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Monday and Thursday were spent by the Government in the

House of Commons in making very little progress with resolu- tions concerning the order of business which, if carried, would have been of no manner of use, while they would greatly have restricted the freedom of debate. Sir Stafford Northcote's reso- lutions were, indeed, very feeble, very weakly supported, and very trenchantly opposed. At present, the Government wish to exclude all amendments on the proposal to go into Committee of Supply, and will not consent to admit such amendments, by way of compensation, on the Report. The private Members, however, are determined not to give up their rights for nothing, and seem to be in a very likely way to vanquish the Government.

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