RHYMES FOR THE TIMES.—No. 6.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 583, 5 March 1851, Page 3

RHYMES FOR THE TIMES.—No. 6.

Soina there are, and very successful too, mere quacks and fools: and it was to combat and expose such as those no doubt, that Laughter was made. — Fanity Fair. ' Aik —“ York, you're wanted.” Now all who do not wish your Constitution on the gruel list, But English-like and hearty, I will sing to you, if you will list, A little song of little men, who’re nose-led in the cruellist Of cruel ways by jobbing Fogs, and Fiddlestone the duellist. Oh poor Fiddlestone ! pistol-popping Fiddlestone ! disappointed Fiddlestone ! . When Captain Grey first came this way they were, as Mac’ says, prood enough If he’d but nod or wink at them, but now they cannot brood enough, For Captain Grey was said to say he did’nt think them good enough For first rate men, and that without their heads we’d surely wood enough, Without poor Fiddlestone ! &c. So by bullying and blustering, and pistols and phanoodling, They scrap’d a gang of victims up by taking every noodle in, And carefully correcting all old habits that were too telling, They drilled them in their speeches just as you would break a poodle in. What work for Fiddlestone ! &c.

At first they’d no idea save “ op-pa-si-shan to tha Guv-va-nor,” Abusing us till Wellington was hotter than an oven, or A place that I won’t mention ; —so for fear we should have no fun, or Have silenc’d them, one Dombey came and in their mess would shove an oar, To help poor Fiddlestone ! &c. He told them in a speech with much of Demagogue ability, “He lik’d their agitation much, he begg’d them not to still it, he “ Would give them ‘ power’ for a cry, and trusted their servility “ To howl it without knowing what it meant.”— What sweet humility j Modest Fiddlestone! &c. Now as Dombey represents (and will, until he has offended ’em) Some scores of Bishops (Chartists if he’s not misrepresented ’em), Their little souls were glorified, and all their feeling vented ’em In a funny Constitution,—but, alas ! forgot to send it home. Careless Fiddlestone I &c. . Just fancy now the terrible anxiety of Parliament To learn what all this tempest-in-a-teacup burly : burly meant, Oh! how they’ll wig poor jobbing Fogs, demanding what, that kurl ,* he meant By leaving all the fun behind, and then by causing their lament. Poor, poor Fiddlestone ! &c. But, noodles, keep your spirits up, don’t let this nut you in a stir, I did it into rhyme, you know, and sent it to the minister, But as you shirk’d the Natives, you may see that I have printed here A Maori verse, for, spite of you, they shall be represented here.

Aye, in spite of Fiddlestone ! &c. Kia ora tonu Piriton’, me ana mokai rawehanga ! Kia mokaitia matou e te rata kawa rawa a nga Kuware tutu : —kei mahue ana tikanga whana, Me ana kupu tito wakakino ia Kawana ! Aue, Piriton’ ! kai puputu Piriton’ ! Nga kau pango Piriton’ 1 Which means, “ Long life to Fiddlestone ! and all his slavish donkeys too ! May we be bitter doctor’s slaves as well as all | his flunkies too [And stubborn fools:—his crooked ways .may no ! one e’er discover, nor May he e’er cease with shameless lies to vilify I the Governor I | Shameless Fiddlestone ! pes, Fiddlestone, do wag your tail, ’tis getting | very, very dull; (Rouse up, my Scouse ! my Cockeybee 1 you’ve g, surely never buried all Your wonderful accomplishments;—speak out with- » out apology, |And, Snifford dear, do favour us with some of | your tautology. I Rouse up, Fiddlestone ! &c. pend round your pistol-bully with your morning f invitations; gentle Fagin glad the world with learned | lucubrations:— while you bully, write, or speak, I still will g have a chaff at you, |yo CVeiy colGz “ st ma y have a jolly laugh at 8 ’ “ ’ riBB^ ESTONB i pistol-popping Fidg dlestone ! disappointed Fiddlestone !

OCOldillg Fiddle stone ;in good Anglo-Saxon

E ue weather at Wellington during the g lree months ending Feb. 28, 1851 : g DECEMBER. ■ ® a ys of continuous Rain .. . 2 S Showery Days, 4 ■ Days on which no Rain fell ’. ’*’ 25 Quantity of Rain—2 inches, 40-100.

JANUARY. Days of continuous Rain 0 Showery Days 2 Days on which no Rain fell 29 Quantity of Rain—ls-100. Highest. Mean. Lowest. Barometer... 39'20 29'80 29'40 Thermometer 77«° 671° 57° FEBRUARY. Days of continuous Rain 0 Showery Days 1 Days on which no Rain fell 27 Quantity of Rain—s-100. Highest. Mean. Lowest. Barometer... 30'35 29'88 29'41 Thermometer 86° 72° 58°

f . H1 ehest. Mean. Lowest. | ThS r - 30,20 29-80 29-40 [ thermometer. 770 64o 51o