OUR MELBOURNE LETTER.

Evening Star, Issue 4135, 29 May 1876, Page 2

OUR MELBOURNE LETTER.

. !l?he qiUfe aaistilir Atm vSPrI- °/ 1- r 1 har< WBohred^t a’gfcht & b£ -vfctbjtheir, customs)! ajffiL^biiria to have nothing m tfern ’4^..b^& Wo ‘i upon— mares- nestiif smgte step, ih-this buSiieis < has 4 tdehlWcTll#' Trowell's i^ottiafifeb^ Ma\ niter rtantiated. -The detention; » found to be illeff}d, :tbe hbuse tmitißtifiable.'and thechairgoeSußsaifltf against Wilkinson (Stevenson’s; u prettyocrtainto result .in last step is the - most signal imw One, morning the town isws -eleOtrsfied, A jjy : - a >{KNdfeve. ri^tein^ } intim-a* ’ " iaat the^ thattwehe.notfoontemed their value was L3OO or more, 5 length brougftto l^ht. k^tn«ff'mM^M 3 all these fine statements were -ruthlessly de- ■' atroyed; Messrs Stevenson th%» invoice and entry: withttliu, Customs BtamrJ* correspond ■ exactly the value m all was LlO 6s 8d only, andtS // seizure was whotymegal/ ihties would npt give upthe, case,' and after - ‘ l*jng negotiations bnlyjpohsehted to - condition thitltW merchants pa&rtiie duty a second time - this f fepaymaht<j^mg there and'then refunded to them! Jtfo doubt technical legal reastms-layiat ithe bottom^F this veyy cunous proposal but whether that v • be so or not the tote atewdiJto'St audrthuv ! goods, 'released. - h-o trash,*diScoysaWM have been tnade, btit the IhndMg waiti^sifc opening of Messrs StovattdhV goods, nett result ■ stoppage of the trade, hf .the port&h r d a blockpiah the railway sheds with soft goods opened out. i -Perhaps,jthis, is, jyhat Ihe sioner of by SuaSSorCT? - ■■' kequences ” that '** jthafrm’s wonld > sacked. ZdßhHnm -tyjftj»- Vi-V I ■ : • nr) i Kim-*--... '- t^4asS

Mp*xs sit fo Lis photograph, in . order that those wh want to,know what hia personal appearanc Is may satisfy their curiosity by. purchasing cartes. I wonder how a man feels who thui publicfypffers his features for sale ? The application of the Rev. R. 'K. Ewin| for admission to the ministry of the Presby terian ®hurch -of Victoria was heart . by the {Commission of the Assembly, when it was decided 'by a small majo rity to admit him. . Themo&t notice able feature of this case was that the real grounds of'objection' were only how foi the first time revealed. No doubt they are Sood enough, but they oujffit- to have-been onestfy hhd Openly set out at the very first; Or still better,-if the objectors had-met Mi Ewing as a man, and simply said, “Now, for.yoiir oWh eake/ do not press this appHca. tion. If ihall be compelled to reveal sudlf And such matters; so .we give you fair warning”—in all probability hia prudence would have : 'restrained'hiai. But the want of such- frankness' seems to be an inevitable failing in all ecclesiastical proceedings. Hardlydessimportant to, the Presbyteria^tfoigregtetions,' however, ; werd the utterances©!'Mr Stobbs in the debate. By some sidewind the subject of revivals came up, and the reverend gentleman did not hesi tate tojjshow his dislike of them. This, Was frank enough ;- but I doubt whether it was any wiser than his brethren’s timidrfyv Considering how strong are both the convictions and the sympathies evoked by the late religions movements at Home,; and toe-bitter and unscrupulous attacks just now being made on; all. religion by a certain clique here, it does seem to me that it would have -been better, for a % minister ; to avoid scandalizing religions people and delighting the othersi There was no necessity to speak on the snbject at all, and therefore to speak on itvin such;a way seems wanton. But then.Hr Stobbs is “ Broad (Jhurch ” in; his proclivities, and is -going to have a fine new tower ppt tp Lis church. The first fact may explaip, the-character of his sentiments, and the second. (taken as a proof of his popularity) his boldness in uttering.them.. When last I wrote fme “ trough Smyth ” inquiry was-still pending; since then it is over.. The board made a brief report, supporting .toe officers, condemning the accused on all the reafly important charges except that of presenting a false return to Parliament| that he could uptyrith benefit., to the' public., service return •_ to, <feie Mines rßepartineht,. ? and praising -the ; comElainants!, for their ‘manner before the loard.: sAUthis was conveyed in language so studiedly lenient that it excited no very complimentary comment. The Qovern : ment&femcdpuzzledwhatto do. \They hah two Gabinet meetings to; discuss the matter, and still were Undecided, when Smyth cut toe thing short by' resigning. -Everybody thought he was dOne' with. A paragraph itt'-rthe -papers—evidently ‘iu- - spired ’’—very broadly hinting that toe Civil Service as a, whole were experts! to bear the cost i-of .the . complainants’ case (L 700), and" this morning the ’ * Telegraph ’ is nsuaUy r f tilled ;mnce the carter’s receipt wasunearthed) hadfor three days past occuold “room : at the Mihes Office, ahd v was closeted with the Minister continually. Whether/ itoo ■ Minister •.acts -r herein -on lus own responsibility-or with the sanction of toe' ;' Cabinet. )is; of C' ; course as y e t,j,^9Jtnown,,. bat : .,T , fancy . he - : may sMefy* reckon upon, a mauvtis quart d’heure when Parliament 1 meets. There can be no, doubt; - as to what" the glib explanation' will- be—%he r dealing with bid' matters that*' no oiiebut ; “Mr Smith ”* understands” ftc.,: &c.f'afid eqaally little doubt in the mind of any who knows “ Robert Smith ” as to’the value of that explanation^ It i - said of a great painter that he neverwould look at a - baa picture lest his taste Should be vitiated or the correctness of his eye impaired, Let me follow a good* example, andturn from the Berrys to the me ,tolk abopt ladies. At least I don’t mean ab^^^ti(^ - ,.bixt. about their hats. Two sorts are-beidg much worn just new, both perfectly new—both perfectly hideous.., One sort ie a species of pork-pie genus, and is trimmed’with fur; Of course it has hot even* a riidixffentary vestige 'of a brim. For" , objept I. propose; thp Appropriate" naMe r* o• aetriha,'., for the other ’ form T would suggest Pldiychitua lasumi (For of correct pronuhei- - ation Ih§rebv license 1 * 1 aifybbdy ?to spell the kttor *ifhe so please.) As of course aU’-your lady readers will* have from the. name, it is a very ahd is covered all oyer—both, ott the and that looks as if all the sweepings oftoroahtua :*hop: had. been put through . “ Bew^ufyf*devy,” and- then':fastened - or with gluene. It is not a little remarkable; that in general .toe fades; one. wants to see ' most of are) tobe fonnd,violetdike, Hiding under the shade of PFda&fo f while redbairal£?sto!frp?tfeato^ I°3o 80j, much.-; oftheir harshness under those softening shadows, obtrude tbqpiselves ‘With the . more .emphsipis upon " toe eye because surmounted by P. derrina. Such .are toe ways, qf women,; and aqch" are their hats. But ‘Wild as are tlxeir beht both. The prettiest I -have seen ■ was l verily believe modelled' from 'a' saucepan hd that was sent out with Sir John - FrinkIm’s expedition to the North..Pole, got badly nipped between two icebergs, and was brought back by Hr Kane. AR the other bonnets are modelled upon other saucepan lids, its de . voyage* either const-' or pot j damaged .at