The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1879.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 180, 9 June 1879, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1879.

.An article, published by the Evening' fest under"tho'sigiiifitiaift■ ti£l e ; of •" the . fourth' of the month," is Alsonb the plea-.' ( saiiteitMdiiig :: riiiitteV-\vhich%o can' ~ give our readers to-day. It indicates , uiimistakeably the ; dark, clow] -\ye yet : ai'ktuidei'j aii : oversllKflowed • us for so long, is lifting, and that the j silver lining? is.- npt-. far .distant,!.; It does' 'i not do io ciyj' not as yet i Out of the woody bub it. is iat the titlb'hhs v tuffi6tl. : '- w Siot only tiosp | who. lave r built their...houses on the.' ; santi, but'some also wholiavo founded 'j tlieni on rock, have been shaken, The , Ay'tvyM lt»fi. comnicrcial c|istre.|s; has not j 'onlyunderminedthetreaeherous ground, ■- but has also sucked down some s ;ructures Wliicii rested on ; the firmei' lasis. The pitiless waters are not gone dowii !, as yet, and there may still bo ijome ... ■ wdifisclexlMsted. strength .mttj «d to a slighter pressure than that ; .they .have already successfully coijibat"tedj but'tlie'tiiriiirigOf 'tlie tid'e is pone th.eless iicause lor rejoicing, Therp has been Vis'yet litte'real'hardship or do-; ■ Lprivfttiou experienced during' the j past few'ittOiiflis;- buttheiiidividual suftpving must nevertheless have been great. Men have lost homes, have lostjposti 1 tioiV)-1 ldvi) f "lost ? of income on which they depended for the marten-:: mice of their little ones—have los-fc the "'liibbr- and 1 bhe' ! srtViiigs- of" yehrs| and all tliis : must' have :: entailed upon jtliem if aiot physical pangs, :,such ; .:. ; fis -diiinger and :nak;e{liiess,::mUolir.' : irieiital distress and agony; ! ' 'Cine' honest man! who partly succumbed to the pressure lof-'tlle : times.told us that.for many nigljls tie', ' iould not slebpj and-his'ease lias ])ro-' : bably been the lot of thousands, j Men _ .are .that fsufleij more frohvthe:Struggle.to .;av.ei't an impending calamity than they do from the blow ''itselfnvheir'it comes. It is a . .source of thaukfulness.-.tlifiitvtlid fdtSon of depression which has been fafifcifijii only .to tares, but. tP .wheat also, mg "awifyi and tliai'ihc fatal Mrtli isi' losing its terrors. Our contemporary .. ..writes:.as'i:follom.';—'!f with great pleasm'e; that the" fatal fourth" of the month has passed off on thii wliofc very favorably, as compared with previous Months,-'--'-So'ink' as we caii nscor- j tain there is a marked decrease jiiMlia". . inuinbefoCeonmeveiaJ failijres-npt only in Wel)ingt,o%.;.«wd' surroimding • the | ,' v?liql,b. Colony. We are assured tliiifcdfoe majority' of bills which njiatured : : yesterd{ty-wera d\ily-i liiet, and-, that, there is every reason to believe affiife have taken a turn for the bettei^isjtt. • ! ifapri)vcd Me':app'mtft piievhil .ggpfc ■ally and theiiis: a perceptible recovery of confidence.' 1 ... We, are., credibly, .informed tlmfc'"ih ■ .several of' the; local. ;banks.'i)o "bill? ..were dishonored, excepting in cases -whew* " :: a'sygnhieifits ; bf'ihsolVenoies liav|iiig.pl : e- ; ..yipiisjy tffei place it,was coiisec|udntly i known' that' the bills would not bo met,

IWe.have authority .also, for statiug that much greater care is being exercised, all oyer the, Qolpny^both by and" retail firms in,buying goods, so; a-s |Jio.t, to go ! beyond tlieir legitimate scope and means. It is undoubtedly the ease that' 'considerable caution will Uo;,necessary in business miitters'for sbirmltinie to, ■'cbbief bitt thdro is-gtiod(iietison: to hope that the worst crisis lias p:fssedj:'a'ndthat trade' will slowly, "ducted on a much sounder before. On the whole,; therefore, the fourtli of this month may be said to have j affordede'veiy encoiiragement to look'for hotter 1 times",, . .. ! ..

The Daily Times, inVcqnimerciiil. tfciti every" 'prospect .of: *i:Bpe,e.dy;-restoration t of confif dence'-'lti''commercial circles. pYe liavP' gratifying •.hjtgll.igfijpe from Hqino of a rise in the price of wool, and of Continued -firmness.iH the,;.sa;leS;!. now; proceeding, a .faot whichin,..it?e.]f 'means, the |in,troduction into''the'Coloiiy"of''a good iiiatif {lio'usands -'of; > pounds." ahoroi than might have been expected, and the good effects ■bF whiiiih 1 Nvill - of- '-ri'efceVsity jpfiWeitt? through all classes in the Colony. From VictoHa; fte leam that there will ip. all probabilSylbP aHatgp! dxtfii • ; our:'6'urplus'' grainy rin.'.cpnscquenco of a partial-failure of the harvest,,in,,that. it,:'.;means tli'dt 'prices Fot'iotealsHvflb-bcimorirtlwni maiji-= tiiirieu! ''-'A'ddell to'tliese'there -is tlie pA-; bability— eertliinty— that|earlyi jn .th.e app'rpaching. session of. Parliament 'authority wioi'gNbn fbi'the issue,,of ai; iilpan verhmefllJo^""pusTi "forward with.' iV-igasiß public works wMehy anel,#. nrepent uncompleted, and to .imraguratp " r; otlxers br bilffiditsnt'"insfgfiltude to-kecp '.tire i whqk,qf ..pur labour in continued and wards play their part in"lafgply ctififfiw ting to the revenue and general prosperity of the Colony. Taking all these facts into consideration, coupled with the unsurpassable energy, freshness, and vigour of our colonists as a whole, we say, without hesitation, it is high time for us to throw

olf tho feeling of uneasinesses to our comliiercial outlook which seems of late to have taken possession of many thoughtfov tho Coloiiy t ully^'sri» ..ranted when we take 'and really'solid prog^ss^nto'ronskfe^ ution. «•. rn * j -

'•'"Batbtt Lionel ! E<3tlisehikl w.deacf:'.'-';l ! '., : „ A iineeijngl.fi'f, ."tlig ;poninn^''of Hasier'toii ..placeju? exiling. 5 t Tlie'Treasurer' of thb Mftsterton Hps;!pitlil adlhioivlctlgSs the receipt of # 16spd i,j Tho' skfiting.rinkisnotal|og^iJjifi V; i x " tinct in New Zeaiindv.:,.. ifc.stiU .-lilaonraj at

- f , p/i-: M - ;? j A meeting of. the creditors of Sir H. [A. Co.w.per,iß convened at.:GreytQwn; fo.ri tho Minst. iFei'gusson , mll, |on Saturday nexti^tlvf''furniture and effects : pfl»li^,Mill|,OliprcH-street. . |

medbings:6f--.:tho;: Mtetartbii' s.Qh|o'^ Committeewillbe 'held ort'Ehursdayilidxt, in tho | The Masterton Hospital Committee lijold ■their, nisual.-mqnthly-imeeting afternoon at the Institute.;-: r {

iiiefitiiig-bf thbcttdife'of Mr Jaiiies llarycy.:W.ill:be.held .at Wellington on itlio instil fpfitho purpose .-p.f.asseiitiAg to :« deed.ofi.assignment. |

i % horse b()lon»in_g to an old Maori' '{fell ■dofttl'- iii ; tlics- -af.i'oet' Greytovi'ii bh Saturday.:,■■ Several Maoris.,'wero..busily, engaged all the afternoon in trying:;ta'dr.Bg:]iim away. I j

, aSido'"lit d?.'; PI;'; Wo'ocl ■&' v Go's.''sale on Seiturday ; ii^t 1 GVpyrmyn, but the bidding wVbs.'kpivited) { to.ry prices. ~. '' | On SatinUay; iast,, Messrs' 'loma' j?er- ;: w^ Kipite of Ijad tiines 'jtliQre wijs a good," demand : tlie-varjous lots,-the. condition,,'and /quality"ofjtho Stotk' sabmitte'd'' being • "gish'drally understood to bo perfect.- I ' '"last''Vvebk tho Wyot of Masterton! and Cr McOardle, happiiiiing to beiii toW, paid a noh-loiliGial Ministers oil the !qu®floft ■ of-' the-: Borbugh''.' EndoWent.

.Wejbelieye;. that more attention sn the qiar.t /of the Council on; this lUiatter a block may uo. atonce gazettetl. A • liietjiing of : tlio ■ Bharehpldei's r in th.i' Masterton Prospecting Associ'atiorri's'conveinfl for thK.Mehibgiatlth'ojpffico of the Secretary.'">!ltar-probable that.'the operatidhs; of tho; Astobintioirwill: be .postponed for more genial ; wentlloiv ;: ' : ~'

About .fourteen. inem.b.or?,. of. theGroprFoptbalJ Club 'turned' up for prkc- 1 tice on'' -inMi'-' l -b''Conhor't! : paddock. :They had a very lively practice lor:.abbut'-:an hotfr..? The' next.,practice takes place on Saturday next.;;-. Wo' understand that it is the intention of the Club to chaHfliigo : the. Carterton 1 and" Masterton diite^ ; 'I A'V

"A' c6|i:.espQndpi.it'- send iis' the following, As an adtfitiontffavor'," we will ask liini-.tO: explain the meaning of itYe suitors, lifiga,nt "and riislr, 1 ' Wheiv'you-enfliark in 'Jaw, Insure .you'v llfeinct ,(|Qunfy'dur cash, Clear'fliit' youi' ; secri){ 'driiw'eil. Bid long adieu to : "Tbst ; an'd peacef P'iiy tflf-ybUr bills and fde 'einj'Then hie to Messrs Scriipe or Fleece, And; liey! for the Asylum, i " -'We-regret to: IcavnUhat |!r William WestfSMba.CorpSi.of: Taratalii, has( made an assignment, of.-his cskte toMes?rs E, H', 'Crease and E; W. "Mills for the benefit of 'his creditbfs," : aiTd ii-' Mdliilg" will be (heldoii the'sßtli of' June..: Mv : ge'iieiially : respected 'throughout t|e Mira- 1 rapa fori -his JiiitfegVoty, enterprise, and industry, and will have the sympathy of the cpmxuunity. in his present position,' ;;The. ..soiroe; held ,in: the.vTo.wiij Hall, Grey to \viip T :hn.' JFriday, was a brilliant success.' <.Th'eve'!were about 70 couples

pi'e'sentjiand'tlie'daiicin'g Was kept', great-spirit; : till.• 'the-■ liours, jto' tlio music of Messrs 'McKerizie and-Mills, Mr McGui.ro acting as M.C. We haveboen informed 1 tliat'tlib' netproceeds amount to the nice sum. of '£s 24s ! Cd ; ,''wliich was handed over to the Warden 1 of' St. iLjikeX Church.by,the ladies, who will preseiiVtlfe ;sam'e ;tb* Mrs^'KMeJli'a'pligiifc token of 'respectltnd dlfebtioiv ill Hvliich she . is held •,l)^.'tlie ; pji|'i^]iipnei;S./jf XjlilieV.

:Ata s{iecial''me'eting!of'''the : -irjsiistces of th'P'Groytmvn Trust Lands heldion Friday, : fbi ,: tho ,! .ijui'p63e'of -OonSidering;an applicatibfl:fr'drii thb'BoJo'uglr'Couricil -for a site for a.pound. It was resolved that part of ; W^s'tfo6t ! W Rented to t)jCO#M : .%',!)•" or ® vo yeai'Sj" .' ! \.\ ' u '

: -'Mr Goorgb': Sayeiyiof Gartei'ton, has assigned his estate-to'Messrs' JMi. TliompsoiVand C.G.Coppor. A imebting of creditors will be held" on the 23rd inst. sl»e..(3ity ilittve.declarqd a dividend of 153, payable on the 20th instant, - j ) "Tlie'liver " ; Italy,"h.is 'overflowed its batiks, C!uisiiig''a : great'amduntpf damagp., .-.'i-!Phe' Christian:.young...mpn" iof Adelai'lo have petitioned:tho loclvi:a,utliorities; (n'eveiit : th : e- -Sisters' Piivalli from Caft'Cfen;"'- 1 [ i A.i'iU'i,. Wfis l madp I ,.on..Thui'sday last on • "'i ho^{. evrr, fnian.Qially.spjul: I. Tlie a notice that tlm doors '.\viim! 1 lie kept open for business till eight ;'o'q!'f!uit.i!igli„.. " : iSi'wij It-liftifiidii icing's latejadviser,. is

iir Airdkiiiiid' |jiist itfowjldoing the 1 1 ions" (j'P the place. Tlie papers are full qf details of Iris niovemeuts; ■ A , tclegrai|i "slated that ' 1 when attending St. Paul's Church last'Spnday,.Eewi was affacted to; tears by some parts of tlie service." Asa matter of;fact',.Bayiithe.N..;Z.;Siin,,tlie qld cannibal was spying tlio nakedness of the land;' and the sight of a dozen or so! well-fed choristers • brought; : .t.ears, to,- .liis f:! Gyes;= GroCo'dile t'eilrSj'Oflcourse. |

I have at last the pleasure, writes'"6u'r '{JarKaltiMi you that' Our rbads fit : thfe northern end of thetownship are not much longer likely tQ,bp f #thfrdisgraceful stffe-they,hav6 beptfdi; some paStp'AS during the past ;'few -flfiys they,have been, scraped, prior J %,bemg. traffic ■;tliat'',passes. oyerj tlip;jnain i liiie, f th& : hietailing jligjit and inefficient nature, ( iiiij;l! iS 'db'ubt "i'f .ive shall 1 noj'jbefore'the winter is over "bp.in as bad a state airever,^j.-.' | , An-industry.hasbeen gradually gifyvftg'; iW-Sw, iZealanlmigijiipayrSoinPiattpntipn' to.'' 'We allude : to..the..-keephjgipf q h.ses Joi- the pur : pose: oi:oX{«siiiug !tl\e jAonpy,; tfasyeag from the San Diego no less &. 075,000 pounds, orover, 1,037 tons-j. 'Bf i hP'iidy i \?as .exported. San usually exported the largest amount of any county in the Golden State. Apiaries are rapidly increasing jn all the southern counties of the State. Why should not the settlers of New Zealand profit by the example thus set them 1

c^i^'kl Cyarejinßtructed by WjpSKQtelMsii'&ll' by auction, at (Ireytown, at an dato, fruit trees, ghrubsj.&o, shop situated. at m Queen-street, ■fruifeJ;' : '.Uif,.% 4,;r\)^j We understand, writes the New aeiilander, that recruits for tlio Armed Constabulary are freely offering, and tlujt I there will bo little or no difficulty in augmenting tho forco with a good class Of mOip.' k Afeth? in Taijinakj-stree);, the 'tlrilriiistrufitoi's" - S§ 1 My' ' : for long

hours every day. The landlord of a certain hotel down South ontered in an angry mood the slee > ing apartftUiiit'of-'It 1 boardor, and sail, "Now, sir, I want you to pay your bilji and you must, I have asked you for it often enough, and 1 .tell you now, y6u don't leave ittjMhiniaftill you pay it !'' "Good," said the lodger, "just put tint in writing : make a regular agreement iof it; I'll slay with you as I live." i

;i! A ; at the Maori entertainment at the Theatre Royal was reppaWj on Friday evening to a rather thin House'! but the performaiitcs were gone through as successfnlly as 1 efore. It was announced at tho close tl at on the following night it would be unt er tho patronage of Sir George Grey, aid that an entiro change of programme, nsw war.dancps. &c., in addition will bo rep esofit'tid Ithe Jw, at the present time when it is likely tin re. will be war dances in earnest, these rep 'oscntations should have an extra interest, -aiUV\veihaveino//doubt;there: >v.ill.ilj£) : 6o'od: iiit-tentlrt'nco, tc(-night. I£ ,l ' j :: ! '- ; Tllat lilust have'becnrafshayp {passage-. irtiftrms:.betwebn > ami' thoi England wlijch culipin%te<3. ju,ijie ; ,Mowing .dialogue j The; oiif^SMop.f to shpw it—lwisli" fo' us 6" l ri' .strdhg^xpreasion-f—J defy you." TheAttornoy-General (hardly quickening one degree the pace of pie pendnlum-liko.. manner with which iho. reads a statute or cites a case): "If ypur lordship means that is impossible to sljow it, litajiftiuji tliqjglftvoj-.andsl think I htivo already sliownlt. If 'your lordship means that you defy me to satisfy your mind, I despair of doing so, and will say}no mor €aouo "•!?& ! I hear from Gibralter (says a London writer) that Lord Napier and General Grant became great cronies on the ocC;l £ , ,aj.oji of. tjie. ex.-Presjdent'g \;isit jto that place. 'They rode and strolM 'abdut .and had mess dinners, and there was a review

ap'pll^hang'bivttle.vflßJie General's horsemanship was a 'tlienieof universal admiration. The soldiers did their best in marciiing and manoeuvring. Lord .papier was greatly pleased, and . said he • had "th erii ■d o ' ( £o' w'ell ili *liis jlife, "fViVct tie'iiuppose'd 'tHoy l 'were ; ■ their best foot forward for the Yankee commander. It was rather a trial to undjergo the inspeetioirof a man who had taken a part, inmost instances as commander, in 50 pitched.bat|les,,T|io, Gpiiprid. expressed to Lord MpleVhMiiglr Sdiiiiratroft'of lie troops. Ho had seen none in Europe so ■ ..well disciplined. Their firing pleased iliinv, ""Tlioy l iia'd learned," he said, watched tho manoeuvres, " how t(i fire low and to fire slowly." j •