FISH OF ONE, AND FLESH OF ANOTHER.

Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 188, 24 December 1881, Page 2

FISH OF ONE, AND FLESH OF ANOTHER.

which rendered, into, the vernacular, means, " one law for the rich and another for the poor." It will be remembered, that an information was laid against Sir William Ifttzherbert fqra : breach of the Gaining and jLutteriea Aetvby join»ng.in sweeps on the racecourse. What was the [result— The Magistrate declined to act, and the matter was. referred to the Crown j L*w Officer for hi? opinion ;. and I was consequently surprised to find that a man named Thomas Wires had been, fined five shillings for a similar offence, — and enirentuMrrXte presiding magistrate, oa. the occasion, was. my ojd friend; Isaac Newton Watt. Now I have noi the felicity of knowing Mr. Thomas Wirons, but Ido know Sir William Fitzherbert. f know that he is a Knight, aml : a. member: of the upper,' House, in fact he belongs to the upper, crust altogether. If- the. opiniqn of the Law/ O|Scer : has been, obtained} and it is to. eiieqt. that the Act is in force, then how is itw,e do not hear of the Knightly offender being \>roceededagaiust, and I ask in the words of Artemua Ward— •• Why is this thus ?/- The Qaming. and Licensing Acts and hali a, doaaen. mpre-'the work.qf last sessioa— are perfect burlesques in, the name qf legislation, and their^ only goodis that/their very absurdity may be the meansL of bawpg. them, struck off the- : Statute 'I?pQk\ forever. o' l have heard vsinSkthe above, was in. type that thcpor [ice T have at last dccidls'd -.to proceed against th€ aiiatocratic offenderfl,. Ihopc

the decision will be given before oar races come off", or there is likely to be more fishes m the judicial net.].