BLUE SPUR.

Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2471, 17 January 1871, Page 3

BLUE SPUR.

(l-’UOXt OUU OWN COERESPONIiKS’T.)

There is little sensational matter to be reported from this locality at any time, unless when one of those distressing acciden's occurs for which the Spur has got an unenviable notoriety. At present we are, however, slightly aroused from our sleepy-liollow state of exi-tence by the approaching elections. Hone of us, lam glad to say, have so completely forgotten reason, self-respect, and common decency as appears to be the case with the. si-callel leaders of popular opinion in the adjacent metropolis. Perhaps aqr elevated situation tends to cool mublood ; perhaps the fact of our being a well-to-do community, not much troubled with the fell disease of impecuniosity, prevents our combining with the needy political adventurers, who appear to carry matters with a high hand in that paradise of the whitewashed—Lawrence. Neither the beer nor the bounce of tho great founder of the Southern League are sufficiently popular with us to prevent our steadily supporting a man who, for the last four years, has done much to advance the best interests of the Province, and would have done more but for tho machinations of those veteran Victorian politicians, whom, no Victorian ever heard of, and who appear to regard that bright particular star, Mr James Clark Brown, as their appropriate leader. Some of our Scotch residents here are audacious enough to, call the great Southern League the It bike, designating Messrs By-own, Bathgate, Bastings, Bradshaw, and Barton by the ignominious title of the “ Bnmß’s.” I trust when the elections are over they will be appropriately styled the “Humble Bees !” Even in this district, proverbially hostile to Air Macandvew, which threatens to prove the stronghold of Mr Reid at this ns it proved that of Mr Dick at the last elections, 1 feel convinced Air Macandrew will have a majority. The noisy riff-raff, who air their eloquence in the congenial columns of tho “ Tuapeka Libeller,’’ do not represent the opinions of the respectable majority, although a wholesome dread of incurring the penalty usually attendant on the touching of pitch enables them apparently to haye. it all; their own way. Time will prove whether- Jam a true prophet j certainly my hopes concur with my prophesy. The only item of local interest I can at present IXIOOII in the recent examination of our local school, which resulted in convincing all—if indeed any needed convincing -how fortunate the district is in having the invaluable services of Air M‘Lolland as teacher.