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Wellington Independent, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3799, 8 May 1873, Page 2

We begin to think thai we huve at last discovered Mr Andrew's role. We had been accustomed to think that he was mischievous, and fancied that he hud the power to embarrass any Government with which he did not agree. His persistent opposition to the existing Executive last session led one to believe that he meant "business" — that is lo say, that he was really opposed to the Government, and desirous of turning it out of office. But we have changed our mind, and we think we have become enabled to appreciate his course of action properly. Whilst the public have been for a long time crediting MiAndrew with some positive intention, it is apparent that he and his motives are alike a joke. After several months of seclusion in the wilds of Wairarapa, varied only by occasional outbursts of youthful vigor, Mr Andrew comes down to the Council, as a boy goes home for the holidays. He wants a " spree," and is determined to have it at nil cost, and this is the key to the fanciful and what would ordinarily be called, foolish motions he is the habit of putting ou the order paper. His last performance in this way is the long, and — with all due deference to so erudite a scholar — ungramniutical resolutions which figured upon the order paper yesterday in his name. They are really not worth more notice than was given to them by the Council, for they were solemnly negatived on the voices; but we would venture to suggest that the gymnasium would be a more appropriate place for .Mr Andrew to blow off his superfluous steam. Lottie has gone away, but we are sure Mr Andrew could command as good nu attendance as site did if he would oblige the public with exhibitions of his muscular Christianity on the double trapeze instead of wasting the valuable time of the Council with such motions as that which he presented yesterday.