HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

WEDNESDAY, 12TH July, 1854-

1. MR. O'NEILL—To ask the head of the Executive Government in this House whether it be the intention of the Government during the present Session to introduce any measure for defining the qualifications of persons eligible to act as Grand Jurors in this Colony. NOTICES OF MOTION. 1. MR. FORSAITH—To move for leave to bring in a Bill to regulate the Law of Marriage in the Colony of New Zealand. 2. MR. CARLETON—To move an A ddress to His Excellency the Officer administering the Government requesting Returns of all papers concerning the case of the Widow Meurant, together with all minutes endorsed thereon. 3. MR. E. G. WAKEFIELD—To move a Resolution declaratory of the opinion of this House, that amongst the subjects which most urgently demand the attention of the General Assembly and the Executive Government, with a view to the earliest possible result in practice, there is none of greater importance than the establishment, at whatever may be the indispensable cost, of quick and regular communication by Steam Vessels amongst the Provinces, and more especially with relation to the operations of General Government for the Colony. 4. MR. E. G. WAKEFIELD—On the motion for the second reading of the Empowering Bill, to move as an amendment that the Bill be read that day six months. 5. MR. TRAVERS —To move for leave to introduce a Bill to amend an Ordinance passed by the Governor and Legislative Council of New Zealand, No. 10, of Session 2, intituled "An Ordinance to facilitate the transfer ot real property and to simplify the law relating thereto," and to make other provisions for simplifying the transfer of real property. 6 MR. MONRO—To move that an address be presented to his Excellency the Officer administering the Governmentrequesting him to lay on the table copies of any correspondence between the Superintendent of the 1 roTince of Ne - son and the General Government, on the subject of the trust fund of that Settlement, ORDERS OF THE DAY. 1 The Message from His Excellency the Officer administering the Government, ' No. 15, forwarding Government Gazette containing Her Majesty s Declaration of War, to be considered. 2 MR. SEWELL—To move second reading of Revenues Bill.