Our Wellington Letter

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 125, 27 April 1889, Page 2

Our Wellington Letter

'♦ . . Wellington, April 25.Lord Onslow, our new Governor,, who is expected iff the Empire City next Wednesday,, is to be aworn in oa the steps of the Government House,, as the latter building is undergoing: a general renovating, and the presence* of a large crowd in and around the premises, would make it very inconvenient for workmen and onlookers alike.. 44 Current Cash* is at present on the* boards at the Opera House, and though patronised well by a largesection of the public is very severely criticised by the local press-. One of the papers styles it a " nonsensical concoction of improbabilities." Mr G. T. Sullivan, brother of the? world renowned pugilist of that name, ism WeUington conducting revival services . in conjunction with the Primitive Methodists. Mr Sullivan, . who is a nobis specimen of manhood r . and: who, m addition to being an athlete and boxer of! : some note, possesses a fine baritone voiooand is a very able lecturer* has been drawing large audiences. He came to the< colony with the intention of lecturing on> physical athletics, but whilst in Auckland he became converted to G lristianity at one* of the Primitive Methodist meetings, hence it comes that instead of training men, physically, he has turned his attemon to then* spiritual condition. At each of bis lectures he treats his hearers; to a solo or two. The late train last night from Wellington to the Hutt ran into a couple of horses that were staying on the line near Petone. One of the animals was killed outright and the ether one very muclß mutilated. A laboring man named Hilliard was found drowned in the harbor this morn- . ing. Deceased was, until lately,, a resident of Foxton. He left there some time* ago for the Mahakipawa diggings, hutnot meeting with much luck he returned to Wellington a few weeks back. ; It ie surmised that he fell oil the wharf during; the night. \ There has been nothing further' made public re Mr Fisher retirement trom the Cabinet ; a few of hre opponents; and some of his admirers have been airing: their views on the affair, but the principals in the battle are evidently lying back for a brush when Parliament meets. Until a few months back, when the other principal cites- of New Zealand wished to tread on. the corns of the Wellington people, they had only to refer to their town as the •' matchbox city," and " the fat was in the fire" at once, hut this is fast becoming a reproach of the past ; handsome brick and stone buildings are now springing up everywhere and brickmakers are reaping a neb harvest, and will continue to do so until a heavy shake puts us to the right about, when we shall probably return to our "native wood again, and carpenters will rejoice.