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Patea Mail, Volume I, Issue 58, 30 October 1875, Page 2

It is with real regret, in which we are sure the public will share, that wo learn it is the intention of Captain Wray to resign hisseafc in, caul consequently the Chairmanship of tho Patoa education Boaid. During the time he has presided his courtesy and ability have been abundantly shown, and the members of the Board will cor. tainly bo sorry to lose so worthy a head. What the reasons for his resignation arc we are unaware. Tim vacancy thus occasioned will bo supplied, on the nomination of the rUber mi.i/.bers of the Board We have roceivod the first number of the Mammalti Times, a now bi-weekly paper published in Palmerston. We can conscienViously congratulate our young contemporary on its first appearance. The paper Is excellently printed, whilst the matter contained shows clearly that literary talent Is not wanting in its production. The new- journal is well advertised, and bears every sign of future success in its pages. The people of the Palmerston district will no doubt heartily support so worthy a representative of the fourth estate, as its merits deserve, and should deem themselves fortunate in possessing such an organ.

A correspondent enquires if wo have received any notification, or had any news whatever in reference to tho time when the Hon. Major Atkinson, m accordance with usual parliamentary practice, will address in’s constituents at the chief centres of the electorate that ho represents. We have not heard anything on the subject at present, and onr correspondent is certainly rather in a hurry. Parliament only closed about a week ago, and there is plenty of work at its conclusion to occupy Ministers for some little time. We have no doubt, however, that in duo time the hon. gentleman will duly unbosom hirnsoll, and that the residents of this district will hear from his own lips the explanation they desire, particularly with respect to the somewhat strange manner that Patea was left out in the cold during the past session. We remind those interested, that a mecD ing of the committee of the Patoa Pastoral and Agricultural Society will bo held this day at Mr Dale’s office, at 2, p.m. Mr Moorhouso, formerly Superintendent of Canterbury, and once a candidate fo,this district in the Assembly, intends it is said to contest Gladstone in the fortbeom. ing election with Mr G. B. Parker.

The District Court will sit on Wednesday next the 3rd November. There is only one criminal case in which one Shaw is charged with larceny. The following are the civil cases, set clown for hearing :—Taplin and Muir v. Hu Rang! to recover £35 Is Gd; same v. Patoi, £4O 15s2d; Taplin v*. F. A. Adams £25 17s Gd; T. Quinlivan v. Bobbctt, £B2 10s.

In a Gazette of the 21st inst., it is notified that Hawera Post office has becH opened as a Government Life Insurance Office.

We regret to state that Mr T. Quinlivan of Hawera is seriously ill with rheumatic fever and has been confined to his bed for Several days. Dr Walker is in attendance a n d went up by coach yesterday to see him.

The contractors for the format ion of the main road tlirough H.uvera, are miking good he a 'way, and will no doubt complete the work easily within the stipulated time.

As might very reasonably be expected, the greatest discontent has been created throughout the district at the persistency exhibited by the Government in proceeding with the formation of the Maintain Road from the New Plymouth end only, instead of working from both ends. Vet'}' recently we truly expressed public opinion on tin; subject, but up to the present tune nu alteration has been made, and a most nnfiiir proportion of the grant is bang expended in one direction only. Feeling is very si rung in Jlawera and about Ketenmrae, and a public meeting is about to be held there, when revolutions will be proposed and forwarded, protesting against what is clearly injustice. Major Brown, Native. Lands Commissioner, is expected to arrive to-day by the 'Taranaki coach.

In reply to a question put to the lion. Colonial Treasurer, just before the close of the session, that gentleman stated that (he sum of .£BO,OOO would be allocated as follows;. — 20,001) for sub-districts, the balance for Road Boards and Municipalities in proportion to rates, V.w,, Ids-id in the .£ to the former, and (3s Sol In the latter. Mr Wilson has now got bis (kv.y-tnill at Kctcmarae into thorough working order, and is turning out first-class timber at most reasonable rates. There can be no question that the speculation will be a highly profitable one to the enterprising proprietor, and that, at the same time, it will prove a great benefit to the district by reducing the prices to such a level as will allow settlers to build.

The crops all round have boon greatly benelilted by the late warm rains, and are now looking splendid. Should, as is most probable, a spell of fine warm weather follow, the harvest will he an abundant one. The grass has grown greatly, and every paddock, indeed all the road sides, show magnificent feed fur stock of ail descriptions.

The Native Lands Court, to be held next week, is likely to attract a largo number of Maoris hero, and, being the first held in Carlyle, will possess more than ordinary interest.

The Variety Troupe now playing in Wanganui with a fair amount of success intend paying the country districts a visit, and it is probable tlafc they will visit Carlyle. If they do, m l fortunately fall in with good weather, they will probably meet with good houses.

The new township of! Normanhy is nn-u’v'..xpaoiv, tint] hi. ls fair, in a very short time, to he a flourishing 1 setllemenh A largo number of lot) aro already sold, and preparations are being made for building on them. Mr Hunger, an old resident, who recently pend a visit to his native country, Switzerland, has been a large purchaser and seems likely to found a small Swiss colony cn his own account, lie procured passages, on his return, for several of his fellow countrymen, and has now with him some half dozen or more, who he intends to settle in the new location, whilst others are cither on the way or about to come. Amongst them are tradesmen of different kinds, blacksmiths, carpenters, shoemakers &c., &c., and all are both anxious and willing for work. Mr Hunger has already one building up and another in frame, and several others are also about to follow his example. There were previously two stores in the vicinity, though not actually within the limits of the township, and now a baker and butcher have bought sites and will commence business as soon as possible. A large hotel will also be erected immediately, at the corner of the road leading to the Waimato plains, and, in token of this speculation being an earnest one, 8,000 feet of timber, to be used in its construction, were ordered at the Katemarae mill on Wednesday last. The tongued and grooved material has to be obtained from town, the new mill not yet havingall the appliances for this branch of the trade. The roof will be of iron, and the timber supplied by local industry will be for the shell alone. There is evidently life in Normanby, which will, in all pro liability, soon rise into the portion ofathriv_ ing township. Wo remind those desirous of purchasing, that the balance of the unsold allotments will bo disposed of by auction by Mr Finnimore, in Wanganui, on Monday next, so those desiring to invest tin r -, can have an opportunity afforded of doing so, and most liberal terms of payment are also offered.

The booth sites, admission money, cards’ &c., for the forthcoming races at Wairoa, on the 9th and 10th proximo, will be sold

at auction this day by Mr W. Dale. There is every prospect of a most successful meeting to which a large number of persons will be attracted. The privileges to be offered will be valuable therefore, and will no doubt realise a considorab'e sum. For further particulars see advertisement iu another column.

"\Vo would specially impress on owners of horses who may desire to take part in the races, that Monday evening next i s the night of general entry, and that entries will he received up till 7 p.m. on that evening.

A lively publication, the Si/rhie;/ Punch. lias been for some lime issued iu the metropolis of New Soul!) Wales, ami is now linuly established. This is not to be wondered at, for its humour, though of a colonial type, and rather broader than that of its namesake in the old conn try, is exquisite, and the cuts would not disgrace Fleet-street. It proprietors invito talent of all descriptions, in this especial line, from all the colonies, and contributors can be found in many puds of Now Zealand. Amongst these both Taran dci an 1 Wellington (Wanganui) repress nlali ves are found and in a lile, recently received by us, there are some most creditable samples ol caricature, furnished by New Zealand ms. It would he ridiculous in our yoidhfu. venture to wish our co nic older success, for that is already achieved, „;j we content ourselves with hoping “ that long life and more power” will he Ids lot. hj very excellent sample of orange bitters have been forwarded to us, prepared by -Mr J. Lett, cordial manufacturer, of this town, which we can cordially recommend to those needing’ a wholesome tonic at times. It is a preparation approved of by the faculty. Dr. Walker speaking iu the highest terms of it, and will no doubt command a large sale. Our Wanganui contemporary the Chronicle —sent us yesterd.-y copies of the 26th and 29th, instead of the 28lb and 29th, and,as we very rarely receive the Herald , we have a blank day in Wanganui news. How is it that the Herald reaches us so seldom we cannot imagine. The Mail is posted i-ogpibu !y to that journal but its exchanges, come “like angels' visits few and far between and, when they do arrive, they are generally several days old. Wo trust that by thus drawing attention to the fact, we may be better dealt with in future.

Weather permitting, the cricket match between Carlyle and Ilawora comes oil' this morning, aiul a tight contest is anticipated, both.sides being confident of victory.

The Town Boaidwill meet on Monday next, that day being- the first Monday in 1 1 it* month. The business will consist ebiolly in hearing objections to the rate roll, the other portion of it being comparatively unimportant. The sum of .£IOO, granted by the .Provincial Government, was duly placed to the credit of the Board in the Bank of Now Zealand, after the bank battle, and is now to be disposed of. No doul.it there are numberless modes whereby such a sum can be wisely expenodd, but; wo would suggest to members that the footpaths might most advantageously be looked to. The main road is all right) even if it be in future a Board charge, Imt the footpaths are abominable, or, we might properly say, do not exist at all* Their formation would cost a mere tritle, and would be a boon to the public. It is stated that at a meeting of the fmmjulnui Times newspaper company, it was resolved to wind up its affairs. The Westport Borough Council have resolved on insisting that stewards of steamers, or others bringing freight for sale during the vessel’s stay, and bavb g no regular place of business, shall pay / 5 a year, the cost of a hawker’s been; . Notification lias been ghen that, in ease of the warning being neglected, proceedings will be taken against offenders in this respect.

Reminiscences of Pickwick and Mrs Pardell aro excited by the following paragraph, which appears in the Nelson Mail A dish of green peas and another of early potatoes, which have been kindly forwarded to ns by Mrs Townsend, of Bridge street, enable n.s to bear testimony to the excellence of the vegetables she has on sale ” Chops and tomato sauce ! What were you compared with a dish of green peas and another of early potatoes forwarded by a married greengrocer to a bachelor editor ? No wonder that he should, with sucli inducements, indulge in such a palpable puff preliminary as this :—“ Early vegetables are not nearly so plentiful as usual, but a little warm weather will soon fill ujj our greengrocers shops with every kind of garden produce that could possibly be wished for.” An application for permission to shoo': cats trespassing upon cerlaiu premises within the city boundary of Auckland has been granted by the City Council. A Mrs Stenhonseis lecturing on Mormonism in Sydney, and intends paying a visit to New Zealand.

A branch of the Manukau Union Oyster Company has been established in Wellington. It is intended to lay down oyster beds in the bay, and to carry on oyster breeding there, as well as at Auckland and Christchurch.

The "Waikato Times says : —On Saturday last Mi-Gumming purchased a splendid sample of Te Kuiti-grown hops. He linds them much superior to the imported article on account of their freshness though, as remarked on a ft rmcr occasion, the natives have not yet attained to a perfect method of pressing them.

The following recipe for acquiring madness in the .shortest manner possible is fur nisbed by an American paper : —Be an editor ; let the devil be waiting for copy ; sit down to write an article, and put a few sentences down ; then let an acquaintance drop in and begin to tell you stories and gossip of the town ; and let him sit, and sit, and sit. This is the quickest way we can think of to go raving distracted mad.”

An amusing affair is the subject of an article in a recent issue of the Bincc Herald , h.-ad ;d ‘‘A Libel Action.” r lbo writer savs ;—“ VV o were considerably startled yesterday morning, when the following letter reached om; hands : ‘ Dunedin, 24th September, 187.0. To the Editor of the Bruce Herald , Tukomairiro, .Sir, —Mr Alexander Loss has consulted us with reference to certain versos in your issue of the 7th inst., headed ‘ W oc Lammie Twenty,’ and to certain other verses in your issue of the 17fh inst., headed ‘ Her Letter,’ which ho considers libellous and calculated to injure his reputation, and render him an object of ridicule and contempt, and has instructed us to write to you with reference thereto, and demand a public apology for their insertion in the next issue of your paper. In the event ol your failing io eomp'v with this demand, wo are further instructed to commence legal proceedings against you. Vvc arc, sir, your obedient servants, Hagoitt Boos, and iUiKN'T.’ We regret that we cannot sec our way to make the public apology demanded, Dul. have no hesitation in at once giving the names of the authors of the verses referred to. ‘Wee Tammie Twenty’ was written by James Ballantiiie. the well-known author, and was published about thirty years ago in a collection of poems and sketches of Scottish character, entitled • The Gaberlumde’s Wallet.’ ‘ Her Letter’ is by Bret Ilartc, and was first published, we believe, in Ame>-n- <mmu live years hack. Wl!1 bo a PP arunt lo everyone that Mr Alexander Boss is laboring under some hallucination, and we have no desire to make any further reference to him.”

A gentleman named D. Macfarhme recently jumped into the sea at Wellington, at tlio risk of his life, to save a little dog of his that was drowning, lie succeeded with great difficulty in rescuing his pet, but whether the animal was worth the danger is another thing. A Catholic Church is about to be Greeted at Waimate (Canterbury). Nearly ,£6OO has already been subscribed, and contributions in labor of various kinds have been largely oll’ered. A Hunt Club has been established in Christchurch. Harriers are to be purchased in Melbourne at £5 each, and at present the sport is to confined to hare hunting.

The large bridge to cross the Waitaki, on the line between Christchurch and Dunedin, will bo finished in about two months.

A boy named Griffiths was recently killed at Ueefton by a tree falling in an unexpected dirrcction, settling across his nock, and strangling him. A paper mill at Mataura, Otago, is nearly completed, and will, very shortly, commence manufacture.

A fishing company is about to commence operations at Jackson’s Bay, on the west coast of the Middle Island.

Intelligence was received in Liverpool on August 21, of the burning at .sea of the ship Aurora, on the ( Jth. The Aurora was on a voyage from Adelaide to London, having left the former port on the Gib May. All went well until the 9th August when the caigo was discovered to be on lire, and the flames spread so rapidly that n a short time the vessel was ablaze from stem to stern All the crew were, however, rescued, and arc on t heir way to Liverpool. The cargo .of the Aurora was a valuable one, consisting of over GOO bags of bark, 1000 bags of flour, 0,092 bags of wheat. 2GI cases of tallow, and 1603 bales of wool, and other materials. The Aurora was a new vessel having only been built last year by Messrs Scele of Greenock. She was owned in London by Anderson. Anderson &c., and was a vessel of 1857 tons, and classed 100 A 1 at Lloyds. At the time of the disaster she was under the command of Captain Johnston. From the Sydney Morning Herald wo learn that the steamship Edinburgh, Captain Manning, has left London for Sydney with the shore ends of the New Zealand cable. The steamship Hibernia is likely to leave with the deep sea portion of it in November.

The Manawatu Times , referring to the publication of its issue, the establishment of telegraph communication, and the arrival of the first locomotive, on the 23rd inst., says: —“This is a jubilant day for Palmerston, and a remarkable augur of future prosperity. Three great events occur» clashing simultaneously : the first arrival of the Iron Horse —Puck’s Girdle round the World in circuit—and our First Issue. Memorabilia.” Referring to-the first trip of the latter there does not appear to bo an immense opening for congratulation, for our contemporary reports:—lt may be many a ]ong day before Palmerston will have to note two more important events occurring together that will lay the foundation of her future success. With the opening of telegraphic communication, tiro first loco motive made its appearance in our town on Thursday, having taken nearly two davs to perform the journey of tw entyfour miles from Foxtou. Looking at the wretched condition of the wooden rails upon which it travelled, its arrival mus;. be looked upon as a masterly performance and proof of engineering skill. Its firs employment will be ballasting the permanent way that is now being laid lb rough the township.

The Japanese arc shipping bricks to California, and sell them cheaper than those made in that Slate, notwithstanding that there is an ad valorem duty of 2J per cent, on them. The Japaucse brick is inches lung, 4.J inches wide, and 2-J Indus thick.

Lightning has been pressed into the service of man in Germany. An iron rod, planted perpendicularly in the rock which the engineer wished to blast, has attracted the electricity of the clouds lo the base of the iron, where the lightning shivered tv atoms the rock in which the ii on was sum;.

Mr. Keddilt of Ilavclock-road, Beta Worth (the Ovcm and Murray Adcerti<.r states) has a curiosity. lie has a goose which was sitting on II eggs, from wlnjb wore produced 12 goslings, one of the having two distinct birds. Turkish baths have been opened in Auckland. 'Huy have been lilted up in an appropriate manner, and have been well patrol.i ied up to the present time.

What may happen to an innocent man is thus told by (he Australasian : —“About, throe years ago two men named Joint Halligan and .Bichard Daly were convicted of highway rohbciy in the district of Kiirmre, and .sentenced, the former to seven years’ hard labour, and the latter to live years’ Since Halligan has been incarcerated at (he Pent ridge Stockade he has always stated (o*thc authorities that b" D..occnt of <?a_- crime for which he w;k snfl’erinir. Several respectable persons who had known Halligan for a number of year. 1 ? were of the same opinion, and made several ineffectual attempts to obtain bis release from prison* A few days ago tho detective police took from the Pentridgu Stockade tho prisoner Daly, the supposed accomplice of Halligan, on a writ of habeas . in consequence of certain information which it was thought would exonerate Halligan from participation in the crime Daly, it appears, admitted to the detective., that Halligan was innocent, and took tlm detectives <0 a place where a gun ami revolver were hid. There were other circumstances connected with tho case which left no doubt as to Halligan’s innocence in the affair, and the Government has ordered his release from prison immediately.

“ HBgles," fn the Australasian, tells the following Now Zealand anecdote:—‘‘A country resident of Now Zealand, some time ago, had a visit from Bishop Harper, who was on his episcopal rounds. Now, this particular gentleman was remarkable for two somewhat opposite characteristics ■—a tendency to exaggeration, and constant dragging in hy the cars on all occasions of the language of Scripture. The bishop observed a large number of wli'tc peacocks about his host’s place, and remarked that lie had never before seen together so many and such fine birds of this kind. “ How did you- collect so saany a flock ?” was his inquiry. “'Well,” said old Longbow, “the fact is, I breed ’em ' and i t you can keep a secret, listen. My peahens always sit in white-washed rooms— Jacob and the bazel-rods—you understand."

The population of Inglewood and its vicinity now numbers six hundred, out of which there are eighty children ready to attend school as soon as the school-house is finished.