WELLINGTON.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 861, 12 August 1879, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

This Day. Mr. Matthew Price has beenappointed second magistrate here for criminal cases, and for civil cakes up to £29. Four Maoris, who had been suffering from some complaints since arrival here, had a narrow escape from poisoning. The doctor administered some strong medicine, and shortly afterwards symptoms of poisoning set m. The doctor was recalled, after dosing them with emetics, they became better. Sir George Grey has consented to stand for Christchurch, but it is understood that he will also stand for the Thames, for fear of a mishap m the City of the Plains. A deputation waited on the Premier yesterday to urge the views of a mass meeting, held on Saturday night, against free immigration. The Premier, m reply, Btated the Government had already sent orders home to stop the free immigration of males. He added this would have been done sooner, but that the Government had been deputationised to death by parties acting m the interests of the landocracy, who were desirous of securing cheap labor. The Government had had no communication from working men, and were practically acting m the dark. If the industrial classes were desirous of seeing their views embodied m the Statute Book of New Zealand, they must send men of their own class to represent them m Parliament. The i policy of the Government, which had been published, dealt with the evils of the laud system. He would make no promises, because he had been accused by his enemies of breaking so many. He cared not by whom his policy was carried out. His mtoto was ' ' measures, not men," and if they desired to see those measures of a liberal programme carried into effect, they would at the coming elections return men, whom from theii past history, they could trust to support those measures. It is understuod that the House will give clerks, messengers, etc., who have come specially to Wellington for the Session half pay during the reoess.