Then the Prem/ep proceeded to point out how the other side fead fsifad to grasp the groat fact that, whereas ,hj| friend arid ex colleague had been Srit*cf?ed' with the utmost fervour of hostility for hfs ! misfortunes, involving loss to the Colonial Bank, which had lost altogether ,8100.000 from various causes, the men responsible for the loss to the Bank of New Zealand of four millions find never been mentioned at all. Upon this theme, yit!) all its possi bilities of unfairness and rau.ccmv, ho dwelt at some length, and very effectively, JGom that ha proceeded to show, with a logic as remorseless ac it was effective, that tho wretched tactics .of the other side had not only failed fo pr.O’/o anything against Mr Ward, hot J?ad jwcoiled against themselves. The fact is notorious that the very journals they quote from, as from infallible authorities, have pilloried several of their ni/mber in worse degree than their own criticism" of Mr Ward’s position and policy. Of this f apt Mr Seddou made most effective use, Perhaps his (Widest, and certainly his .most searching, plow struck the Nestor of the House, who had lauded the correctness of the member for Patca; a correctness on which he Us 4 dwelt long and earnestly. What that reasoning implied the Premier showed with telling force. From first to last tho Premier made a noble vindication of the position of the Government, and a grand defence of his former colleague, 3Kr Ward, It was the speech of the debate, and it told on every member of the House. There is no need to go back to old times for loyalty, honour and effective speech. LABOUR DAY. Thb Eight Honrs Demonstration was, it is now generally admitted, the beat on record. It is as it should bo, because the experience rained from year to year should teU on the department of organisation. The only thing required is the keeping up of the spirit. Given the continuity of the spirit, the organisation must _ by ex perience.' The organisation has iraoroved (m; experience. Therefore the spirit of the Eight Hours movement is still what it was j in the days of Parnell. That is the chief feature of the celebration of yesterday. In. 