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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 215, 1 September 1876, Page 2

A number of London clergymen (says the correspondent of the Dundee Advertiser) have begun to wage war 00 the ignorant street preachers who take possesion of the street corners on Sundays afternoons. lam told tbat even Mr. Spargeon occaaionlly gives them a stroke of his wit. In reply to a question put by Sir George Grey on Tuesday last, the Premier stated that the Financial Arrangements Bill was to be withdrawn for the purpose of allowing another Bill to be brought down more intelligible in certain particulars, one amendment being to give effect to a proposal of the Government to make better arrangements with respect to those parts of the country which did not desire to come under the Counties Bill. A new Bill would be brought down by message. Bishop Hadfield has been making a special appeal to the members of the Church ot England in Wellington on behalf of the Diocesan Fund, the object of which is to provide assistance for struggling churches in sparsely populated districts, and to extend the ministration of the Church to districts which as yet have been left uncared for. The result was that £60 was collected in the churches of the City of Wellington last Sunday, of which sum £37 was contributed by Sfc. Paul's, Thorndon. Ifc is noticeable, says the Times, that the collection for the same object in this church last year amounted to only £13. The weather yesterday morning (says tho N. Z. Times ot August 30fch) was by no means favorable for Mr Wiltshire's walking. Rain commenced at about one o'clock, and continued for some hours. As before stated, Wiltshire has no covering, so that he had to walk in the rain and on sloppy ground. He appeared yesterday as fresh as when he started, and at six o'clock last evening ha.d walked seventy-two [miles.

The following telegram regarding the ' pplifci^bmeeting recentlyheld at Dune- ; dinlappeated nV! the\iV. ; •■_£. Times of r Wednesday : -^The • political meeting iasfcnight was 4 fkosfc .; enthusiastic. It ; ? w a^hua_%oiisry and thoroughly pro- '. y^rißialisticV^oO'^pres H ehfe 'The'following resolutions were unanimously carried.— (l.) Tbat this meeting desires to accord its hearty thanks to the large majority of the Otago members of the Hou_;e who have endeavored, during the present session, ; fco secure justice for the province and to conserve the political rights., of. , the , people, both of which we believe to be endangered by the proposals of the Government. This meeting pledges itself to give its best support to-the Otago representatives in any combined action they may take for the interest of the province. (2.) That this meeting, while desiring to see the provincial form of government simplified jn.many,9f ifes.^etails, is yet strongly of belief Jfchatifr. is the form of government best suited to Otago under existing circumstances, and feels assured it is the form of government which best enables the whole body of the people to closely watch and take intelligent interest iu \he administration of their own affairs, (3.) That in "the opinion of this meeting the county system proposals of the Go- ■ vernment are ,unsuifced to the require.ments of the people of this portion of . New Zealand'; that they would be expensive an d s cumbrous if not unworkv.able,! and the result would be a dwarfing and deadening of that political life which should animate a free people. (4.) That in the opinion of this meeting should the representatives of Otago fail in securing for the province the adminifijt^ation of its own land revenue and a satisfactory measure of local selfgovernment, it will become their duty to leave the Assembly en masse in order that the political situation may be considered by the Provincial Council. (5.) That these resolutions (which were carried) be forwarded to the Speaker of the House of Assembly in order that the members may know our feelings in the matter of abolition. As an amendment on the first resolution, Mr Fish proposed the followiug, but ifc found no seconder -—That whilst thanking our representatives in the Assembly for their action in the interests of the province, this meeting deprecates any further attempt to resuscitate provincialism as •_ in the past. (Hisses and groans and cries of " Give him a hearing*")

Mark Twain,. in speaking of anew mosquito netting writes.—" The day is coming when we shall sit under our nets in church, and the discomfited flies club together and take it out of the minister.".

He was in a deep stuly as he stood under the awning bf a fruit store, and surveyed a heap "nf cocoanuts. He finally picked up one and examined it, and the dealer was moved to enquire il he wanted to purchase. " I guess not," replied the lad, as he put it down, "but it's my opinion that if tbe fellers who make cocoanuts, would fix 'em to open on hinges, us boys would buy millions on 'em."

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