MISCELLANEOUS.
Aspirants to political fame, and .'rentU'tnen who have bi'en in the lubit of looking at a 'eat \n Parliament -as rlv fii'sti stsi.'^e on the road to fortune, will have 'their st'dotir somewhat clan',H j 'l (wiites th«* Mi'lhourne c.)'n'o.s -po'ciftit'of a coiitpmporai.v) when they consider the cas<« of Mr J. M. Grant. Th-tt gfiitlem.-ii) has for nearly thirty years been a member of the Assembly. i)n .ins; thit ti>ne he has iu*eu a mem -Iw*r of five Administrations, holding offi 'o at various periods for a term up wat\lß of seven years. He has Ween a partner in a leading firm of solicitors, and been the recipient of a testimonial consisting of nearly £2,000, and since the inauLjnraMoii. of payment of mem bers enjoyed his monthly cheque for £25. Y-^t, at. the present moment, he is accordi'ijT to* a statement made on th« fl>or of the House, in siwli indiff erent pi'oii! iary circu nstances that, in the event of his death, his fimily would l»e, ill-provided for. Mr G ait has always been honest, and, as a con sequence, the sense of his virtue has been his sole reward. The Service- Government purpose to ask the Vic torian Parliament to vote a gratuity to Mr Grant.
