PALMERSTON.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5331, 29 April 1878, Page 3

PALMERSTON.

(from- oub OWN CORRESPONDENT.) ■■ -1 Palueetson Nokth, 25th April. 1 ■The town Inis had a, somewhatideserted appearance during the past week, some of tho inhabitants being, away at Wanganui to be present at the trial of Fisher and Coker for conspiracy to defraud.; others at Wellington Tor the' Government land sale; and as deputations respecting various matters affecting the wellbeing of the district. " Others again have been absent on pleasure bent, either on shooting excursions or for a trip to Haloombe, to which the line was opened on Monday last. As I have before stated, the shooting has not been nearly so good as in former years, and.unless some decisive,.steps'. are .oV onoo taken to prevent the wholesale:destruction of: native game out of, season by the Maoris, and to restrict the slaughter in the season by;both whites and Maoris to reasonable limits, it will get worse year by year. . .■■■.<,■ ‘ I hear that Inspector Atcheson stated; when passing through" this town on Monday ,last, that the much-needed second constable is shortly to be appointed here. ' , The local paper devoted nearly a column yesterday to the abuse of “ our own” obr'res-' 'pendents in general, whom it ’ designates: as “ nondescript or hybrid animals,” &c., and the “ own correspondent” for Palmerston North of the Wanganui Jferald in particular. With the latter I have nothing to' do, and I cannot say whether the accusation' against him ,of “wholesale filching'*-'-'it ‘true 'or not; 'biit I would like to suggest to i the editor of the Manawatu Times that there,might be another reason, which would probably never occur; to him, for people to undertake the local oorres- : pondenpe for good papers, besides ' payment or the caccethes scribendt,] inamely; a desire -to■benefit the places they live in by bringing before the general public .the passing events and wants of those places,, and also to hint to him that it is just possible thatsome people may read the loading Hew Zealand papers who never even heard;qf,the,, Manawatu, 2%nes,'but who, at tho same time, are 'interestedin Palmerston North and its neighborhood. .1 may add that on several occasions local intelligence has been’ sent down to Wellington, and returned hero in your: columns, before it has appeared in the local journal. I presume that tho latter would not like to bo accused of “plagiarising” in these eases.

A case of just retribution Occurred in the ;toWn yesterday. A Scandinavian equestrian; somewhat the worse for liquor, seeing an English pedestrian in much, the same condition, determined to ride- him down, and after several ‘ futile attempts succeeded in doing so.' His, horse, hqwoyer, being more humane than his master, swerved at the same moment and dislodged his rider, who was dragged by the stirrup.for a short distance, when the stirrupleather parted from tho saddle. ' Both Englishman and; Scandinavian wore pickediup insensible and' carried into tho Clarendon Hotel. : I hear that no serious injury was sustained by cither,.and tliat both left the hotel this morn-' ing: nearly recovered from their- ovor-indulg-■ehca in liqifor.and their “ accident.”; : ' I We are losing several of our inhabitants, Mr. Barton, C,E„ leaving ; for, Wellington shortly, ‘ having been, appointed assistant provincial Brown gomg' to Mas- 1 ; terton, where he id to do some work for the Highway Board; and Messrs. Owen and Gilbert having,disposed;of the Clarendon'and Loyal hotels. .On the- other , hand, wo have several fresh .Ojiriyals, ; and more ,aro shortly expected, i Amp'pg those already arrived, Is our now schoolmaster, Mr, Locke, who caraetoday in tho Wanganui coach.

After a long spell of dry weather, we have yesterday and to-day been visited with some heavy showers, which wore much needed. The congregation of the Church of England arc getting up a concert, of which the proceeds are to be devoted to buying books, &0., for the Sunday-school. Several ladies and gentlemen have already offered their, services as teachers in it when it is established. . ,