Jerky Jottings.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3338, 3 September 1879, Page 2

Jerky Jottings.

He was a Minister of the Crown, and a jolly good fellow at that. When at Ohinetnuri the other day, lie inspected the volunteers. After some manoeuvres, he marched the men to the nearest hotel, and, arriving at the door, gave *ne command " Form two deep—but don't drink 100 deep." This bon mot caused much amusement amongst the men, bat whether they obeyed the latter portion of tho mandate or not is not recorded: '

I see my friend "Bill" Speight ii wooing the suffrages of the aristocratic " free and iudepeudent." of Auckland City East, and is likely rto* be the man.of their choice... In the d&yi when the idea of a Liberal Association had not even commenced to germinate in the brain of the patriotic Carpenter through the] fctudy of the s'ttbHme letters of Junius, when a supporter of Sir George Grey ,wa§ -actiraiully indicated as one of tha few followers *pf * modern Don Quixote, Speight ywas at Grey as a badger/ r I like to see a man genuine, and therefore, though " Bill's " personal charms are not of a very high order, I hope he'll go ini 1 He is sire U» make his mark if he sticks to cold tea, and remains a rabid Good Templar. The lists of the Thames Liberal Association seem to be filling up very slowly. I know that shillings are scarce these times, and also that the admission. fee; to the Association means four half-pints (f but one would think the .600 or 700 devbte4P adherents to . Liberalism, wht^ven so demonstrative at -the Audfemjp'^f Music the other night, at least should enroll their names. How^eaiTthey call themselres liberal if they begrudge the 1 preliminary "bob:" .-.'.)■,]) 3 ■ '. f ri t ! I notice Feldwick has beetf beaten liy Bain at Invercargill by a few votes. Last election it was vice versa. The pafvlaritjf of-these two men. it about par. Thii must hare considerably marred FMwieit't equanimity when he found hittself beaten.- '■■.■.'. ■';-i-? .<>"•■•' "'k> I have been reckoning np and finStii^r up to the present;the Opvo«iiiq4 'fciWf had the best' of "the elections^'^Tiii Oppositionists have been 'elected, and'**j*s Ministerialists. It licks me. b^ow^liej,came to pat in three Opposition jnea^ Duncdin, especially- after all their, eatfelK siasm over Sir George Grey, At McCosh Clarke'mneeting at Auckland last night one^hw supporUrtapoke of Mr Speight,' the Government candidate, as " dirty water from the, Thamea," which excited some indignation. 1 >-'■*"''