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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 14, Issue 707, 9 August 1869, Page 3

ONE of the local papers states that. Mr C. E. Haughton has some iatentiou of set tliuir at the Thames. Earthquake —This subterranean power seems to be going the round of the Colony. iNorth and South there have shocks during the month ; we had almost thought we were going to be exempt, but were undeceived by a smart shock at 2.20 B,m. on \V ednesday morning.—Wellington Independent, August 5. The Bread Tax —A corresoondent who signs himself as “ A Poor Man ” writes ua pithy letter to protest against “ The Bread Tax” proposed by Mr Yogel. 11 the Ministry persist in trying to impose this tax our correspondent informs us that s public meeting will be called to protest against it. We assure our correspondent, that tite tax shall meet with our mos' attentions opposition.—Wellington Independent. August 5. Native Kal— Portion of tho cargo brought from the South by the iiangatira on Tuesday was a consignment of that peculiarly unctuous and favorite pabulum of Maoris known as mutton birds. The consignment was for the natives ot Te Aro pa, who were seen busily engaged yestfer day morning loading a canoe with huge sugar-loaf-like packages in which it is customary to pack it. —Wellington Indepen dent, August 5. 'J kicker’s Case.—This is creating a great deal ot excitement in the Kangitikei district. A meeting of the leading settlers was recently held at Marton, when, after considering the report of the Coimumis doners, u was unanimously resolved to send a petition to tiie Government asking lor the liberation of the prisoner. It seems to us to be a monstrous thing that a man should continue to be confined in jail whose guilt has never been proved. We hope our Kangitikei friends will never cease their elluits lid Thicker is released, and we also hope that Mr Fox, their representative, will do what is possible to forward the ends ol truth and justice.—Wellington Independent, August 5. About Politicians.— That politicians are a bud lot, seems to be a current opinion. Ihat it has good grounds, we do not question; but tne term is used so loosely that H can haruly contribute to accuracy ol statement or justice of thought. The man who devotes his lime and and means to enlightening his less fortunate fellowcitizens and qualifying them to exercise wisely and beneficently, the rightof suffrage, 8 politician ; so is the persistent self-seeker ;viio spends his time and efforts in dark and dirty intrigues to lift himself and cronies into places which they never deBci’Ved and for which they are wretchedly <jua!ilit-(i. The public must learn in time to make proper and necessary distinctions, whether it is practicable to conduct the atlairs ot a free people without politicians, we o not decide. The**e are those called politicians whom the State could well do witii0ut > others whom it could ill spare. We shall always be glad to see able, upright ttleu Called into the public service who had fcot previously been considered politicians ; and yet vve judge that it would be ditliculi to Uphold an Administration winch gave its conhdence to these only. Let us have offices Lied from the ranks of our best citizens, deluding those who have, as well as those who have not, been known as politicians. York Tribune?