GOSSIPPY NOTES.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 2, Issue 117, 31 August 1877, Page 2

GOSSIPPY NOTES.

(FROM OUR SYDNEY GOSSIP.) We have all our special vocations iri which we more or less excel. lam afraid; however, that the special vocation in which I shall not shine, as a luminary, is what the renowned Artemus called the •' literary cuss " profession. News here is not very startling ; we are in the midst of a political crisis. Sir Henry Parkes' government having been defeated by two, are evidently undecided whether to at once dissolve or hold on to the ship of State a little longer. A dissolution is considered most probable. This is somewhat unfortunate, as a tolerably good "Electoral Bill " was partly through, and as the representation badly needs reforming it would be better for a new House to be elected under its provisions; however, £ s. d. is the party call here, and is the only thing considered. War news is slack. The-telegraph line is down at " Daly Waters," so we arc in the dark just now as to the present aspect of affairs in Europe. It looks like anyone's victory at present, but I hope we may be left unmolested, at least until we can defend ourselves, whenever that may be. Trade here is quiet. We are having a dry winter inland, and on the coast quite spring weather, this of course aids to keep and make business slack: ' Theatre going and theatrical business is rather brisk. son of the great Sothern is playing " fiord Dundreary," very creditably to good houses, and "The Troubadours" arc creating mirth to crowds every evening. The "U. S. Minstrels" have had a success, which could only be equalled by that of the original " Christy Minstrels " in their earlier and palmier days. The other amusements here seem all to be doing excellent paying business.