LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 85, 13 March 1885, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The London Daily News of February 11th appeared m deop mourning for the death of General Gordon. /The lsU&f'M'aiefr w^sj-the- ;Jr9rtr»- an^iy* ig&kary d)a»n(/cd. i J. 'J v 18,000 are to be saved m the Lauds Department this year." •• - .■• —-«<-« ThViUw j^Uanitic cable; ; b'el6p^in^ to Mackay, the "Bonanza" miflibriaire, ana*' J;-G-. "Bennetfy of • the-New X-orbi'lfi!rald r is now complete. The first business telegram $ent was from Pears the soap people. ! ' A traveller through Arabia writes that i--wshes a Bedouin is asked to drink His : answer would frequently be : " No, i thanks^oavank^ye«|terday.'' In tllis : c^Ui|^y^e^|ttnß\^r-,iisjiany is.: . " W^ll, |l?^'|e^t^:it«ji|^«iing, but I; [igu^i^ck^s^ftd >h^[eri|^ j » ' will :^e %^^t'iioOp^^» tl^isi •! -^SK|Sa||^^^^^ Jn^ fss,&ti§fs}%Msffijn^s which athletes^ .>*?f^^.^.i^i 'i^^Bjfe^i of rowing m i^^i^^f^i^brn^ /Id lV^ [him self on a ; le^iij^li'n'd iyf Wht|e _||an'di ng.beside<|he .^iff'-'S^' • '• 4? §oflwJnaDy people are laid up with wi* at Gisborhe, and the local pajjer recomnjends the people to carefully dispose of tiiieir, slops, and^otlier, | matter.;" \ | /i | | | v^he "An in^n's^oSy" ! is iof Methbdist-cauip-jnieeting oiSgilL |It was adapted to its present use by an or.-!, ganist m Harvard church iv 1861. j : - It Has itie's^ beeli. fa mntterjof ; (Jispu-ie'ialto wliiclr jfriojhdly societv — the Ancient Order of Forestfiis or me,. Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity — occupied the prenA'er position. At the recent Jubilee High Qowrtfraeetipg of tihte foresters -»| Min-dbeste-r^tlvelCoiiaoaittee of Management of the Grand United Oddfellows tendered their congratulations to the Foresters. We quote a passage : "We cm- ' ffjatailat^tlre 'AnclqoL-g^rderl of Foiibs- j feVslob' the s prdud positioh*' thfey now jccupy at the head of friendly societi es. The patience, perseverance, prudence, [u^uc;h v h;ave, jßoiftJpp|;d[ splem lid progress m" tiie' comparatively shjort ; period, of §o^.ars, iv truth dehiands j>uiv. «tiiiost?rWbqc| ana kt^n i ra t'i^n | a^iU|r'i fel^E? ■willingly do we'givbf it. To iiicnloate^ „the blessings qi, provident self-help and,] thrift to more than half a million members must surely be a matter of the pjro-

foundest interest to all members of jthe| jjiiomnTluqity?; tuid nmft ad,^ by^such cjoit-* si^erations, to the which" "already ■ safrounay-'the I':iiam'enbf1 ' : iiam'e n bf Ftiresti'y-j '■ jVVe «xtepf|jto ,JMi JiWPrthjfs W^dj ;. re^pecjted brethren, the right hand of brotherly love and esteem." j \Thfe shw.Halcione from London?^ ijpw. 5 days out, and may be looked for kny. :The Doric is to sail from Wellington I for London direct on Sunday the 2Snd i instant. She is now at Naoier. >

At Wednesday's sitting of the Cpm-',' pensation Court, presided over by^hte' jgopor ,th^- Chief-^Ju^tice, two natives' iiamett- Rttihft : "-anil' M-afctingi brouglit; a claim against the shareholders ofjth<§.: Wellington- Maaawatu Bailwajy Cop?,-. "tJatiyjfor JSSIO aanjagps. ** b.e| cour i '$£- fyvtyl\li £2Bs', Svit^ '15« giimeas costs. 'The^as'sess'ots were a&swea ax guineas' each, to be paid by both parties to the Captain Williams, of Wellington, is g^^ -t toj)|i%y|4'Bpmej l ijlt<sflp""ibjats buil); for the coaling trade.' His soil, Mr JJ .Hui Williams, Seagoing Homejbyr theiß.^l.S. 'Rilnutaikafian: Qjxte^ito: find^duk'/yvliere 1 tb.e. .steamers can be built to the greatest advantage. j <T Meirfbers of, spetyaj, gentlemen t aspocia^ion^,are to bje. .aljowqd to. take up areas not exceeding I'o'Ola'cre's, 'but 4he average ai^a'inuat not exceed; 100 acres for teach membe.r. >, ( A township \of 6£o acres as to lie laid off hT each' settlement. '- :i ' s Th'e'site lately occupied by the pPost and Telegraph Department, m Wellington, at the corner of Featherston j and Braridbmstreets,- has-been • 'purchased by the Mutual Life Association of Australasia. ; Kr ' seed- is qixptld m Melbourne "ai'^s'Ofl 6tt' pei* bushel, and cocks»faot at f&dvto 4d per lb. . .a ■ ' Tenders for the Wellington Industrial . lEixliibi^ion jb,uil,dihgi giJilsh be sent iii by' Monday next. From a local papei we ' learn that it is to be a one-storied v'dou- ' ail .building, with a frontage of J2lßft ; 'The uprigfifcUr/ tq.-ba/ 12ft'in i heightv withj an;, a^ditidfi.j df Vj&ft. . Jfor.^hftf ,feh(is ; .-, ,Shflj sjjace v piwided/9.r t; aiiidimfs to f , 58,000ft, but l0 f Oooft inors, has Ijpeii applied' "'lor.'"' Th'e 1 Vbrli must m 'eoniplb'tdd thi-ee fhoiitlis - aflev'fedcept- ' &nee y 6i 'fender^ ofailing; twhicai a. pejaal ty i.ofit'3!o(per! wide|c wiJl ; b,e<U^icted. ; ; :r-ic '^'Ajgentleuiaii-iwho arfaiY4<J i jbriforjftjs .the.' Auc^afld-, rfferahfthoit ■ i*h6biish.foe, inijtiie, forest"' 'of 'the";'^aso and Door Compaocfy'was "stnl' b'iiriiin^'iierc'ejyj when he left. The rain, however, wb^ich • fe'l recently may have helped tp "tiiiguisb-it:-" It- is-said- thatc^bolit oiie thousand logs, comprehending jai/cfu't' r one ajid<-a half ,»nillipn feet of titaber, liavs 'bten 1 ioiisttLuiedJ besides the I damage done to the dams. It was reported ' ■|oni« /days 1 ago fchjat.-twp^eii^hadi bi^eilv our necl, tmt there* has bee'ri no *connrn^a r . j-tion.jpf^he. rumor. . ... , _; ;.-,'{|" The excessive coldifess' of* "th^" weather andij hedvsy? "sndwetQijms have driven herds of. wolves from thq Carpathian I hi6milainß''into' the Cultivated districts, i where they have m some cases spread <' t^e^opigi^Aj) Homon- ; na, m North Hungary, a pack pfi 3;2ftj •Wolves, .entered x thevvFyiaj?fe'V'vvhil3t the inliabitants._were at church, and were not driven out till a squadron of TJhlans tefctiUiked them^ttflth 9*6BdsJaifi¥farbines. Other,, painful cages are reported! from diffeivefet' parts- of th^ country. : ; alßbe cjjßrge ofrperarti^a^inst thomas Edward Price m connectiotii with atfit&ftjer/ts -made by' hitnfrdW'ihg^tltel ' hearing, bit the Mftsterton affiliatidn case some weeks ago, was concluded! at theMasterfcon P.M. .Cqurt on Tuesday. *A'' large number of Witnesses, were ejeaminyf c(,',and at ftlie cpaclus^)^ Mr Wordell. reserved his decisionT" lor a fortnight m; ord&rtp lbok up 'some Taw'p'oiritsj which,, had'beed raised. 1 j '*''"-" ;: ' : • ' ! J' ! Wnt!es; pi&yM'#'Muil not to'be necessary tt inform 'Visifcors fo the Readinjrrriboni'tliat the various nbw'spa" pera and/ipetiQ^scals that are jilftced ,tht?rp are procured for the, benefit of fhd • "public' geiie'riiiiyf" "■ Afe do^ plftt-ed there to 1 oe^bie, &ns.(, one individual to carry them home to his own hojuse for, 'p'eniaal atlUB leisure., '^hefgeiitleiHaii^)' ' :who bprrow<i>d the last. jiuclclancb Week-" ly< Neu>s^vould, confer- a' bdo'ii'on othor, readers, and guard h'iinself f rbtn eudeaiv ing epithets by returning the paper to the lieadhig-ruom, and refrainiuig m fq-, iaiie-i'roHi'i'e'trtowiug^thuin.-,',.; r; [ ' ' ' l! ' " ' TJV6 Wfargaiimllevald se^erily, bhithea • the'JooaJ' police* lauthunjbiefe, -.aid moW • psal?ili(jHlarl.y,'.' inspector, jJ^pie^ jfor tlie :vvay,.iij; : ., ytyiclrjivyba^.-is-. kymvii as the .*' pickiqd.bi/iVjy"" caKq.'was'gotupj '-".i: -ii: ; Next T .uosd«y b^iiig St,^«..^n.yk s'D&y,' 1 /Bii'ojlgcal:- banking institutions ..will all be i.i/X'heurßatiyeSpffpin; ,,a)(l ;,' pjiitjs oi; t^i •* Pa* , rihaka Sbout McJijday tjftt; w ' l> * ,

The Directors )sfj^ c !s!»*' *js|l aild Dr&g CpuWny, $mi.tfcd|?ijiS thje^Sxth 'annual /f^ort-, staj&;th<ttgk<6&girttj Wm^ i&j tlifftWar, in's'jidiji£&t^elrb i^nco > W24Gi %*«&» t formal}! j jfi&n !prf§% ij^ir, i%)!irig>'to /^^i^^fodt^thls f Heml m Jur^asfvw J'ifl?? 1 ceiiK^^Ba'cii^ absorbed £2923. Th^y now mropose paying a further dividend, JOPtft^jj^oa*-'' ending 31st January, 1885, equal to 7 rpeftcent/'j)fef;i|nltV[e}^ron^iri-mO|£l>ftall It is said that the roadmen at work m Regularly with venison at. 4d a Ib, . English grown apples, imported by '-rare- * now : '4emfj»o6ldf<i<*Christchurch, and it is said yield^a fjiir <s>r|siit» avjhe 6tidWwrpripeffjfrj^lsniai grown fruit. Amended regulating/ for -associat on special settlements will appear m Ihe next Gazette. They will simply gve legal effect to the amendments m the original regulations, which Mr Ballance 86100, trifiadTiuio » ftrouiißed, lavWair&^pa bl ihaM v \The\'h *m points will be the extension of themaxi;nJ(iiu.ifldividiial' ; ,ar«ai ; |to/; itjQ iifcie^s, so ; jlong.as,th.e average does. nof;excesd 100' acres per' member,- and, a/tojvn resjerya- 1 'tion'not.'excee'diiig 640 'acres in! each! ( 'se-ttleriien't;^ r ;' >>»» s'™«\'-)^ j ,„, ;j Ttie lifext'big^leanUr'au-e 'm^'tnir cckj; lony is the Shaw, Savill, and Albjon Company's new steamer Taiaui } '.which Feb. 1 . The New Zealand Shipping Company's charterod baaque Loch Cree, is to -sail. jto-jnovrow ; phe' 'will by the Shaw,' Savil, and Albion Company's ship Oarnaru, sqme time next weelr. \ • f r , Xa^e on Monday night or . early { cm' '''IM^es'day'in^Vlifng'fsaysth-te'iVs^'d'nJßig* 1 . 1 trance was made to the . office of the B runner Coal Company, Manners-street, but none of the contents were removed i ioHdestixiyed«»' 1 'I s lande'r ! d6e ; 3.'n6li t kjbp'ear to have bfleo'theijolijectlof the person! or persons who entered the premises, asjnojg attempt was made to take away a quSanvj tity of money which was locked upj in] th^jofSa/J.; excreta' Was found plastered over the "desk indj articles' of furniture, and from this ;ii^ cinnstance^t'.ißi vn furred* I that the ob; ecfc of tlie invasion was to vent spl :et£ on someone" connected with*- -the Gum-

pany. . t ft A Wanganuiyplaper. states^ that jthe/ .^est-Cpagt Me&ta9<l>Prpiiu(^lC9.iupg,ii^ \ ■^^SB"6s the tinning mdustr^;;!i^B%iti 40 eifn ploye'd ." jjifSt"^jb^fiJtliVl fthe 'jahput jTOHsheep ' ahd : '■s& head:of .pftttle' a ; &n?. "" FfouF jthe., advices received f rorh tlfieir Home agents thp,di rotors have learnt that thje^cpn- ' £iiurneiiit| sentst© ■} bayeij' tjeen of go'od'qu"ality i ,"Snd Jfave brbu|*ht'price ! 8 which should leave, a go,od. margin! of prices', l Vfr,., s^o* f oV* tiotted Wnutton and;! s£d for luncheon beef. Tallow fonps,ja largeatpn^fop export, 4Q casks being, tuMeS *ufe f&i&rteJbk. * '..* jo ,. y 'r!Ajj4ivjid^n'i r ,. 1 pf ,;ls .p&p^ ah^ar^ jb.ag; Company. ' ""' ' '. . . ' • • vs -, 1 1 . ,,. i^tt^r^.,j along jthe railway line (says a Napier exchaiige^. ) qomplain with good reason that thejj- i'eceiv^d'no c'o^sider'atiori 'whatever m j iiie' : ''excursion 1 "firip'w'Mtfti was^organised llast 'TKvfrsday* - -They 4 1 ds > ndr nreasoh i iwhy : 'people- 'living. in: ithe!:QQ.antryj .should; not .havei. their gleaeiu'.qs^congulted, by i the „p,ailwfLy..Pepartß}fipt,.as. ^yetl a!s ,'iHose m .town. f r '.' ' "'" ' J ," J \) vr n' ■"■V ,l>v' f ««l ■•'■■■"■"!■■:•> p,i ! '■■•"•!»&■■»: v, : ,'Au ; itraveller., narney s lin,own t (^ay : s a '^e ( w York' papes'i^' was'iri: a, trij.in of .ln^pNQrtli-wes^ili' l "'Kai^vay^- ! g6ih» A i o l in 7l lJoiidoii il^p*lJiv&rJ?bpr i ljit'eiV~' whisn:'"'jtti i ' )^x'citfefd r: cfiscfestoii'^jjse \cfc<eri. America's responsibility for the clyna-i'MJite<-eiplod:t)nß. > iThe apioioi wa'sffteely expressed that the United states Goycmmfentjivasjgseatlyvfcp, bjaig^for harboring such men as O'Donovan JKossa. [The American jdetend^d his country m viigorous language J and wa's attacked by a crowd, , of.,., passengers. The American^ drew •fl'revolvfer 1 and '• liept' his assafrarfts j at bay until the train reached Chester, when he jumped from the carriage! and escaped. j * 'Ydl&Glifig 'lo'oir)<| >>rW, whoj Tviii' 1 be round New + Zealand m a coupje of ■ moniihs. ,a JLondpn j>aper says;r— Mr Sa-lal 'Who stßffe^XanoAthago tbi^ef light the Antipodes with the music,, f jjf ' hy;i\ r oi^ei- has Jong occupied^ foremost; pdsitioiiln thi ralks jp\En]gi|sh ,j^i|rnai-' ists, essayists, and after-dinner speake'rk. ' 3?he,..^W h&jra§ftSg«ito delivbK'to'- 1 Australia, dealing with tlie social :fintl , ax Jjis tjp c fof . London, will. ,no jloiib bj ' prove l at tracii-ve' to 'c'6ldiiiar' i audienje^% i i ..Mr Sala lias f a pleasant delivery, .and.) : 'jpo'Ufehe(^inSliner : ; i fee fiJiiiini full'of curi-' • ons^'lorc, j"wJiiehi:li«j can; impart m a :rgenial,i.pictui'fisq!ue; ftishipn^of- h-jsjov^6. MWJietJier,^ qolpn-ia^ffien'd^, yvillj be as ; ■jf(Dnd,pf'.lu'm a^W'.hi^ return ..home will ..depend miich^'upd^' the boolc ' fte js cer"tain 'to'.publisli' of- lira' cofcnifal^ lesperiy ences. .;i'fii--.cl J ••* ■ The departura .of- tji,e majU steamer ' fr.QhYiLytt l e|ton,.' which SVa's ttr'mve jsailed 'pySatiu'drtj/, Ha^ 1 ' Ween postponed! until SunilaySftb/'enaiMie icori'espoadeneej from Auckland and-other places to be foiiwafd,-) ie<.Vbyjthe,latestr^>j)pprt\iiu'ty I .r{ r p !' ■'■• 'The folloWing- isJa-Jnit'foriSJr 3T,uUuj; ; , •lib XJracki! •;Jt-:WOul!d^i^a j r s fctat!th4 Yan-' ,ke^ loqp.mof Lveg arej npt^uite'j perfect a^.hp; .'vnoujd maifejihem routrto bei Thf ; . Jtapunda ' ' RerW^^ihP Australia) places these "queries before the Bjiilwav-' ' I)epaHtnehl,.-^rs it ! tru^tlla't' tiie Yankee,; ertginesi profcured-'frofiliAmevioa-lly the 'Locdnuotive department hawiioa'oWith; ustandhigtall-.jihat.J^as ,to' : 'thef^ contrary, proved a comparative: (failure and that either^ through iriemcierjcy or over work they, are m constant needj -.of repair ? "Is ''ilHtho that the boi[ers''or ' th|3sq lpco.moiiyes avj3 /likelvxto blow up 1 at "a'ny'mo'ineiit;' and' fliatine dnvors and i stokers . *ngagwl' I W/WWi 1 ?!?:- ill^ e; n aye making themselves ill through apprehending that such an event may happen, whilst the engines are under their diarg^ Theso questions are asked m the nope of averting a ; possible..c,ajarnity, wh^ch, we hea^r, is n^t imp,pssiTf)le. ■ ... ■ ''^e.Boo^'.jSw^riiiilakkes note ofja curious discussion that lately took plpce m ! iQdiidi>n)./^t [wa§ Iditi ,tjij^[^da^ejußuence of the morning and afternoon paper. The /Gxp^rienxje, and opinion^ of » Mr^ Andrew Carneglo^ * tSe'"''A ; miricin'* ironmaster, formed an important basis for deciding /theiqiiesfion.' ' This-goi\stJeiijari\ofwns no* .lesa }l th{U^ seventeen > t daily and i weekly" ..papers. -jThey, ar^ said, altogetjier, to read) ' t>vo million', readers a ctejy. Mr Caniegie b^elieVes ' that the afternoon paper is far greater than the lhornißg^ ■' paper irtifeik' political powers f/\ j '•'•THei ! d is'\yk ; dm'on^st'the Freemasons, 1 owiHg to • tlie i decision., of? r the j .Grand ! Lod^of : England. mot to jadmit io 1 their meetings Freemnsp^ "; belonging to\'vthe: ■■ •Gijaucl Oiuyit qf France., , This has been caused by tlie ' PopeS e'lieyclical against ' Freeina^onary on the gro»i?d/'<lf 'atheism > andy irreligipii. , As ; ;,this; T ',was, l?y,eJied. , against, ihe r ci?ift generally,, .the .j^rai^dj Lodge ofEngland ropVtyliatecl thecli^rge and gave'pivactical enect^to^ theu repudi*! '■atibn, li'y ' de'cliiJi«g to ! ndiirit' to"'tlieir' lnectingi' ineuibeifs : oil /"atheistifc Lodges. TiiciX^ench Xqd.qes; ;ai;e. exasperated, and threaten .that, .unless they are ftdmittddi that thVf%iHAhako at} appeal to Engi Ji^lj. public, ppiiiioiK . u^l ..fliat.;' \ hoy Anlh, ,fo,nn}|j jLodjjos.^t.ull .fcho t Py.\»pfl ft l 4 "' "lish'cenlVcs.' Tlip,- irrcprcjssib'le Charles Bradlaugh is supposed "t'6 be J Ut jthe .h«ittom of tliisj mpvoment, nt all ovettuf lie SSvln'm PqjriMvf^e^ presented their ultimatum to iKfe s)6^'

, Ihe Napier people arc very disatirffe . with tlio slow progr^s of tlie.-ittilW ' towards Woodville. ,'mQ:,Teh>&M>h%§ marks :-" Tl.eTahoMeiMoorlMle^ tion of the Napier- WbH£A*sonJ^ilt&y has been surveyed for tiie!|ast OVlyed^l * and its construction is needed! So tnafcS' »v » the line pay. The Norih^'ls'lj&a i^f a s j trunk railway was not thought bi^twelve mouths ago, and its coustructtoTi^will only satisfy a political fad, and now $Wb sections of fifteen miles of its contfsßWiction are under tender." Mr Matthew Barnett. the well-known > w^<TOJH^writeß-frorn'4iobaift^ under date February 11th : — ''Tell the. Blue Ribbon Army soldiers at Dunedin^' possession. Leave here March 11th for a twelv^iffcioifthy , warfare. I intond openin^fit§>^V;in'^|citt;gill fort, after storuiin^^i^^i^^gtjjpn to Dunediu. Mrs Burn^ttHaccotgpanies rn^^-to o )en » p* !^|»|t ■|9mploji^n'^^|eftiales itr* ' the' bar io^ts of the" enemy. "Cneer, my cotntadesi ■ -The 'Revi. J. . and Mrs Fountain, who aro on a visit to Hobartjiippe ?fo»rtrT tjpr[leavej[ for^Now^alanfd, revjew jfiire' Ribbon^ Army, and cohdiicV a sexiest) of. wo;* iiiedtiiig&'i&' ) Duftfldin. Soldfers, iBWl^W"' JJ.i»ltj!!l£ . ' | ' ..i.tStifftlirick'siGpllege! >will be oftergjdifor the,;feeeptifln.,Qf pjup^ls . : onri,tUo,, Ist : of .. Junej. t , , ..The. f prmal, , , ,openi,ug \ will, , . take ;,plaoe f .on'j I nii ! itj; S^^..SSat J['ajr 4 nnd "and th~e {lie ceremony will be a very;im^ posing one. St Patrick's <Gott'eg'e' ! 'iß a very fine building, and oonvonieitly; 'sittfafefedt^'Bfilib^ -RM^diod .hfa^^akett great p:iins \xi< thefße^eofiioDLo^'the teachstafE, and the college will, m all p'ro.;bil\t^,,JUefftre .iua,ay ? year?,, tpfeg & UMing place. amongst the educational ipsti-' tuitions' it i Bfew Zealand.' '' '" . „. .The Hon. , C. J. Phauaayn, . .M.E..C, who. h.as_ forwarded Ins resignation as a member' of the' 'tieglsiative ' 'Coliucil ] to ''thd'V&bVe'rriment, '""Is : .rfe'aHV"'eighty Xyfe r afsloi6iage«'<aoddo i abtTesß ; , i r : ecogni?ing that his day of usefulness. uhas^passed,, deomed it advisable to retire on that' ac-" count. | TJhe/Wesllingtion divorce suit institui |^d;by_^'.V^'Jliiatti(r Austin Smith against ?pK^t|^^jW!^i>?it'e, as $&s{'. jGe^^^la-fe^StJike,^, Wjatfi,i\. i*l^huja^tt^^^a^«^ej^ud^it, c^me ; |^b^|p^?H ; e^^f;^^i^^i«hniond 4 ' J^^^^pi^jakais^tofi 'jtlflb ifetitioners,. dent and|cp-rpßponple|it f jj The pe^titionei" also seeks' to' reddv'e'r 5 /j £soo damages i gg^ns^tfhe cfS-respondeutj pßis. £}.qnpjftl W&lei siu order forj |J^iJjr)i}-\^ojf 1 the case. before a commou jury at the dext si tti n eyjfr ur t . ] , Econofny is still tho order of the aay.' Four of the tornporary hands m .the, stlrA'ejHv: offica ? .haye. fl b^eil' dispensed with* .New South Wales'^is, spoken of as-the ..surveyors' paradise giifit J •-WW- „•«!>.■+ '....:;■:.■,.,.,,„. ;.n-IfH I iUiJ i.:The:,,Wa'ikato ,cp ( rre^ppn,dent|of ! ih'©' ; „JWfk\an&. Weekly ffiewq. I'sjiys tKat :• thq< 1: . I.^p.3s";'.)>y1 .^p.3s" ; '. ) >y ! lieat' ! in/.the", Mifigijj khfa, season, is ' thai, ' 'groivW itf a !f 3a;ihiit6ri 'setiler^iSr^'Pdacttc^, dfrVriatlip'kn^wn I "'ay ; ecir6h l fel I de ii Qiiiii(G ! ey l s fft + rmsj! The .area. ll is' tfe"n ! acres,: "and* i tlie; graafcejtj jpdr- rt o tioH <\vili yield '6Q .basj^ls tpdJj&jac/l. at> AM''eininßnt i <Bnglißhib ; fshpp iaencbura^ing the younger ministei»jaad.jpU:rateß i 'of/the; clnJrcheSiin ]iig to read f ftjp.the p.uipit ,tUe Ber.mons v p.f). f. aiao^fS'* divines ( ia jlieu.o'f, {heir pwn ; compositions. In many cases this win undoobVedly be a great relief to the congregations, j aqd^ itwdulci^be saiisfactoryUio know 'thai* the innovation is likely to extend to the

uGoifrßm&itirid 5..0 .jA--.a.% l! ° 3 ,yi?The.ls I ct.,fcljat^; Auckland ..-h^s only j ; apj/iftd fpri 20J)Qf t.of sp :^p.e| ; a't ' Jft'e ap v ,'t>r,qacj>iqg , Insl^stmr ■ Expedition,! .SB/ '' l &?D^m§'&if i ismi*mt*\iy Kvei-iaf-^'rttSdf b^ i -the : • A'iiclslan^. Star, wliicli iepjr.oai>h'eß;jtiie'Jefealdn|aD'ufactures for-thek apathy, as it will! l6ad ( f i^adry^b'th^Bji|HitJi^ion ft draw) unirufhtul ana""uncoiiiplitn^nfary conclusions from the very backward position which Auckland 'will occupy m tRej matter ofjexhibits. .^, ! Qffiy'^ie Feijdi*ii^"t)ap|r:we->s^that Mr oliailer lias been kept rauiier busy lately iv MkingiphojDUi'.apjiS/pf family gjroups m Feilding,_..Bte finds his time on IWedthere are a liumb'er bt subscribers who j (indulge m £Ee*h*abit oftakingnapeis and ! 'm'agazm'e's from tß<s xawfes-df b^t)^ rooms 'of itlie'sri^tftu«e; : .''Thfe : 'p r i?al3tice Ca^ lately ob'&^U'/nl'ucshvin'lwogafiiuanduit ?»&t io be Mliopfedithab .subscribers/ YfiH iakejaj hpjt.l ai^v^oUsin. inf thia^eggept .^i}^ nfcrreH are copies of, tlie JW and Grrapinc-. ' dilier paßery'.Hav^'Veyn^cut?, I'^1 '^ [habit ' ' wUicii iir soiiie^ Well^p^biii'Wd'-iibjrarifiS, feetiiire^ isspulsiou.' to any! member' guilty of such a crime . aj : u-s „• : • ; j 1 1 !.) j !">Frdm the fStonjiWfl, ;l^aTWl'> that , .Mr, nesuay for ufe purpose- of placing! some shares m tlwaM'ana'waiUi! ((Jo-operative k Bteani Shipping Company amongiftmiß ' l6fcal /: importers.'-- We' pleased to state ihaV Mr, Lintpu was very successTho tender of the. owners of tljie V.'s,' Oreti has been accepted for the conyey- , ance p£-tho r Alexandra Cavalry to" and'" [fikn/tlul NfliSoVi Wk&l (iSrg^^meot, the amount— Ueing £100 for both trips.