The Order of St. Michael and St. Gaerge.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3218, 12 June 1879, Page 2

The Order of St. Michael and St. Gaerge.

..0 t 1! A a ,/s ') If A < (FBOM TIIB DUJfEDIN HEBAtI).) 'GeorMis.such a very joting oradrViidHo say' that it'was socially or^ifefly'instituted for what-Sir?Charles Dilke call* Greater Britßin; that it is ratlMrldiMMHl whether it be any honour to belong titoflk We really wanlet.that such meWll M ' Stafford,and.J\lr Fox would tolerii^' i*t) , a paltry;;Bnd contomptible (l affir ofc(>;tbei' .< fco.M.te set 6^^^, thankful. f OA W a Tery small znjrey - lrb *fcan F easily .understand, bqt cw4 cannot for tbe life; oT :cohcfciTe''li6Vr '«i^r^ily indißpUnStiie 1 boloHiwts JSs'iWfe 'fß«rttefreii w^hafe;iUifbftmed-dotild;i*(baiit2W*ll* degradation. The we have" no . \ldnbt, are girrfri iiotfldiittttclias marks of personal distinction as for the purpose of pleasing "the "Colonies."" But' the 'jGrOTfrnmen^ coufck not possibly mak« a greater'niistake. ' We 1 ColoMsts^o ||t oare a straw for St. Michael and *& George. We should, on the contrary, be mighty glad to see'thS Tipitart and rulgar Order abolished altogether. Sank is worse and an old money -grubber wno^jjowtTionw plain Mister, and after much begging, and cringing, attd>ii&anp3UT£rinjCt jreturns Sir So.and.So^remMoa\fWM\»ughei at forhispains^^^eAingisridiett. : lous and preposterous in the highest degree, and is, in fact, more of the nature of an insult thiQ an Jbpoer^to.the rpdf Tuwur and sturdy ibdependeceoraydungTßiitton. . Some time ago, Sir George Grey—a man title much more that his really honorable title adorns him—wared wroth at what he «U«^#^ j&^JMJQK aristocracy in JXew Zealand. . the gallant Knight a little unreasonable in. this matter, and W^bWmty'teM*ceal our opinion. We could' seenfotliing . very dreadful or eTen improper in.Her' I.'. Majesty's pleasure tli»f »», ( «fa^gft *Jw\d retain his title of honorable rafter nis superannuation. We are still of the opinion that it is in,^he, : m^st «f ,the judicial dignity, if we may so ipeat, tnat such a venerable official should not be cause except'misconduct. ° It wai'bn this ground, and on this ground alone, that we aristocracy as unreasonable and unjust., But if the Premier jW.iiJadrenture.ojL.an agitation of the Order of St. MifchaWand St. George, we shall be most happy t# give him our, what,ia, Parliamentary lan* guage is called, unqualified support.