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Patea Mail, Volume V, Issue 464, 4 October 1879, Page 2

The Carlyle Harmonic Society’s quarterly concert came off on Wednesday evening, but owing to the boisterous state of the weather, the audience was a very small one. All things considered, the concert passed off very creditably choruses, duetts, quartettes, and trios, being well rendered. The solo .singing was also) good, “Eileen Allanab,” by a lady, being the favorite,: which was loudly encored ; “ Once Again,” by a gentlemen, was well sung; “ Ho 1 fill me a tankard,” and “ Jenny who lives in the dale,” ,by gentlemen, were encored; and “Fair is-the rose,” by a gentleman, was well received. This is now the third quarter the Society have had wetnight’s for their concerts, and vve think it would be as well to take the advice of a’ friend, and dodge the weather—advertise the concert for one night, and hold it on another.

Several lelfers held over. Persons interested in the formation of an Oddfellows Lodge, are requested to meet at the Barracks this evening. Cricket Club members will meet at the Albion Hotel this evening. t Nos. 1 and 2 Companies Patea Rifles fell in at the Immigration Barracks on Thursday evening, and after being served out with blank cartridge, were inarched up to Mr J.-Quinlivau’s paddock, whore a little skirmishing was done, under the command of Major Lockett. Owing to Mr Quinlivan’s horses becoming so frightened at the report of the gum, the firing had to be stopped before the rounds served out were used, »iid the men were inarched back to the Barracks and dismissed. We understand that Mr W. Dale has chartered the e.s. Patea tp take a cargo of wheat to New Plymouth. • Mr B. Erskihe announces that he has taken the premises lately occupied by Messrs Jacotnb & Co., which he intends converting into a commodious stable. The,dates of the Hawera Institute Bazaar have - been fixed for Friday and Saturday, 24thl and 25th October. As the natives are not returning so soon as usual from Parihaka, some secret movement is anticipated.' We understand that orders have been given lo strengthen the A.C. posts bordering on the Plains, and to _be on the alert. Mr J. Duthie, of Wanganui, announces in another column that ho is offering for sale a Urge number of agricultural implement of improved designs, and of superior make. One of the most interesting and curious, perhaps, of the incidents in connection with the recent fire iu Dunedin (says tho New Zealand Times'), was that related by Lieutenant Carmalt, He stated that in order to rescue two young women from the upper story, a ladder was procourod, but that on its being placed against the building it was found to be too short. It was thereupon raised on a stalwart shoulder, but the young women could not be persuaded to decond until Carmalt had ascended some distance to demonstrate to them that the ladder was perfectly safe. On reaching the ground one of the girls, oblivious to the fearful death which she had so narrowly escaped, requested with charming naivette to be allowed to return for their clothes. One of the servants, iu her evidence, told also of a man who, while hanging to a window-sill, showered forth expletives more forcible than polite because a ladder was not forthcoming to facilitate his decent. Finally he dropped down, and on reaching the ground asked with the most consummate coolness for a light for hispipo,and then dilibsrately walked away. He was a “ shell-back,” and having served his apprenticeship to danger, probably did not sea enough in the catastrophe to disturb his ordinary disposition of cool indifference.

At a recent Primitive Methodist prayer meeting held at Runcorn, Cheshire a local preacher, in the course of bis address to the Deity, made use of the following extraordinary words : —“ 0 Lord, these are bad times, and there’s a good many people got nought to eat, because they’ve got no Urpod. I'luji-o * nrnnd many people out of work, Peuanse they ve got no j., and 0 Lord tliay tell me tha‘ it’s through and old Jew what lives in London. Slay him, 0 Lord ! If I slay him they’ll hang me ; but do Thoh slay him, 0 Lord ! for they can’t hang Thee !”

There are at present five candidates for the seat at the Thame?, which ia to be vacated by Sir George Grey. Four of the candidates are Ministerialists, and one an Oppositionist. The latter is Mr F. "Whitaker, sen., and it is stated (says the Pott ), that in order that there may be less chance of{ his getting in, the Government are negotiating with some of their supporters to withdraw from the contest. They consider that if all their men go to the poll there will bo a dangerous splitting of votes.