AT THE FINISH.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VIII, Issue 1396, 11 August 1881, Page 2

AT THE FINISH.

The Wellington correspondent of the Timaru Herald telegraphed the following report of the close of the non-con - ridence debate :— " When the House met last evening every gallery and every corner of available space was crowded Jto suffocation. The attendance of mem- ' bers, however, was not large. Mr. J. T. Fisher took up the speaking in a nasty sneering speech, in which he propounded the theory that not only the Judges, but also the rest of the magistrates and Justices of the Peace, ought to be elected and dismissed by tho popular vote. He abused the Judges and Magistrates violently, charging them with drunkenness and that sort of evil living, declaring that some of them were over head aud ears in debt, and that he had seen their dishonored bills in tho shop windows. He said when these charges were made to the Government the Minister of Justice actually refused to dismiss the Judges and Magistrates unless thoir accusora proved their statement*. This was loudly cheered by the Government, and even the Opposition looked foolish at such a crime being attributed to Ministers. Up to the last moment Mr. Finn made a pretence of being friendly with the Government ; but, as I surmised, both he and Mr. Hamlin's conversation was merely a dodge, though Heaven only knows what object it was intended to gain. But some members cannot help doina that sort of thing, as Dr. Watt says ' for tis their nature to."