attention the Hon. Members had given to the subject, and sat down
amidst loud applause.

A division being taken, the Bill was carried by 127 to 96. The
majority were composed of Australians and Canadians, and the minority
were Africans, Indians, and miscellaneous Colonists. The House then
adjourned.

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[Illustration: TRUTHFUL BUT NOT CONSCIENTIOUS.

_Elderly Dowager_. "Now, PERKINS, I REQUIRE YOUR HONEST OPINION. DON'T
YOU THINK THIS DRESS SUITS ME?"

_Perkins (who has been cautioned always to speak the truth, on pain of
losing her place, warily_). "OH YES, MY LADY, IT SUITS YOUR LADYSHIP
QUITE--AS ONE MAY SAY--QUITE 'DOWN TO THE GROUND!'"]

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THE TRAVELLING COMPANIONS.

NO. XXV.

SCENE--_Near Torcello. CULCHARD and PODBURY are seated
side by side in the gondola, which is threading its way
between low banks, bright with clumps of Michaelmas daisies
and pomegranate-trees laden with red fruit. Both CULCHARD
and PODBURY are secretly nervous and anxious for