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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 217, 22 October 1878, Page 6

Queen Victoria will soon visit Germany. .' Italy inteuds to have a world's fair in ISBI, aud the Americans arc agitating for one in New York in 1883. Mdlle. Dodu, a young telegraph operator, who distinguished herself during the FrancoGermau war by au act of courage and devotion, has been decorated with the cross of the Legion of Honour. Shut up iv' a chamber, through which the telegraph wires conveying despatches fco the German army passed, she destroyed the connection at the risk of her life. The Poverty Bay Herald has the following remarks ou the action of the Ministry iv reference to the '• main principles of their policy" : — " Any respectable Government defeated ou one of their chief measures, like the Beer Tax Bill certainly was, would havemoved the adjournment of the House, and havo taken time to consider their position; but the Grey Government does nothing of the sort. lustcad of acting on strict parliamentary etiquette, the Ministry prefer to play a little game kuown as political " bluff." Metaphorically speaking, Mr Stout holds a full hand , but the Oppositiou hold four aces. When ifc is time to " show," the AttorneyGeneral liuds he is beaten, but rather than pay up, as an honorable man would, he claims a mis-deal. This, figuratively speaking, is the game which the Government have been playing with their opponents. But the finessing does nofc end here, by any means. Finding that the quibble about the pairs will not hold water, tiie Premier makes au attempt to smoothe over matters. He, of course, acting ou the delay occasioned by. Mr Stout's argument ou the wrong pairs, sends round his little henchman, Mr J. C. Brown, to sound their owu side, and the enemy's too, if it cau be managed. The Goverumeut Whip, buzzes round iv his quiet way and, backed by the experience of eleven years, he knows exactly who are good, who are doubtful, aud who are bad. Mr Brown reports tbat there is not the slightest possibility of a win, and every probability of a defeat ; in fact that one or two of their owu men have gone round. The Premier sees at a glance how matters stand, and knowing that bounce will not do, he tries a little of tho su-iviter in mitlo. — Since the above, was written our special correspondent iv "Welliugtou has informed us that it is coniidently believed in well-iufqrmed quarters that the dual Maori vole will be struck out of the Electoral Bill iv tbe upper House. Here we have another defeat iv view for the Government. Beaten in the Lower House on one of their most importaut proposals, aud now threatened with discomfiture in the Legislative Couucil. Verily a change has come at last."