On the Speaker resuming the Chair, The Chairman reported progress and obtained leave to sit again. Mr. FitzGerald informed the House, that Dr. Monro and himself had been sent for by the Officer administering the Government on the subject of the arragements necessary to be made for carrying out the wishes ot the House as to Ministerial Responsibility, andmovtd that except for the purpose of passing the Standing Orders, the House do stand adjourned until Thursday the 15.h instant, at 12 o clock in order to enable the Officer administering the Government to make the necessary arrangements. Mr E G Wakefield then, with permission of the House, moved the following resolution relative to Message No. 3 from His Excellency the Officer administering the Government. . . " That this House desires to record the expression of its highest satisfaction with the message this day read from His Excellency the Officer administering the Government, in reply to the Address of the House on the subject of Ministerial Responsibility. Resolution put and agreed to. The House adjourned until half-past three o'clock.

The House met pursuant to adjournment. Present the Speaker and 20 members. ,t, „ On the motion of Mr. Bartley the Speaker left the chair and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole for further consideration of the btan On g the rC Speaker resuming the Chair, the Chairman reported the Standing Orders with amendments. . ... ~ ~ Mr Bartley gave notice, that on the resumption of business on t-ricla/, the 9th instant, he would move that the report of tne Standing Orders Committee as amended no ti C e that on the motion that the Standing Rules and Orders be finally adopted, he would move as an amendment that Rules 3, 5, 57, and 58 be reconsidered, with a view to the further considei ation of the number of members to form a quorum. ..... 11 , i i House adjourned until Friday the 9lh instant, at 11 o clock, a.m. ' Chaeles Clifford, Speaker.