TRIENNIAL PARLIAMENTS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 905, 26 September 1879, Page 2

TRIENNIAL PARLIAMENTS.

As everyone knows, a triennial parliament is one of the items of the Liberal programme, and as far as were are aware, only poor men who aspire to the honor of representing the people have reason to dread the innovation. We shall not hazard a guess what it has cost each of the candidates at the late election for Napier, but we are certain no poor man, in the ordinary acoeption of the term, could have afforded the expense of coming forward as a candidate. At Wellington, it is rumoured that the expenses of the three candidates were in the aggregate considerably over £2000. "The matter," says the Post, "is really becoming a very serious one, and the probability of the duration of Parliament being reduced from five years to three years renders the question one of still greater moment. Unless the expenses of getting into Parliament can be reduced to and kepi within a reasonable limit the effect of Triennial Parliaments will be anything but favorable to Liberal interests. It will tend to throw the entire representation of the colony into the hands of monied classes. If the expense -of a contest is £800, and a member during his three years' term only receives £600 in honorarium, it is evidence that he must not only be in a position to advance the £800, but also to lose £200 absolutely, and to give his services for three sessions for nothing. Comparatively few men could afford the luxury of presenting their fellows on these terms, and the more distant from Wellington the greater would be the difficulty of finding candidates, except among the monied classes. The danger of allowing the government of the Colony to be monopolised by the representatives of wealth must be maniest to everyone. "— Telegraph.

Cockney Advice to Americans Going to Coitrt. — ' Now you Hamerlcan gents,' said the master of ceremonies at Halifax to a party of American visitors, ' afore you are hintroduced to 'is hexcellency an' 'er' royal 'ighness Louise, there's a few rules to be hobserved. Don't expectorate hon the carpet has you're in the 'abit of doing at 'orae, you know ; and don't keep your 'ata hon, as yon always do in Hamerica. _^ And no revolvers or bowie-knives is*!* allowed to be drawed in the presence of . 'is hexcellency an' 'er royal 'ighness, which is what you're a doing of in Congress continually. An' you'll walk in forward,' an' you won't think of shaking 'ands with 'er royal 'ighness nor even with 'is hexcellency ; nor, hof course, you won't address 'im as ' old hoss' nor 'old sardine,' as hif you was a-talkin' to your President, you know.. You'll simply bow an' hassume % hattitude of reference, so for as you know 'ow, and then retire backward out of the royal presence.' — Boston Paper.