THIS GOVERNOR'S SPEECH. The follonwing is Paddy Murphy's "raysumey" of the above :—"Lambton Kay. Wilinton, "June 8th, 1885.

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THIS GOVERNOR'S SPEECH. The follonwing is Paddy Murphy's "raysumey" of the above :—- "Lambton Kay. Wilinton, " June Bth, 1885.

"\\> l!i« liokcy pokei, uieMli' an' m < oulitii-rn ••• have ppint nil Sunday proparin' Die G»v -nior's speech, [so wo have. I hnd soin'" tuples about nssistin' thi-n o.i the niudav, hut the Prime ear {ironed that l tiie bttthor the day th > botther tno deed,' in' so I confuted to waive me coneiontions objections. I've ju-*t jriveu a ruysiium ;y ov the speech in v.u'sc, an* L'loui^h i ( may dill'T slightly from the ropoit that wi'l mid) yo h,i tilcs»r.un, the bin&o will bo alla 1 1 the sum", so it will. (JrINTLJKMUN, — I'm proud to m«?ct ye, Phased onocd more I tun to ye\ Fnix I've lots o'news to minshun, So I claim yer culm dUiiihhUu j FiiNt I'll bpiikvj ay tile pi >^tvj-.Moii Since I'.e met yo hero last session ; Tlu.idc an' coinmerci', so I'nl hc.i'iii' In the cities look moiv clio^rin' ; In the n)(l:itli!y <lirf( ; ii l ictH too) boy.i. ThiMi>B ,uv \\<)i just '.jililo so Itliu', boys Arf thoy woi hut yo.t'i 1 , I'm liunkin', iStock.s ,u II niio, boys, arvn't -itikin', My iiilvisT.i, tilli'd wid Mio.vlod^e (Giuju.itos o' Wisdom's Uolio^tj) iliivi- soiiio party bills ;ui' motion-!, (tniud idi^s fin' lovely notion,, • Which they'd like to'l.iy bef »re yo, Dai lints, they've no wish to bore yej But ye kiloW) me boys, it.-, very Prudent' w'se^ an' necessary For ii Govermint ay notion (Facin* htill a hostile faction) To be ready Wid new utiia^ilres :— '- Stndyin' the peopic's pleasures ; An' bedad I'm proud to Hay, boys, That they soun intind to lav boys. Bills before yej framed wid care, bdys, Full uv thought an' wisdom rare, boys, First they'll dail wid the fineances ; They have made some nice advances For difincea 'gainst invadhers,— Filly busters, Pmite«, Haidhew, - They have put Sir G-eorge to laid ii« ! Faix the Booshins won't invhade UBj Whin they know the Kurnil'a ready Wid his men so stern an' steady For to face the Very divil Ay the baiste should prove oncivil. Thin, me boys on FitUieiution They've bestowed cousidhciation, An' they thinfc that Misthei- Dalloy Plays too much at shiiloy--.h.iliuy ; Thvy believe in solf reliance, An' dilinue but not .iifimce. Dail in' wid the Native question — Act) l)' oil a wise suggestion — My advisors lnito a barney ;—; — ThiHsting' in the foorce o' blarney, They, have talked in language gracoouh, — Usin' phrases saponaceous — To the uhioff* oi" Paie^h.ikoy, — Givin' a ci a bit o' baccy—" Quito iguorin' Bryce's bouncin' They go in for paice — announcin' That tho black an' white are uyquil, So cotitjutiik'ut is the sa>quil.' My ;>dvisriB nov/ tirethiukin That the number* should be sinkin' Party pollyticks, bejabers,— Tney should act like da\ cnt nayburs, They fihonld lind their warm :is*sistance To prolong their frind-' existence On tho binches, Rifonmtion In ixpin^e ay education, Is a point will claim yer >*uly ; Thin aich man hi-< locai booty Will be sthrivin* to obtain boys ; My advisers think it's mam>, boys, Aud they think it's quite issiniial To rivart to lines Provincial, So that miinbors won't have chnnces I To purloin the State's Imeance* 1 They intind to aid Protection, They'nj inclined in that direction ; And they think "another place" boy 6, K'lilly'H gettin' a disgrace, boys I I So " reform" will be their mottu-*- \ M.L.O.'s in fuchure ought to be elected like tho others. Gintlemen, we are all brothers ; My advisers tell mo so, boy«, An' me dariints,they should know, boys, My advisors, in conclusion, liiccomind a paioeful fusion ! Ay all parties so that they, boys, i May receive from your fair play, boys ; Aid thetii in their legislation, Keep thim in thoir prisint station An' they'll all be quite continted I Keep th>m inj ye'h not repint it* Paddy Muuphy.

The Imperial Lovernniont is expending£s,ooo,ooo on the completion of the railway to Quetta^ and the construction of de^ fence works on the Indian frontier. It is •"lid that £8,000,000 has already been ex- ; c ided upon or in preparations for' war.