"THE GREAT UNPAID," AND THE UNPAYING.

Manawatu Times, Volume IV, Issue 52, 30 June 1880, Page 2

"THE GREAT UNPAID," AND THE UNPAYING.

The old ladies of the Upper House have been particularly rough upon Her .Majesty's Justices of the Peace, and the Attorney-; General had to run tbs gauntlet of very severe criticism' on account of the recently rented roll of justices. The gallant but choleric Colonel Brett assei'ted that herewas one man on. the list who was a convicted sir-grog seller, and from that and other causes, ib was simply disgraceful to publish such a roll. The subject gave a bundle to the Honorable Exclu3ives to air their aristocratic notions, and to enter a, solemn protest against the contamination of being brought into contact "with, the plebeians of society. The Attorney-General was denounced very much after the fashion of " Hotspur's " oration by a fop — Ha called them — untaught knaves, unmannerly ] To bring a sloveal.v. unhandsome corpse ■ Betwixt the wind and his nftbility. The Hon. -Mr. Scotland announced that ;he; had been compelled to resign his magistracy rather than perch upon Che same roost with I lie birds of passage which had : been placed upon the Commission of the Peace, and the clapper of the Knightly Bell found tongue and joined m the general elforus ; but I imagine the aristocratic snob did not inform his courtly companions that it was nece33any foe a Palmer.* ton publican to forbid him hi* table for conduct which would disgrace the most boorish clown.