The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1880.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 363, 14 January 1880, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1880.

Two ecclesiastical acrobats, the Rev J. P. Teakle and the Rev 0, H, Gossett, entertained the public on Monday erening last with a performance in the Sunday Schcsl room, at which were exhibited the sins and shortcomings of some of the leading members of the congregation. The Rev. gentlemen, when they send, in their Sunday, discourses, their hearers to heaven, to Hades, or to slumber, as the case may be, are exempt from criticism; but when they repeat processes of this kind at meeting of a public character, they bring themselves within range of public opinion, and no doubt a frank expression of such will be agreeable to them. We understand that a number of persons who may be described as ' earnest Churchmen' out for' a lark, 1 attended the particular theatrical performance to which we allude, and did their duty bravely in the matter of stamping their feet and working up the Rev. orators to a maximum state of ebullition. The Rev Mr Teakle led off, we understind, by making it very hot for certain members of his own flock who were non) communicants. We would not like ourselves to go into the question of eommunicants or non-communicants. The General Synod, we believe, went into it once, and after an exhaustive wrestle of some days duration gave the question best. We should be very sorry to try and settle that which so many Bishops and other dignitaries ■ have failed to arrange, and which, J apparently, it is Mr. Teakle's special 1 mission to decide; but we would like j to ask, If Mr Teakle's flock 1 are not | communicants, whose fault is it? He ( has had the privilege of exhorting th«n l

publicly and privately for the last three years, and if the result is, a lot of sheep who are not fit to receive' a clean certificate, some blame surely must lie with the shepherd. We are sorry to" see religious questions brought on to a pub-, lie platform, and especially when' accompanied by an animus which is' as unmistakeable as it is undesirable, Fortunately in the present instance those gentlemen who were attacked did not, for the sake of that peace and goodwill which should prevail in a religious community, attend or take part in the proceedings, Had they done so there would probably have been a bitter and acrimonious discussion, which would have been a public scandal, It is Borne satisfaction to notice that, thanks to this discretion on the part of the alleged non-communicants, the indiscretion of the clerical party will he less mischievous than it otherwise would have been,

The Thistle Lodge, 5.0., meet thii evening, in the Empire Hotel. The San Francisco mail is expected to arrive in the Wairarapa this afternoon. H.M.S. Cormorant arrived in Wellington on Sunday morning from Auckland. A want long felt in Masterton is now filled by Mr ,T. Moore, who announces that he intends to commence business as a cooper on the Upper Plain road. We notice that Mr Cameron, a commercial traveller well known in this district, and a relative of Mr F. H.' Wood, of Greytown, has died at Waitotara, from cancer. The following were the tenders received for Mr Mace's bridge at Kaumingi;—J. M, Cullen, L 330, accepted. Declined: J. A. Petherick, J, Russell, E. S. Walker, and James Taylor. The sum of £l4 Is 6d has been handed, ever to the Chairman of the Greytown School Committee by Mr W. J. Salmon, as the net proceeds of tho entertainment in aid of the school picnic and prizes, Mr William Skey, of East Taratahi, has an advertisement in another column, to the effect that 450 acres good agricultural land will be sold by Messrs Flimmer, Reeves, and Co,, at Wellington on the 11th insfc. A cricket match has been arranged to bs played in Greytown on Saturday week, between a. picked eleven from Featherston and an eleven from the Greytown Club. The Greytown team are keeping their " big pet" at work at every opportunity, and ought to have a spleedid pitch prepared by the day fixed for the match. The Featherston School Committee met for their monthly meeting on Monday evening, in the Local Board's room. Present—Messrs Cox, Keys, Toogood, Cundy, and Reynolds. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed, The Treasurer reported balance in Bank £5 2s 6d. The sub-committee having accepted Mrßiddick's tender for sheds in the playground, at £l2los, Mr Gurr submitted a report of the'late soiree,' net proceeds £8 4s fld. Aceounts presented—Petherick, for extras £l7 13s; O'Neal, for painting Ll2 4s 2d. Both were referred to the sub-committee. An account of L 3 12s Cd for cleaning was passed for payment, It was proposed by Mr Cox, seconded by Mr Keys—That the Secretary and Treasurer prepare their reports and balance-sheet, and lay them before the next meeting, which will bt held at 7 o'clock in the eveniog.of the 26th inst., prior to the general public meeting at 8. o'clock, The Library Committee met at Featherston on the evening of the 12th inst., for general business. Present—Messrs Cox (chairman), Fry, Gurr, Cundy, Reynolds, Keys, and Toogood. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed, The Treasurerer's statement showed a balance of L2713s 8d in Bank. The following accounts were duly presented and p?ssed for payment:—Mr Clark, for books, L 25 19s; Mr Chaoman, for table, Ll6s; carriage, 7s. The Librarian reported the number of subscribers 54, Cash in hand, L 3 7s sd. Number of volumes 560. Blank forms were received from the Board of Education, and the Secretary was instructed to fill in the same, and then return them to the Board.

A meeting of the Masterton Hospital Committee was held yesterday afternoon, Present—Messrs Feist (chairman), lorns, Smith, Girdlestone, Perry, and Payton. The minuteß of the previous meeting were read and confirmed, The Treasurer reported a balance in hand of Ll7O 3s 2d. A letter of apology was received for nonattendance from Mr J. Vile. A letter was also received from the County Council, re charitable aid; also stating that the present County grant would not be continued after the 31at March next. It was resolved that the chairman convene a public meeting, to which ladies will be invited, to constitute a Charitable Aid Society, and that the Treasurer of the Hospital bo authorised to pay to such Society when formed the sum of twenty guineas, Tenders for Hospital supplies for the ensuing year were received from Messrs C. A. Brigsja and Co., and M, Oaselberg and Co. The tender of Messrs Oaaelberg and Co,, was accepted. The following accounts were paßeedfor payment :-T. Jago, Ll6 8s Id; J. Dove, L2 Is 2d; Ewington, LI Is 9d; J. Thompson, LI 7a 6d; F. W. Hales, L 9 2s7d: Bacon and Wrigiey, L 3 8s 9d; J. Payton & Co,, L33s9d sF. G. Mason, L 6 lis 6d. The Secretary was instructed to report to the next meeting, the names of those persons both able and liable to pay for their maintenance at the Hospital. The Secretary was also directed to send out Station Lists. The next meeting of the General Committee was fixed for Tuesday, the 20th inst.

An obelisk, erected on the spot where Thomaß Clarkson, the philanthropist, resolved to devote his life to bringing about the abolition of the slave trade, has been unveiled by Miss Merrivale, daughter of tho Dean of Ely, in the presence of a numerous company. The obelisk stands on the roadside, near Wadesmill, between Buntingford and Ware, where Clarkson rested while on a horseback journey from Cambridge to London, Mr Edison is reaping a rich reward in Europe, as well as in this country, for his wonderful inventions. The Edison Telephone Company, of London, has ordered from the electrical manufactory in this city 2000 of Edison's chemical telephones for use in London, and is considering the advisability of ordering 10,000 more, In this oity they are being everywhere introduced. All the large wholesale and manufacturing establishments have them: lawyers talk through them to an office in the new Courthouse, and are able to keep instantly posted as to what's going on ; booksellers and others order from each other through them, and a world of trouble is saved all around.—Exchange,

To-day at 2 p.m., Messrs F. H. Wood & 00. hold a large stock sale, at the Featherston Sale Yards.

Mr,F. MoPherson, of New Zealand, bought several fillies at the sale of thoroughbred horses held at Flemington,, New South Walos, ,•• .• /;-N g :

Soven hundred and fifty-six pence werej'j collected in Melbourne in a few hours',to, reimburse Mr Michie the.three guinea;< subscription towards the Summers memorial, which Mr Berry disallowed. On Saturday evening, aays the Post, a i rather curious, and at the same time some,,;; what alarming incident,'.happened on Lambton Quay. A gentleman who had been smoking a pipe entered a stationer's shop after withdrawing the pipe from his mouth and carelessly placing it in the tail pocket of his coat. He left after making his purchases, and continued his' way ; down the quay. Then'he noticed a smell of burning, and was wondering where it came from, when he suddenly _ saw a shower of sparks fly past him in very close proximity. Turning to see what was the matter, he found that the pocket in which he had put his pipe was a mass of smouldering fire, which the breeze was just kindling into a blaze. , To extinguish it was the work of a minute, but the coat was considerably damaged, The occurrence afforded no small amusement to the passers-by at the time. A few minutes later the gentleman had occasion to return to the stationer's shop, where he found the stationer and his assistant in a state of excitement, hunting high and low for the cause os the strong odor of burning which still pervaded the premises. Their equanimity was restored by the explanation which the gentleman was able to afford. "

■ October 21st (says an English paper) was the the seventy-fourth anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. The surviving officers are:—Admiral of the Feet, Sir George Rose Startonius, K. 0.8., who is now in his 90th year, and fought as a midshipman on board the Tonnant; Admiral Robert Patton, now in his 89th year, who was a midshipman in the Bellerophon; Admiral William Ward Perci-' val Johnson, who entered the navy July 2,1803, and was on board the Victory at the time of the battle; Commander Francis Harris, a recipient of the naval pension, who was a midshipman in the Temeraire; Commander William Vicary, now in his B?th year, who was midshipman in the Achilles, and is in receipt of a Greenwich Hospital pension; and LieutenantColonel James Tynmore, also a recipient of a Greenwich Hospital pension, who was midshipman of the Africa.

The following paragraph strikingly illustrates the changes in America during the generation between 1841 and 1871 : " Five Dollars Reward.—Run away from the subscribers on the 23rd November last, the negro boy, Oscar Dunn, an apprentice to the plastering trade. He is of griffe color, between twenty and twentyone yeais of age, and about five feet ten or eleven inches high. All persons are cautioned not to harbour the said boy under the penalty of the law.—Wilson & Patterson, corner of St. John and Com-mon-streets."—"Died.—ln New Orleans, Wednesday, November 2, 1871,. the Hon Oscar J. Dunn, LieutenantGovernor of Louisiana."

A Southern paper contains the following:—"One of the recent arrivals at Dunedin, a farm laborer, was offered and declined 17s Cd per week, with a bonus of £1 for a term of six months, whereupon the master of the Immigration Barrackß, according to the regulations, ordered him to clear out. He has joined the ranks of the unemployed." Our contemporary regards the occurrence as something extraordinary, but we are aware of several cases in this neighborhood in which persons refused £1 per week and board, preferring to go idle, In one case a man remained six months without employment , rather than accept an offer of £l per week, with all found, for six days' work,