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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 15 July 1890, Page 2

Messrs McMillan, Rhodes* Co. announce a Stocktaking Sale of Drapery. In another column the well-known Soho Hempmill is advertised for sale. A fly-boy nnd a catcher are wanted at a hempmill at Oroua Bridge. The Deputy Official Assignee gives notice of the closing of the accounts in two bankrupt estates. .. Mr Brandon, our new baker, opened last Friday, as he had dnl" announced, and is now prepared to do all the trade lie may secure. In our report of the proceedings of the Manawatu County Council the acknowledgement to its being obtained from the A'lmcate was overlooked. The entries for tV»« Qvsu\«^ Ttvtvce at the ■Rink on Friday night nnmiwpd sixteen. The comnetitors were divided into heats, and all the last six were left in. The race will be decided to-night at 8. Sir George Grey, in moving the °ppond Heading of the Law Practitioners Mill, gave [ the following information relative to his education : — One thing I have never mentioned before is this : that even in my youth so little was a knowledge of the Latin language required that the Military College in which I was brought up Latin was not taught' as a rennisitp. Only thos^ were instructed in Latin who expressed a desire to be educated in that w.o.v. and the number of boys. out of a total of about 300. who acquired the Latin language never exceeded twenty-five. We were within fourteen miles of Eton, where a knowledge of Latin and Greek was required ; and T say, after reflecting over the subject, that I can take those who were my contemporaries at Eton and Sandhurst, and on the whole the Sandhurst people have rendered greater services in the world than have the Eton scholars educated in another way. Tlvt really shows that a knowledge of Latin is not required at the present time, and it is of very little use in afterlife. I assidiousty devoted vnvself to the study of Latin, and I can affirm that it has been of no use to me in my life after leaving college. Four hundred lawyers are good ! but Mr Verrall thinks more would be better, as by erecting competition a chance would be minel of having their charges reduced. He made the following too true remark :— Th* honourable member for Dunstan Wrst tells us that one of the qualifications for an American lawyer is to be a good shot ; but in this colony a man maybe the best shot possible and yet not be able to save himself from the lawyers. One more little incident in this debate is worth recording. Mr Taylor referred to a case in which six distinct members of the l?L'al fraternity hnd been asked for an opinion, and not two of them agreed. Of course he was arguing in favour of Sir George Grey's Bill, and in winding un said, « the^TSill would improve the status of those, practising law In the country. — c ome honourable member called out, " How ?"— " By getting a few more intelligent men into the profession," was the unexpected reply. The Wellington Po«t, in a sub-loader is thus rough on one who desired to represe the Foxton constituency : — Dr Newman does not desire a dissolution. We should be very much surprised if he did. He wishes to retain the position of a member of the Legislature, with all its concomitant advr'itagns and dignities, as long as he possible can. A dissolution would mince him to hi* natural insignificance, nnd a premnt'iro dissolution i 5 therefore most unnalatn')l« Tn the exorcise of a wise discretion. J)v Newman has determined not to contest n ritv s»at. It would be labour lost if he did. The electors of Wellington have taken his measure, and will rejoice when he ceases to bp one of their representatives. He is going to offer his services to the Hutfc constituency, but w<? cannot doubt that the electors 'of 'hnt district will show their discretion by 'Wlining most emphatically to I avnil the" 1 -'•lv's of his services. He has I bpf-n ii t»rriblv bad member for Wellington. ' Hi* porson.il unpopularity in the House has more than once, we are confident, turned the division against Wellington in-

* rests in the Mouse. Members who have blown nothing of the merits of the particular question have gone into o:*i lobby simply because they s*w the mem bur for Thorn-lon going into the other. He is not liked or trusted by either party, a»d is entirely devoid of any political influence His energetic effort to force, himself into prominence over the Nocth Island Trunk Rail\ya<- r.diite Hg ye prob*l)ly, tended rather, to irijtiri' (hail io adVauce the interests of that work. Dr Newman can be spared from political life without injury to anyone. That he should fairs to prolong the present disgraceful and unconstitutional Parliameutavy posiHoni ami, dec^re. Jtn .esi'ly dissolution" uilnecessary, i« a final aiici donelusive 1 prd.of of his unfitnoss to occupy .a representative position ariy longer: We H^iJe fee tinie durhlg lie can strilt dUduUsdn M.ftiiiwill prove very brief, and we are convinced that the good aeiiSd of the electors in the Hutt district will prevent his again attaching the letters to his name. The Library has just received 88 volumes iof new books. This will be good news to the subscribers. The following are amongst the authors:— G. M. Fenn, (1) ; MaXwell Gray, (1) ; Mrs Alexander, (3) ; Miss Brad' don, (1) ; Mrs Rennard, (1) \ W. £. Non'ia, (1) ; Justin Macarthy, (2) ; Dora Russell, (2) ; Rita, (1) ; fimma Jane Worboise, (4) ; Amelia E. Barr* (G) ; C. M Yonge, (6) ; — Craik, (6) ; Whyte Melvillej (19), ; Riiiet 5 Haggard, (4) ; Wilkio Collins, (4) ; B. li. Farjeon, (5); George Maedortald, (7) ; Theodore Hook, (8) ; MaVk Twain, (4) ; Mrs J. H. Riddell, (a). 'The volumes are all strongly bound in half calf, letttered, and stamped with the shield of the Library.