The Victorian Parliament, now twice dissolved within six months, has
on each occasion of a dissolution changed its mind. In February, the dissolution which took place during the administration of Mr. Berry resulted in a majority -of about twelve votes for Mr. Service ; and now, the dis- solution which took place under the administration of Mr. Service has resulted in a majority of about thirteen -votes for Mr. Berry. Mr. Berry, therefore, has resumed office, and if he is to remain in power any time, he must secure the adhesion of some other independent section of the Victorian Parliament. Possibly he will accept an alliance with -the Roman Catholics under Sir J. O'Shaughnessy, and agree to modify the educational system of the colony in a denomi- siational sense. But whatever he does, it is no good symptom for democratic institutions that the people of Victoria hardly seem to know their own mind, and change from one leg to the -other, like a 6dgetty boy who does not know his lesson, and -whose mental irritability under the consciousness of his own deficiency extends itself to his limbs.
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