CORRESPONDENCE.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 150, 24 June 1880, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

To Ihe Edltor ov the " Evenikg Mail.'» Sir, — In your brief notice of the case of Wadman v. Baptist Church Trustees, there is a slight omission. The Transfer Act expressly says that action at law in support of a caveat lodged against the title of those socking to put their land under the Act, must be taken within three mouths. The solicitors of the person who lodged the caveat against our title did not take any action during that time, and therefore were necessarily out of Court. Hence the decision was in our favor. During many months our land has been kept exposed without a hedge or fence of any kind on that side, he having first rooted up and burned our garden fence, and when we, to supply its place, put a fence at our true boundary, he, by the aid of a number of men hired for the purpose, also tore up and damaged this. " Were the whole - case known, it is questionable if there is its parallel in the annals of Nelson. A Member of the Chukchi.

To the Editor of tub " Evening Mail." Sir— For the instruction and edification of J. Naylor on future occasions, I enclose a short and complete form of Auathema, which he will find far more comprehensive than the one he treated us with yesterday. My former unassuming production has rendered him furious, frantic, and spiteful, hence he has lost himself in the ramifications of verbosity. Especially for the benefit of J. Naylor and your readers unacquainted with " The Jackdaw of Rheinis," who stole the Cardinal's ring, , I transcribe the passage in full as I remember it in my more youthful days :— The Cardinal rose with a dignified look, He call'd for his Candle, his Bell, and his Book! In holy anger and pious grief, He solemnly cursed that rascally thief, He cursed him at board, he cursed him in bed, From the sole of bis foot to the crown of his • head; He cursed him in sleeping, that every night He should dream of the devil, and wake in a fright; He cursed him in eating, he cursed him in drinking, He cursed him in coughing, in sneezing, in winking, He cursed him in sitting, in standing, in lying. He cursed him in walking, in riding, in flying, He cursed him in living, he cursed him in dying. Never was heard such a terrible curse. But what gave rise To no little surprise Nobody seemed one penny the worse. In bidding J. Naylor farewell, I regret my inability to afford him the satisfaction he desires in a closer acquaintance with " Veritas," but can assure him that, unlike the jackdaw, I am up to the present in the enjoyment of good health. Trusting J, Naylor has recovered from the attack of the nocturnal visitant, and disregarding his prayer, I still subscribe myself with your kind permission Veritas.