~~ PUBLISHED DAILY. SEPTEMBER 17, 1879.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3229, 17 September 1879, Page 2

PUBLISHED DAILY. SEPTEMBER 17, 1879.

THE elections are now all over, and the result, according to the list we have added to from day to day, shows that the two parties are equally balanced. Aucklaud has declared to a man for the Government — sending down sixteen pledged members — whilst Nelson, Ilawkc's Bay, Westland, and Taranaki seem united in putting in men who are opposed to the present Ministry. Wellington sends three Government supporters ; and seven who will be on the Opposition side of the House. Canterbury hns elected six followers of Sir

0. Grey, and eight opposed to his Government ; whilst Otago has elected ten Ministerial supporters, and eleven who will bo found in the Opposition lobby. The Maori votes will bo three for the Government, and one for the Opposition. The North Island sends to Parliament nineteen supporter.-} o£ Sir George Grey, and the South Island twentytwo ; whilst the Opposition can only claim fifteen votes in the North Island, but has twenty-eight in the South ; this, of course, is without reckoning the Maori scats. It is very unfortunate that the state of the parties is so equally balanced, but as the Opposition does not appear to be formed of factious members it is to be hoped that no more time than is actually necessary will be occupied duriijg the ensuing session, and, no doubt, it will not be a short one,

A correspondent signing himself " A Hater of Injustice" has taken us to task in a somewhat excited manner because he docs not agree with tho sentiments expressed in our leader of Saturday last. Evidently he is vitro, in his tendencies, but even politicians of extreme Liberal views may bo convicted of an illiberal mode of enunciating their principles, when they denounce their opponents arguments as " twndling- nonsense," " bumptiousness," " rubbish," "stuff," Sec. Nothing is easier than to use such terms as these instead of sound argument, and it would be vory easy for us to retaliate* aud apply stronger terms to our correspondent's somewhat loose style of reasoning. "A Hater of Injustice" attributes the backward condition of Tawinaki to tho absence of a paper whose writers could controvert the rubbish wo ' write, and at the same time enunciate tho true principles of government. If our articles arc such rubbish as he says they are, surely they can scarcely have the power to retard tho progress of Taranaki, and therefore require no refutation. The very fact, however, of his letter appearing in our columns proves that tho press is. available to him to state his viows and enunciate the true principles of government, to which ho refers. Instead of availing himself of the space given to him to point out temperately our false reasoning, and showing in contrast what sound political doctrine we should teach, he talks wildly of bank influence and the dictation ' of lings, and finally babbles of the liberal disposition of the present Ministry. Ho ought to have shown in what the liberality consists ; to whom tho liberality was shown ; whether tho liberality benefited individuals or the public at largo ; whether it consisted of solid performances or liberal promises. He might also havo told us something of the proper sottlemont of the native difficulty from nn ultra-liberal point of view; and have given some definition of, tho well-worn phrase, " progress of tho Colony," as understood by an ardent believer in the present Government. Then, when wo had settled on the meaning of technical tcrins, and of the polttioal stock phrases used, we could discuss the whole scheme of political regeneration, as preached by the great Liberal party, led byrt man who professes. sympathy with tlio doctrine of equal rights of man, but who thoroughly believes in — and practices what •hb believes— Autocracy.

Femalm servants are, according to the Eeoning Post, greatly in excess of the requirements of Wellington. "Whether it is that tho 'bad times' have compelled many erstwhile employers to do without servants, says that paper, or that ,the numerous arrival's havo increased the supply bcyoud the demand, we know not : possibly both causes may have combined. At any rate there is no doubt that at : the present time numbers of young Women arc unable to obtain places as domestic servants in Wellington, and every advertisement elicits dozens of applications for engagements. 1 ' It is a pity a few of these young women cannot be sent on here, whorb they would be sure to find places.

The Licensing Court; was adjourned yesterday for fourteen days, as there was not a qiorum of Commissioners present. ,

Lieutenant Carey, who was with the Princ 0 Imperial when ho was shot, is cousin to a gentleman in Napier, and nephew of Colonel Carey, 18th Royal Irish, who distinguished himself against the Maoris at Orakau.

The Hon. Wi Parata, M.L.C., and ten of his hapu, left Otaki on tho !)th September for Parihaka, to interview To Whiti, and counsel him to abstain from influencing his followers at the present time. It is to be hoped the Maori Councillor may be successful, bub we have our doubts.

Captain Edwin telegraphed yesterday after-noon-—"Bad weather approaching, in any direction between north-cast and north and west. Glass fall soon. Expcot much sea within twenty-four hours."

We understand that an order has been received from tho Minister of Public Works for a twelve foot rail to be made of Taranaki iron, and also a pair of locomotive bogie wheels. The wheels already made wijl bo sent on to Wellington immediately.

A number of gentlemen left town yesterday, to attend the meeting at Parihaka, which takes place to-day. It is expected to be a large and important meeting, as natives have assembled from all quarters.

A slight vibration of the earth was full at about twenty minutes past 8 o'clock this morning. It was of short duration, but sudicicntly distinct to be felt by a number of persons residing in different localities.

AYe believe it is the intention of our mem* hers, Major Atkinson, Mr. Kelly, and Colonel Ti'imblo, to go to their duties at tho Assembly by the overland route, and they leave here by the early train on Friday morning. Tho lion. Mr. Scotland, M.L.O. will wait for the I linemoa, which will be here early on Tucslay morning.