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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1306, 7 April 1883, Page 4

There is a rumour afloat of an approaching change to be wrought in the law of divorce. It appears that several conscientious members of the clergy have announced their intention of refusal to celebrate the second marriage of any divorced parties. "The ceremony of divorce has become of late almost as frequent as that of marriage,” says a zealous minister, “ and until some new description of the parties presenting themselves for a second marriage be found I shall certainly object to solemnising the union. What is the woman 1 Neither maid nor widow. What is the man ? Neither bachelor nor widower." The marplot has already received hundreds of letters of adhesion from the clergy, and the question is being loudly discussed amongst the high dignitaries of the church. An Opunake correspondent of the Hawera SC"' writes that he scarcely knew Te Whiti on his return, He says “ Two and a-half years ago I paid my first visit to Parihaka and was introduced, like most Europeans, to Te Whiti. He had then an anxious look, and was thin in frame. That was tho time 1 when Mr Bryce first wanted to march on Parihaka to demand Hiroki; but his tremorous colleagues thought him too rash, and he had to abandon his purpose, although he remained in the Ministry some time aiterwarde Now Te Whiti is quite fat and comfortablelooking, the anxiety having giving place, apparently to a more settled and contented frame of mind.” Dr. Beaney’s election to the Legislative Assembly for the Province of Melbourne coet him nearly £3OOO. According to the testimony of a Mr Butters, who “ ran ” the election for the doctor, ho worked 100 days (Sundays and Saturdays), aided by a staff of 20 clerks, for 14 hoers a day, in order to secure the return of his patron.