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Gmmnfom. opinions expressedbyour cor^sp^ndenta^ KNOX CHURCH PSALMODY. o~ « *«k Alitor/"" containing the music is sung the music case with the en giving put ;fche psalm. It y "JJaspo." Tones have (t mi jn *n e Deacons' Court. * noth J ! * more ««*Pt I re. gret the tone of your correspondent's reservices, whether gratuitous or otherwise, the congregation has been so fortunate 2 ' securing.—[ am, Ac, tv_ ~ Anothhe Basso. Dunedin, October 25. SEAMAN'S REGISTRY OFFICE. To thd Editor. Sot,—ln your last night's issue I notice a evidently a stranger to New Zealand. Let him know by this that mates, if not qualified by a certificate of competency from the Board of Trade, are composed of men who have been on the coast for years, and know the set of the tides, headlands, currents, &c, &c. He must know also that mates in the Home coasting trade require ho certifi. cate of competency. Why should they here ? As for the Seaman's Registry Office, if, as he says, Dunedin. is becoming a rapidly-in-creasing shipping port, why does not "B. C. H." go into the Seaman's Registry Office business straight away, and conduct it on the same basis as the Labor Exchange or any other registry office in town ? Being qualified, he might also in connection therewith open a navigation school on his own, account, and not try to impose onerous duties on the parties connected with the Sailors' Borne, whom I should think have quite enough to do to mind their own business.— I am, &c, Boatswain, Dunedin, October 24. THE SITUATION. To iKe Editor. Sir,—Don't you think it is nearly time the bunkum going on over the demise of Provincialism should come to an end. J. am one of those who are of opinion that the Superintendent arid his legal friend, after having fought the battle bravely sustained a fair.) defeat, should have-accepted the position and.devoted their ener, ' doing the best they could for the i nians. They would .then hare been in a position to obtain much better terms than they are now. What, Sir, is the, result of this ill-advised action? They, togelihejrwith. structiveness of wasting much valuable time, and thereby putting the country to thousands of pounas of expense. Not only that, but to a certain extent they have brought ridicule Zealand by their foolish commuriicatibn'with the Home country; and I cannot see they have scored a single point all through the rubber; but, on the contrary, they have made bitter enemies" of the Government of the day, which must act prejudiciously to us ; for it is not in the nature of thing! that even Ministers will put themselves out of the way to serve their enemies ; the consequence will be that on questions cropping up before Government affecting our- welfare will not be likely to receive that eordial attention they otherwise would have done had not our representatives made themselves so very obnoxious. However disinterested the Provincialist supporters' motives maybe, there wjllnot be a few amongst us who will be able to divest their minds of the contrary, seeing that by the change the principal movers in the cause have not altogether unremunerative positions; but what is more galling to'some of them still, positions that added considerably to their own importance.—l am, &c, Common Sense. Dunedin, October 25. MISCELLANEOUS. The case of Clarke Bros. v. Begg was concluded yesterday, the jury finding for plaintiff LIBO odd, with twelve guineas interest. At the meeting of the North Dunedin Young Men's Improvement Society on Monday, Mr Andrew Fraser read a paper on " The Spanish Inquisition." While the interruption continues in the Batavia and Singapore cables, steamers will leave Java for Singapore on the merning of the 27th and 29th October, and the sth, 11th, 18th, and 25th November. The plentitude of widows in Auckland is astonishing. The ' Star' says there are a thousand of them, the majority of whom are ready for a chance, and that in one small street in Parnell there are more than thirteen widows, who may be seen daily looking ont of the windows, or catching the fresh breeze from the front door; and many of these have exchanged their weeds for flowers. Two social gatherings in connection with Churches were held last night. At the Christian Church, Great King street, addresses were delivered by Messrs Haley, Bates* &c. ; and at Ravensbourne; Presbyterian Church, Dj Stuart, presided; the speakers included Drs Roseby and Copland, Messrs Tennant and Wright, the musical part of the programme being undertaken by the choir ol Knox Church. ' v ihe lecture delivered last evening in the new Oddfellows' Hall by Bro. if Bracken I was numerously attended, those present I agreeing that they had spent a most enjoy- \ able evening with the " Lyric Poets." {for continuation VetM tee *wrih Page.)