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Patea Mail, Volume V, Issue 453, 23 August 1879, Page 2

The Assessment Court will sit to-day, in Court House, Carlyle, at 10 o’clock. Mr F. McGuire will hold a sale of horses, land, and cheap drapery, at his mart, Hawera, at 2 o’clock to-day. We understand that Mr F. McGuire has withdrawn from the Egmont contest in favor of Major Atkinson. We give Mr McGuire credit for having done a very wise thing. Hawera can now boast of having its local surveyors and archietects, for in another column will be found an advertisement to the effect that Messrs Anderson and Climie have started in the above line.

Our Carlyle Presbyterian friends are about to give an entertainment in aid of their church building fund, which will take place in the Town Hall, on Monday, the 4th of September, We trust the attendance will be large, and that the debt on the church will be considerably reduced. The names of Major Atkinson’s committee appears in another column, and meetings will be held at the different centres on Monday next, at 3 p.m, to appoint Chairmen of sub-committees.

Messrs Mace and Bassett, builders, announces elsewhere that they are prepared to give estimates for all kinds of work ; also to carefully execute plans and specifications. Wo understand that Mr Mace is well-up in the ait of plan drawing, and we have no doubt, in a short time, the linn will find plenty to do in that lino, us well as in building. Mr Ballance’s speech at Wanganui, as reported by the fJeruld, is full of -1 cheers,” “ loud cheers,” “ loud and continued cheers,” and continued cheers.” In the Iv.M Court yesterday, S. Taplin sued C. 11. Hargreaves for a debt of ;£i Ss ; judgment for plaintiff by default for amount claimed and -El 11s costs. — Another ease against the same defendant was withdrawn, owing to paintiif not appearing. Two cases down for bearing were settled out of Court. The sale of the MVmncafil Dote l property by Mr Freeman R. Jackson, has been withdrawn. A new evening paper has been started at Ashburton by Mr Joseph Ivess ; and the Ashburton Mail, recently made one of the largest broadsheets in the colony, has been reduced in size. One of the chimneys at the Immigration Barracks took fire-on Thursday afternoon, ami had it not been for the able assistance of tlm foreman of the New Fire Brigade (.Mr G. Beamish), it might have had a disastrous effect. The Barracks is roofed with shingle, and being very dry, together with the chimney being low, would soon have ignited. A fire is a very good way of cleaning a chimney, but it is much cheaper to have it swept, for the line in such cases can he brought up to £5. Mr Baldwin occupied that portion of the Barracks where the fire took place, and will be introduced to the R.M.

The Carlyle ooncspondent of the Wanganui Herald , no doubt not at all pleased with what appeal'd in Wednesday’s Mail, {lashed the following during the day to liis employer The Patka Mail this morning reprints an article from the Hangitikei Advocate, attacking Messrs Bryce, 13allance, Sherwood, and McGuire. As it is generally known on this coast that McMmn is editing the Advocate, the charges fail Hit. The charge made against Mr Sherwood of having reported his own speech is false, and in justice to that gentleman I give it denial. I must say I was snprisod that the editor of the Patka Mail could tolerate such scurrility. The leading article in the Mail says Mr Balianee forsook his own constituency for fear of a comparatively obscure man. This is not an original argument, but one used a fortnight ago in the Chronicle. It is none the less absurd on that account, as in standing for Wanganui Mr Ballanco retired from a contest which must have resulted in his favor to do battle with an old politician, who is looked upon by the Chronicle as unequalled in the Colony.” It does setnn strange that the correspondent in question should have taken np a matter that ought to have been dealt with by the Herald itself, and the others interested. The fact of our copying from the Hangitikei Advocate does not bind ns down to lire opinions expressed by that journal ; but we certainly claim n right, in these exciting times, to reprint the most spicey bits we can find. Wo have carefully scanned the papers for something against the* other candidate, but wo have failed in the search, and it is the last thing wo shall attempt to do ourselves, unless there are more serious charges brought against him than at present. The correspondent in question feels surprised at our tolerating such scurrility, by inserting the paragraph from the Advocate relating to Air Sherwood reporting Ids own speech. If we had not inserted the paragraph, who in the district would have known anything about it, and how would the Herald's correspondent have had a chance of denying it. We are also twitted with having borrowed remarks from the Chronicle, about -Mr Ballanco forsaking his own constituency for fear of a comparatively obscure man. Wo fail to sec what the correspondent is driving at. Surely the originally of the argument does not interfere with its truth. In conclusion we advise the Herald's correspondent not to put his fingers into the lire for other people, for in the end ho will find it is not a paying game.

Tne ordinary meeting of the Carlyle School Committee was held on Wednesday evening last. Present.: —Messrs Aitchisoa (chairman), l\. A. Adams, Hewitt, Dixon, Tregear, and Kenworthy.—The Chairman reported the arrival of Mr L!o} r d, second master, and the opening on Tuesday of ..lie District High School, with 21 pupils, who had entered for the higher branches. The classes had all been re-arranged, so as to distribute the teaching power to the best advantage. Though several who had promised pupils had been unable to do so, other unexpected ones had been sent, which raised the attendance to the Committee’s estimate. Several matters relating to school management wen; considered and disposed of, and the Chairman was empowered to effect repairs ro teacher’s residence, ventilation of school, &c.—Mr H. A. Adams, who had undertaken, at the request of the Committee, the superintendence of the work, reported that fifty choice trees hail been procured and planted in tiie school play-ground, Air Laird, of Wanganui, with his usual liberality to public bodies, having supplied the plants at a reduced rate. —A vote of thanks was passed to Mr Leit for a valuable book which lie had given the Committee for award after the usual school examination, members of the Committee expressing the hope that other townspeople would do likewise. —Through the crowded state of the school, sewing classes had been temporarily discontinued. Drill instruction bad also been suspended during the bad weather.—Meeting night altered from Tuesdays to Thursdays.—Accounts passed as far as funds were availadle, and meeting adjourned.

A return has been laid on the table of the House of Representatives showing the quantities of timber and flour imported into the colony during each of the last two financial years. It appears that in-the year ended 30th June, 1878, the importations were as follows : —Sawn timber, 4,577,140 feet ; flour 4,273 tons. During the year ended 30th June, 1879, the quant it} - of sawn timber imported was 7,703,367 fcc-t, and 2,986 tons of flour had been brought into the Colony.