Sir,—ln the course of our talk last night a friend and I touched upon some odds and ends of present politics, from which it appeared that he does not share my opinion that the Government we have is the one we require. He threw the unemployed diffi culty at their heads, but as a fair charge against them it vanished on examination. He spoke with unbounded scorn of the City members, holdiug that only those who had a large stake in the country should represent or govern. Of course, I disputed this, though I omitted to agree with his scorn for the membership so far as the political deserter Eirnshaw is concerned. And how disinterested my friend's opinions are may be gathered from this fuel, told by himself, at the commencement of our chat: that he is now doing a sound retail trade and making a good income from k. Judtjeil from his own standpoint and that of those connected with him, what better proof of good govern ment could he have than that 'l No doubt this satisfactory state may be traced to business capacity and other attributes, such as a pawky humor of his own which is rnaist irresistible. Still, with all this in one's favor, the trader iu a satiifaetoryconditiou should not forget his debt to trie present Ministry and those who put them there.—l am, etc., Zaita. Dunedin, May 6.
THE VICTORIA CHANNEL.
TO THE EDITOR.
