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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4090, 30 August 1884, Page 2

The second engagement of the civil war between tho "ins and tho outs" has resulted in the defeat of the infant Ministry by a majority of eight. Major Atkinson made every effort to hold his position, but all overtures for a coalition were met by demands that were utterly impossible to grant, and nothing but a trial of strength remained for either side. Both parties seemed eager for thefray, but outside the political arena, in which needy men have their frantic struggles for pi ice and pay, there was a wish" for a lull in the disgraceful turmoil over tho occupancy of the Treasury benches. Measures, wo may be sure, had little to do with the last no-confidenco debate and division.The Stout-Vogcl Ministry had short shrift, and the party saw no reason why their successors should have better treatment, there was nothing else in it, unless we are to believe that it was another desperate effort to give the Middle Island the the control of the Government of New Zealand in order to have the lion's share of the next loan spent in the South. It was the fear that that was the' secret policy of the Stout Ministry which caused their crushing defeat as soon as the members of the Cabinet were announced, and, as Major Atkinson \ said last night, it was revenge which banded tho South together to hurl him from office. It is impossible to say what the outcome will bo, for such a state of things has never before been' experienced in this, or, probably, any other colony. ' .

There were no cases dealt with in the Resident Magistrate's Conrt this morning. • The nominated immigrants by ship Florida will arrive here to-morrow by the steamer Wairarapa. The subject of Mr Paterson's sermon tomorrow morning is '' Salve for Sore Hearts," and in the evening the subject of the lecture will be " Giants, and how to kill them." The Napier Liberal Reform Association, at its meeting on the first Tuesday in September, will have a debate on " The Incidence of Taxation, and who pays tho taxes—the rich man or the poor man?" The Association now numbers over eighty members. The Fisher Burlesque and Pantomime Company, after a successful tour through the inland townships, open here this evening at the Theatre Royal. The pieces to be produced will be the operetta the " Swiss Swains," Byron's extravaganza " The Bride of Abydos," and a pantomime. A capital all-round entertainment may be confidently expected, which will be thoroughly enjoyed by'both old and young. Pursuant to notice in tho Daily Telegraph a meeting of ratepayers of Petane was held in the schoolroom of that district yesterday afternoon to consider the action of the County Council with regard to the petition to that body praying for the abolition of the Petane R~oad Board. The meeting was not very largely attended, but there was a good rtpresentative attendance. A resolution was carried in favor of withdrawing the petition. The Auckland liberal paper Labour is dead, and on its ashes has arisen the Watchman, the first number of which wo have to acknowledge. The Watchman, in its general get-up and conduct, is the counterpart of its predecessor, which has had such an untimely end. The population of New Zealand, we fear, is too small for the support of newspapers that are run in the interests of sentiment rather than as purely business undertakings.

It is not difficult to point to the source from whence springs Napier news published in obscure journals that do not subscribe to tho Press Association. In looking over the telegrams from Napier that appear in those papers we always notico that the '' Herald says," ke., "the Herald has the following," t!tc, and almost invariably the statements credited to the Herald were those of the Daily Telegraph. The leading journals of the colony appraise this sort of thing at its true value. The Poultry and Canary Association's exhibition was largely attended yesterday, and at 9 o'clock at night Mr Margoliouth conducted an auction sale of the birds. Owing* to the high reserves placed on many of the exhibits from the South the sales effected did not reach the number expected, but a good many birds changed hands at satisfactory figures. The Association is to be highly congratulated on the pecuniary result of the show, as well as upon the exhibition itself.

As showing the rapidity of communication with Europe in these days of direct steamers, we may mention that Messrs Large and Townley received by the last trip of the s.s. lonic a consignment of German pianos, barely four months elapsing from the date of the order to L. Neufeld, of Berlin, to the arrival of the instruments at Napier. Messrs Large aud Townley have recently sent home to Messrs Brinsmeado and Co. some totara knots to be cut into veneer for piano-casing. We venture to think that totara pianos will be far handsomer than tho old-fashioned walnut.

A man of the name of Robert McLachlan, a railway engine driver, residing in Carlylostrcet, cut his throat this morning while in a state of deep despondency over his wife's alleged conduct. Fortunately the rash deed was not fatal. Drs. Spencer, De Lisle, and Hoadley were sent for, and were soon in attendance, and the wound was sewn up,

and Sergeant Burtenshaw then had the man conveyed to the Hospital, where ho now lies in a precarious condition. A paper was found in his jiocket in which he commends the care of his children to the benevolent, and says that he committed the deed through his life being rendered miserable. "The country is tired of Sir George Grey and his fads, and wants men of calm common sense proclivities at the head of her affairs " So says Mr. Ballance's paper, the Wanganui Herald. " Tired of Sir George Grey !" And the great and good measures devised for the happiness of unborn millions spoken of as fads! Is this black ingratitude, or does it betoken a return to calm common sense on the part of our Wanganui contemporary ? Or, perhaps, tho "potato is cooked," the inside eaten, and the peel can now be thrown away. Whatever the reason, we like consistency, and we do not think it consistent for the Wanganui Herald to "round upon "Sir George Grey in tho hour of his affliction, when he had to acknowledge to tho Governor the absence of a follower who would work with him.

The Wellington Free Public Reading Room is thus described by the Evening Press. The room in question is a perfect chaos of dirt, litter, lumber, broken furni-

ture, and heaps of old newspapers tumbled down in confusion on a table. Most of the newspapers are torn, disfigured, and dirty. Tho files of journals hanging along the wall aro ragged and dilapidated. The newspaper table is simply a mass of litter. Tho fireplace is filled up with a mass of rubbish and torn papers three feet deep. One side of the room is filled up with several tons, by cubic measurement, of broken chairs, tables, and other disjecta membra of furniture. The windows are intensely dirty, and the floors, tables, and shelves have apparently not been dusted or swept for months. Threo melancholy and depressed looking men Avere trying to read comic papers of ancient date iv tho room when we inspected it. A small dirty faced boy was hanging up some ragged newspaper files. There was a clock which had stopped ages ago, and which persistently pointed to 10 minutes to 12. This Free Public Reading Room gets £30 a year of a Government grant from the vote for Libraries and Reading Rooms.

In the R.M. Court, Ormondville, yesterday, before Captain Preece, R.M., Frank Chappell, late licensee of tho Norsewood Hotel, was charged with selling liquor without a license on tho 18th August. There was a second charge against the samo person for selling on the 19th August. Mr Inspector Scully prosecuted, and Mr Lascelles defended. The evidence of Alexander Campbell and John Shearman, sly grog detectives, were taken, and Constable Schultz as to seizure of liquor. The magistrate reserved his decision. — Samuel Baddeley late licensee of the Matamau Hotel, was charged with selling liquor ou the 19th August. The evidence of the two detectives were taken, and Constable McGill, who made a seizure. There was a second charge against tho samo person for selling on tho 20th Evidence of the same persons was also taken in this case, when magistrate reserved his decision.— David Smith was charged with selling liquor on the 20th August without a license. There was a second charge also for selling on the 22nd August. The same evidence was taken in these cases, and Constable Leitch, who made the seizure. The magistrate reserved his decision until 7-30 p.m. in all the cases.—On the Court resuming, in the first case against Chappell he was fined £5, costs of Court 7s, and witnesses expenses 9s 2d; in the second case against Chappell he was also fined £5, costs 7s, and witnesses expenses 9s 2d, or 14 days in each case. Iv the case against Samuel Baddeley the first case was dismissed. In the second case he was fined £7, costs of Court 7s, witnesses expenses 9s 2d, or 14 days. In the first case against David Smith he was fined £7, costs of Court 7s, witnesses expenses 9s 2d, or 14 days. The second case against Smith was dismissed. The liquor seized was ordered to be returned on condition that it be sent out of the district within a week. Biliousness, drowsiness, jaundice and Rheumatism, Hop Bitters removes easily. Seo. Skinny Men.—"Wells' Health Renewcr " restores health and vigor, cures Dyspepsia, Impotence, Debility. At druggists. Felton, Grim wade & Co., Agents, Wellington. Whore authentic signatures are affixed to recommendations regarding a certain preparation, the character of tho article stands eloquently vindicated; perhaps no other preparation can boast of a more complete record of eminent names than Wolfe's Schnapps.—[Advt.]