The News Letter says : —Mr. J. G. S. Grant held a meeting of his supporters at the Royal George Hotel. This personal little firebrand's diutribes against individuals, and contemptuous allusions to the press —notably to the Fquibs in tbe News Letter and the Jew's Harp, —were at times disturbed by the most violent fits of laughter. It would seem, however, from what we have since learned, that as time wore on and the ill-timed mirth of the "gods" iv the auditorium increased, Mr. Grant grew crusty, aud ceased to enjoy the "joke." Feeling himself aggrieved by some observations of Councillor Barnes, Mr. Grant (being his own chairman) dissolved the meetiug, and proceeded to turn out the g-is. We (New Zealand Advertiser.) learn by telegraph from Christchurch that the horee Storm Bird has caught a seveie cold in crossing the Waitangi, and it is expected will not be able to run at the Dunedin races. A drop of comfort in a wooden spoon is far better than a gallon of sorrow iv a sil- . ver bowl.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 59, 12 March 1867, Page 3
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