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Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 25 June 1880, Page 2

k#?fa*#sm Independent say* sf'— fs*m<*.---frivite, letter received fey a eentiemin in town, we are allowed to tafce 4 the following piece of political in. teiligeneewrThe correspondent writing under date May 25, says:—We may expect rather lively timet now Parliahas^met.the new Mjnatry being very, h^sitilely criticiiea, and the people will' not be at all surprised at another general election toon, thdoßh. ft* lay own part, I believe it is too soon yet for a Liberal victory, unless indeed the Catholic party .return with their votes. Already Sir John O'Shannessy fa* taqnted the Ministry with being the means of obtaining twenty seatt, and has denounced them and their reform pro% i posaliiibjsjs a great surprise and & blow to Conservators, bat the greater haijlOt higett treated fairly or even eoorteonsly: y- hence his anger, '" The seeqad reading of the •* Service * Re» form fiOJPii to come on in a" week or two. I dofiol think Ministers can carry it by the aeceuary majority, Jat^least I hope not j T wonl^ far rjtther remain as we are* The effects i>f the new Bill wonld ,be t^, (in ,my opinion) swamp *. aaiehood saffrage, if Jt .did not cause its repeal, # all events it will meet with determined House and fl»e rCoantry, Ii does not even do What the corner party almost promised would be done via", reduce the franchise tojthe ratepayers' roil; but restricts it'to a higher qaalificafidn, vie, £10 freehold and' £20 leasehold, increase of members of Oouncil' to 4& instead of an* joiat, meeting of both HoTaaes after^erfafi con» ditionft; of a. final vote j so that it will be aeeessaij for the Liberal party ib the Assembly to mate sore of 65 Votes to win— without any-inortßase of members it would 4»ke-60. Tbis v far different to the efforts of the.|4her^l party, whose aim is to extend alt political privileges to every one of the age of manhood.'* i * '" ''.' ' ' ' * .1 '>■ ... ■- ■ -. .< . H The Ladies' C!jp;|s that have been io largely atoltedlm - london do not f%m/to ( beJn)a vejry flodrjfahing coo--:ditiqni^/'Somehow, jgr^.another nearly all nice/. wonMfl,, almost equally, the nicest mejai are'notclubable. 'It generally happeea that» man whovaee^ a Glob-as. > habitatynx jo&twi df a lounging, orjnnchjflg.place, or-ehs^ who has some 'nUerior motives in the way; of whist, or'work, or waiting, is a desolate animal with no home ties, and this seems to be even more the ease with fcpraen, . The ChmtchuTch Press says:—Yesterday morning, the Cnatoma officers vfsited the diff^nt breweries in town for thY purpose of talking stock. There h&s been a good deal of tflk Imbnf* the • fraternity" aiinlr this matter. It will make a large difference to; tbe manufacturen; it is stated, in* deed, that the duty imposed, namerly, 9d per galloD, >ill cost the brewers in Christchurch; between £5500 abd 40000 . pe* *. jrj&R : -&* meeting brewers was held at the CDstom House in the afternoow, when the question was dfsQUfMjed, bat nor definite conclusion arrived af>