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Mr. Sewcll brought up the Report of the Select Committee, appointed to consider the Dower Bill. —Report read. Mr. Travers brought up the Reports of the same Committee, on the Powers of Attorney Bill, and the Land Claimants Estate Bill.—Reports read. On motion of Mr. Travers, the Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole, for consideration of the Land Claimants Estate Bill. On the Speaker resuming the Chair, the Chairman reported the Bill without amendment. On motion of Mr. Travers, Bill then read a third time and passed. Mr. Travers, Dr. Monro, and Mr. Picard, were deputed to present the Bill to the Legislative Council. Major Greenwood, according to notice, moved, seconded by Mr Travers, that the Electoral Bill be "now" read a secod time. Mr. Cutten moved, seconded by Mr. Picard, that the question be amended by the omission of the word "now," with a view to add at the end, the words "this day six months." Debate ensued. Question put —that the word proposed to be omitted stand part of the question. House divided. Ayes—9. Noes—lB. Messrs. Wakefield Messrs. Carleton Macandrew Wortley E.J.Wakefield Kelham Forsaith Monro Merriman King O'Neill Sewell Lee Ludlam Greenwood Revans Travers (teller). Rhodes Picard Hart Brown Gledhill Fitzgerald Mackay Crompton Weld Cutten (teller). Amendment put and carried. On motion of Mr. Fitzgerald the remaining Orders of the Day ordered to stand as Orders of the Day for to-morrow. House adjourned at | past 1 o'clock till 12 o'clock to-morrow. . Chakles Clifford, Speaker.