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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1619, 27 January 1886, Page 4

The ceremonial of the opening of the Foxton Masonic Lodge last evening passed of successfully. The time occupied was about 4 hours and a half. The Home Government intend introducing proposals for the settlement of the Irish difficulty. ; The steamer Parthia is likely to be bought by the Pacific Mail ' Company, to run with the atearaers Australia and Zealandia. ' . The Wellington correspondent of the Otago Daily Times thus predicts :— From certain little things I have heard privately, I fully anticipate a general election within four months' time. The {Jhromicle, has the following :—■ With the view of influencing the approaching Education Board, elections, a printed manifesto has been issued to commiltes, bearing the signatures of A. Wicksteed, E. S. Thy n no, and. M. Noake. ? . ' • It was officially .stated m the Home Pflrliament that an attack by her Mnjestv's- vessels on the Turkish fleet would not be allowed. i At the District Conrt to-day, before Judge Kawson, William Bond, a bankrupt, from Bulls, was sentenced to a month's im^riHoiiment m Wanganui goal without hard labour. His Honour considered that the insolvent bad been .guilty of most reprehensible extravagance m his manner of living. A Dundee bailee recently sentenced a starving laborer. to 40 'days' imprisonment for stealing three apples. In consequence of the. unsettled state of affairs m Greece a German ironclad has been ordered to proceed to Piraens. Tawhiao has threatened that he will apply for an injunction to restrain the gold prospectors who are at p work m the King Country. The .Government has intimated that it will be prepared to defend the action. Work will go on m the meantime. : .:. • •;..■•■!>; At the Wellington Besident Magistrate's Court on Monday Frank McDowell was charged "on remand with' embezzling two sums. of money belonging to James McDowell. ■ The prosecuting counsel asked permission to withdraw the information, as they were unable to prove the specific amounts. He intimated that a fresh information would be lodged against McDowell 'for' embezzling the sura of £90 Os lid, the moneys of James McDowell. The eight-roomed residence of Mr W. A. Farmer, near Sanson, was totally 'destroyed by fire on Saturday evening. About 8 o'clock, it appears, Mrs Farmer went up- stairs with a caudle to see one of the^ children, and laid the candle ov a table ih the room. After attending to the child, she went, down -stairs, taking the candle with -her; 'Shortly afterwards she; heard theories of the children, and rushed up, found the bedrodm in;a* blaze. The flames soon . had a firm hold, an«i • spread so rapidly that the occupants were unable to save anything except a few articles of furniture It is supposed that Mrs Farmer, m going out of the room accidentally set alight to some curtains. A London telegram states that the appointment ofDr Moorhouse to the see of Manchester has the approval of the clerical authorities of England. Dr Moorhouse was t Bishop of Melbourne, and bas occupied that position for some eight or nine years. No ecclesiastic m the colonies has bean so universally popular; A sound churchman he -was withal so liberal m his sentiments that Noncomformiata could regard him as a brother worker. In every social movement be was to the front, and it will be 1 a long time before Victoria or any other colony obtains, such a thoroughly good all round man. In Manchester he : will be quite at home, and we apprehend that he will be heard Of m time to corn o - as doing grand work m that city. Bishop Moorhouse is very like the world-famed Dr Joseph Parker, once of the City-road Chapel, m the same place —a man who caunot help making his mark wherever he may be.

A Wesleyan Chnrch is m course ot election at Ashurst. We are requested to intimate through our local columns that the United Manawatu Lodge E. Q., will meet on Friday, 291 hinst, the Hibernian Lodge to-morrow evening;, and the. Loyal Manawatu Lodge. 1.0. 0.F.MD.., on Thursday Feb 4. We remind our readers of the Zulu War diarama tp be exhibited this evening m the Foresters Hall. Apart from the meiits of the show, which are undeniable, here will be a lavish distribution of gifts of considerable intrinsic value. In Wanganui and Marton the diorama has been ehewu to large aud appreciative audiences. It has been stated that (joveriK meat intend to bring before Parliament next seHsiou a proposal to purchase German interests m Samoa, but as yet . nothing definite on the question has ' beeti decided by the Government. For disturbing Salvatioo Army services m Napier, ilie accused were each fined £2 and costs 18s, or 14 days. Such fliffanism must be stopped His Worship remarked. To-morrow the 'Hpine Parliament is to be asked to grant precedence to v Government Bill, having for its object the suppreusiou of thu Irish National League, and the prevention ot terrorism now prevalent m Ireland. The land Purchase Bill wilh speedily follow. The application for discharge by Mr Freeman was to-day adjourned to uext sittings of the District Court. '; .. „; \ Mr Aldrich advertises fencing posts for sale at Bunnythorpe. ". ';' , Of 178 Chinese who landed at v Melbourne to-day, G4 were detained for having false naturalization papers.