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Tuapeka Times, Volume V, Issue 234, 25 July 1872, Page 7

(From a Correspondent.)

1 cannot conceive, Mr. Editor, where you get all the material to fill up your issues at this season of the year. Your •' own " must in m-my places reside under a more genial sky, or have a more continuous flow of iddis. Oh, ideas ! These, are rare things with us of late. I fear they are all frozen up, snowed up, or sunk in the mud ; in tine, for irany weeks we have had nothing to relieve the tedium of every clay life in winter quarters. We are too young a people to have any "dead lions"; but we have plenty of living asses, who utter a growl occasionally at the weather or the Government, or anybody else, save themselves; but it is. almost a relief when we have the slightest reason for indulging in this blessed privilege of grumbling. Poserity, however, will accord to us, from our (not a London bridge) point of view, that we are real heroes in as far as we are bringing down the hills and filling up the valleys ; and in these days of quartz reefing, it is not t>o much to predict that many mountains in the course of time will be " brought low," and that it is quite possible that the Lammerlaw ranges will have eventually to be washed down, and the valley of the Molyneux filled will the tailings. Look out for Ross Place !

"It never rains but it pours " holds good in many- respects, and the past week furnishes an illustration. Oil Tuesday evening, the 16tb., a lecture was delivered by the Rev. J. Cameron, in the Presbyterian church, in aid of the church funds. There was a moderate attendance, considerin * the season of the year. Mr. M'Lelland presided. The subject of the lecture was "Poetry and great Poets," special prominence being given to tho wi'itings of Shakespear aud Milton. The impression inada, from the manner in which the lecturer handled his subject, was that we have amongst us an orator of no mean calibre. I hope there is a long career of usefulness before the rev. gentleman in this large and populous district.

Then, on Wednesday evening, the 17th, we bad avisit from Capt. Baldwin. This gentleman needs no eulogy of mine to set him fortb, aa his name is a household word with the cttrefnl aud the prude nt. His mispion is becoming well understood by his clear, forcible,

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and intelligent method of explaining the scheme, and showing that it is tb.3 interest aud duty of the people to take advantage of it. Never could it be said of any gentleman with more truth than of Captain Baldwin, " that he is the right man in the right place "; and that, in securing his services, the Ooverninent measure of assurance is bound to be popular in the colony. Considering the state of the weather, the'schoolrooin was pretty well filled. Mr. M'Lelland was in the chair. JSt the close of the lecture, Mr. Eobert Grieve proposed a cordial vote of thanks to Captain Baldwin for hia very able address. This was seconded by Mr. W. D, Morrison. The usual vote of thanks was voted to the chair — proposed by Captain Baldwin. Several gentlemen, at the close of the meeting," gave in their names for proposals.