THE BREACH OF PRIVILEGE CASE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 413, 24 August 1877, Page 3

THE BREACH OF PRIVILEGE CASE.

(From the Guardian.) The fiat of the House of Representatives has gone forth to Oamaru. By the hand of Commissioner Weldun the mandate of the House was communicated to Mr. George Jones with all the courtesy and consideration requisite to soften the painful natnre of the proceeding, and accompanied by a sum of money from Mr. Speaker, as executive officer of the House, to defray the travelling expenses of the peccant newspaper man, and now State prisoner, on his way to Wellington. Mr. Jones is now in this city, and leaves by the steamer for the North to-day, and considering the trying circumstances his

constitution has not apparently exhibited any particular deterioration. After nmcli consideration and taking advice, it is resolved that he shall appear before the House in those goggles wherewith his countenance was for some time ornamented, and which erstwhile familiarised him to the eye of the people of Dunedin. It is believed that "they will exercise an awe-inspiring influence over the minds of honourable members, and that it is only due to the greatness of the occasion that he should present himself in an aspect that will command the wonder, if not the reverence, of all beholders. It will interest musical circles in the city to know that by the special request of a large number sv members of the Assembly, Mr. Joy e3 brings with him his violin to relieve the tedium of imprisonment ; and, as the dungeon is a large and airy room

[in an upper storey in proximity. r<> the ; chamber of legislation, it is hopyd that J the seraphic strains of Jones' riddle will ' atibrd to honourable members a relief ' from the dreary monotony ami humdrum of debate. But even more pleasant than this ; it is in our power t>> say that a few I people in this city, feeling tint this is not ' a warfare in which a journalist should l.'o at his own charge;:, have genero'isly S put their heads and their Lands together and initiated a rather promising subscription list to relieve the "State prisoner" of the costs of his trial, and to act as a solatium for inconveniences that may be suffered at the hands of the " assembled wisdom." Meantime we can only say, Brethren, pray for Jones, that Lis faith fail not; and we indulge the hope that he will come safely aided by th violin—likewise the goggles.