Wanamatu Herald. TUESDAY, NOV. 10, 1891. God Bless the Prince of Wales.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, 10 November 1891, Page 2

Wanamatu Herald. TUESDAY, NOV. 10, 1891. God Bless the Prince of Wales.

Yesterday the fiftieth birthday of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales was duly celebrated, by hold ing public holiday. In common with other loyal subjects, we wish the Prince many happy returns of the day. During his life the Prince has had many harsh, things said of him, some of which were unfortunately true, but those blaming him, ! have, we venture to think, judged j him from a pm-ely English point of view, forgetting his parentage. The absurd law regulating the marriages of the Royal family has not worked J well, and has led to disappointment i in the expectation of obtaining a pure bred nglish gentleman from a mixed marriage. Albert the Good, was a German, a most excellent i man, but still not an Englishman, and Her Majesty has more Foreign than English blood in her veins ■ The sins which have been laid to ! the door of the Prince, have been those which the Puritanical English

vie\v with the greatest of horvor, bau which, unfortunately, othei nations do not de^m so serious. Wo have g 's to refer to the warmth with which, r.he Prince of Wales is everywhere received in public, to prove the warm affpcLinn which the general public have for him. and as a proof of the r,-ift hs has of ingratiating hhnse f in their erood graces, notwithstanding his transgressions. It has been stated that during the Pence's life over eight hundred and eighty m .lions of prayers have been offered up iv public worship, to bless him, and to bring him to the everlasting Kingdom, and that the scandals that have been made public, arc anything but a satisfactory gunge of the power of prayer. This, however, is not the Prince's fault. A new departure, which it is to be hoped will be adhered to, has been made in permitting the Princess Louise to marry the Marquis of Lorno. If this is followed out, in time, our Eoyal Family would become a portion of the nation they rule, and then it would be fair to expect from them a compliance with the rules that guide the English ideas of what is right and proper.

The Prince of Wales has been placed in embarrassing positions. He has had to take up a great deal of the social duties of the Queen, upon an income that is none too large, considering the wealth of those with whom he has to associate. When he is able to retire to his country estate at kiandringham, he is able to live the life that he is so well suited for. He is most kind-hearted, and an excellent husband, fond of his children. As a landlord he is ono of the best. The cottages on his estate are a credit. It is stated that as a landlord, an agriculturalist and as a country gentleman the Prince sets an example which might be followed with advantage throughout the country.

During the last scandal the Prince has shown himself in excellent colours ; he attended Court and submitted himself to cross-examina-tion, and has to thank a juryman for the opportunity of stating that which it was important he should have given in evidence. One question however was left unasked, which was asked of all the other witnesses, and that was as to whether he had divulged the T ran by Croft secret. As all replied in the negative, the question not having been put to the Prince, led to a supposition that he must have done so. It is only fwr to place on record that on che J?Bm highest authority, it was ndßwe Prince who revealed it. .DLagffny hi* examination was cou^p^Thc appealed to his legmßßviser to bo allowed to re-eaj^FEhe witness box in order tArfpne might make this denial, JmPns application was overf^^ui English journal wisely l-kfi that the talk of a Republic s that is glibly mentioned, but by those who have not weighed significance. The quest^tf of the l J rince and his position? "is immediate and practical. Is it not time that we began to endeavour to help him to fiiMil our own prayers ? I .ijr —

TJM^HPRfrning Officer invites nominatiggjßlTOr the position of Mayor of the They must be in by noon or PSlonday, the 16th inst. A horse is impounded. j Thomas Ross appeared before tho Court ! this morning charged with drunkenes--.. ; Hi? pleaded guilty and was tintd five shil- ! liiigs and two .shillings costs. The rain falling to-day will interfere with the shearing, but still most farmers will gladly welcome it. The reports of the Sunday School Anniversary services and picnic are unavoidably held over to next issue. Seventy-four free shearers have passed through Rockhampton on their way back to New Zealand, having completed their agreement with the pastoralists in that colony They take £0000 between them. Captain Fairchild reports, that on his last trip lo the Kouth, having built two boat sheds on the Aucklands, and put boats therein, making four boats now on the Islands. A provision depot was also erected on the Bounties, and filled with stores and fresh water. The. liinemoa visited the spot at the Auckland* where the Compadre foundered, but beyond finding a spar or two no trace of the vessel was seen. Animal life on all the Islands is very scarce indeed. The Bishop oC .Adelaide, whi c visiting Coffin's Bay, on the east side of Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, discovered a dead sea serpent 60 feet in length. It had a round body like a snake and a tail like n whale.

Mr T. R. Ellison was admitted ns a soli citor of the Supreme Court last Friday liy Mr Justice Richmond, on the motion of Mr E. G. Jellicoe. Mr Ellison is staled to be the first representative of the Maori race who lias been granted ihs privilege of practising law in this colony.

President Harrison interprets Major McKinley's election a? a conclusive endorsement of the tariff introduced by him.

Mr Ct. Slater, relieving olficer, is at prosent in charge of the Lnngburn rail ay station, during the absence on leave of Mr Jones, the stationmasler.

Among the exhibits from Southern California at the Chicago Exh bition Mill be :i model constructed to illustrate irrigation. A committee has already ber-n c!ios?n to prepare it.

Siam has decided to rnako nn fixhihit at Chicago, which shall eclip«o \hr c:i> ii made at the Paris exposition. wiu>iv i, carried off the honors iv the oii.-niii! s-;!inn.

The Standard's correspondent s-ay.-* that the n?gro delegates atttjruliug the Motlioli-f, Congress are not allowed to tak» ihpi.!> nt the same restaurants as the aihrr <\<-], - gates The paper, oonKtiontin^ o)\ tliiexclusi\'eness, says ii is an iinJiapiiy nm.nient on th? Methodist niilleninm

Augustus Jranniong h 1 was brought rp ;it the Wanganui Court again on Friday, hut further rcroactled f:>r a week, buil biiny allowed as befo>'e<

Genera.l Booth told the Invercargill people that New Zsahnd was the grandest c u.itry he had seen, and that they were in p.n ?arth y pnradise compared, with millions cf their Mlow-creatnven.

Thf> usual monthly meeting of thj JianawaUi Council will bo held at Sanson

tomorrow

A special trai "1 b-> iun on the Tram, to morrow, enab ing visitors to run up and down to Sanson in the day.

At the Poriraa Knees yesterday, Acolyte won the Hardies and Forced Handicap.

weet Dream the Stewards and Welter, and Osman the Porirua Cup. George Walls rode four winners at the meeting.

Captain Mair had no sooner advertised a reward for his horse than a large number of townspeople set out early the following morning to make a rise. One man, who rose at fiva, was sure of a profit, and exultingly told a friend that presently he would show him £2. Disappointment was soon experienced, as after a mile's ride he met an earlier riser leading in the lost animal !

Messrs Stevens and Gorton held a large sale of horses at Paltnerston last Saturday. Fair prices were realise*! for good nags. A three-horso team, in good condition with a double furrow plough, was considered the bargain of the day at £58. During the progress of the sale, a tre mendously brilliant flash of light Ding broke apparently right over the yards, followed instantaneously by a terrible peal of thunder, which eausad a great commotion amongst the stock.

The many fripndfi of Mr Brebner, formerly Ktationmaster at Foxton, will regret to learn that he suffered a nasty accident some time ago, by which his foot was crushed, and is now compe led to use crutches. We trust soon to hear of his complete recovery.

Owing to an accident to the engine hauling the afternoon train from Napitr yesterday, the train was quite an hour late in arriving at Ashurst. This caused the down trains to be considerably behind time in leaving Palmerston.

Jane Drans McQuean alias Fabling was charged to-day with being an idle and disorderly person and after a long hearing, the Bench (Messrs Russell and Thynne J's., P.) sentenced her to 14 days hard labour.