Anti-vaccinatovs in Now Zealand ought to be thankful they reside in that favored land, for in the town af Leicester hero two tradesmen have been sent to prison for a breach of the Vaccination Act. And not only taken to prison, but hand cuffed and treated like criminals, although they each had ample goods to distrain upon. The matter has been brought be fore Parliament, when it was elicited that Magistrates have the discretionary power of either distraining upon the effects of person convicted of a breach of the Act, oi sending them to prison. Those who arc non-believers in the efficacy of vac cination have a hard time of it here.
The Irish Home Rule members made a strenuous endeavour to obtain an amnesty for the Fenian prisoners on the occasion of the Prince of Wales coming home/iPhey urged upon tho Premier that an act of clemency at such a time would be pecu liarly gracious, but to all their blandish ments tho Premier was obdurate. The question having been put in the House, Mr Disraili stated that he was not at present prepared to advise that the Fenian prisoners should bo released. This deter mined answer was somewhat unexpected, as from some cause or other the Homo Rulers luul been led to expect quite a dilibrent reply. Mr O'Connor Power said the statement from tho Premier would be received in Ireland with mingled feelings of surprise, and. indignation, when Mr

Bigcjar ventured the statement that he was not surprised tho prisoners were not released, seeing that wo have for a Prime Minister a gentleman who " truckles to Bismarck," who is an alien in race, and probably also an alieii in religion. After this ebuMtion of temper the matter drop ped.
