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Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 73, 30 June 1877, Page 2

The Tui leaves Foxton for Wellington on Monday, July 2nd, at 2 p.m. The steamer Napier arrived,in Foxton on Thursday morning at about half-past ten, bringing a large cargo and fifteen passengers. She left again the same night for Wellington at half -past ten. The letters of "S. Abrahams," "T.Nel-' son," "Z." "Storekeeper," and "Fifth Commandment," shall appear m our next issue. The letters of "Traveller" and "Justitia" shall receive insertion as soon as their authors comply with the usual rule by sending their real names, and addresses under cover to the editor. . • We are reluctantly compelled to hold over till next issue, our report of the Foxton Choral Society's Concert, which, took' place on Wednesday last. ' Mr E. S. Thynne will sell by' auction at his Rooms, Foxton, on Tuesday next, a large assortment of fruit trees - and ornamental shrubs from Laird's celebrated Wanganui nursery. No reserve. The time allotted for receiving tenders for the purchase of the freehold and leasehold properties, and balance of stock-in-ti'ade m the assigned estate of E. and W. H. Brightwell, of Palmerston, ; expires today (Saturday). . ; Mr. Gh M. Snelson has received instructions froni the Creditors' Trustee m the insolvent estate of David Jones, blacksmith, to sell by public auction at the People's Auction Mart, this -day (Saturday) com-' mencing at 2 o'clock, a three-roomed house, blacksmith's shop, iron, tools, horse, ' Saddle' and bridle, together with sundry merclianchandise. '„.■.;'' - ; The Palmerston" North Local Board will .irieek.on Monday next, the 2nd Julyy for the purpose of striking a rate "of ; ninepence m the £, for the nine months commencing on the Ist July, 1877, and ending oh the 31st March, 1878.. The feate book can be inspected at Mr.Xeeling's office till Monday next, and the rate will be payable at ; the office of the Board, on Wednesday and Thursday, the Ist and 2nd August, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Considerable dissatisfaction has from time to time been expressed with regard to the manner m which working men. are sometimes treated by sub-contractors. A case m point happened some time; ago, in. connection with Mr Nathan's contract on the Masterton line. A sub-contractor named Jenkins, hire's men, drays, and horses to work for- him,, and -when all is ifiriislied and paid for by the.Messrs Nathan,- Jenkins i&jton esi inventiiSj and the men who have '■ toiled and expended their substance m feeding horses to do the work are defrauded' of their just rights. It cannot be" expected that the "coutractors can pay twice over for. vrork done, but it does seem necessary iir future, operations to make such arrangements be^" tweeri all parties concerned that -will secure to the laborour his hard earnt wages. We hear that one of .the carters, a Maori,, intends to try an issue with Messrs Nathan. , '„ Mr Baker's Hibernicon, which occupied the Foresters' Hall here on Wednesday evening last, proved to be an, entertainment both interesting and instructive. ; It consisted mainly of an alternation of town/and country scenes. Those who do not hail from and have not visited .Ireland must -have received from the representations some very vivid conceptions of the rare and worldfamed beauties of, the emerald isle. Mr Baker explained each picture as it came into view, very often supplementing the. lecture with song, the. tenor of which, had ■ some sort of connection with; the reperesenr tation befbre.the audience.. ,In this he was assisted by Mrs Baker, and the musical Was, not the least interesting part of the entertainment. There was a very fair housc,^ and the audience appeared well pleased with . 1 the evening!s entertainment. , Six years ago (says the " News Letter) Masterton had nine shops, if we except blacksmiths, wheelwrights, and others which have no show windqws. Now, still making the same exception, that number has increased to thirty-six. The number of publichouses only increased one ; but boarding houses have sprung up m all directions.The barque Edwin Basefct, which arrived here on Saturday, reports that on the 14th inst., at midnight, she experienced a tremendous storm of thunder, lightning, and hail, the hailstones being of extraordinary size and coverings the deck to a considerable depth. One terrific flash of lightning struck the foreroyal mast of the .barque, splitting it with gjreat force, and causing the vessel to, shake m every plank, the shock being so great that several of the' crew were thrown down, while ttiey were completely blinded for several minutes by the intense

brightness of the flash. None, however, were permanently injured. — " Post." TheWanganui 'Herald' states, m a recent issue, that a pure white cock pheasant was shot by Mr Hammer ton m the Waitai^i district. . ■Mr Nelson,, of the White Hart Stables, has introduced anovelty m the shape of a pony entire, ; named the Earl of Zetland. " His Lordship," who shows a good deal of the Shetland strain, is one of Tom Thumb's, progeny, and will be used for stud purposes during the coming season. Those who want to breed ponies for their, children's use will now have an opportunity of acquir? ing some of the right stamp. — " Eangitikei Advocate."; ■ • . ,; Tlie ; ■Wellington rChainber of Commerce at yesterday's meeting recommended the following alteration m the,- law relating to bills of sale, and requested Mr. Walter Johnston, M.H.R., . to .take charge of a bill giving effect to the same :— That such a bill of sale 'should be absolutely void as against the claim of any creditor existing at the date of the bill of? sale. That it should cease to have any force or' effect lit the expiration of twelye, months from its date* unless registered." ylt was resolved also that a copy of the resolution be forwarded to oth.er Chambers of Commerce, and their cooperation invited;—": Evening Post." Dr. Carr may be said to be the" Wandering Jew )f of New He is never at re3t. For years lie has traversed this colony from extreme nbrth to extreme south, and from south to -north again, visiting all the towns, villages, arid settlements on the sea coast and m tlie interior. Not only has he visited these places" once, but half-a-:score of times, always : by his wonderful " gift of •the gab!' drawing fair; audiences. : His performances have been varied as occasion (to draw) might require. He" has appeared' separately ; and conjointly as mesmerist, phrenologist, electro-biologist, exhibitor of the effects produced by laughing gas, doctor, and preacher. -His lectures have comprised the whole of th& above subjects, spiritualism, clairvoyancy, on trance mediums, and the Immortality of the Soul. In fact, he is never at^a loss for a subject upon which to discourse, ' arid : Has :a . greater flow . o;f : language, and uses a larger -number of extra-' ordinary and almost impdssible-to-under-stand words and phrases than any person m the colony, . including ;a certain * writer on; the "Evening Post." "He has, m turn,, been yillified, called tlie Prince of Humbugs, and admired by :,Press . writers, has been pi*bsecutetl as : an imposter by : paid "subjects," and has had- actions taken against him for practising as a doctor, and receiving fees for drawing- teeth -and extractingtumors ■without being possessed of a diploma: But through all. trials and vicissitudes the doctor has; emerged^ PHcenix-like, as fresh, 'as ever, aridbut' a alibrt tiine ago he paid this city another visit,' to make for a course of jjhreno-mesmeric seances; and lectures pn.irauce-mediums.artd clariypy. ants. Now we flrid liim lecturing once more m Nelson, prior to letting the Welllington people into the mysteries of clairvbyancy. Dr. Carr has surely -learnt a-wrinkle from -the Chinamen, who 4 are noticed. for being able to make a good living on'a spot which others have^ long considered ,as worked but. — "Post:*' ."■=■. ;■.'■■..;■ ;.V,:; > ■:....