The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1885. THE BEGINNING OF THE END.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2070, 17 August 1885, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1885. THE BEGINNING OF THE END.

Tim decision of the Atkinson' party to table a no-confidence motion maybe looked upon as the beginning of the end of the Stout-Vogkl Ministry, the only Ministry that has ever suceeded in holding to office without having a majority in favor of its policy or measures. Put in when the new Parliament assembled, a few days saw them turned out again. Yet, only a few days

later they had their revenge, and were returned to office. The House unfortunately consisted,and nowconsists, of three pretty evenly balanced parties, no two of which could find a platform on which to coalesce, and the struggle for office might have been carried on for any length of time had not common sense prevailed. It was found worse than useless to fight for office, because, in the meantime, the interests of the country were allowed to suffer;and thus it came about that the StoutVogel party was given a fair trial. - No attempt to unseat them was made last session, and during tlje present one the House has contented itself \yjth simply throwing out or completely altering their measures. But that state of things could not be allowed to go on for ever, because it whs found that a great deal of h-irra was being done in a great many ways, ' Some of the proposals of the Government wero of such a nature as' to alienate a number of their friends, who, of course, assisted in strengthening the opposition, .It seems now to have been res-ognised that tho time has come to strike a blpw, and there must be every reason to beliey.e that it will prove successful, There aiVj no dqtjbt, a, number of members who are directly opposed to Ministers, who will yet vote tor them, because they are of opinion that thefarco played during the earlier part of last session will be renewed, and that no advantage could therefore be gained. There io, however, good reason for believing that tho decision to table the motion has only been arrived at after the most careful cot)sideratiop. When Major Atkinson last took office, he believed that he had umple promises of support, yet he was turned out the very next day, This experience will, no doubt, make the party very careful. The notice will probably l.e given either to-day or to-morrow, and until it has been disposed of, other business will, (is usual, be suspended, At present, nothing certain seems to ba known as to who will lead tho attack, lint it is pretty sura to rest between Major Atkinson and Mr Oitsiom This question is, however, one of minor - importance, The country is siok of the child's play on the Ministerial benches, and any means for ending it must be welcome.

The weekly meeting of the IJiisterton Freethought Society last night was largely attended, and the members and their frionds appear to have spent a very pleasant evening, As usual, a number of songs, readings, and recitations were given. Mr Mackay, the Vice-President, invited members and friends to give some original readings on future occasions,

A report-having gained currency on Saturday to -the effect that the new racecourse of the Masterton-Opaki Jockey Club had been completed, quite a number, of p'eopie visited the plaoe yesterday, only to be disappointed. About half the formation has been done, and there will then remain all the levelling and rolling. At present there is not a section that has been finished, It is, however, believed that the, work will be finished in Ruch time as to permit of the formation of .1 good turf during the ensuing summer,

The first show under the auspices of the Wairarapa Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Association %ill be hold at the Theatre Royal to-morrow, and promises t.o be /in unqualified success, The entries are numerous, being more than double those of last year, yxd npt only does the local public appear to take 9 lively interest in the show, but there is likely ty be a good attendance from other parts of the district. So apparent was this to the Comnlittee that it was decided to run a lato train as far as Featherston, The judges-who have been appointed are the most competent that could be found, and their: verdicts are therefore likely to give every satisfaction, while they will also prove ; of an instructive nature to those who desire to learn. Exhibitors are requested to leave their cages at the Theatre as early' as possible, so as to enable them to be staged in proper time, All who come after nine o'olook will not be admitted. The judges will begin their work as early as possible, and the doors wil bo thrown open to the public at 1 p,m, The officers and Committee have done all in their power to make .the show attractive,; and it now lies with the public to make it a success.

A "petition i? being signed by the repitlents. of MiriftiD-atreef., asking the Borough Council toMnako the fQotpatli through that stvcbt, bo as to connect Bannister-Btreet and Worksop Road, A'Salvationist desires to.know through our columns whether the j3orous;h by-laws prohibit a procession from standing in Perry-Btreet, -and at thq same, .time permit a brass band to perform in a stationary position in Queen-street;: ; '' The late train from Wellington, on Saturday night, ormuvecorrectlyspeaking, on Sunday morning, was not very largely patronized, although the down.trains were crowded', There were only three passengers and-these walked down" to the town from the station, there being no 'bus to convey them, Mr E, Dixon has sold five acres of land in Worksop road to Messrs Mason and Macara, and they having consented to share the expense of forming and making ut footpath, there will now be nothing to prevent tenders being called for making Worksop road to include the footpath on the north side.

■Messrs Foley and Berkley repeat their excellent programme of last Friday night at the Theatre Royal this evening, The first part will consist of " The Rough Diamond," and the second of "Lisettfi's Courtship," both of which are among the best that have been played in the place. There should be a very good house.

Messrs Lowes and lorns held an extensive sale on Saturday last. The attendance was good, and tho prices satisfactory. Table potatoes sold for 3s 9d to 4s, seed,5a to ss' 6'd. Feed oats 2s Gd io'2s Bd, seed oats, 2s 9d, fowls wheat 2s 9d to 3a, seed wheat 3sGd, poultry 2s 9dto 3s a pair. A large catalogue of furniture andsundries concludeo the sale.

While a caso under the Borough by-laws was before the Court this morning, Mr Stratford R.M., audressing Mr Ingram, the Borough said that in all cases when offenders were willing to como before the Court-he might spare them the cost of the-summons, which was often vory heavy in proportion to the fine. It was his object to make the costs of trial as cheap as possible. -If persons would not accept such a friendly act, he could then force them to come, and they might have reason to regret it. Mr Ingram said lie would be very glad to act upon the suggestion on future occasions. The following account of a pigeon match is extracted, from a Northern exchange. There appears to have been a considerable difference of opinion about the skill of sliootists, and the writer illustrates both sides with admirable impartialityA pigeon shouting match was held at Mr Watkin's farm, at Waiwakaiho, on Wednesday. Seyenty-two birds were used in the match, and the fact that only five escaped speaks well for the shooting of the gentlemen taking part. A dispute arose after the match as to who should kill a pigeon that had been loft over. At last a plan was devised by which all could participate in the concluding item. The pigeon was released, and just as this most inoffensive of created things had joyously spread its pinions in anticipation pf freedom, a murderous volley from seven barrels was poured upon it,. To the discredit of all concerned, that pigeon serenely continued its joyous flight to freedom, in nowise disturbed by the misdirected leaden hail.

ist unbiudens itself thus on the East and West Coast Railway Schgme:" The pqwpL' ful j:ing, with the Vampirecity at its centre, has not only prevailed against right and justice, but it has baulked enquiry, though the Government—more honor to resolved to break through the machinations of tho unscrupulous enemies of general progress if possible, and we yet have faith that with so good a cause they may succeed. The result of trickery, greatly to be regretted as it is, serves one purpose, however. It has opened our eyes to the necessity of removing the seat of Government from the evil influences that, have recently been at work, and one effect of tho Wellington intrigue must be a removal of the capital to a cleaner spot," The fact that the influences complained of would have worked just the same' in Sleepy Hollow is conveniently overlooked,

One of the most remarkable circumstances connected with the military career of the deceased General Grant (says the '■ Melbourne Aryus") was that he became a soldier, ion p mal gre, heartily disliking the" Me «f war," and uniformly saorifioing his inclination to a sense of duty. " I was never inore delighted at anything," he remarked to a friend during his visit to Berlin, " than at the close of tiio war. I never liked service in the army—not au young officer, I did not, want to go to West Point, My appointment was an accident, and my rather had to use his authority to make me go, I r.pyer went into a battle willingly or with enthusiasm, I was always glad when a battle was'over. I never want to command another army. I take no interest jn armies. When the Duke of Cambridge asked me to reviewhis troops at Aldershofc I told him that the one thing I never want to see again was a military parade, When I resigned from the armyand went to a farm, I was happy, When tho. rebellion came I returned to the service because it was a duty, I had no thought of rank; all I did was to try and make myself useful, My first commission as Brigadier came in the unanimous endorse-' ment of the delegation from Illinois. Ido not thhfk I knew a;iy of the members but Washburno, and I did not ki)ow hill] yery well. It' was only after Donelson that I began to see how important was-the work that Providence devolved upon me," Tiie last number of ; the se\y Zealand Trade Review, which is just to hand, has an article on tho exports of the colony during the past year, from which we extract the following Grain shows a falling-off for the twelvemonth of the sum of £250,000, This decline is probably the result of a diminution in the quantity shipped, and partly of lower values. Shipment!} of tallow represent a less .value'by £35,000, To the. extent of £30,000 tiiis is pause.d by reduced valuations, the average of declared 'yaljje|3 for ! the last year being about £2B per ton, i while that of 1383*4 was about£3lss, The quantities for the two years respectively are 8,968 tons and 7,11!) tons, a decline of only 151 tons. Other minor items of contraction bring the total of the decrease column t0£320,676, We may mention that for the year ending 30th June, 1883, the shipments of grain reacheda total valuation of £1,157,091. In the face of the disastrous declino in the value of this important branch, and a shrinkage in some of the smaller items of our exports, it is gratifying to find the deficiency made up to the colony by the expansion $ pur productions in other directions, more particularly in items connected with pastoral pursuits and dairy industries, so that the total value of the exports- oif New Zealand produce for the year eiceeds that of the previous year by £56,952, The weight of wool shipped during the two periods is as follows: —Year ended Pi June, 1884, 76,374,496 lbs; year ended §os fane, 1885, 78,961,803 lbs, The increase in weight, >s therefore, to some extent, neutralised by the ifeprease in valuations. The item, "other tew Zealand produce," shows an increase of £48,873. To'the extent ofaboufc £25,000 this represents the value of coal put . on board the steamers trading between the colony and England.

, The English mail by the direct steamer Kaikoura arrived in Mfisterton by the mid-day train to-day. ' ■ Prime New Zealand mutton is, according to a cable, message received to-day, down to 4}d in the English market. Messrs Lowes and lorns lmve added a •number of well bred pigs to their fortnightly sale on-Wednesday next, Messrs liirkcaldie and Stains invite the public to their exhibition of spring fashions which has now commenced. They have a selection of all the varieties procurable in the Homo market. An important sale is announced by Meflsrs Lowes and lorns for Saturday next. They have received instructions from Mr W. A. P, Sutton, who is leaving the district, to dispose of the whole of his live stock, furniture etc., without any reserve,. ■ , The representative of Messrs Jones & Ashdown of the well-known Eagle Tailoring establishment' is at present to be .found at the Prince of Walos Hotel, where he will attend to customers, until further

Messrs liirkcaldie and Stains invite the public to their exhibition of spring fashions which has now commenced. They have a selection of all the varieties procurable in the Homo market.

An important sale is announced by Messrs Lowes and lorns for Saturday next. They have received instructions from Mr W. A. P, Sutton, who is leaving the district, to dispose of the whole of his live stock, furniture etc., without any reserve, ■ ,

The representative of Messrs Jones & Ashdown of the well-known Eagle Tailoring establishment' is at present to be found at the Prince of Walos Hotel, where he will attend to customers, until further notice.' . »

Tho police on Saturday visited th e accomodation house of Mr W. BUnkhorne, near tho Mauriceville junction,' and seized a quantity of Bpirits. The case will be heard in the Resident Magistrate's Court on Wednesday. Mr Wm, Ml, of the Prince of Wales Livery and Bait Stables has an addition to his advertisement to the effect that while the road to Tmui is in such a bad state as to prevent hifl coach from running, a good selection of saddle horses, capable' of doing the journey will always be found ready. The parcel service is being conducted as usual, ao that in this respecVno inconvenience will be felt. ' > '•

The funeral ofthe lata August Petersen took place yesterday afternoon. The hearse wrs preceded by about thirty Odd Fellows, (to which order deceased belonged), in full mourning regalia. The procession was met at thecemeterybythe Rev W. E. Paige, who read the beautiful service of blio Church of England most impvuflively. The funeral service of the Oddfellows was read by P.G.M. Bro Dalrymple, and the Brethren having thrice repeated the usual signs given at tho final parting, filed past, each member casting into the gravo a sprig of thyme, emblematical of the respect in which they held the memory of their deceased brothor. Those who know the honorable member for Kumura will be interested in the following reference to him by "Puff" How do you.think the great privilege case will turn out ?Dunno, sonny! There's no betting on Privilege cases! AVould'n't it be rather rough on Seddon if lie were to be unseated merely because he put his name to a nominal contract for a public object! Oh it would'n't matter much I The Government would put him in the Upper House immediately! Poor Seddon! Poor Upper House, oez 1! Why ho'd be lost in that dull arena! He'd soon make ■it lively enough, 1 fancy! He'd turn on a sludge channel of speech, two miles long, and bring down no end of boulders of eloquence! MrE, M. Smitl|, from New Plymouth, is now in Wellington, (says the Press), for the purpose of applying te be heard at the Bar of the House on the subject colonial industries. Major Atkinson having presented a petition applying for leave for Mr Smith to be heard, Mr Smith also intends to apply to the Executive Committee of the Exhibition for leave to deliver a lecture on the same subject at tlie Exhibition building, with a view of proying that the whole of the railway plant and rolling staok now used on our railways can be made in the colony out of colonial material, at acheapcrrate. and of better quality than that which is imported. This is a matter of considerable importance to the colony, and is worthy of serious consideration,

It is generally supposed that when one person uses abusive language to another, he can be brought to account for it in the Resident Magistrate's Court and it certainly seems that such a course would be a vory reasonable one. Such is, however, not the caso, as the law is at present constituted. If any one desires to swear at his heighboiir, all he has to do is to watoh for an opportunity to get at him whon they are not within hearing of a public place, and ho can there pour forth his Billiugsgate to his heart's content. If he so pleases, he can continue for hours, and the neighbour .lias no remedy. He might go away to end the scene, but under the circumstances riiost people would probably be inclined to try their own hand at it, as sat is their only means of getting even, • It might be said that a man should be allowed to do what he likes in that respect while he is on his own property; but as the law stands he can do as he likes in the way of Bwearing anywhere so long as he keeps at a convenient distance from a public place. Cough, Golds, Brondiitvs, <£c, are quickly cured by using Baxter's celebrated "Lung Preserver." This oldestablished, popular medicine, is pleasant to the palate, and highly extolled by the members of the medical, legal, and' clerical professions. Sold by all Patent Medicine Yendova. See testimonials in advertisement!!.—Aqvt.