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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 31, 22 February 1879, Page 2

. Passbd Thbopph. — The man Bellewood, arrested at Bulls on a charge of horsestealing by Constable M'Anulry, passed through to Foxton m custody last night. Changes m the Railway Depabtmbnt. — We understand the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr Gibson as the Wharfinger at Foxton, is to be conferred upon Mr. Charles Batt. We do not know anyone more worthy of and more fitted for tho position. Mr Batt's successor as guard is expected from Napier m a few days. The New Goods SHEo.-r-The goods shed now being erected m the Square, Palmerston, is drawing towards completion, and when finished, although by no means a decoration to the town, will be found a great convenience and saving of time to the ofH- , cers of the railway department. At present the goods Bhed being so far removed, from the station is a material drawback to Mr. Cottam,' who of course, should have both places under. his supervision. Acclimatisation Society. — The general i annual meeting of the members of .the Manawatu Acclimatisation. Society will be held this afternoon, at the Town Hall, when business of a very important nature, is to be transacted.. . As accKmatisation is ft matter which will benefit the whole, of the district, ;,and ; m which settlers all. over the country are interested, the general, public are, cordially invited to be present at the, ing*Thb; Pbpobbss oi. Tbbbace End. — While- the south end of. Palmerston is at,a ] comparative stand-still, the residents at the. ( nori;her,n town boundary are daily increasing m. number, and hardly a day passes without the. addition of] a Btoaje or shop of some ! sort. Mr. Hanson, who was formerly m Mr. Liddell'B store m the Square, has taken those commodious premises • belonging to Mr. Deards, known as;' the "Lon.don House," and -intends opening 'm a fe^.i.do^s with a large and 'varied stock. In. addition to that, ampsfc commodious blacksmith's shop has been erected opppsite tjhe station platform. - It D^d Not.Oomb Obp.— lt would appear , .according, to /the.Lp^dbh/rG^rrespondeidt of. ]an .Auckjton^ paper, that Si& Junius Yogel is t ;r^E^,pgomted ;at^npj{i, .hSyihg been ap„ppv^fced:the,.ppv^fced:the Marquis ; of Norman]biy's successor] as Governor of- New Zealand. It seems.the worthy Knight; andjall hiJB friends thought ;him safe for the appointment. Howeyer, as such is not to be, it -is likely. he win return ; to wrest the reins of power f rpm the. hands" of Sir George Grey. . /]vi.OHB Man's Food is Anothbb :-'MaS^] German, paper reports a glnKlor!; !;maid' servants m Frankfort. Many w^aj^rif;] w"^' off e/ing their services at 'j^&it^M:

n order to assure a home for the winter. This is a -slight contrast to New -Zealand where the female help is such a scarce commodity. In another column a notification appears for a servant at £1 per week, and although the notice has. been published for some time, so far there has been no response. „'; - L _.„ . v .;_•.?;.. -„,.' '■" AdvanoS fMkmmsi:—- W» are, pleased to learn tHafiithis new towhshipis already showing signs' of progress, amongst them being the establishment of a new brickyard m the immediate vicinity of the township. The main road is finished to Feilding, and the metalling of it has just been completed. This line of road will prove a great convenience to the settlers, and will be the means of affording easy facilities for communication with Feilding. The CIEBK PF the Paimebston Cpubt. — Last evening we received a telegram from Mr. 'Forster, stating that by the evening's mail he had received official intimation of his appointment to the clerkship of the Palmerston Court. As our readers are no doubt aware, Mr. Forster has been for some time associated with Mr Baker at Foxton, and from what we know of him we feel sure he will make a most efficient officer. We congratulate the district upon being at last rid of one of the disadvantages under which it has labored for some time, the want of a resident clerk being m the past not only an inconvenience to sefcfcler3, but a positive loss. ' Another Chang>b. — Mr. Cooper, of the Rangitikei Line, has disposed, of his farm of two hundred acres to Mr. Podevin, at the very satisfactory price of £15 per acre cash, with the stock also at a cash valuation. Considering that Mr. Cooper took up the land some five years ago on deferred payment—the front at £2, and the back at £1 ss. per acre— we imagine the, price now received -will well repay the. outlay and in--terest. With such high prices ruling m the Manawatu, and a prospect of them being still higher, speculation m land has been a safe investment. ■ ~ "" i)E3TBtJOTrvE Fibb.— We regret to hear that -a most destructive fire occurred upon the farm of Mr. Wheeler, a settler on the Makino road, between Feilding and Hal.combe, b'pwhich not only was the building totally destroyed,- but not a particle of a valuable ."fiollection of furniture was saved. The calamity was the result of a bush fire, which spread so rapidly that it was with considerable difficulty the stock could be saved. Mr. Wheeler was insured for £500, but we ; 'regret to hear that that will by no means cover the amount of loss, the. f urni- \ ture and plate being valued at a long ad- j vance upon that figure. Dbtthb: anp Dispbuely. — Michael Walsh, whose arrest we notified m our. last issue, was brought up on Wednesday, before his Worship the Mayor, charged with the I above offence, and was fined 55., with the alternative of twenty-four hours imprisonment. Not being possessed of sufficient coin, he was compelled to select Hobson's choice, and"iakeitout." THS PAnMBBSTPN RiFi/83. — The Captain Commanding the above Corps received a telegram. from^Wuug»*«*t <»-Thu*sday_ announcing that 60 Sneider rifles, a quantity of ammunition, and three targets had been forwarded to Palmerston. On the Wing.— The Hon. Mr. Fisher, Pbstmaster-.Cteneral, and Dr. Lemon, Ma* nager of Telegraphs, took their departure for Foxton by the last train on Thursday evening, an route for- Wellington. By latest advices .from the capital, all the members of the Ministry, with the exception of the Hon. Mr, Fisher, were assembled there ; so that. when he arrives the entire number will be made up. It is not often during the recess that' a f ull Cabinet Council can be held, and we have been informed that several.important matters have been awaiting, deliberation for some time. Let us hope that the knowledge gained by the Hon. 'Mr. Fisher during his tour of the disfcriifcfr' will be turned to good account. ""'Ah* TjNPEBipATBTrc Philosopher. — - John Halley, a gentleman who had adopted vagrancy as '& profession, was arrested by Constable Gillespie on Thursday, while enjoying his cigar and a siesta under a truck. When requested to move on, he declined to do so; arid when further threatened with being locked up unless he did so, Halley replied that that settled the matter, as <he Would only be too happy to accept the hospitality thus offered. It was quite evident prisoner had determined to go m for loafing not. only bald-headed but bare-footed, as he had made repeated efforts to dispose of his boots as a needless commodity. He was brought before Mr.- Snelson, J.P., yesterday, and committed to Wang 401 " &*ol * or one, month, with hard labor to wile away the tedium. A Nasty (Jabh,.— Mr, M'Lean, the contractor for. the Palmerstpn goods sheds had anaigrqw. escape from seriou3 injury on Wed.-... nesday. He was employed squaring a, post with an adze, when the tool slipped and i; struck him on the foot, cutting right through i the boot. Fortunately that obstruction m a great. measin?e saved the limb, which nevertheless Was considerably injured, notwithstanding which, after doctoring it up. himself ,';he, continued his work. MpBB WOBK 808 TUB Jp/STIOES. — A warrant was issued yesterday for the apprehension of a man named Stuart Wyllie, alias "Belfast Billy," uppn two informations sworn to by Mr Carroll, of. the Clarendon Hotel. Wyllie, who had been loitering around the town for some weeks, had taken forcible possession of a portion of. the hotel , af lte^lthiiiheettclosed "for the night, and ; whei ordered, to leave, threatened with filthy and .disgusting language to "do" for. the ;landlerdi- Accused was brought up. before Mr. , ; Snelsoin 1 , J;P,, yesterday, and was mulcted, m the aggregate sum of. seven guiriieas for, the Wo offences, which Mr.' 'Verin^of ' the Woodware. Factory,- paid, as iWyfliei-whols' said to. be' a capital workman, was employed at the factory as a turner, •and- Mr. 1 Venn is rather short-handed at present. The accused was bound over, m his own recognisance of. £2.5 to keep, the» peace for three months. The Fibst Lesson m Law. — Kararina [iMittlluri, a bouncing-looking female Native, was summoned at the R.M. Court on Thurs:<Mjlfs%Mr. B'J' Brightwell, forj thereoovery W'ffijpb W4».% : v f$ BB ; '^T^ • Who?-

before the Court Kararina confessed to judgment, and producing a ponderous purse extracted therefrom, m a variety of coins, the exact sum of £2 14s. lid. Upon being further informed that there were eighteen shilling costs to pay/ she lost all her powers of comprehension^, and it occupied the united efforts of the Bench and the clerk understand that the Court, and not Mr. ym» the claimant. During the enlightenment of the defendant, by Mr. Ward, a regular clatter :and titter was kept up by the Maoris m Court, at her innocent ignorance of a luxury m which they were bo well versed ; but there were not a few amongst them who were uncharitable enough to insinuate that it was not the first time Kararina had made her bow to the blind goddess, and that her innocenoe was more gushing than genuine. The Value op Pbpmises. — It will be remembered that when Mr. Lawson, the Commissioner of Railways, was m Foxton, he distinctly promised that as soon as the Reclamation Works m Wellington were completed, and the Featherston Line opened, an engine should be forwarded to this district, so' a3 to have three trains a day to Foxton. That promise was made, we believe m either October, or November, and although months have past since both events have taken place, there is not the slightest probability of it being carried into effect. It is simply ridiculous to think that the first train doe 3 not reach the port until an hour and a half afternoon, for as the steamers have to study the tides, repeatedly they are compelled to leave an hour or two before the arrival of the train. As this is a matter-, of such importance to the Foxton people, we are Bornewhat surprised they have not bestirred themselves m the matter. The Penalty pf G-uilt.— The hut ■oene has closed upon the Waikawa tragedy, tha stern majesty of the law has been upheld, justice has claimed her victim, and Patrick Walsh has gone, to his last dread account. The crime for which the convict paid the penalty with his life was a foul and coldblood murder -, but he. has amply atoned for, his misdeed, inasmuch as that by the inhuman manner m which his case had been dealt with by the. Executive, the days which should have been devoted to preparation far his passage from life to eternity, were em-i bittered by a sense of the. injustice of his treatment. In granting a reprieve upon the ground of insanity before the slightest effort had been taken to ascertain whether there existed any ground for the decision, the Ghoverment were guilty of- mistaken clemency ; ! but after having raised his hopes from the i depths of despair, and leading him to believe that his miserable, life would have been spared, it was culpable, it was cruel, nay, it was criminal, to withdraw the pledge of safety, and carry the sentence into effect. He. has gone now, and all that remains of Patrick Walsh is the memory of a dark and bloody deed. He, received but little mercy from his fellow-men, but let U9 hope that the penitence which he exhibited upon the scaff aid will bear witness m his favor at the tribunal before which he. has gone. The telegram tells us that he died without a struggle, after having walked manfully and unshaken to the scaffold^ where tue.exeouT tioner — a little Jew, who seemed q,uite up to the hideous operation,— -after the culprit had been tnrned off, sprung like a wild-cat upon the body, grasped the. legs and swung on to them for some seconds. THB SANDOtf-CAITABVON Raii/WAY.— We regret to hear fihat , bad accounts have been received from 'Mr. Larkworfchy, with regard to the reception of the shareß m London, and that the money was not so easily to be raised as was expected. We , have always had some delicacy m expressing, our opinious upon the manner m which the capital was, proposed to be. raised, fearing that our remarks might be so misconstrued that we were unfavorable toward the success of the District Railway. We can sincerely assure our Southern friends that we are amongst their, most earnest well-wishers m that matter, and we firmly believe if ; those vitally interested will assist the movement m anything like proportion to the benefit en-, tailed by its success, it would not be, long until the railway would be an accomplished fact. We have always thought that the large land owners by. no means propose, to pay an equivalent m rate, to the ratio m which they would be benefitted; and consider that the Messrs'. Larkworfchy and. Cambell should contribute three-fourfchß, .the general body of Befctlers paying the other fourth. Had those gentlemen followed the worthy example, of Mr. Henry Sanson, who to set a good pattern was quite, willihg to.go far foeyoricl the amount at which he was rated' by the committee, there, jrould be-no necessity to. go outside i the district, m order to raise the capital. We firmly believe -the rail way, will yet be contrasted, [but m order to dp so' those land; princes- who -will reap the maximum advantage 'must be prepared • to-allow themselves, >to be rated above the \ sum which strictly they would .be. rVquured ; to contribute, • Cpnvbbtino the Dpvrt. — Jt is^spme-, what singular that while every; country has wide scope for a crusade against ignorance, an especial preference is given, to poor benighted savages at a distance. In the same manner the more desperate the criminal and unlikely the conversion the more general is the desire to gather them into the fold, whil» those "who ought to, and might be, reclaimed, are allowed their own course. We are not surprised, then, to hear of a pious old lady m Victoria who wonders whether. Chr jafcians pray for those poo^ Kellys, and she has sent a parcel of hooks and tracts through the post, addressed " Edward Kelly,' Bushranger," but unforfcunately-;as the police do not know his present, address, the parcel has not yet reached theoutlaw,' Verily, webelieve there are some who would attempt j ;the task. of. conyer^mg; his. Satanic Majesty • ' B»LiBPBM3ifXOV THBFIELDtNG SCE^PPL. —About the middle of December last, a contract was let for -the enlargement of. the above school. The additions 'consisted of two 'vnnes-rsiqne to he used for boys, and the;oser, probably, f or infants. ; Two smaller.; rooms have" ahvo ,poeri added, which, can be used for a lavatory .and The. boys 1 room jb 39 ; feet 4 'inches loijg, by 22, feet 2 inches wide, "and l27eefc 9 inches m height; while the other'-rpom which has been added/ and which will ]be equal m dime^ona to thatnortion of the school at

present set apart for the girls, is 31 feet j 7 inches long, by 19 feet 8 inches wide, and 12 feet 2\ inches m height. Thf entire building, old and new, is match-lined, ceiling included. The newly-added rooms are ventilated from the side walls, as -.'the mode' adopted when the school was first built was J not found to . answer^o well as expected, roof ventilators having'beeh vied, but of a much larger size than' modern science is willing. to sanction for- school: or hospital -The new: ropms. will be provided with, dual desks, to accommodate twp pupils at each. When the building is finished and properly furnished, it will be found capable of accommodating fully 260 pupils. The. present attendance averages 130 to 140 scholars per day; but there can be little reason to doubt that m, such a rapidlyrising district as Fielding all the increased accommodation will soon be required.. The contract for the additions was let, to Mr. Pope at £351. Mr. Pope was not alone the builder, but was also, we understand, to a large extent the architect. No doubt, he must have received very considerable assistance and a number of suggestions from tjhe head master, Mr. Dowling, whose practical experience could not fail to be of very great use to either an architect or builder. The workmanship appears solid and .well finished m every way, and the contractor is deserving of praise- for the manner m which the work has been, executed. The painter* are now hard at work, and the construction of the desks and forms is being proceeded with $ ; so that m a very short time the entire build- : ing will be ready for use. We congratulate the Fielding people for having taken time ' by the forelock, and made this addition to their school before it was absolutely required. Besides, towns and their inhabitants are often judged by travellers — some : of whom, not infrequently become investors — .by the. appearance of their schools and public building?. So far, at all events, as its, school ia concerned, Feilding \ can qow well afford to. submit to comparison -with much older* townships. There, is; however,, one small matter, to' whiph we would wish to direct, the attention^ of. the s School Committee, and that is the,, insufficiency of light m the room at present, used, by the girls. This defect can be easily remedied, and the expense will be very -trifling. We, would suggest that the window at the end of the! 'room should be increased to at least double the present size, or else, that a second one should be inserted.