HEU ! ME MISERAM !

Tuapeka Times, Volume V, Issue 240, 5 September 1872, Page 6

HEU ! ME MISERAM !

In the House of Representatives, a few eVenings ago, some very strong language was used by both sides, but more especially by Mr Stafford, who went so far as to call the occupants of the Government benches " miserable wretches." He afterwards auologiaed for and withdrew the expression, when Mr Fox, quoting the words of an eminent English statesman, said that " an affront haadsomely withdrawn became am honorable obligation." The following lines, from the Independent, refer to the incident :—: — "Les Miserables! miserable wretches* on

those benches ! " So Stafford, scolling lesson gives for loosetongned washing-wenches, And, shrieking out in angry tone — mistaken

for oration — He shows his spite, because all right is Fitz's disputation. And like the snow beneath the sun, his hopes of office vanished — With no good grace, he sees from place himself and friends are banished. " Apologise J" oh ! bless his eyes ! amende from him ! Who wants it ? Time after time he plies abuse, and when /omul out, recants it ? Then Bell, like heavy father, comes, and blesses crestfall'n Teddy ; He'd best have left that rd'e alone, and told

him to be steady ; For though his grief, as all may note, his

tender heart strings wrenches, The House is scarce disposed to place his " wretches" on those benches !

Note. — * " Wretch" — Sometimes a term of endearment — " Excellent wretch — Perdition catch my soul, but I do love thee !" Othello to Desdemona, And does not Mr Stafford, as he sighs, and angry breathing fetches, declare his lasting love fer those same "miserable wretches?" Of course he does and as he lolls in Opposition ease, breathes prayers to heaven for one small boon, jxwtjuet half of their disease ! Snapdragon.

Small-pox. — Statistics show that during the ten years from 1856 to 1866, fifty thousand persons have died of small-pox in England, of which number nine thousand four hundred and twenty-five perished in one year ; that is to say, five thousand lives are sacrificed every year by stupidity and neglect. A Newcastle (N.S.W.) paper of a recent date says: — There are now fovr vessels lying in quarantine in the centre of our harbor, having arrived from Melbourne, They are all flying" the yellow flag, and, weare told, cannot bo released until they have been twelve days from Melbourne. , It is no longer ian object to make qoiok triufrfrcntt