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Patea Mail, Volume V, Issue 493, 21 February 1880, Page 2

A meeting of the members of the Patea Caledonian Society will be held at the Albion Hotel, this evening. The short Enfield rifle given by Mr J. Thomson, will be fired for by the Carlyle Volunteers to-day.

Ward & Co , Drapers and Clothiers, of Wanganui, specially request the Settlers and others of Uawera and Nonnanby to read their advertisement on third page of this •paper. They open in If AWEit Aon SATURDAY, 28tii inst. —Advt.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr W. A. G. Winchcomb to be the Returning Officer to conduct the election of Commissioners of the Waverley Local Board District.

We have been requested to announce that Tlis Lordship the Bishop of Wellington will bo in Carljde on Sunday, the 29th instant, and will hold a confirmation, in St. George’s Church, at the evening service on that day. His Lordship will also visit the district geromlly.

Wc learn that an action for damages for wrongful dismissal is about to be taken against the Carlyle School Committee ; and also an action for libel against the Secretary. The prosecutor (if ever the cases come on for hearing, which we doubt) is Mr E. 11. 0. Plowden. As far as can be gathered, Mr Plowden was engaged temporarily by the Committee, one week’s notice on either side to terminate the agreement; hut preferring that bo did not commence his duties (having beard of a more suitable person), the week’s wages was paid in advance and the teacher dismissed. The libel action is the outcome of the above.

We are sorry to note the disappearance of the Nev) Zealander from the journalistic firmament. Although differing altogether from it in politics, it has been one of our most valued exchanges. Itsarticles seldom rose above mediocrity in literary skill, yet they often displayed research and careful compilation of facts not often to be mot. It appears from funeral oration in the last number that the paper was called into existence by the enthusiasm of the Grey party, lived by, or tried to live by, that enthusiasm, and was bound to go to the wall when that enthusiasm sank into men’s boots. Nothing could more strikingly show the completeness of the overthrow and disintegration of the Grey party than the collapse of its gallant defender, the New Zealander.

A meeting was held in the Carlyle School Room on Thursday evening, to elect a new school committee—sixteen householders being present. On the motion of Mr Aitchison, the Rev A. Dasent was voted to the chair. The retiring committee were —Messrs Aitchison, R. A. Adams, W. Dixon, W. Howitt, E. Tregear, S. Taplin, and J. Ivenworthy. Some of the above refused to stand for re-election. Nominations being duly made, the following were elected as the new committee : —John Black, 14 votes; John Gibson, 13 votes ; W. Aitchison, 10 votes ; J. Thomson, 10 votes ; E. Tregear, 9 votes ; James Rhodes, 9 votes ; R. A. Adams, 9 votes. The other householders nominated were— G. A. Wray, Rev A. Dasent, W. Dixon, and J. Chadwick. Mr W. ■ Aitchison was elected Chairman of the School Committee, at a meeting of which, afterwards held, it was resolved to vote for Messrs. Snelsoo, Notman, and Duignan, as members of the Wanganui Education Board. Pending the proceedings for the recovery of Pharoah’s chariots in the Red Sea, another Egyptian speculation has been set on foot for picking up the remains of the French vessels sunk at the battle of the Nile, which, besides the Orient, which blew up, v/c-re five in number. Aboukir Bay, it seems, is favourable for such operations, and portions of two of the wrecks have been visible until quite lately ; pieces of them continually come on shore, and flint-pistols incrnsced with barnacles are always to be bought of fishermen in the locality. What the company hope to got is the copper, eighty tons of which, it is supposed, will be obtained from each .ship.' The French government have waived their rights to it, but the Khedive, as might, be expected, wants thirty-five ;.fr an;;r rf raiv.ac'e.

The entertainment given at Kakaramea on Thursday evening, for the benefit of the Jocal library*, was a decided success, the Hall being crowded. Several singers from Carlyle took part, and acquitted themselves well, as also did the local performers.

A now postage stamp is to be issued in Great Britain. It will bear a portrait of the Queen as she looks in liar mature ajje, quite unlike the portrait of her Majesty on the stamps now in use, which represents her as she was when just entering womanhood.

The Carlyle correspondent of the Taranaki Herald writes—“ M. F. J. Gane appears to have * nad’ the newspapers with his ‘other side’ of the County Council interference, for the same, or similar, letters have appeared in three newspapers. Tiie Patea County Chairman, probably in train for greater achievements, conducted the case against Gane. Mr Gane, however, gained the case, and will probably require some apace to square matters with the Patea Mail, which counselled Mr Gane that ho had made a mistake, and advised, for his own sake, that he should resign his seat in the County Council, 1 instead of fighlingthe battle out in the R.M. Court.’” It would have boon more to Mr Ganc’a credit had he done as vve advised ; but very few people care to take good advice.

“ Civis” in the Otago Witness says a certain landowner got a railway’ to-his door, and then exchanged away some of his land with a partner for a fine estate some miles away. A branch line is being made just to his door. Sandy S , a shrewd old Highlander, lately remarked to this fortunate individual, “ Eh, mon, when yon were over yonder the Government made a railway for you, ami now you’re come over here they’re making another just to suit. Now I want you to oblige me by going to live over on those hills away yonder, and they’ll soon follow you up with another liiu*.” And the beaut}’ of it is the intimate recipient of these unsolicited favors always used to pilch into poor Sir Julius high and low for a pestilent fellow who was going to ruin ihe colony with his railways.