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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 45, 16 March 1878, Page 2

As tbe timo is drawing nigh for compliance with the Registration Act, it is well that Chairmen of Highway Boards and clerks of Governing bodies should bear m mind that on or beforo the last clay of this month it is necessary to compile an alphabetical list of miles of twenty-one years and over who shall have been assessed to aud made payment of, any rate struck by such Governing body m respect of rateable property. Tlie list of each Borough Council must be signed by tho clerk and countersigned by the Mayor, (m the case of a Highway, by the Chairman) and far-warded to the registration office for the district before the 7th prox. _.■ - Since our leading article was m type we learn with pleasure that there is every prospect of many of the suggestions made being carried into effect. We are informed by Messrs Walton &. King, the local agents for tlie National Insurance, that Mr Wallace, the Manager, and the Inspector, of that Company have been m Pnlmerston, and visited the scene of the late fire. Both gentlemen duly appreciate the labors- of the Brigade, and expressed themselves .aa satisfied with th© energy tliat must have bee-n displayed to save the main building, that they have intimated their intention of recommending the furnishing -of an engine- by the Association. In fact they have gone farther, and stated that should the recommendation be not^. promptly acted upon, they would pledge that the- Company they represented would do so, besides giving a yearly subscription. "AU 'that was necessary, therefore, was that formal application should be made, which was duly done by the hon. Secretary, Mr Pirani. We may therefore expect ere long to be able to ; state that the apparatus has been forwarded to the Council. It has been asserted with much truth that the vast strides which' civilisation has made within the last half century has been mainly owing to the increase of newspaper literature, and cXivm.es; have- held that — ■always providing- a journal be property conducted — it has no. equal as, an educator; of the masses. Thi* granted, it must necessarily follow that New- Zealand takes the premier place m the ranks of progress,-for m no country m the world ---not even excepting the states of America^is there- a proportion.ate number- of journals to the population. We are not just now prepared to state the- total m the colony,, but when we recall the fact that the. entire census of. New Zealand does not by a long way equal that of Melbourne, aud: suburbs, some idea may be formed of tlie very large- ratio which it will give. Tathe long; list, however, another is shortly to. be added, whose birthplace will be the Empire- City, ai>d whicli, if report speaks truly, i* to. be started on a footing which will make it a formidable rival to. its older brethren. Like the Journal which it ia proposed to. oppose, the new venture seeks to, be the organ of the. Colony, and consequently assumes the appellation of "Tlie New Zs*:ikiid:ei*, ,v which commits it to. guard the rights of the Colony at large. Although no public announcement has; been made as to those who will constitute the staff; it is pretty generally known that the edit iorialclkair will be filled by If rE. T.Grillon and the general management be-in- the hands of Mr Moore,. of Nelson. Ample funjds have been provided, and w.em.nderstand Mr G&llou, took his. departure for the South, at the close, of last week* to, secure .a suitable plant. It is more than. probable, therefore, the first number of "The New 2jealander "' wiU.rn.ake its appearance with the advent of tlie next month. As the size is. to, be- the- same. as. the "Post," and be_idie being; issued! as a morning, it will ba sold at half that charged for the "New Z;_aliirict Times,"' it should command a large circulation., and prove a formidable opponent to; that journal. We learn with pleasure, considerably tinctured, h. jwe ver^ witl .regret,,, that it is tlie intention; of D.r. SkerniLan; to. lej.v.e' Palmerston ill; order to. outer intapartiiership. with Dr. Taylor, of Marton* We are believers ■ m the doctrine of "t he-greatest good, to: the greatest number; "* and' for tliat reason augur front, the intended departure that Palmerston.. is. considerably free front," those ills that flesh is heir- to," and; that our climate is a. healthy one.. While,. hoAtev.er, holding this view, Aye shall; be exceedingly sorry to-loso- one who, since his advent m thedistrict, has. won. the e.teenijand good willof - .-. < ovary resident, and. without wishing, ill' to the Marton folk, we tender- Dr. Skerman our best wishes, for- his success ii*. his n.ew. sphere. It is. npt often: that Palmerstan? can- boast of having. sprigs of the aristocracy, or scions of nobility uuipngst its. visitors, but nevertheless it has. been- honored., during tho week with, the presence of a. real, live. earl. m. the. person, of the Earl, of Lewes.. Th© : distijt*guislied traveller- was. on- his return, fr.om. a. visit to, tlio- Hot Springs, where- ho- had' been for his health, and was journeying to. Wellington to. cat elk IH. -1.8. Nymphoi Not wishing to. test the- aceompcl-itioi*. supplied by the J-smo Douglas, or. Tui, his Lordship inquired, the- ex.p_!ise for a, spai'iiil steamer JVoni; Foxt on 10. the capital,, anj. was. informed, somewhere, about £\oQi. Whether the. amount was. above, or-.- below, the mark we cannot say,, but the. earl; took, his depar-. ture by the. 1.0.29 ti'ain.p.n.Thurjdj-y.

We do not know whether human nfture. is les3 prone to temptation m tliojoakte j than m tlie times wiisn L:>rer introduced" his letter-stealing hero, "Hindy Andy," ; to his readers; but certainly judging from the following little incident, which occurred, recently, one would be led to that conclusion. Having occasion to visit thi General Po3t o_i_e, at Wellington, our attention was attracted to a son of the Groan Soil who was seeking news from Homa. Hiving with some difficulty elicited tho name of the inquirer, the clerk took from an alphabetical pigeon-hole a bundle of letters corresponding with the initial of the name, handed them m bulk to the stringer, with the request that he would sea for himself, and then retired to another pirt of tho room to pursue the occupation m wliich he had been disturbed. Somewhat staggered by this novel proceeding, some time elapsed before advantage was taken of the implicit oon Science' exhibited, and 'a search through the bundle made; but at length becoming alive to the situation, two missives were selected, the bundle pushed on one side, and the Emeralder took hia departure highly pleased and flattered at the confidence reposed m his integrity, while we naturally drew conclusions as to the guileness nature of at least same of the Wellington officials. There is certainly nothing like taking time by-the forelock, and Messrs. Duncan, Lowes, Pharazin and Hutchison, fully appreciate the truth of the adage. Unfortunately, however, they appear to have been'reckoning without their host-— Mr Bunny has not been appointed Commissioner of Railways and Annuities, heia atill the chosen of the Wairarapa, and the chances, of any of* the quartette airing their oratory m St. Stephens is very remote I indeed. After the l^h-handect treatment to which they liave been' subjectectv by Mr Bunny, >ye certainly imagine the elect ors. of that very forbearing constituency, will be someipyhat careful m their choice of his saccessor, should that gentleman 'succeed m bringing his. delicate negotiations with the Government to a concision. From the tone of his election address. Mr Hutchison would appear- to, have bis. doubts , on the subject, when ho. says- he -will state i his views upon matters, .political "when the ! mucb-talked of vacancy really occurs.'' Mr ; Bunny is very much like the Irisli member ! who voted for- thelTriidn: m considemtibn of a peerage* and on being clwHenged with sel-'j i'ling liis ep.un.ty responded;, that "-lie thanked ; Gtod he had a country, to. sell."' The- present •' : member- is determined -to effect a sale- some ; way or other—either-tosfeH; Itis seat, or- by re- . taining it^ sell Messrs: Buucau, Lpwes-ahd Co MrQ-wen, of the Clarendon, seems determined not to, allow the- grass to grow on the ' siteof his ljate- stables,, for. we- hear- that he : has. taken' sfcep&for-'the. erection, of new and [far- more- complete stablea than, those- .des-l' i troyed.- Kbfc only will the n^w structure . haye a considerable- additipii,. to. the number • of staUsj but arrangementsyare- being made to prOiVide-a horse- bazaatv The work is to '. be pushed; oil as: ; vapidly as. possible, the . whole to. be- completed, w.e believe, in-. ; side of a, week.. He requests; us-; to;; tender ; his. heartfelt 1 tlianks; to, those who: so gen-: • erousry re*idered| him assistance oa the ocr; ! casion of the five. i We may expect to see. & large, in-fliux of , Maqcisi onj' next Wednesday, On which day j will- be- holdiea m Palirigrston the first 1 Native Eaiida Gourfc, fo** the- perfecting "of ; titles.an.de the idjustnient of boundaries; We ; have, ript a& yet learned:- who, will be the ; presiding. Jiuatice on; tlie' occasion; but it is more thianr possible' it will be : . his- Honor i Judge. Rogaa.- - ! A notice.; mi the " Cllovernirtwnit GWebije " • ofthel-ttli' ult, intimates that M&- Thomas William King lobster lias' been 'appointed Deputy- Register- of Births, Deaths, and : Marriage^ for th£ Metric- of Feilding. A , later notificatioji o£ the 7th. instant contains -the notice', by the- .Mayor- of Palm.eVston '; North— in, compliance", with, section' ."145 of i ' the Municipal Cbr poratibn Act, 1876,— 0f kite intention, of the Bprpughj Councils to : boirrow. £10-000, and the manner- ;inj whichi : iti& : p_*pppsed: toybe- eipencbd. Appended, ; also, is . thereturn. of .they poll taken; onv the- : qu'estionv'ftxim whiohj it appears titers were : 58. f0r, aaidil agair_.tfthe- propositi; j We- itegret to. hear- that there. has= been ia j stoppage of -lie works wvtlw* line- between | Feilding and; tlue- R^rvgitikeiyßiver?- caused f by a dispute-; bet weeny they QohtiJac-Qrs- and- : their nieny It appears; that Messrai Nathan land. Wilkie have- paid away np- wages ;for>- the last- three- months,, ancfyat the i present' time-there is something' like- £,2000. ; owing to. thenuenv A A3: they eoiikl not- get a i settlement tlie employes struck work fast j Saturday, night, and remained > idle; until iThursdayV E-owever, on- tliev da3tinot promise of MrNathani that he- wouhl pay up ; on, Thursday night they resumed- work on ; the- morning, of that day. When; sis o'clock "came", however; there was n6" appearance of Mr. N&tharf, and work was once- : more ; knocked off.-. Tbia ia at present the 9tate- : of affairs, and m; the-. meantime the 1 line is ' not being proceeded; with, andi the opening 'right through, to. WaiTjjanui indefinitely 'postponed. Apropos of thje- aiiove, we have' been- informed; by tjhe* T Eiiilw.ay authorities, thai* passeuger 'traffic to. IBaicom.be- will be- opened, on. nest Tuesday. : It appears that Messrs.. Nathan and Wilkie, ; were charging for- freight' at the- moderate rate of 155, pec- toa from- Eeikling/to,Halcombe,. a distance ef eight miles.. ' A robbery of a most mysterious nature . was perpetrated last Tuesday. on the wife-of ia seLtlcr mimed, Newman, residing about , five- miles front, town, on. the North Rangitikei i*oad>. tt appears-, that the- pooi*- woman, . whose husband is at present absent at Marton, had, occasion, to. leave her hbuse-p-n- business; for ajboiit half an : 'hour, and: V before : 1 doing; so* lpekedi tlie- door, and removed' thei knob and 1 haridlte. On. her return, sherfound; everything, iiii apparent securityj but on, entering discovered, that a watch, clock, .jg-j '-. money, and. a quantify, of wearing "apparel; |; had, been: abetiiactied: What mikes- thejinnliter- more- siagijjnr is tliat- the clpor brI windows haviO w> evktencb of havaiig been.. ■; tampered, with. Jufoi'.matibn- was gjven- to. ' the police- artel; Constable Gillespie- visited! -tlie-: premises, but his. inspection., servedi to. ! throw no light upon- tlip.tr-j'stery.;. We may .state that, although- they lidve no evidence, to/that effect, the- police- have grave doubts. I .with, regard' to. the statejupnis. made. b$ Mi's Nvew.man*. [ *• ' • c .

, .^We h.ive been asked to draw attention to jtifc-wewell Tea Meeting, which ia to be held Primitive Methodist Chapel, Foxton, oh next Wednesday evening, previous to the departure of the Rev P. W. Jones forAuckland. We are given to understand that the Sjl Fa Class, assisted by the Choral .Society, will, under the guidance of Mr John Somcrs, enliven the proceedings with some musical selections, amongst others, "Te Djum Luulamus," "Jermalem for ever Bright," Moody &S-utkev'a " Joy Bills," "The Prodtspil'a Return,' 5 "Angela are Waiting," "Where hast thou Gleaned -todiy?" "There'a a light m ithe Valley," and " Heaven ia my Home." We are requested to remind the membcM of tlie Muiiwatu Dramatic Club that a general meeting for' important -business ia fixed for Monday next, at 3 p.m., m the Public Hall. *■* Mr Mo Williams will perform DivineService m the Protestant Church, ou Sunday (to-morrow) at 11a.m., and at 7' p.m After morning service there will bacelebration of the Holy CommiiiuQn. A Church of England Service will >be held m the new at Taonui tomorrow, at ?.p.m. •-..,' Next. Monday, being St. Patviok*a Day, will be observed a3t» holiday iri'alfGfovemment offices. "It is also intimated ;that the Banks at Palmerston and Foxton will be closed: ?' It appears we were aomewhat m error with i*egard ! to the -withdrawal of the coaches on the opening of the line to Wanganui. We have been informed by the agenb thatya, coach -will leave town for Marton every morning, Returning same eveningi the Napier ooac-h tMinniug as uauaU Mr E. T. Millar, Arciutecti intinwteas that he has. commenced the practice of his profession in.Paltnei'ston, and may be eonsuited at ' Johnson's New Builclingi. -utlweh) structure hsis been erected from liia dea^n. It vriU-rbe seen from twr advrertisingf I columns that Mr George Snelson wiU hold an auction sale, -at hia rooms at balf--pt»sfr. I one torday. The article* to be- c%pdsecl\of are of a varied nature, compjjisiug ftow^ tea*. aadcttefyv irnmrnxagecy, <S»_ ! We lean, by telegmni tint the Janei Douglas sailed from. Wellington, at noonianct : that the Taranaki, -with the Eiigu'si. maila^. ! arrived atthree p.m.. It ; wiUttl*Berefore- boSteen that their arrival iait tp.wn;moy n.pt te* ; lookecl for- before Monday night.. A. -'A ■ ■ M* J. Harding, of Wang.in.ui, gives no- ; tice bs_ advertisement tliat he will be\- pre- : paredHn a few day* to photograph .-hops*. ; dwellings, or landscape scenery m .or about- ! Palmerston. Those •wishing to : lr__Ve viewaiof their properties or premisesi should! | therefore avail themselves, of tlie preswU;. ' opportunity.. ... „ ... r A Good Story* is, told by* the- S'ojtthtsindl "Times " of a. trad.e3nt*ii_. m InveccargilL' tind a customer; The customer-: had! bought, a pocket-book, and having put into it all his; papers, &c. y adked wlwt hie: should, dp^ •* ih. | the old one. The ti-idesntanv bebig somei what ©,f a joker, suggested that it should hedeposited outside the door,, inordsr'tc- make,, as hesexpressed it^ a fool of somebodfy-. This- | was accordingly done, and bye-aal'-bye the[expected victim eairte along. Stealthily; |. p'okirig tup. the article aud- patting it «are--j fiiUyjintb his. breast pocket,, he- cKaappearedl | hurriedly round the eomerycloselv follp-wedl yho^eTOr* by the two jokers;. :^ The fiiKler-wasi | observed upon reachjEng^-arsecludeclspct to* | epen the bepk, when the : pair chuckling over* ' his d^cemfiture, returned .to. tlieshep* A_ i little- time after}, however, tlie- custonterj, ! upon* examining- lids loose- cash, discoyeredi • he had left,, by so me, inadvertence, a* h'atfi sovereign m the pocket -bcplfc '"We'teasethe.* i reader* to imagine 'Kfe frame of' mmdi, ''