The Evening Mail. MONDAY, MAY 22, 1876.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 26, 22 May 1876, Page 2

The Evening Mail. MONDAY, MAY 22, 1876.

Tftr; " CFiristehm-eh Licensed Victuallers' tiaxette" in the last issr.e expresses it.? ptea:".ure at I tie action taken i>y the Press of O'lftNtcfutrch in omitfini: the iwitJics of inehriates in the reports «>f the proceedings in rhtr Resident Mayi-irates Court. Our u-tvkty •■..nU-mporarv instances the f;.u-t that rh»- London fiv-s has for a ion;/ tune adopted this ettslont. and then g--w ~n to say that the '• <st;i-o Daily Tinas" was prohahly the tirst newspaper in this Colony whteh. noticing the unnecessary evil whtrh stteh »>iti»lior«ti»>i* in'iicted upon the unfortunate oifendet's. withdrew their irtmes from its columns. Ih-foi\ ronnuent-tti-u" on the advisahjlity t-r otherwise of this tr< n.-se. we may he ailowi-d to point out to our contemporary tfutt the *• Paiiy Times " »h>t'S publish ;?;i' name* «>f capital drunks. and otcwit. we ftfe sorry to,ay. the list is a very lon-- one. which may he atirihuttd | in a yrtat measure to the v:!e »«»:s.»» sold tn sKmt! of tlit- driukintf dens in Dun.aiin. and caHed ti<'|ti*>r. h is not. howeec, with t!".; tur.ftutt »'i the *" Daily Time-*." <>r any other journal, we have t-> deal with ! nil the present oeea.-io». The ipt.stioi! is:. I whether it ;« t.» pnMish the I ..,...-,•■; r : i [i;uiii:i u t a'.tae nii-'ivniiv v.'iin u*:>n'e i:j i n;n' i i i-i'i- C>'U'V-. st ss only ;i;i;nr.u teat ! our contemporary, as ivpi-esentne.' tiie : ! Vietu^h-sori'amvi-Vtiy.s-onh! J think i k rather hard lines £•;:;•!: ft!.-, eh: -i" ; sntppoi/i't should iut'.v i!if nanus of: fchehr ti;.-. j t driakhie; customers "Mii!- i wtittt k-!Vrr the puhhh- -a*.- in ; | the e-'himns of a l:tv,--;>,->n-r. ()•?<•! I fotvituifiorftry. in svujf.nove "i hi.- .-iryuntent. \ Srt ys :.—" it- tttnst he ejtitto' ;i['o;uvnt tls.ut i tltt-re a-fw ntjuty »i ]>ct>j»F« \vh*». j (hnity the vvhok- «?>:»■.•:« of ihuir h'vi.s, »h> ; tu't ohrtt't ft;:;sin«*t the proprieties of society j h«t o:te.\ fi'rtit thet« UJi'U-r c?:vtit!ist;itices | of a, o'ixntEt'.er eh.'svr.ctef : ;>.ntl why si pt-rsdii | of iv-:f>evfcttl | >i.Uty, \vlu» niriy he flniciycl or i h;ive hiwn over-lier.Hna'k-rt t-« cxceoi.l tlie [ Htnttf) of {uti'tejiee. s!n>;tl*.t ho pnhlicly nj>- I hubl to (vnj.'i.-t>hritti«, t«» t*ic injety "f }:i s ; prosnetfts in life, h he3 - »»tt<l ottr !<en. r ' | We must K:g to «titkr with Lliuse retuiivk.s ; In the '• OiiZette." Ttiefe er:n ::c;ircely he ! n ihmht hut th.o jjfemiiest e!i*;eh e> <lnt:«k- ; on the|>;tvt «>f a nerson i»f respvet- | nhility is tfie ftro;«l of hi» name j in the nnhFhj prittts. Lite itustfer of ;\ j t>«ttty tine of iive s;hiHlnj;s is. to persons ! of respcetfthi'tty. as osti- cnnft-tr.pt'fr.iy | terms tiicui. ;i mere trifle, v.-|;i!e the fact \ | of their little Weakness hving duly chroEttctetl uru-t 1.-A-'i n 'leteiTent e'iVet. Ht>v.- . often is ,-t reporter, or .-> s?iheult ir. hetny continually Worrits! hy these to | rK .. x . ' their nanu s kept out. Tin's drer.tl of apin pr?:U proves heyoitd a rlottht tfi.it the puoFtentioii of the names of ttniiif.;',r<!s a hcne:iei;;l iutlnentv. ; Om-ciinteuip;>:v.ry then alludes to wlsat ho | terms the erne! trsatmerit int-hrtat.es re- } eeive at the f;;-rub of | :l t.v. J[- ; ruc-m- | metuls tfun tt;e phc.e of for i tneh-'ia-tt-s 'rtttl I»■ near a hospital, so : that, ti tiietttoal uirtn mh/ht lu; ;;!<!e t<» say ' how tlv?y -thouU h.r trcateft, and he en- . tntste.t v;kh suriieu-nt atu!e>rify that lie : might he af»!e to ordt-r e'/eti a l»ed. if ne- ; cssaty. 2h0v.% fo™ a real champion i of the trne-hrod swip.-r. otir ontempo- i rary cannot heat, n. i'e-ls f«>r t!;e i dntnk ft nd disorderly. Well, the idea is [ tvttly a nwst iutmnuc one. ami ii it could j be ineX]>etwtre!y carried out. what a grand ' thing it wotild be for the real old crnsted j

toper. What a pleasing reflection to know that, let him get ever so screwy, the clear old peeler would be close at hand to place ; him on a nice warm bed, and then a ■ medical man would be sent for to prove that the patient was not drunk but merely in .1 fit. One impoi'tani theme has, however, been left out by our contemporary in his treatment of the drunkard. He has omitted the brandy and soda in the morning to counteract what is known amongst the talent a.s " hot e<>ppers. feurelj n the fond and medical man are provided, the pick-me-up in the morning should not be dispensed with. In these civilised times we consider it perfectly brutal to allow a man to yet tight, and then not provide him in the morning with a

coip.se reviver/' or an " eye-opener. <>:!r contemporary concludes by stating that tines might be adjusted upon a scale which would include payment for the necessary attention and accommodation which had to be furnished to the ollender. i Well, this is elevating the five-shilling I linink' and disorderly to the position of a | <.v::l Indian Nabob—in fact, providing him J with every luxury, the scale of accommodation to be fixed by the general appearance of the gentleman when lie is run in, ami whether lie looks equal to paying for a si raw maitrass or a feather bed. when lie comes round in the morning. .shaii be anxious to know how this scheme, ;ts proposed by our contemporary, will work when tried in Canterbury.