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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 161, 3 July 1875, Page 2

To the Editor of the 'Evening Mail.' Sir — It appears to me Mr Pearce is purfain? in print a similar course that he pur»u d at the meeting, viz., making a bora of nimielf. It ia no use him trying to make out tbat he Buffered martyrdom at my hands. The fact is I listened to him for * ome time 1 3fore I object: 1 to him proceeding with his Bpeecb, which was a mere repetition of statement he had bean driving into people's ears at their own homes for some time previously. It was to this I attributed the uneasiness of the meeting at listening to him, and the fart ot some of the persons present commencing to propose candidates while he was still talking. It is quite true Mr Jervis got up and walkei out of the room in disgust, and it is quite true aleo lhfit not a sing c hand was held up in favor of hearing him when I put ie to the meeting whether they would heir him or not, and yet in spite of ali this Mr Pearce persists in saying that «• the meeting did not protest against hearing him " As to the sensational part of Mr Pearse's letter, permit me to say that as the flogging he refers to was administered entirely to the pirent's s tiaf action, and partly at her request, I don't think it ia any business of Mr Pearse'a. for my own part lam thankful we have such an excellent teacher (a a Mr Coombes undoubtedly is) to conduct the school my children are ait3ndiog. fie is I I am h»ppy to aay, not only a good teacher, but ho is a good example btsilea, and it was my desire to keep him in fcia present position thttt determine. J me to attend the meeting to do my best to counteract Mr Pearae's ill wishes towards bim, and I must aay that my bel'ef is that Mr Pearse's real grievance against Mr Coombes is that he not only claims his dinner hour, but also hi 9 evenings to himbelf. and decidedly objects, or djd object when Mr Pearce was Chairman of the Committee, to providing hot suppers and entertainment whenever he might choose to pop in. I am. &c, James Gbgve.