SAVAGE DOGS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 320, 29 December 1862, Page 5

SAVAGE DOGS.

{To the Editor of the Daily Times.) Sib., —When coming home last night from Green Island. I was suddenly and unexpectedly attacked at Caversham, by two dogs, which oaine out fiom a house or tent there, and from their apparent strength and ferocity, in all likelihood, I should have been torn to pieces had I not been somewhat fortunately prepared to defen 1 myself. This is not the first time I have been annoyed with dog 3 there, and unquestionably it appears to me a most singular thing how such rapaciou< and dangerous animals should be allowed to go at large—in fact a traveller while passing through Caveisham is in great danger of his life, at all events of being seriously injured on account of doge—hence the propriety and immediate necessity of causinsr all dogs there to be chained or otherwise properly secured. No one can form an adequate conception of the importance of this being done, until he is suddenly, unexpectedly, and unpreparedly attacked by a dog or dogs, as 1 was and others have been. This subject should be investigated at once, as should dogs be tolerated to go at large, as at present it will not be surprising to hear of people, while passing there being seriously injured, if not in some instances killed.

DBSIDEaATUH.

MH WILL'S MISSION. {To the Editor of ihe Daily Tkkes.) # Sir, —I have just read in your issue of'this morning, a report oi the proceedings of tlie Presbytery of Otago. So much of it as bears on Mr Will am! his mission, is of such a nature a*, J think, should not ho allowed to pass without some further notice, and I take the liberty of troubling you with the present reiemng to it. i do not purpose going into the question of the mission itself. If the church deemed it wise to semi an agent to the mother country, with a view to induce suitable miui-ters to come out to Ot-iw, no doubt her people wou'd furnish the mrans to cirry oxit her ile- ' cision. But the question is one about which diff reuces of opinion »ay exist The selection oi ministers n in good lia-ids, and Dr tfonar Ls not indifferent to the wants of the dlonies, £o that wiih such an organization iv existence, a good case would require to be made out, to justify the expense of s«ndiu- an agent home, and depriving the Province of the services of a ministn-, when ministers are so much wanted and it may be fairly held that the end m view would be better served by placing the Colonial Committee in funds, to den-ay the expenses of ministers willing to come out, and by showing that ministers en arrival here, would be adequately supported. Yet because the presbytery on Wednesday evening came to the decision that this proposed mission ""be not carried out. Mr Will presented the unseemly and unconstitutional spectacle, of a Presbyterian minister refusing: obedience to his Presbytery, requesting bis name to be struck off the roll, and declaring himself no longer a member We heaid a great deal some time ago from Mr Will of the authority of the Presbytery, and ot the duty of carrying out its decisions, were these professions on Wednesday night 1 I remember a beautiful example of the duty of minister* to fall in with, and carry out the derfres of the Church, even when they are at variance with tlie opinion* oi individual members. A debate took place m the General Assembly of the Free Church of fccotland, a good many years ago ; the leader of the minority was Dr Candlish, who advocated his views with all tlie vehemence and energy of his nature : the Church decided contrary to his views ; but the decision once come to, he was the foremost to carry it out witn all his might. Dr Caudlish is a Presbyterian and regards the decision of his Church deliberately come to, as the safe course to pursue. To show that the conduct of Mr Will is of a grave character, I quota one of the questions put. to every Presbyterian minister, before Ordination JJo you promise to submit yourself willingly, ami numbly in the spirit of meekness, mto the admonitions ol the bivtbren of this Pr^ytery, and to be subject to them, and all other Presbyteries, and supenov judicatories of this church, where God in hi* providence shall enst your lot; aiw that, accordin" to your power, you snail maintain the Unity and' peace of this church, against error and schism, notwithstanding of whatsoever trouble or persecution may arise, and that you shall follow no dirsive c.u.ses from the doctrine, worship, discipline, and government of this church?" ' i say nothing for the present of the Presbytery allowing itsi-lf to be coerced into uttering a deliberate judgment because Mr Will rebelled. I am, &c, t» t «„, ■-. Presbsterian. Dunedin, 26th December, 18C2.