The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1872.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 217, 11 September 1872, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1872.

Mb. akd Mrs. Anthony Trollope ar** rived in Nelson by the Phoebe this morning, and proceeded to Auckland in the. same boat this afternoon. Our visitors, in company with the Bishop of Nelson^ spent, j the mornicg in driving out to '■ the Wai- ■ mea, and -were, vwe understand, highly delighted with tbe homely; aspect 0/ the numerous fwms; and with, the beautiful view; tbat greeted theo» ; frp*m fte **»Uls wftic-^jvide ;^ #c £%s^^ ft t ;' ':<;.^.s_sl^ ■ BWW^^ 'I'MarL* '■' .' igb^andilbe^m, in speaking of him

tension lo Llgh art either in poetry or music, although certainly large iphea^t,as is evinced by tne' : rehdermg'.pf 'bis ; / ditties, which are replete with good feel-, ing, and so free of anything offensive to propriety, that his audience cannot but be brought into sympathy with him." The process of hatching out the trout ova in Christchurch is progressing very satisfactorily, several huudred young fish having already made their appearance. Te Kooti. — The Taranaki Herald of a recent date says that Te Kooti is still in the Mokau district, inland. It is not known what his intentions are; but it is supposed that when he has recruited a sufficient force, he will make for the Waikato. What he will do there is of course unknown; but his absence from his present location will be a . great relief to the people of. Taranaki. The Late Premier. — The . Post of Saturday last says: — " We learn on good authority that Mr. Fox will shortly retire altogether from political life. A meeting of members of the new Opposition was held yesterday, when Mr. Fox resigned the leadership of his party, who henceforth own allegiance to Mr. Yogel as, their political chief. This step is only preparatory to Mr. Fox's complete retirement from the political arena." Anglo Australian \n London writes in the European Mail : — *' My friends in Nelson will be glad to learn that their late representative in the House pf Assembly, Mr. Martin Lightband, has arrived safe in the old country. He came overland from San Francisco to New York, and from what I can hear, ho is not very well pleased with the unsatisfactory manner in which tbe service between Honolulu and San Francisco is conducted. He is now on a tour in the manufacturing districts, and he tells me tbat he intends to have an eye to any novelty which may be of use in advancing New Zealand industries. There are many such in this country, and I doubt not that Mr. Lightband will shortly bave something to say about them." Judge Gresson on " Larrikins." — In his recent charge to tbe Grand Jury at Hokitika, Judge Gresson said : — " There is much reason to fear the increase of crime among a class of our youthful population that is growing up in idleness, without education, aud exposed to all tbe dangers incidental to their neglected situation. They are, in most cases, the offspring of parents who have either deserted their family, cr, if living nominally with them, are wholly indifferent to their welfare. For this class a reformatory or industrial school seems to offer tbe only chance of escape from crime, and I hope that, the example of Otago and Canterbury, in establishing such an institution, will be followed by the other Provinces." The Speech of the Governor of New South Wales, at the prorogation of Parliament, contained the following paragraph: — •■ The Government has already adopted steps to carry out the resolutions of the Legislative Assembly in favor of the establishment of regular mail communication between this colony and Europe, vja San Francisco, and instructions have been transmitted to the Agent General to invite tenders for the service in London. Negotiations have been opened with the Governments of the other Australian colonies and New Zealand on this subject, on Telegraphic Communication, and on the important question of Intercolonial Free Trade, which it is hoped may lead to a course of united action in promoting the objects of a sound and beneficial policy." -**HWe take the following amusing paragraph from the Westpoi t Times:— -"The designation of the Westport Post Office should be altered to that of the General Postal and Piggery Department. Swine of all .sizes, colors, _}.nd conditions, have .taken up their nightly habitation in the, delivery lobby, without let or hindrance, leaving there throughout the day unmistakable visible and olfactory symptoms of their presence. On a recent moonlight evening we counted a full score of pigs, large and small, snugly coiled up underneath the letter- bo?es ? and it was impossito either post a letter or open a priyate bos, without first routing the enemy, who resisted the intrusion with proverbial obstinacy. The Postmaster should make a raid, a#d -ponfiscate a few of the little ones. Roast pig pn fhe dish should'have a more t agreeable perfume tijanyliye pig fn the.lobby." '"'..-■..* Mb. Jc^pr White, it appearei has had the honor of being burnt in effigy at Greymouth for having voted in favor of 3^Lr. 6ta#ordY resoliitions. ; ; That gentleman has telegraphed fbe following acknowledge- , ment or the/ epimp]i^ Qreymouth 'yStar'A :r-~!* Wellington, ; Sept. ■9jf f. t jne to Jsaluieithosg -fer yjd * enthusiasts whbse ■>spf^'g *$e.aVfqa.id; con* genial employme^ ray efljigy '.tQ^e^ames';;.'^^ tbat I w^side^ij-d^hp gTatification"bf?lbeing present " ih"pfopHis-,P^ohff'^' J^ajjr thp \a 7 cecse fromiherburntofferirigiswipetep: thp sacrificial instincts of my annihilators *

but let me remind .them ' >T T_^ugh^l (^ay^|^'en>, extinguished, yet tljerea ;'' .? riseY 's '' yfY'v-'r - 'i j f" : -S t A thousand : ;heacons''._frora the spark I bore, p — -JonN W^hitb." ;./ 'It may be as wellfetdstate that the auto-da-fe-ists are not Mr. White's constituents. The Close "of thk Debate. — The . feverish excitement which: has attended the course of the want of confidence -debate, culminated yesterday. At an early hour the Strangers' and Ladies' Galleries were taken possession of by a throng of eager partizans — it being a moot point if the ladies did not show ; more interest than tlie 'worse half of creation. The greater number, of those, in -both galleries, who were ; fortunate enough to, secure good seats early' in the day maintained their posts, pic-nicing on the spot,, with a persistency and perseverance? worthy of a better cause. When it became tborouehly understood that Mr. Ormond and Mr. Stafford would speak in 1 the evening, and that the division would, actually take place, the excitement was greatly intensified,, and . upon the reassembline: of the House at half-past seven/ it rapidly assumed tbe appearance of St. James' Hall, on one of the Monday Pop nights. The Strangers' gallery was. crammed to repletion, numbers, like the late-comers at a third-rate May fair dance, spent a mauvais quart d'heure upon ihe. draughty stairs, and crowds were unable to obtain admission at all. In, the Ladies' Gallery every inch of available space was occupied; the fair* occupants were " cabin'd , cribb'd, confin'd," bound in as uncomfortably as the passengers in a Brighton three-and-sixpenny excursion train, while numbers unable to "gain admission " there, bivouacked in the lobbies. Politics have been said to effect a mental dissociation of the sexes, but at the Antipodes tbey appear to have a contrary effect. Colonists are not prepared to adopt the notion of Lessing, " that a woman who thinks is like a man who rouges." The members from another place, the noble lords, mustered for the occasion in full force ; the Speaker's gallery was filled, the " privileged space " behind the Speaker was fully occupied — . Mr. Anthony Trollope being conspicuous-; among the visitors— and in fact the amount of youth and beauty, wit and wisdom assembled within the walls of the House last night has never been paralleled in the history of New». Zealand. When the House, at about a quarter to , two, divided, the most intense anxiety was manifested. Whips, members, and spectators were in a state of ferment, and when at last the Speaker announced the majority for the Opposition, the pent up excitement vented itself in loud cheers. Ir, is noticeable that every member of the Hoase recorded his vote — *- a fact unprecedented in the annals of the House. Thus ended a debate,* in many respects the most remarkable that has ever taken place in New Zealand — a debate whose fame will be green when many of the principal actors have "gone before." — Post.