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Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 107, 23 October 1878, Page 2

Since the foregoing leadertte was m type we have received our Wellington files, and we find that Mr Sheehan's reply to Mr Johnston was j — " That an arrangement had been made for the clerk at Foxton to go twice a week to Palmerston North, but now that the hon; member had brought under notice the desirability of locating a clerk permanently at Palmerston North, the Government would take the matter into consideration." 'Under those circumstances we withdraw our remarks with regard to the matter, and reserve com nent until the Minister of Justice shall have come to a decision; ■•■ With commendable foresight the Borough Council are taking steps to have the Racecourse Reserve m suoh a condition as will enable them to hold the JCaledonian Sports there on Now Year's Day. Tenders for the improvement have been called for m another column. The third anniversary of the establishment of a Foresters' Court m Palmerston was held on Saturday night, and passed off with great eclat. The Chief Ranger of the Court presided, having on either sides of him Post Chief Rangers Snelson, Marsh, Box, Knott, and others j while, at the end of tho cross tables were the Court Surgeon and Secretary. A full acoount appears m another column. Notwithstanding the very high prices re- j atised for land m the Mauawatu, it would appear to have by no means as yet reached its highest, and every day sees (land parted, with at prices m advance of its predecessor. The latest sale which has been brought tinder our notice is a small property of six acres belonging to Mr Vette, of Jackeytown, which was disposed of at the very satisfactory figure of £20 per acre. High, however, as thia may appear, we believe we are correct m stating that there are several properties m the same neighborhood, which could not be obtained even for that .money. A most painful accident occurred on Saturday,- to a man named Fritz Von Schluter, who was employed bush falling on the ground of Messrs. Randolph and Walker Karere. By some mearis^the axe missed the object, at which it was aimed, and Struck' Schluter m the foot, inflicting an ugly gash. He was immediately conveyed to where his injuries could be attended, and although they were fortunately nothing absolutely seriohs, it will he some time before he is again able to be about. "" It would appear that the Mafcarawa School Committee has not been the only one whose functions have been completely ignored by .the Ed u(»tipn Board. At its last. nieeting the. Taonuij Committee very properly "entered » strong protest against not qply the discourtesy with which it had been treated, but the. direct -qoritravehtiQri of the Act : which ytlie Aßp^rA'a' action entailed.' It certainly is nothing more nor less than a farce to elect a : number of men to perform certain duties, and assist m the carrying out of the Act, and lor the Board, m defiance of its provisions, to ignore^their .exiatenee. --Either the -taie'mbers of " 'the Board are "not conversant with '.their- functions: as set down by, the Abt, or they are determined to be above restriction, . and: xer-^ tainly,' from ;their repetition of • the breach, we are inclined to the latter -opinion. .-. .; - A, A woman, named Clara Manton, a housey maid m Deardy ; Hot#y. wo> arrested, pjj

. Saturday evening on the charge of stealing a cheque for £20. Some contractors had •given the cheque m payment for drinks to' the prisonor, which she denied receiving, although' the act was witnessed by several person's.. Their evidence was further substantiated by Constable Gillespie, who had entered the hall of the hotel as the prisoner . was examining the cheque. After being accused of the theft she was observed to place it on a table, but was given into custody. She was sent on to Marton on Monday morning, charged with the offence before Mr Ward, the evidence of several witnesses taken, and remanded until next day for the testimony of Mr Deards, the landlord. The sale held by Mr Snelaon on Saturday, at Terrace End, we are given to understand proved a most unqualified success, the attendance being large, and while most decided bargains were obtained by some, on the whole, most satisfactory prices were realised. Considerable amusement was accorded at the distribution of lots knocked down, the ownerships and description of articles being slighty at variance. For instance, one well known bachelor, after a most spirited competition, found himself the possessor of a lady's shawl, while another rejoiced m the ownership of some two dozen hair nets. As the whole of ; the articles were not cleared off, the sale will be continued on Saturday, the remainder of the lots being further supplemented by various articles from other sources. The Palmerston Cricket Club. inaugurated the opening of the season on Saturday, with a scratch match composed of sides chosen by the Secretary and Treasurer. Although, however, there are between fifty and sixty names on the roll of the Club, but eleven players put m an appearance, and the consequence was that the game had to be carried on with six men short, the difference hot ween eleven and fourteen being filled up with Messrs. lMountfoi'd and Jackson, from Feilding, and Gillies, from Foxton, who being present kindly joined m. The match was very spiritedly played throughout, and resulted m a viotory for the Treasury men m one innings. The supineness of members is most reprehensible, as the officers have not only gone to considerable trouble, but much expense has been incurred to make the Club a success, which, of course, it can never be if playing members systematically ignore their engagements. It may be remembered that Mr Haynes, the County Engineer, m his last report to the Council, strongly recommended that a new bridge should be erected over the Oroua, at tho station. Certainly the recommendation does not come a moment too soon, for tbe present structure ia none too safe for the railway traffic, while it is positively dangerous to pedestrians and travellers on horseback. During the past week, Mr David Rowlands had a narrow escape from losing his valuable entire horse " Farmer," whose weight caused some of the rotten planking to give way. Fortuuately Mr Rowlands was leading the animal at the time, as its leg went right through the opening. Had the accident happened to a horse upon which there was a rider, the consequences might have been serious. It is to be hoped that as the Engineer's report has been adopted, no time will be lost m placing the bridge m a state of safety. It is well known that those peculiar gentry who are sacrilegiously dubbed "new chums," always exhibit a commendable anxiety to bo rid of that distinguishing trait, and appear " as if to the manner born." Two specimens of the genua, m every line of whose countenances "lime juice" was written m a hand there was no mistaking, lately entered a hotel not a hundred miles from Feilding, m search of refreshment. Taking a turkey-red pocket-handkerohief out of the crown of his hat, one of two, beckoned to the landlord to attend to their wants, meanwhile making insane efforts to undo about fifteen knots upon its corner, which evidently had been improvised as a purse. When Boniface had witnessed the i successful delivery of a sixpence, he inquired "what it was to be?" "Oh, two shout*," said the owner of the coin. "Very well ; give it a name." " Begorwij" said the stranger; "we want two shouts." A. burst of laughter from the spectators here succeeded m making the couple aware that there was something wrong, which was not explained to their liking when the landlord announced that even ova " shout " would absorb the sixpence. A meeting of the Trustees of the .Psdme' Iston Cemetery was held on Tuesday at Mr Snelson's office. Present : Messrs SKilrymple (chair), Snelson, and Linton. It was stated that there was a debt of £75 still owing, and it was proposed to raise the amount by the following means r—Appor-. tion. the amount among the different denominations — the Jews, £11 10s ; Catholics, £18 10s ; and the remaining £15to be subscribed by the various Protestant sects. With this view it was resolved that the secretary should communicate with the committees of the Catholic, Presbyterian, Wesleyan, and Church of England denominations, asking them to forward a reply and •end representatives to a meeting to be held at the Borongh offices on the 30th instant. It was further resolved that the relatives of persons buried be written to with a view of getting them to purchase the graves. It was decided, to adopt the Wellington scale of charges, to request Mr Laurenson to act as custodian, and to have a board erected having the scale painted thereon. The present committee are anxious to resign, and there can be no doubt that during their term of tenure they have worked wonders. Certainly the Cemetery is still capable of much improvement, but when it was handed over to them it was simply a block of bush, since when they have had it felled, cleared, foacod, and planted. A meeting of the settlers of Fitzherbert was held on Saturday at the Highways Office, Palmerston, for the purpose of considering the best means of having the roads m that district opened up. Mr Bruce, the member for the Ward, occupied the chair, and there were also present— Messrs Piers War bur ton, Newcome, Parkes, A. Staee, i Tanner, Munro, Fitzsimons, Stewart, and 1 one or two others whose names we did not learn. Mr Bruce having read the notice convening the meeting, stated that it was absolutely necessary some steps should be taken to open up the roads to give settlers access to their land, and allow them an opportunity of living on it. Mr Munro suggested that a special rate of one shilling, m addition to the highways' rate, should be imposed for that purpose. Mr Newcombe was prepared tq go as far as half-a-crown ; by such a step the land would bo of some use, at present it was praeticaUy valueless. Mr Warburton for one would object - to the imposition of » second rate. He had a very good road up to his door j beside he did not imagine that absentees m Wellington would recognise a rate.ao struck. . Mr. Newcomepointedyout. that the owners of land m Wellington were quite satisfied to give £ 1000 for the formation of a road, and he pledged himself tb obtain; m the course, of a week,, their hearty;cbncurrence.with;tht' scheme. : Mr Tanner, and Mr Staco supported. MLr Warburton'a View of the matter, and after a lengthy discussion the meeting separated without any definite Tsteps being taken •. hut we understand the supporters of the. imposition of ' a rate wilt take pother. jhean3 to accomplish. what they very justly deem so Y'yyY ;y y. y

We understand Mr and Mrs Hart, with their Operetta, Burletta, and Comedy Company, will pay Palmerston a visit at an early date. They have just completed a most successful tour m Wellington, where they have received the highest eulogiums from the Press. It is so very seldom our townsfolk have an opportunity of witnessing anything good, that they will be the better able to appreciate tbe treat which is m store' for them, i' We notice the troupe is under the guidance of our old friend, R. W. Carey. Persons who are desirous of having their caligraphy improved with almost lightning, speed, had better put themselves under the hands of Mr A. C. Knutson, who is at present at the Royal Hotel. We have seen some of the highest testimonals, testifying to the wonderful effects of hut twelve hours' instruction given by him; It matters not how faulty the style of penmanship, a few lessons from Mr Enusfcon, and the hand writing becomes thoroughly changed' We understand that, if- sufficient inducement be given him, his stay will be permanent ; but as his present intention is to but remain, a few days, those desirous of his assistance hod better make a note of the fact. It will be seen by notice m another column that special excursion trains -will run from Wanganui and Foxton on next Sunday, for the purposes of {giving persons an opportunity of being present at the opening oF Patrick's Catholic Church, Palmerston. As we stated m cur hwt issue His Lordship, Dr. Redwood will be present, on the occasion, accompanied by the Rev; Father Henneberry, who at the close, of the ceremony will inaugurate a week's mission. The trains' will run at the following hours : - From Wanganui at 630 a.m ; from Foxton at 8.30 ; leaving Palmerston for Wanganui at 7.30 1 and for Foxton at 8.30 p.m. We understand that the Rev. Father; Moreau has engaged the whole of Mrs. Wakefield's new premises for the use of Dr. . Redwood and the clergymen who wul at--tend the Mission during the next week. It was quite opportune that, the establisment was available, for beside the house being fitted out m the best style, and replete with every convenience, m its privacy it' will possesss advantages not to be found m a hotel. The following story is gna:-anteed*ta mo as a fact, and the time of the action is stated to have been this week (writes " Atticus)." At a ball a gentleman missed his wife for some time, but camesuddenly on her m a dimly lit room m an out-of-the-way part of the house. Appearances were very much against her. A gentlemen had his arm round her waist, one of her hand 9 rested lovingly upon his' shoulder, and the other was clasped m his.. But she didn't look m the least embarrassed, and without moving from the sofa on which she sat, explained the position to her husband. "My dear,'* she said, "this: is Mr — — -— . I promised him a dance, but I I was really too. tired to keep my word. So, instead,. l'm giving him a still waits." What doss it mean ?• In yesterday's issue of the" Wanganui Chronicle "the following singular announcement appears m its local columns '.:—"' Ojt the Ta.ks.— That an ac- ' tion for' libel will probably be o;io of the results of the late reprehensible conduct of the rollicking rams." Homo wax's Pilis.— Nervousness . and want of Energy.— When first the nerves feel unstrung, and listlessness supplants energy, it is the right time to take some alterative as Holloway's Pills to prevent dii- j order running into. disease. These excellent Pills correct all irregularities and weaknesses. They act sakindly, yetso enehgetically on the functions of digestion .and aasmilation, that : the whole body is revived, the blood is rendered richer and purer, the muscles become firmer, and stronger, and the nervous and absorbent systems are invigorated. These Pills are suitable for all classes and all ages. They have a most marvellous effect an persons who are out of condition ; they soon rectify, whatever is m faulty restore strength to ths body and confidence to the mind,'