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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1172, 11 October 1882, Page 2

The weather ! Captain Andrew’s has been kind enough to hand us the following telegram which he has just received from Wellington :--“0.27 p.m. Indications glass falling wjthin 12 hours, and strong winds N. Divl W. nrfl y.W.”

Stone throwing by youngsters is a most objectionable practice, and one which every parent of boys should put a stop to. It was only yesterday afternoon a boy threw a stone which struck a young lady in the face, inflicting a nasty bruise. We are told that the offender is a boy in the Government School. If a complaint has been made we feel certain Mr Morgan will administrate a lesson with the aid of a cane, which will no doubt prevent a repetition of such an offence in the j future. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile ; Agency Co. advertise 8000 sheep for sale.

The s.s. Oreti is to leave Auckland at 5 o’clock to-morrow evening for Gisborne. Mr Gladstone is now rarely spoken of by his followers except under the appellation of “ the grand old man,” and Sir Stafford Northcote by his follow’ers except under that of “the grand old woman.” Nevertheless, there is neither a man nor an old woman on the Conservative benches w’ho could lead the party more ably than Sir Stafford. A correspondent at Maritzburg warns the public against exaggerated reports with regard to Zululand. Though the position is critical in Zululand itself, no disturbances have taken place within 70 miles of the Natal frontier, which is perfectly quiet. No alarm whatever is felt in the Colony itself.

Mrs DeCosta desires us to state that she I can be communicated with personally at her ! hotel with reference to any musical engagements of Mr Crawford,the celebrated pianist. In our advertising columns will be found an advertisement from Messrs Graham, Pitt and Bennett to the effect that they have for sale a large and excellent stock of every description of goods suitable for station purposes, and every requisite for the shearing season. They also announce that they have on ham! a good assortment of the best saddlery, corrugated iron, fencing wire, sheet zinc, kerosene, turpentine, paints, etc. They have likewise a number of register grates and stoves, also a quantity of ranges of every description. They have also a good supply of table cutlery, and a large and varied stock of builders’ and general ironmongery. Messrs Graham, Pitt and Bennett are the sole agents for Hall’s celebrated sheep dip and the San Francisco rubber paint. A visit to their temporary premises in Custom-house-streot will well repay a visit. The Cook County Council will meet tomorrow evening at their Chambers at the usual hour. The revision of the Bye-laws will be taken into consideration, and the report of the Committee, re Mr Morris’s complaint respecting the Wairoa road, will be laid before the Council. The correspondence ■—outwards and inwards—is not very voluminous, so that, with the exception of the revision of the Bye-laws, it is not anticipated that ths meeting will occupy much time. The Poverty Bay Hospital Committee will meet to-night in the Court-house, at the usual hour.

The Rev. J. Hill gave a moat interesting lecture in the school-room last night. He continued the subject of his former lecture, “The Tabernacle," and proceeded to give a very clear and lucid explanation of various Mosaic words and customs. The school-room was crow’ded to the utmost extent ; more forms had to be procured, and even then there were many wno could not even obtain standing room. The audience evidently had a very high appreciation of the rev. gentleman’s efforts for their instruction. We regret very much to have to say that it is highly probable that Mr Hill will leave us at the close of the year; his place being supplied by the Rev. C. Pym, who is known throughout the Colony as a high Evangelical preacher and whose reputation is universally favorable ; but, even favorable as it is, his advent will not compensate us for the loss we sustain by the departure of his predecessor, whose genial bonhomie, courtesy, kindness, and, last, but not least, impressive and flowing oratory, has gained for him the esteem and respect of the community. Among those who will miss the rev. gentleman greatly we must not forget to mention the football clubs, both young and old, to whom he has been a tower of strength in their games.