui I'oad,'length tlilrty-six-'' milei t have heard that instead of conserving the public f fef!#k U ft W iM 'lls 'to invest' o| pirats Jiiijiylijiifik fixed by Mr Buchanan and is tK'e pnly practicable jine.l m iiidividiiala"living 6n%e deviationlifjyq \le lql J ail |il|S tfonstvliblion A'ot, "V, '. \ I''' fSIHQi! |H? TIRAUMfIA is ij rich Crown lands distriqf, and lliq tions to Jiaye it que i||) inro potions at an early (jate. Tne (jov^ff^'i^it'b yjeV, fovg 1100 towmds tlw cqnaipnQtion qf road.'..; A portion of

MASTERTON-WAIHATA ROAD.... will not Require, for many yeliM tocome, to be more than a dray road, but as it is a through colonial road M'r'B'ilchanau and myself pressed it on thej .Gbjrernnjaia jine. ''" " 1 MA'WfON if we. are successful ifii "'getting all the money we have applied for, will be metalled throughout, and this, I am sure, will benefit every sottler in this .town. (Applause.); vThe..;).|.;._/ TE ORB obb-bidefobd road I ■

is twelve miles in length, and it ha# been said Ijy some'that'it''has TjeiSf applied' for iij'jjp bf^on^ n|l||g ' jf^ , (Rear I Hear!) ft ovepy we havo made we have sought to include some river that requires to be bridged, or some bridge fttructed : which may at some future some require to be rebuilt, so that we .can get three fourths of the cost okreOoT9mi||| ROAR thrqugh qf |e H fc ß Cpuntyw plftce4 qitfpqntpftl, we have .to bew in fflind that \\ ipsfc be provided' for, We have ftlqq to pay * a quarter of the cost of the special works undertaken,' arid /jfe.tinhetft an overdraft' of' Mr King,'at the late' countymeeting,told required for 5 f .AND V^toNCE> An annual; ; :sum 0f53,6f8. I don| think a!s'iiniic}i ! 'aß this-wilj.lie requijel,' at any rate fe cati^ot I 'raise it,- but 1 . consider it is our duty to keep the roads open&Nyell as possible witjj tjje means?6ur" dißpesal. 1 'esiiman. thp'' V' '' f\ • cqyirpy ipjf* AM|j Kgragßp As' fo}}ows A exptedjo'|i?e p§2§. le bay# fa pay undep top antes! flft loans £IISJ and. v to returnjfto those parts of th/diskri<St s not benefited by special works iIOQ, latter sum to ; - '•be used for local' roads. \lhe general (Ijo put at X3QQ, mkin| of "£4,756. Our of I ; kaij y mi look at the matter in the light I would wish them to see it, they can do with

a .wl)icK"'^ll^pro3uce , | fi'dtt. . f Sdded Itti l^iis;. tiieyi Jvtdll, wlieyed v t6;.e?peiw.,on .special ,worl& wilt also: relieve theiii oif . futuVe jnaaintennnce charges, I advise

anyone l waiting a road to apply for it u^der ( the Co)istruc|ion\Aci,. .raM relieve the.; local body of, the cost; •' money at 4 per cent., willrlifteen yeare % tojay ,it,off,;'if.pays him-', to; in|kjs ii ■;, r.os(l. ,;I'shall/bo very sorry tbjsee finy .•.I'ljl;!.!.--!-■•'!■ ' CLASHING : i j-.between local bodies, there : 'has beeii none as yet, and I hope thert'worit be, Tho iCastlfepoint Board are'ionly, top. V gjad; foivthe County to • take oveiJ their : ! .nmain lines, knowing that they' ai'enow in a ji'osition 1 to 'control' 1 to. *.jkioar.linps. ,Some people say.we!are, • TOO MANY OFFICIALS,.,.'v j in this,district.. (Mr Russell: Hear! hear I) ,1 think 1: remember somebody v .;v(ho' was once an official here. (A laugh), v I think you all approve of the works that have been already, done, ( and ,(|iflifty s»y thai at the jir'eseilt, ihero is ii.ftot a winute. of time \Vaßted bn'jthe, (inapt of any : ofonr officers. Should-'the : 'limb'piive when I feej that oiir staff "js longer,, necessary, I ;s|mll not i 4 hesitfltQ.to;say so, but iif ! 'we dQ : Dljr ; -;'dnty agenH' tte time; k * J ' Couiiected >vith JtOftds v Ooii'striictioii Act, and bearing 'iipoii it,

jS%;„ TOVN AP NATIVE LANDS IIATJNQ iRJJiI. y' < J ; al.wayfi' depvociited the system of pub'sifjjes ag an evil ono j unclei* J it, !; pie liotlies accumulated funds which (v !tj)ey clitluot require, levying unncoes< ' i-ftry rates merely to d'W ft subsidy. ' Now only those districts got . siibsicliea who really want them, Some years ago in the. old: Provincial days, it was said

we lost ,£GG,OOO ■lout-of this district, (Mr Russell: »You *™d others lost; it.!) .It was before my mne, but it was my fault so far,' that < ; I'was one in those days who did not oare to pay taxes, Our more astute lethrepi Wfipnpl, jtyigitjkj, and jnartoh lfeil mofe by year tjiey recefved ; irbm the sales of Waira,.|apa lands money to'make their roads, in i pj#n tQ 4° jnjiae iheirroa|s for tjiejn, tye iiave (»BS PPPPlVymty. oj, gettjiig 4§ for r £l [ ffet 141)S l°sP It/. Applause.) Pfpvfi ftnt} ffative Ms PW con-

tribute ft ffjir prqiiQiiion towards roods, though in the''letter, case plily bloolcs within fivo miles of a'traok Jh? piiPße.°! ftisiil] ehaWetl' us to get the'support of »■ Vfe^u thevii 'iii6mbei's to other Local Qo- •;; ||jjppn] jnej|si|rps, 'l'||e are, ' to ; see tji'at'it is' their duty and' interest to work with 'feiirbpeans .in the' settlement of "the the c6nnl'ry.' 'Many'people complain of ' tjie provisibiis of.tliR 1 " ' " 1 ' :

'• ?-ACI". : " rri .Up to the present ; timo tlie valuations j jhroyghout Now Zealand have been on district assessed|pr!o- : . #liipor|iep'per|iaps'at only'a quarter pfthe . ln^ho'adjoining fliatncc,; 'f]f do' not say that' ! tho new • valuation is as yet quite uniform, int. . it is. an improvement on the old one, i! t|iere; is every chance of it beconiMip,'i)s ft'is 'feyised by 'the Cjupf !!"fl i l ') s!!s!s \b . ijyp Some people gojppkin pf y^uat : blit • is' its' wpli' to pnt'llie boot i'i'On the. ii'ight'!]eg. Local bodies were furnished with copies' of all valuaso ; f that.. , they; might corredt 'any' mistakes' niade'by the '.(^oyeniment,,valuatora, but as thrae ' bddi& " have ' hot exercised' this supervision, they are to a great extent rMonsij)le lor the eomplainkl Vepye tjip pf find tiiri) tp't|i(i'tpf

.1.,;-| VicOlOKUt ' DEFENCES.'": ■ - j •'S f ' !,u During the last session of Parliament" I used what influence I post-" • J . get'.tlie' Goyernmetii'to look: ' this question fairly in the face." From an insurcrVpoint of view it is wise to take ■ precaution to • protect our.porjts '''pjii' 1 ajiy : pall''^egselw|t{i * popguns .which. may ,assail. IheW 'IA ..i; |»y - fhplisaptls .pf fens of , thousands for tjiis pitfjiose Wi!i'swise •».},#)??' t ' ip ;pf .It? 'btiijig thiit we are armed ,wp\ild be an : iMvantage, .At present we have'a few. :tt. v .'f{unßi knocking, about, but we' make jio ,n . : :'tise of thfem; and are a ■ laughing - stofck !t jbofeniesl 'No doubc'piir preJpt ( v6overnor : , ..will stiiviis.up, im • ki'question.- I think; the-Legisk. tVp s^.vi<feß , - . 'pffei'mpn an ijisiiltipg v pi{t'ance|of iM"? i \ sis is qn apsqhjte flbsuv-flity.' J (Loud < Applause.) i Hwill voad to you the testk ' toWy'horne by Mr Bryce a few days ago to the value of onr volunteers, I think Mr Bryce is to blame, because, though ho, is ready; enough -to accept .. their services/lie isnot equally ready '^; ( to pay; for; Jheifi.; At. his call the though scattered, miles ;of country; iwere ;ready • in ax< hoQMlto\a':inaA'- : for''active service. Who (loes not. experience a fe?l- ---• Avhen he hears pf such <f 'i respdnsel,'Eycryikiy ought to 1 he' ♦XUHiYiltyi,: ! Hv -! M- ,<J >{••'-' J}'" proud of sucji men, (Applause.) No i'sjiall l|'ayp (j!ie§tio|js pul'tpijie '' yixioski INBURANOfI, i (taugliter and fipplanse.) Anil I may' • fls.well;! anticipate, them, 'lj admit! I lcpw miic]) about it, Here p {H'dQ notfepl'.the evilpf intense-poverty \ ixjioriohced'in tho'Old Country] aid \ ..I hope we iipver will. "I canftbt' see that \ ..#W!!V* cojbejwliea--^, caihjfprce \ ■' ■ youngpeopl?jti pay ,2s 3d, and 3s 3d flyjeif,, "■tyw MtP l ®; •«£ i'AM#tJHuoli a-Jwge andjmportant ques- . people the£ "yes, and with the distance of the 1 ul-i ,YI lf.U. Yi'ic-WtlT '

propertied classes,- wlio ave- bound iff help in this matter, I; shall consider it |' my duty to riksisi;: (appluuHe). ill- j Buchanan \vont ; iijt6 Ji tliu qm-slion «f. j [

Til K liib. ACT | I am pi;epAi,<:J Uv ijiyy fujl iiilbniiu-. tion on' Inisf siibjM it; Anyone wishes) | it, or, to > sypply! Un press, ,\vitl}.jt, { so I that .you can; read it uitiyoi.ir iirp aides instead of being detained here, this cold : night; niafi vifow

lias' the' fullest! 6hV»rice', pf -Upcoming' possessed of land either ..by lease/; pr .purchase., • .The •system of .acquiring' lari^e.iholdings, ; fromthe Government • may : now belaid to'have passed'awayj .Still, land will. accumulate in thd hands of those who know, jo .work- itj arid ■ have the.i,means to.works it; and:I;:do not' see the < disadvantngo of such men working it for the' benefit 'of man has 1 capital arid' pluck to,go into! bush country and clear'it, let him; have full swing, at the sarnie' time if it is in my power to limit absentees and those j ; wlio draw ,money from; this, colpnv'lo other regions, you will i nover .find me backward in doing it. I have just lia'd'' ! placed in my lipids ; : .

A .TELEQKAM ; giving mo, tho pastoral returns for this district ' during' the ' past year; ?; Our' 'ihc'rea'se 'in sheep has been 10,000— this is,too, slow, we want .more capital and more.roadsi , (Applause), Year; by year in-%-tjiijoining district of-, N'apiw there has-been ah' increase of ; 100,000 sheep! We rntis't take ad van-, tageof pur opportunities. Last;year tho Legislature took a good step,in throwing operi ' | '

.. EDUCATION RK|iRI\VES : •':! for sale, I have stated before that these reserves have been ill many cases, curses to a district. Hottleis on Macks j surrounding them have had to bear,the burden of making their roads, while they only came into use in some remoter future. I am glad to say that a great many reserves in Otago and Canter-' bury aro being disposed of now on this principle, I must here give my meed of praise to .. .. .MR ROLLESTON . . . , ill this matter. ■. He has alienated many of his best friend by his persist-!, ency in carrying out what he believed to bo for the good of the public, As a ■" ■ ' }yA§i,E '. I have not folt' it my duty to bring into operatioij the iiqw' Je'astojjj chutes in tlju s|! qq|itary'qqt|l of you has eversaid a word abofltflie|g to pie."' Tjlf tj|§ dejijiijn] (1p not think (| pessary {o set land apart for this purpose, when it does it will tje.tho Wy qf the Wrd to Supply it, lam sorry that thq 11 ; • laM REVENUE ' ' : for the past year has fallen .short 'by about £80,000,' |non?y comes ir,orii 'this source,'. but j' believe'' the; ' Colonial Treasurer will endeavor to find for carrying on an Act of which he is justly' 'proud, I wijl tlje leading {jiiestip Which are likely to' arise''in the coming : session. No doubt some measure will: be brought up at an early period for the conduct of

~ ' !'p>R{iUMENTAU| BOSm'E|S.' { I ■ The New ia Oho of the f|reest iri the'XoiE, In'.the : miiids ,of many too free. • The Cai'terton ; meeting affirmed, that it is unnecessary for it to wasto so much time. All mem-, hers say the same W^o-vy^stesij/1 Spe. dp." I dfi jiqt.'(A laugh.) I never sppak upless . some good is• to be gained inspeakipg, I thinly wp should follow tlie method adopted,by^the Ejigliph Parliament in putting down obstruction. The waste of time so justly complained of will then become a thing, of the past. Members .who'tecame bores would.b'e.sat oil. I

would not limit free /discussion, ; but there is.a distinction; between this and obstruction. Since I last appeared before youj I have ■ i

fjTHEIt pJSTHIOW OK IHE pOLONY, j I always come back with the 1 idea that tliough New Zealand is. a fine 1 country, wfl'have got a good corner'of it,.. .The country between here arid Napier is' a very fine one, capable of carrying ten times the population now in this district'. We are not standing still; the y, - RAILWAY RETURNS ' • for the pasj; sjtpy f} fleciflefl increase. I hayp warned you before not to look'top plosply iptp.\the affairs 'of yourvvftilway lest you bo taxed fori a deficiency/..* This question nearly came toanissuolastsession. Whenlfirstspoko the' railway was only paying 'sixteen shillings per cent on the cost of construction, in lhp.pa.Bt year it paid £l9s 2d, and this year it .has yielded L2 15s;> (Applause.).;if this increase is maintained we shall sooii"be free'of any fear of .• I{|_ : trailing rcjund New ZealaEd-1 Ijaye Noticed' many facts frpni whifih we irjight learn a. Jpsson: faking for example i • : ; HO? (SULTURS,: 'f.) ! . I saw in the province of -Nelsonj-r >a comparatively miserable which sent &mf ' this' year' iiiMjOOO worth, of: hops.: There ,is ,land enough ■ in this immediate neighborhood to grow four of five times as much,;. .In some instances L4OO was received from oiie acre.of land, L 300..,0f f profit. School cliildren.at, Nelson hid a vacation at the hop picking season, and in somo instances earned from lj)s to 20s ii > day. If we ■ can give oiii* 1 diiltlron, or I |aye 'any, .of earninjg iflonpy j,se .this, W° W np,t. require .Major ac] } ome.;'m s j inJNef tbpug]i luis been an '.'enpvpus ioc'reftse iir'gi'am/ in Qiop yfa lost through cai'-flless ijig ; pd farming. 'We have' ! a glonous ' clirrtate/ but are apt to rely too muph upon#., ; . ft would idoruS/jillrgoud tO| .-rea4';>.sv./.i/I .'J !' :: sir mpt PLL'B 1..

a'ddrMr Pplonial. J to, ~ghojvjtig}jtji.B jproud ippsijilpii'TOch :the:Austri»ladSuCffio|onies now occupy in the committee of "nations;" witli - "a"' "poplation iof |il; and/, 'of' ,perlisal<f6fl this/adithfwliiids me'tol 1 th'i 1^

] • j ior tanfee^to : tlfeHOme Goutitry j\t]be time, jJi.W ; .to | lio directly,.• represep^e^^ wfl i'Honie ' to •ii Ice our slnfre;in ; the cosf'bf tlie r(Jefeii(i----•il «y, ( to hay&a.ryqice in aayjltig there should be; waror, no. (Applause,) If otheifs do 'not' bjinjjj thi^sujbject^before the Legislature during the com'ibg sea-' s|pu,. .1. sliaU. [ feel, i t ■ my- t duty so. ■lt>tiUist rbe thitf, or we limust jook tforthe future ''aii independent power.l anv.loyalmyeelf, but : I: feel . that ,yre , riiake,/,bur voice heard in ; the English Parliament. " ,: Mr ; ' Beethairi'resumed his seat 1 ftniiil l^ud. applause,''and waß, i ' : a. vote, .ot thanks,, ais'fujl confidence: i by ,< thou meeting,!, on ii'the ni'otion'of Mi* J, 1 V'. Sraithj seconded by'Mr'Wi'LoWes. ''' ;f_! .