incumbent duty of the Executive Government as far is n „ et ;u o . to the unity of the Colony, to conform in all it's acts to the wishes of the Provincial Governments, especially as to matters relating to the administration 0 f the WaS 9. That the prorogation of this House at the present period of the Session and its convocation again at any short period, should such course be adopted will P^® ctl cal effectofdepriving five Provinces of the Colony of almost the whole of their Representation in the General Assembly. 10. That the Speaker, with the following Gentlemen, be a Committee during the expected recess, to prepare Addresses embodying the foregoing Resolution? Ktzgerald - Mr - On motion of Mr. Revans, the Speaker left the chair, and the House resolved solutions! 3 mittee ° f the whole for the consideration of the foregoing ReOn the Speaker resuming the Chair, the Chairman of Com mittees reported to the Speaker, that Mr. Mackay, member for Nel-r-ir • ing e time House was in Committee entered the House in a most disorderly manner, and thrown a paper on the'table and having refused to take off his hat, notwithstanding repeated calls to order, con - disorderly manneT ° f C ° mmittee conducting himself in a Mr. Eitzgerald moved, seconded by Mr. Revans, « That Mr. James Mackav "\ member for Nelson, be expelled the House for insulting the Chairman of Committees of this House and the House itself when sitting in Committee" Mr. Merriman, a s an amendment, moved " That the House do adjudge that Mr. James Mackay, member for Nelson, has by his conduct been guilty of gross and premeditated contempt of this House." Amendment carried. , Se T ell moved seconded by Mr. Fitzgerald, "That the Speaker do leave the Chair, and the House go into Committee of the whole, for the consideration 01 the remaining Resolutions proposed by him." p ° n , th t ? S P eoke / fuming the Chair, the Chairman of Committees reported the Kesolutions as adopted by the Committee. Resolutions put to the House and adopted. Mr. Fitzgerald gave notice, that to-morrow he would move the adoption of the following Address to His Excellency the Officer administering the Government :— '' May it please your Excellency,— "We, the Commons of New Zealand, in their House of Representatives assembled, beg leave, with deep respect, to acknowledge the receipt of your Excellency's Message No. 30, on the subject of the Address presented to your Excellency by this House on the 9th instant. " We regret to be compelled to represent to your Excellency that the House was led to the adoption of their Address of the 9th instant by statements made in his place in this House by Mr. E. G. Wakefield, representing himself to be your Excellency's sole adviser in the present crisis of affairs, which statements we are glad to find from your Excellency's Message are without foundation." Message No. 33 from His Excellency the Officer administering the Government was read by the Speaker. It enclosed the New Zealand Government Gazettee, containing a Proclamation of the Prorogation of the General Assembly until Thursday, the 31st of August instant. The House stood prorogued accordingly until 12 o'clock noon on Thursday, the 31st of August, 1854. Charles Clifford, Speaker.