Victoria, at least., is a loyal Colony. On November 28th,
Sir Bryan O'Loghlen, leader of the Opposition, brought for. ward a motion condemning the Government for not claiming a veto on the appointment of the Governor. The motion was really a " feeler " towards a policy seeking for independence ; and as such it was accepted throughout the Colony. When, therefore, after a speech from Sir Bryan, his proposal was put to the vote, the Opposition deserted him and crossed over to the Ministerial benches, leaving the mover alone with his two tellers ; and the vote denouncing the motion was fifty-nine to three, or within a fraction of twenty to one. The moment the numbers were declared, the majority called for the National Anthem, the first verse of which was sung by the whole House. the Speaker, the clerk, the officers, and the gallery all chiming in. It will be remembered that this occurred in a Colony where the Irish electors number one-third of the whole, and in a city entirely controlled by a working population which votes by manhood suffrage.
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