The Manawatu Standard FORLISHED DAILY. Suwant to verute. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1883. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 283, 2 November 1883, Page 2

Manawatu Standard FORLISHED DAILY. Suwant to verute. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1883. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The liev Mr Duncan, of Poxton, is to take the Rev Mr Wright's pulpit on Sunday next, Mr Wright officiating at Foxton. The B.s. Zealandia with the October English mails left for Auckland on 20th instant, timetable date. The a .s. City ef Sydney with the October colonial mails arrived at San Francisco from Auckland on 29th ipstant, three days earlier than timentable date. A Jew who was recently summoned to sit on a coroner's jury m London excused himself on the plea, that, being a descendant of the high priest, he was exempt fromsee« ing a dead body, The coroner ruled that the Levitical Law warnot binding m hi court, and fined the Jew 40 shillings. At the R.M. Court yesterday, before proceeding with the business of the day, His Worship took occasion to mention the fact that it was the first sitting of the Court under its new title, viz., " The Resident Magistrate's Court of Wanganui, hold en at Palmerston North." He thought it was only right to. take this opportunity of congratulating the members of the bar on the greater facility the new organisation would afford them. He also thanked theraVfor the courteous way m which they always had assisted him to carry out his work mso large a district. The Dunedin Tablet, m . an article to show that there is no connection between education and crime, Bays : — v Let us note, again,' to the honor of Victorian Catholics that, although they are three times ps ignorant as Protestanta, they are only twice as criminal." Mr M. Cottle forwarded the following communication from Wanganui, to the Auckland Herald, dated the 4th inst :..-: <l In your paper o£ the 27th September I notice a paragraph m which it states that a Mr J. !_f. Wilson,' of Wellington, has passed the dental examination, and also, that he is the first to have passed under' the new law. I must beg ofyoutocon« tradict that, as I am the first to have passed m Dunsdin m the month of April oj this year, a special examination having been held at that time." Farther supplies of Goods have been re« ceived at ; tbe Bon Marche during the week, which are now ready for selection m the variousdeparttnents. Purchasers of drapery and clothing are invited by ad" vertiseaient elsewhere to inspect the goods.— [Advt.]