GLEANINGS FROM THE PAPERS.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 2, Issue 95, 26 July 1879, Page 3

GLEANINGS FROM THE PAPERS.

Garibaldi has snubbed the Italian New Guinea expedition, so that it may now regarded as nipped in the hud. Tlw New Zealand Government esems determined to let no body of en!,mists remain untaught for want of teachers Thev have now empowered Sir Julius Wei (the Agent-General for New Zealand) Dr. Abbott (Head Master of the Cty of London School i. and Mr. Walter Kcnnawny (Secretary to the Department of the Agent-lien.-ral .to select a teacher ablu to undertake the udiiention and training of deal' mutes. The salary proposed to be given is (iOl)l. per imnuui, besides an allowa f 1501. for rent, until on official sosidenee is provided: and the cost of passage nut of the person selected will be defrayed by the colony.

The Brussels correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette writes: -"The religion. battle raging here is coming more and more violent'. At Toiimai the absolution has been refused to pupils of the Athence, and they were informed that tle-v would not receive it so long as they continued lit, the establishment. The liehji-in Constitution says that the State pais ' the salaries ami pensions ' of the clergy. Already there exists a law of depriving of the right of pension tiro numerous member* of the clergy who have been condemned for immoral condemned for immoral • - duct It is plain that the acceptance of salaries from the Suite implies on the part of the clergy the fulfilment of their duties towards the faithful, and that the State would eventually hove the right to deprive of their nlnries those' members of the clergy .who prove recusant."

Tim New York Timca of the Kith April, reviewing tbo proceedings of the forty-ninth annual conference of Mormons at Salt Uke, says :-" At various times during the forty-six year* Bnce Joseph Smith produced the Hook oi Mormon, it Ims been thought by mom aivl caivfull ohMTVOM that tins mouitrOUß delusion was on tlio point Ol cdlapse. None of tlio.su oxneeUtions have boon fulfilled. The wbolo »y»teiu of Mormonism remains intact, ami MJporontly Impregnable in ivory part Hot only 10, but, under the inspiration of tte ■OOCMI of *• party now in power In tonK i>d(ition of OtiDgren, and governed, by ipnointew of the National Executive,

there is no bopo for the aU-'olute idd.--|»-n.h uce of the Church of the bitter I>av Saints and the Moiinon hierarchy. Itttt those who think that the Mormon leaders are depressed, or are relaxing their efforts tn secure permanent fnumUlions for their little empire, detievi themselves."

The Ainericaus are practical people. Hero is an advertisement cut from the Buffalo Express:—" Death.—On Sunday, 4th January, 11*78, Maria Patienco Biggins, beloved wife of Samuel Enoch lliggins, of Tuckville. The funeral will take place to-morrow, nt 4 p.m. Sympathislugfrietids invited. Thedeceaaed* personalclothing ami effects will be sold in lots mi Saturday next. They consist

of dresses, petticoats, improver*, lore stockings, oboes, new and half-warn, paletots, cloaks, wraps, chemisette*, nightrobe*, stays, and petticoat 1-nlies; also u set of fals<! teeth, gold mounted nearly new, have been but six month* in use by the lamented deceased ; together with a Hue lot of false hair, tooth hrushns, nail rubber*, pomades perfumes, powders, and n variety of toilette requisites too numerous to mention. That Lord giveth and the bml tnketh away. Blessed be the name of the Lord. Amen. Note—The late Mis. Higgins was well known, not only as ajr-iwrnabla and benevolent lady, hut'as one of the best dressed women in the State. Ladie* will do well to attend the sale of the effects, for which, alas ! she has now no lunger any use."