PATEA MAIL Established 1875. CIRCULATION nearly 600 COPIES. Average circulation last year, 510. Wednesday Evening, June 21, 1882.

Patea Mail, 21 June 1882, Page 2

PATEA MAIL Established 1875. CIRCULATION nearly 600 COPIES. Average circulation last year, 510.

Wednesday Evening, June 21, 1882.

Delivered on Mondav, Wednesday, and Friday Evenings by mounted messengers —at Hawera by 7-30 o’clock, at Normanby by 8-15, at Manaia and Waimate Plains by 8-30, and Southward at Waverley (for train) by 6 o’clock

Mr P. R. Jackson’s Hawera stock sale on Friday corapiises a large number of entries, Mr Barker’s stock sale at Patea takes place to-morrow. The s.s. Wakntu was detained yesterday at Wellington by the heavy northerly gale, and will leave there this evening for Patea. The Governor is expected to leave for Fiji to-morrow, and as he has got a long leave of absence to return Home, it is understood he will be removed to another appointment. The present Governor of Tasmania is mentioned as his probable successor hero. The little steamer Moa has been sold by auction in Wellington to Captain Williams for £950. This being the shortest day, we may hope that the worst and darkest part of the winter is over. At the R.M. Court yesterday, John Wilson, now of Wanganui, was summoned by J. Anderson, furnisher, for £2 18s, goods supplied in Patea. Judgment for amount and costs.—G. M’Kay was summoned by P. C. Gowland for £2 19s sd, meat supplied. Ordered to pay 10s a week.—F. O’S. McCarthy was summoned by P, C. Gowland for £5 10s 7d, meat supplied to Railway Hotel. Mr Hamerlon was for plaintiff, and Mr Barton for defendant. The account showed an item carried to defendant’s credit for skins, and it was claimed that there is a further sot-off, which was understood to be money lent. The plaintiff was asked to show particulars of the balance for skins. Plaintiff offered to withdraw that item, but defendant objected, as the contra account involved the whole defence. Case adjourned for a week to enable accounts to be produced. “ The pinto” is to be abolished at the Baptist Church, Auckland, and the clergyman’s salary defrayed by the freewill offerings of the people.

The Circus could not be erected yesterday in the strong wind. The large marquee has boon put up to-day behind the Post office, and the company will perform this evening. The extra expense caused by losing a day should be made up to them by a large attendance of the public. The company are travelling through to Auckland. The town has been made lively with the circus band riding about in full blast, waking people up to the novelty of a travelling circus.

The new premises for the Patea Club arc now finished, and present a neat and comfortable appearance. The work is creditable to the contractors, Messrs Mace and Bassett. There are three rooms for club use: a front reading room, a room for evening use behind it, each having a (Replace ; a small bar for the caterer; and a spacious billiard room well lighted from the ceiling, being suited for play in daylight or evening The premises were designed by Mr Mahony, now returned to Auckland. The furnishing is being done by Mr H. A. Arthur, and the rooms will be ready (or use in a few days. The Opposition are making no headway against the Ministry this session. Cancans meetings have been held to form a united Opposition, hut there are three leaders—Sir George Grey, Mr Montgomery, and Mr Macandrew. These do not agree at present, nor do their followers. The Independents are said to number a dozen, and it is they who hold the balance of power. Mr Whitcombe, chief land commissioner at New Plymouth, has resigned through ill-health, and intends to reside near Rotorua.

The ladies’ gallery in the House was crowded to hear Major Atkinson’s Financial Statement.

The House of Representatives has been in committee discussing votes in supply. At Clarendon, Brnco County, the cost of recording a single vote on the Local Option Bill, amounted to £4 2s 6d.

It is said that one-fifth of the gold received at the Melbourne Mint, conies from this colony.

A combination against the gas company at Wanganui is trying to force a reduction in price. The Rutland Hotel is said to cost £2O per month for gaslights. A meeting of large consumers is called for this evening. Potatoes are being extensively exported from Camara to Sydney. A few days ago one vessel took 2,457 sacks. Rabbi Lichenstoin, of the Jewish Synagogue, Dunedin, invited Te Whiti and Tobu to inspect copies of old manuscripts containing the Scriptures. The prophets did not avail themselves of his offer.

Some youths at Ashburton the other day found an aged horse that had broken its leg. They led it to the side of the river; a revolver was loaded, and fired up the animal’s nostrils half a dozen times, wounding but not killing it. The youths there departed, leaving the poor animal to die a lingering death.

While Mr Holmes in his maiden speech was “ pouring forth,” one of the Native members walked into the lobby and said He no good ;ifhe go on, he blow np, be bust something.” The brother of Mr Bradlangh (member for Northampton) is at present successfully conducting an evangelistic mission at Jedburgh.

Two men set on and maltreated Mr Edward Churlon in the Avenue at Wanganui on Saturday night. They followed him from the town and attacked him in a quiet place. Mr Chnrton was cut on the face, kicked, and stunned. He reached Mr Wakefield’s house, went homo next morning, and is under medical treatment. His face is much disfigured. In the Cnmeronian Regiment, British Army, there was a private who had deserted six times from as many regiments. He accomplished all this in a few months, and is now serving five years for his quick regimental changes.

The Roman Catholic Bishops of Ireland have issued a joint pastoral denouncing recent agrarian outrages and crimes committed in Ireland, and also animadverting in the strongest terms against the wholesale evictions which have lately been carried out in various parts of the connrry.

A correspondent of a northern cuntemporary speaks of Nelson as “ a fitting habitation for those who are tired of this world, rind are waiting anxiously for that which is to come.”

Captain Aschman, of the E, ami U. Cameron, in resenting some remarks hy the Wanganui Herald on his evidence in the shipping enquiry says:—“ There is one that saw and heard me: the omnipotent eye of God saw me and \vhat I did, and his » j ar heard what I said ; and therefore in the prospect of losing money, employ, and oven life, I could not and would not tell a different story from what 1 have told, and would not allow mv men to tell an untruth.”

The County of Fife, Scotland, has just been visited by a severe snow-storm, which has seriously damaged the crops throughout the district. The event has occasioned great astonishment, ns snow at this time of the year is quite, unprecedented.

A Business Man.—They were talking of a death recently, when one man asked : “ What were his last words ?” “He didn’t say anything," was the reply. “That was just like him,” said the first man with, an approving nod. “There was no gas about him. He was all business.” William Black is remarkably well paid for his literary work. He cleared & 1000 on “• The Beautiful Wretch,” which was a very light aud gauzy kind of story, and could not have given so deft a workman as Black much trouble to reel it oft.