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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4591, 21 September 1883, Page 2

,A cobbespondent to a eoufcempcrary writes:—"ln a planet so joung as curs is, and consequently so capable of playing, its inhabitants a scurvy trick, it is fiqjj; altogether wise to plant your seat of Government in the crack of an old geological, fracture."

The latest piece of gossip connected with the bursting up of Parliament and the collapse of the political Upper Tea ia Wellington deserres to be related. It appears that the Hon. Johnny Martin, while making his farewell calls, happened to be introduced to the buxom lady of a rather diminutive colonial knight. My lady was enveloped severely about the throat and chest, and when addressed by the lively, whitcvested, and gallant M.L.C. she replied with a hoarseness suggestive of a bad attack of influenza. "Got a bad cold?" remarked Johnny, smiling blandly; " Oh,,dear,;yes, very severe." sighed my lady. "Ah, what do you take W continued the irrepressible >isu tor, "Indeed, I cannot say; I had a prescription from Dr Grace," was the rejoinder. "Prescription, eh! Don't take any prescription," said Johnny, poking her familiarly on the shoulder '• take my advice and try Cliptus; Cliptus is the thing, nothing beats it." My lady almost gasped, then heaved a sigh of relief when Johnny withdrew. Ii has since been discovered that the article so strongly recommended was the wellknown extract of Australian gams knows as essence of eucalyptus.