Untitled

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 106, 4 May 1875, Page 2

Eggß have now reached the enormous price of four shillings per dozen in Wellington. An Auckland telegram says:-— There seems to be a mania among the Grammar School boys just now for bolting. Two more are missing, and are supposed to have gone to Sydney. The Auckland correspondent of the Post telegraphs :— During the voyage of the Fern Glen, just arrived, the stores ran entirely out of tobacco a month before arrival. When it first became scarce the price rose to Is per plug. In a few days it went up to 5s per plug. The last few plugs were suld at as high a figure as 20a each. Some weeks ago the ordinary quotation was Id per draw of the pipe. Coffee and spun-yarn were the favorite substitute, and with some tea. Brown paper wds found not to go badly, but preference was generally given to hay, with a flavoring of cayenne pepper. The Postal Friday last says:-— We regret to learn that Captain Lloyd, of the c.c. Taranaki, has been attacked by the prevailing epidemic — low feverami is laid up for a day cr two. The N.Z S.S. Co. therefore applied to Captain Muodle, the piermaster, to take charge of the steamer to the South and back. Leave was obtained from the City Council at its sitting yesterday afternoon, and Captuin Mundle started in charge of the Taranaki a few minutea afterwards. The Tribune has the following, which, no doubt, the Hon. Mr Fox will read with interest when he sees it : — As indicating the predilections of the Rechabites and Permissive Bill electors of Rangitikei, it may be mentioned that the vote and influence of Crofton, Mr Fox's model temperance township, were given to the candidate whose qualification in the district was the ownership of a brewery (now discontinued for want of water), and whose family own nearly half the publichouses iv Rangitikei* Comment is unnecessary. With reference to Mr Seymour's centemplated absence from the colony during the ensuing session of the Assembly, the Post remarks: — Whoever his successor may be, the Government will feel Mr Seymour's absence. More than this, however, Mr Seymour fills the office of Chairman of Committees. A vacancy in this office at the beginning of next session will be particularly unpleasant to the Ministry, and will place them between the horui of a dilemma. Mr Seymour succeeded to the office when Mr G. M. Q'Rorke inadvisedly resigned it to join the Yogel Government. Now that Mr O'Rorke has severed his connection with the Ministry, and the Chairmanship of Committees is vacant, there. can be no doubt that the House will desire to see him reinstated in the office be ii better qualified to fill than any other man in the House. It usually falls to the Premier to propose the candidate for this office, but it will certainly go very much against Mr Vogel's grain to nominate Mr O'Rorke. He will, however, probably make a virtue of necessity and do it, for no other man in the House would have a chance againt Mr O'Roike id a contest for the office, and if. the Ministry do not propose, the Opposition certainly will, and the Government would thus he placed in a humiliating position. We shall be very glad indeed to see Mr O'Rorke onco more in the chairman's seat, and we hope that the new Parliament will witness his further promotion to tho Speaker's chair. The House and the country have had quite enough of Sir Francis Dillon Bell's- absurd vanity, want of dignity, inconsistent rulings, partiality, ignorance, and general unfitness for the dutiesof the Speakership, and we doubt whether all the interests of the Government, which he is now so earnestly courting, will suffice to secure his re-election. Against Mr O'tforke Jije i would liftve no chance, •* It would be Lombard-street to a China orange.