§ DR. BOWRINGhad to present a very remarkable petition, written in the Dutch language, He had compared the petition with the translation which accompanied it, and he could vouch for the accuracy of that translation. The petition emanated 250 from the Dutch settlers at the Cape of Good Hope, who stated that in 1841 a large meeting had been held, at which a memorial to Her Majesty was agreed upon, imploring that the benefits of self-government might be granted to them; they also stated that if they had possessed representative institutions the expenditure of millions might have been saved to this country; and they prayed that the privileges of British citizens might be conceded to them.