Local & General News.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 17, 19 July 1883, Page 2

Local & General News.

' By the Episcopalians in Nelson it is s proposed to limit the length of sermons ; to 15 minutes. It is found in " Sleepy Hollow" that long sermons produce " irritated and often angry feelings." We always thought the Nelsonians could sleep through anything. The installation of the W.M. and officers of the Feildiug Lodge of Freemasons takes place this evening. Bro. P.M. 'I. King, of Palmerston, will act as Installing Master, and a large number of brethren are expected to be present, i A ball will be held after the installation s at the Town Hall. Mr Cottle, Dentist, whose card appears elsewhere, has succeeded to the practice of Mr Crosse, of Victoria Avenue, Wanganui. Mr Cottle was the first to pass the Colonial University in Dental Surgery, and has pursued his profession with great success for some time past i in Auckland. He will visit Feilding 3 during the first week in each month, and t may be consulted at Bellve's Hotel. The 3 dates of his visit wll be notified by advertisement from lime lo time.

Tiie '• nruhei 1 " has been laughed ou: of London. Should the English "R>yal fimily ever retire into private lite, the Queen would be plain Mrs Wettin. There was a Captain's Parade on Tuesday evening last, of the Manchester hifles, in the Town flail. About 30 officers and men put in an appearance. Last night a numerous company assembled at the residence of Mr Barker, of viakino Road, to celebrate the coming of age ot his eldest son, Mr Willian Barker. | The evening was a very enjoyable one. It is freely stated that the Salvation Army is likely to become a grent power in Kngland. In Scotland it has not proved very successful, as the people there are not sufficently emotional. Mr Samuel is making certain improvements to the house and grounds of the Endymion Hotel, Awahuri, and amongst other things, is providing increased accommerdation for the horses and vehicles of travellers. ; The School bell-tower has been erected in a very substantial and creditable manner by Mr Watts, of Manchester-street. The bell was fixed yesterday, and was rung for the first time at the opening of the school this mornine. In Newton (Auckland) apple and peach trees are already beginning to blossom, and quite a number or strawberry plants are in bloom. At the beginning of July, such evidence of returning spring is rather unusual. In the Legislative Council no Monday Mr P. A. Buckley presented a petition, signed by 189 Roman Catholics of Te Aro, praying the Council to decree such measures as will secure to the Catholics of New Zealand justice and equitable treatment. Four steamers sailed from London on April 26th for Canada, carrying upwards of 2000 emigrants, including 350 speci-ally-selected agricultural laborers from Lincolnshire, who are under the guidance of one of the officers of Mr Joseph Arch's Agricultural Laborers union. French correspondents draw an alarming picture of the effects of British administration in Egypt, and represent Lord Dufferin as being very unpopular. They say that Turkey is opposing the grant of a constitution, and they prophesy that troubles are sure to arise. At the last regular meeting of Court Loyal, Feilding, A.0.F., the Building Committee presented its report in connection with plans, &c, for the new Foresters' Hall, which, after due consideiation, were approved of. The building of the new hall will be commenced immediately on receipt of the plans from Messrs Atkins and Clere, architects, Wanganui. After the nomination of two new candidates the Lodge was closed. The cause celebre. Hunt r. Sir Arthur Gordon, in which the plaintiff claims £8000 damages for alleged wrongful arrest and imprisonment was commenced in the Supreme Court before Mr Justice Richmond last monday, tho whole day being occupied with only the portion of Mr Shaw's opening remarks on behalf of the plaintiff. The case is exciting a good deal of interest ; among the visitors to the ourfc were a few young ladies, a large number of members of the Bar and several members of Parliament. The wind-up of a temperance lecturer in the West of Ireland the other day : — " Friends and whisky drinkers. — And I axes ye and one and all what has been the ruin and degradation of our dear old countrie ? Whisky, boys, Whisky ! What has brought about the numerous and disgraceful increase in the population ? Whisky ! whisky ! What has filled our ditches, our gutters, our workhouse, an our asylums with the bodies of our unselfish and devoted countrymen P Whisky, boys, whisky ! And, above all, What makes ye miss the d landlords when you fire at them? Why, whisky, ye divils, whisky !"