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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 231, 26 January 1878, Page 2

It is notified to those desiriou? of nominating friends at home for immigration that the monthly list will close on the 31st inst. The time for receiving tenders for the Q-reatford and Halcombe station contracts is extended to noon of February Ist. We notice the advent of a new line of business to Palmerston. Mr J. W. Kendall has set up an upholstery establishment m the square. We wish his enterprise success. Messrs Pownall & Co., of Wellington, request us to state that the person who addressed a letter to them from this township, dated 19th January, referring to a mortgage on house and land, forgot to subscribe his name thereto. Quarter-acre town sections m good positions m Feilding change hands readily at £100. This speaks out for the confidence reposed m the future of this township by land speculators. We have also heard that one quarter-acre section was disposed of last week at the handscme price of £185. The dwelling-house of Mr Jonathan Sharman, settler at Jaekeytown. was totally destroyed by fire last night. It is supposed that the accident occurred through a defect m the uppar portion of one of the chimneys. We learn that the building was insured for a small amount. Mr Chamberlain's flour mill m Feilding is fast approaching com pletion. The situation is about the best that could have been got— alongside of the Kimbolton road and within » few chains of the railway station* There is also plenty of water and a bountiful' supply of first-class firewood at hand. We are informed that there are now only twelve town sections m Feilding township unsold. It up pairs only yesterday that that township waa opened up and offered for sale, and many prognoiticated that one half of the sections w.iuld not find buyers for the next twenty years. Lnv-ge qirintitie^ of building timber are now lyin^at the sawmills m the nppsr district, It is the intention of the mill-owners to forward it oiaWanganui as soon as the \\\\q is. opoa,. T.i** shijipiujj and otlur

charges ma Fox ton have given anything but general satisfaction, and it is thought thnt the new roule will prove more profitable and expeditious than the old one. This threatened, change will, no doubt, bring smiles to Wanganui faces-and frowns to, others interested m the development of the trade of our own natural outlet. Certainly the rout& offering most advantages will be finally* adopted a* the" outlet for the bulk of our export trad^ m timber, wop], 4c., &c. .;y.VThe dwelling-house of jMr Jonathan Jackson, builder, of this^prov was totally destroyed by fire on Thursday night last. From information receJjjl from Mr Juckson, it would appear that, during the evening, he went down the well for the purpose of cleansing it, and while doing so, got his clothes wet. A shirt was placed across a cradle to dry opposite the embers left m the fireplace, and a spark falling on this garment is supposed to have been the origin of the lire. Shortly after the family retired to bed, Mrs Jackson was awakened by a peculiar noise. She called her husband, who ran into the kitchen and found that the cradle and its contents were blazing away fiercely, the flames soon spreading to the walls of the building. While Mrs Jackson was engaged getting the children out of the bedroom window, Mr Jackson gave the alarm to his neighbours, who soon came to his assistance, but their efforts were useless m the attempt to save the building. With the exception of five chairs, everything inside the house was burnt, including a chest of valuable carpenter's tools. The building was well finished internally, with good furni- : ture and every convenience, and was insured m the National for £100. The poll to decide whether the Borough Council should have authority to borrow £10,000 for public works took place yesterday. The Returning Officer has kindly favoured us with the result, namely,— For the proposal, 57 j against, 1 ; informal, 2 ; total, 60. The few votes recorded appear to us not to indicate- any want of interest on the part of the burgesses, but rather that the result, was looked upon by most of them as a foregone conclusion. We would, however, remind our fellow burgesses that if they expect the Councillors they have elected to act with energy on their behalf, they must reciprocate when opportunity offers by sheiving that they take an interest m measures that concern them so nearly as the present proposal. We understand that it is. the indention of the Manawatu Dramatic Club to give another pjrfonnance early "m February, and we have ho -ml the! Ith nimed as the date on which the performance is to fake place. We believe that, since the Club has been m existence, the amount expended m different charities m the County has been something over £20. Up to the present time the audiences at the different performances have been somewhat smaller than had been expected, while the wording expenses of the management have been rither large, owinij to cost of scenery, &<:. It is to be hoped that, now the Club has tided over its early difficulties, it will be able to set apart a larger amount m the balance-sheet for charitable purposes. This result, however, can only be obtained by cordial co-operation between the inhabitants of the district and members of the Club itself. In the " N. Z. Gazel te." of the 17th inst. the Governor has postponed the first elections of Education Boards m the Education Districts of Taranuki, Hawkes Bay, Marlborough, North Canterbury, South Cunterbury, Westland, Otago, and Southland until not later than the fifteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight. ; and declares that the members of such Boards shall take office on the thirtieth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight. We understand from a circular published m our last issue that this postponement was to take place m all the districts, not m some of them as has transpired. In view of the misleading rumours, various and sundry, that have been afloat as to what is and is not wanted from householders, or from old Committees we think there is one thing very certainly wanted m this district, and that is some specific instruction from the Board at Wellington. If none such is to hand, then there is nothing for it but the Act itself, the provisions of which are clear enough. Let any School Districts that have taken time by the forelock, use their new Committees and let the majority who have not done this use the old m electing the Board ; Tf any mistake is made by this very obvious procedure the authorities will have themselves to thank for it. On Wednesday and Thursday evenings the point of attraction to the inhabitants of Palmerston whs the Foresters' Hall. A good audience assembled there on both occasions to hear the Rev, Charles Clark de- . liver his lectures on Dickens and Cromwell. Mr Clark oxhi bit ed dramatic talent of a rare order m dealing' with the -subject of the first named lecture. He graphically sketched the life of Dickens, and recited comic and pathetic extracts from his works m a manner that repeatedly " brought down the house." The lecture on Oliver Cromwell was of a graver and more solid nature but intensely interostin^ t!irouj;!iout, Mr Clark went minutely into the circumstances that caused the rebellion, of the 17th century. He then described that unparalleled : struggle of pxtriotism agninst. tyranny which •resulted m the vindication of liberty m England. Or >m well's character was pourlrayed m" muc'i lighter colours than the. old his- . torians will allow, but with wonderful effectiveness. This lecturo is, perhaps, the moat instructive of the series ; but Mr Clark has the power, whether his subject be grave or gay, of completely fascinating his audience. " Whoti he had finished his two hours with » splendid paroration ejaculations of admiration might h:ive bejii hetf'rd o i all sides of 1 the. hall, and there were doubtless innnv present who would have heroically reseated • them «elve* for another two hours had this wihderful elocutionist but put then to tho tOit.

We are pleased to notice that the lli-v. T. (t. Hainmond, now ai: Conference m Wellington, has been received into fall connexion. The ordination service was held m the Wesleyan Church Mannersstreet on Wednesday evening. There were three . candidates for ordination, the Rev. J. Aarmitage, T. G-. Hammond, and Rot. P. W, Fairclough. T)ie President according to tins " N. Z. Times " then addressed the congregation, referring to the past labors of the candidates. They were not novice*, but tried men. They had first., served as lay preachers, then as probationary ministers for four years. They had faithfully administered the affairs of the Church, and had successfully passed the prescribed examinations. Each of tl»e<. candidates then addressed the congregation, giving a brief account of his Christian experience and call to'-the work of the ministry. The usual questions having been answered satisfactorily, the ordination took place by the laying on of bands, the Revs. Messrs Buddie, Reid, Kirk, the President and Secretary taking part therein j after which the sacrament of the Lord's Supper was administered to the newly ordained ministers. The Rev. W. Kirk, ex-President of the Conference, delivered the ordination charge, taking as the basis of his address 11. Tim., iv., 2—" Preach the Word" The sermon was an able exposition of the text, applicable to the occasion, and engaged the close attention of the young ministers and congregation. The service, which lasted about two houi - s, was of a most interesting character throughout, and was brought to a close with prayer, offered by the Rev. A. Reid, and the benediction pronounced by the President. It is likely that The Revs. ■ Messrs Fee and H. Dewsbury will be appointed to Palmerston and Sandon. A young man, resident on Taupo Qnay, met yesterday evening with a more summary ! punishment for furious riding than would have been the case if any constable had hap? ; pened to be about, when he most certainly would have been taken m charge. After ; galloping wildly down the Quay m a manner t hat attracted the attention. and excited the fear of all the passers-by, the young man, urging the horse to further exertion instead of pulling it m, drew bridle suddenly at somewhere near the Pier Hotel, and the ! horse shying or bucking flung its rider violently to the ground. The young man, apparently insensible, was picked up by the spectators and taken into a house on the 1 Quay. We understand that he has suffered no dangerous injuries, and is already able to get about. But it is to be hoped that the spill will be a warning to others similarly " inclined.—" W. Herald." The West Coast Times, m reporting pro- : ceedings m the Hokitika Bankruptcy Court, states that his Honor Judge Weston "commented severely on the system of bills of sale, and expressed a strong desire to make certain merchants disgorge other people's goods, which they managed to take possession of under the bills of sale. His Honor also expressed his opinion that a great many persons thought that they had only to file a ; schedule, and go through the Court ; but, while he occupied the Bench, he intended to \ make searching examinations into these I cases. With regard to the duties of trustees, i his Honor was very emphatic. He held that } it was their boundeu duty to see that all t creditors got equal benefit, and even although there was but little remuneration for the office, m the public interests they ought to be very painstaking and careful." The Melbourne " Age " is anxious to know what New Zealand wants any more immigrants for. In a leading article discussing this point, it arrives at a conclusion evidently quite satisfactory to itself, if not quite so to the " intelligent reader." The article concludes thus : — What is the object of this adding 5000 people a pear to a population suffering from the effects of a too keen competition for employment ? We may be sure it is not a case of stupidity, and hardly can it be termed one of rashness. The truth is, the object is neither more nor less than to get people to pay taxes. However poor a man is, however pinching, however badly he is paid, he can't but do something towards raising revenue. With a debt of nearly fourteen millions, and a further proposed addition to it of four millions, making a sum total of eighteen millions, and with only 350,000 inhabitants, it is no wonder that attempts are being made to increase the population by Stale-paid immigration. An indebtedness of £51 per head of the whole people is not likely to raise the credit of New Zealand m Lombard and Threadneedle streets, and it is certain t hat the speculators at the helm of affairs at present know that when they can no longer borrow large, sums to be spent advantageously to themselves m public works far beyond the present requirements of the colony, their game is at an end. With New Zealand it is not all gold that glitters, and things are not what they are made to seem by Sir Julius Yogel. .