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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume V, Issue 13, 15 January 1870, Page 2

Two Boiling-down Establishments on a Inrge scale are being erected at Waira* rapa. The advance of Civilisation.— The last instance of the Maori copying his betters, is WiMahupuku,of the Wairarapa, referring his dunning creditors to "my lawyer in Wellington." Cheap Fencing. — A contract has been taken for putting up wire fencing in the Wairarapa, at 7s. 6d. per chain. The contractor is to find posts and everything but wire and staples, the loan of two bullock drays from the station being had gratuitously. The Barque Helen with an entire cargo of flax sailed from Lyttelton, on the sth instant. Another vessel, the Glenmark, has been put on tbe berth to load with flax only. : . .The services of the Fire Brigades at the late disastrous in Christchurch have been recognised by a public dinner in the Town Hall. A destructive Bush Fire has occur-" red on Yb.i!kr Peninsula,. Adelaide, destroy-' ing a shepherd and boy, and 1,800 sheep*

An Entebpbising Citizen of Wellington, a Mr. Beck, has on his own responsi_hility"commenced a plan for supplying -,thn,t town with water. He has purchased -We site for a reservoir, and sent home for the necessary pipes and other material which he expects to receive in about five months. The water will be conveyed two miles, and have in that distance a fall of 230-feet,. the pressure being something like lOOlbs to the square inch. The Wellington Post thus comments on a portion of Earl Granville's despatch : — In following Earl^ Granville's advice as to " measuring qui* own resources," resources financial are, oft course,; the. first, consideration, gpd there are qotqe veiy considerable items " im 1 our yearly expenditure which might, in o^iv hMer?d circumstances,, with great propriety be struck offrr-those consequent on the p'reae^'qe oft. the Governor. They are. by na njeans' inconsiderable; salary, £4;50Q; "establishoj^t >; £1^600; the oxpe,nsflg»;o^-keeprpp: up , hwjses and domain?, £1,400 and upwardsji tba expense of building new residence a^'d others incidentally rising.. e^tdeat that a Governor is not placed here oa our behalf, but on that of the Imperial Government, and as a check upon us to a certain, extent. He receives his instructions from England, from which he is appointed, and, of course, to which he owes his first duty. \n the case of a conflict between, the Colonial and Imperial Governments, who can doubt which side the Governor would be on ? He is clearly an Imperial officer * maintained for Imperial purposes; and, if the English Government think it requisite that he should be kept here, . it is their duty to' pay him, not ours. Waiau Eacb Meeting. — The annual Race Meeting in the Amuri district took place on 31st ult., and although the pleasures of the day were considerably mar- , red by a soaking rain which was falling all day, the different .events were contested in the most spirited manner. The • Maiden Plate of 15 sovs. was won by Mr. M'Eae's Scrub, ridden by W, Nicholson ; I the District Purse of 15 sovs. by Mr. Steadmnn's Ada ; and the Amuri v Plate of 20 sovs., and the Highfield Stakes of 15 sovs., by Mr. M 'Lean's Trojan. Forty thousand persbns attended the Crystal Palace lately, to hear a Tonic Sol-fa chorus of 8000 voices. The jubilee was somewhat ou the plan of the one held at Boston, and, like that, combined the ringing of bells, clanking of anvils in the trovatore chorus, and the firing of cannon. In "Auld iangsyne" the audience were taken by storm when, at the last verae, 8000 persons joined hands in the usual convivial style when singing "And here's a hand, my trusty frieu'." Service of Song in Northumberland., —The united choirs of the Methodist - congregations in the Newcastle district numbering 770 voices, mustered in the Town Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in September last, and engaged in a service of song, accompanied by the grand organ. The chair was taken by Mr E. M. Bainbridge, of Dessington, Mr. W. Eea, the accomplished organist, presided, and Mr. B, Probert acted as conductor. The service commenced with a Sanctus followed by the fine old hymn " The God of Abraham praise," to tlje tune of Leoni. The choicest hymns in the Wesleyan hymu book were sung in the moßt ; admirable style to tunes which had been selected with great taste and judgment. These were varied, by an occasional chant, and anthems, amongst which may be mentioned " Come unto me," and " Sleepers awake," from Msntielßsohn's " St Paul." The Hall was crowded in every part, and the thanks of the atfdfence were heartily given to all who t66k part in it, the Chair- | man expressing a hope that a repetition of it I would not be far distant, and that such gatherings might be frequent: There seems to be no doubt that in America they have discovered the of moving large buildings without injuring them or inconveniencing their inhabitants The Architectural Review and American Builders' Journal gives an account oft the removal of Pelhara House in Boston. In, ! order to widen a street it was necessary to move this, house sideways about' vfcweoty feet-or to pull it down. ../.It was, decided to adopt the former alternative. The house is 70ft wide by 100ft deep, five Btories high, and js supported on square granite piers with heavy partition walls of brick j •it: ia said (to weigh ,50,000 tons, and is a hotel arranged in the~French "m,oil@; :,, The . motive force s^ras got by^inieans of gijcty or seventy huge wooden screws, with! their

%..'. ~ — ~ — ~i '■ ■ : : • ; r y heads.ajainst the first floor and their heels ' ■f against the paving at the curbstone, the $ int'efiaediate ground having been excavated ■y The house began to travel on rollers at $ 8 o'clock in the morning of August 21, and I performed its journey safely at the rate of $"14ih per hour, carrying with it all its fur- | niture andits boarders. The Architectural I Review says there seems to be ho good J* reason for doubting that the pyramid, of 4 Cheops, or St Peter's at Rome, could be f moved .end wise or sidewise at pleasure, any ;* required distance, by this same process. 4 An unusual scene occured lately in St '"*> Paul's Cathedral. After the morning f service Canou Gregory, who was officia- | ting publicly addressed the choir, comf. plained of their irregular attendance, and I declared that the morning services of tfi£ Cathedral were becoming a public Scandal and the talk of the town, on account of tbe general want of heart and dignity, and from the lax attendauce of maay concerned. It was, the Canon coni tinued, becoming a grave question as to I whether the services bad- not better be I diecontipued. One of the Choir said that J the Dean and Chapter really paid them • auch a small stipend that they were obliged to look out for other engagements, and would starve unless they did. The Canon said,. ""lhe service of God and the public convenience are above the convenience of the individual; this is not the place to discuss the question of pay." An interview subsequently took place between the Canon and the organist. Pall Mall Gazette. i -