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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1312, 12 October 1872, Page 2

Telegrams of late and important aevrs of general interest were received at late hours Fast evening. Their publication necessarily interferes with the fail record of local and less important events. Of the latter there were several worthy of being reported at some length, but any notice of them must be deferred until Monday. Imprimis, there was the display of public feeling which, " bottled up " for several days, burst out last sight in the burning of rockets et cetera, in the firing of cannon, in the marching and playing of a musical band, and. in cheers for "the Waterhouse-cum- Vogel Ministry." That display was well-timed, and, in a local point of view, was discreetly made. The exhibition of public feeling was made midway between Greymouth and Cobden — from a boat anchored midstream— and the present expectation is that Cobden will come, this evening, to make a similar display of sympathy in the same place. This out-door entertainment necensirily interfered with the attendance at the Theatre ; yet there was attracted from the. spectators of the boat on blazes in the river a fair attendance to witness the fair Miss Stephenson and others performing the play of " The Ship on Fire." Th,e Dispatch fired her gun many times during the evening, her owners sharing in the political excitement ; but the Tararua did not fire her. gun till a late hour, and in consequence of having done so, and, for the other and better reason that ehe did not arrive in time for yesterday's tide, sho was tendered at an early hour this morning. Her mails, Australian and English, were fortunately landed at Hokitika, and were brought on to Greymouth by yesterday's ctacE; as also was Mr Button, solicitor. The Judge of the District Court, Mr Harvey, made the journey on horseback, and he opens Court for the hearing of Bankruptcy cases afc tan, o'clock this morning. Another arrival from Hokitika is Cecilia O'Gormon Murray, "a sister who is travelling on a mission of charity," and whose mission, already well recognised in Greymouth, it will be proper to refer 'to again. There are three other items to which reference has been promised as local events of personal pain or pleasure—the pain of passing some disgusting nuisance at the corner of Chapel and Tainui streets, to which the attention of the Inspector of Nuisances is particularly directed, and the pleasure of being present at Schlichting's art-union this evening at Gilmer's Hotel, and at a meeting, on an early evening, at Gilmer's Hotel, for the purpose of establishing a Poultry and Horticultural Society and Show, in which matter Mr Prince takes a particular and animated interest. Last evening commenced the most sacred day of, observance in the Jewish Church— the Yom Kipur, or Day of Atonement. In all countries, and amongst Jews of all degrees, the day is sacredly kept by those of the Hebrew faith as a solemn fast, and a day of prayer and humiliation. It is the only day in the year which equals the Sabbath in sacrednesa. All things to be forbidden to be done on the Sabbath are forbidden also on Yom Kipur, and to aome extent it over-rides the Sabbath itself ; as in every othet caao of a fast-day falling on the Sabbath it is not observed on that day, but in the case of Yom Kipur, when it happens to fall on a Saturday, the Sabbath becomes a day of fasting. It was on this day when the Temple was extant, that the. Hich Priest of Israel offered sacrifices and prayeaf or pardon for the transgressions of himself and the people.; using then the name of Jehovah, a name never pronounced by Jew, with the exception of the High Priest, and by him only on that day in the whole year. Layinp his hands on the scape goat that was to be sent to Azazel— into the wilderness— he pronounced the following prayer:— "l pray thee, 0 Jehovah ! as thy people the house of

Israel have sinned, committed iniquity, and transgressed against thee ; I beseech thee, by thy ineffable Name, pardon now the sins, iniquities, and transgressions, which thy people, the house of Israel have committed against thee : as it is written — 'For on this day s'lall we make an atonement for you, to cleanse you from all your sins, before the Lord.' " There being now no Temple, and no High Priest, the service, as practised in the time when they existed, is merely repeated by the minister in narrative form, and tho day is devoted to prayer, psalms, and exhortations. The fast commenced at sunset last evening, and concludes to-night. During the whole of v the twenty -six hours food and drink are forbidden. In many places on the Continent of Europe the whole time— day and night— is passed in the Synagogue; in England and in the Colonies the people remain in the Synagogue a few hours last evening, and the whole of to-day. In the Resident Magistrate's Court, yesterday, tho adjourned case of the Police v. Hildebrand, for street obstruction, was called upon, when Mr Guinness, on behalf of the defendant, applied, for a further adjournment. Instructions had been given to suri veyors- to prepare a plan, but the plan was I not yet finished, the block of land in question being a most intricate one to survey. The case wa3 adjourned till Wednesday next. — A complaint was made by the police against Wallace Woolfe for obstructing the footpath by placing his shop shutters outside his premises. The defendant admitted the fact of the shutters being outside, but said they had been placed there for the purpose of being painted. v For the police it was stated that the (so-called) obstruction hid continued all day, and had been repeated, without the shutters being painted. The defendant was fined 10s and costs. — In the civil case of Felton Grimwade and Co. v. A. R. Guinness, adjourned from the previous day, Mr Newton was heard in support of the defendant's application for an adjournment for the purpose of obtaining evidence from Auckland. The Magistrate granted an adjournment for six weeks, but Mr Perkins, for the plaintiff*?, preferred the acceptance of , a nonsuit, with costs. Almost perfect unanimity characterises the expression of public opinion on the West Coast on the subject of the defeat of the Stafford Ministry, and the prospect of their predecessors returning to office. In one of the many sensible articles of which our contemporary is distinguished, the Wcslport Times says : — " A dissolution on any grounds must be deplored, and the Yogel party having regained the position from which they were momentarily driven by questionable tactics, and the votes of basely suborned renegades, should be permitted, ofter a redistribution of portfolios, to administer public affairs for yet another season."- Of the Charleston district the Herald says :— " The defeat of the Stafford Ministry is hailed with universal satisfaction in this district." Similar quotations might be multiplied from Reefton, Hokitika, ..and Ross. A " Reeftonite" writes to vs :— As the Post Office authorities do not seem to take notice of the irregular manner the mail contract is carried out between here and Greymouth, I wouM wish to pall your attention to the fact that the mail which left Greymouth on last Saturday did not reach here until halfpast four yesterday evening (Monday, October 7). There can be no excuse this time, as the weather was fine and tho rivers low. In these advanced times doe 3it not seem strange to take three days to convey a light mail 60 miles? What has become of the successors of Cobb andpo.?" A challenge has been received by the Otago Rifle Association from the Rifle Association of Japan. The challenge was accepted, and it was resolved to authorise Lieutenant Muir to communicate with the Japan Association, informing it of the acceptance of the challenge, and fixing conditions of the match. A team of ten, to represent the Otago Association in the proposed match, was chosen by the meeting. The prospectors, Messrs Heckler, Nankeville, and Clyraa, who some weeks back discovered very promising indications of a copper lode existing in the neighborhood of Mount Watkin, Otago, have since that time been actively engaged in prosecuting their search to discover the hidden lode, but as yet, although they have found specimens of copper more or less encouraging, their labors, have not beem crowned with success, The party is, however, very sanguine of their efforts being ultimately rewarded. The present financial condition of the Loyal Charleston Lodge of Oddfellows is certainly a credit to the district. The Herald challenges any other lodge in New Zealand, of the same age and with double the number of members to present a more favorable balance sheet, and a more satisfactory statement' of affairs than the local body is in a position to do. Only five years old now, and they have over nine hundred pounds (L 900) placed to the reserve fund, and— a thing almost unprecedented in the colonies, we believe— have also a balance to the credit of the management fund, notwithstanding the fact that heavy calls have been made on it during the past quarter. The number of full benefit members is 131, and there are also three honorary members, thus making a total of 134. The Herald believes that there are other lodges on the coast better furnished, but then they have a larger score on the debit side of their ledgers on account thereof.