The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1882. JOHN BRIGHT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1158, 22 August 1882, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1882. JOHN BRIGHT.

The Sau Francisco mail brings word that John Bright intends to visit • America during the recess. No English politician stands as high as this tribune of the people in the esti- '! matibn of our American cousins. Tt will be a pride and a pleasure to the greatest of modern nations to welcome , him to'their soil. It is somewhat strange that one who has been corresponding with America for half a century, who has hosts of personal 1 friends in' the States, and who is I thoroughly, versed in "the institutions ' of the country and their rise and progress, should have waited till he was ' past three score and ten years before .| crossing, the Atlantic. He. cannot i plead Want oif opportunity, for during I the past twenty : five years he has been ' a man of leisure, He lias, it is true, ', made great speeches both within and ( without the' House, and has been a ' member of more than one administra- ' tion. Still, he has never undertaken continuous or, arduous labors. His ' portfolio Was always a light one, and counsel rather than aotion was expected from him by his colleagues. ' His visit to America, should it take pla'cej will be oneof the events of the, nineteenth \ century, and will do an incalculable amount of good, by promoting harmony and friendship between the' two great English speaking races. The American! are as proud ol John Bright as we ' are. His sentiments are their sentiments, and his sympathies chord with theirs. It will be remembered that in the fierce struggle between •North and South he stood aloof from.the mass of English people in giving his' voice for the North. Subsequent events proved that he was right in this as" in many other instances where from conviction, he took a side which was even unpopular. His action, however, at. this momentous crisis is gratefully remembered in the states, and no English politician stands as high there as he does, There is no living man in England who deserves better the title of the tribune of the people than John Bright. He was born and bred among the middle classes of England, and to this day he dwells among his own people, unspoiled by the honors that have been extended to him by Queen, nobles, and people. There is a grand simplicity and unity about his life, and his career, which cannot to an equal degree be found in any other living Englishman, From an American point of view be is, we feel sure, the greatest man in England, and it will be good for England, and for the States, that he should; in his old age, by a visit to the territory, forge a new.link to draw the two. great nations nearer together.

The Cartortun M.I. -ooiey meet to, night for recitations and readin^S*^ Tenderß are invited for. the fort;,ohaina pf.irire.feacihg at i^ftorJ|^A W-. iA, F| Httlcdmfie'lias NeWiZealadd]by the mail steame| '■■'-'§£*, Notice thai aYpoll of{the rate-; payers* oKttfo. County!; Licensing District will beheld on Thtirs- J day, the 19th day of Ootober, atTinuL*'* _We have no hesitation in Baying that the cheapest and'bwt-hbuie'iff MsafertoTH for clothing, grocery, ;iwnmonge'ry,\boots andjhoes, and all general merchandise!; .is Bapp In a side last evening Mr.Culleuunpaoked.a .variety of cards, emblems, toys,. &c, which ho has brought l from ;Englaiid,!,'and -, wiiol) ■ss Covered with luminous,paint q jVhen our" ■reportor saw ihemjWey"were opaque, as they has never beeu exposed 1 " 1 to light'. Mr Cullen, however, bymtansof a mag-' nesium lighiapeedily fed,'the.pamt-with- : a suffioientiamount of .the room being darkened, all, the fancy aiid useful articles in his collection shone out., with Nvonderful brilliancy. The show was a'complete BueoesSf' SBveralHnterdßting experiment being made," -Aportiou, for example, of, one painted surface, was shaded by pattern 1 when ine ; iiglii was applied/and the shadow of- the star watphotograp.hed on the luminousjurfaoe, A'visit'lo'Mr'"Cuiren's''da , rrßtudid : ;ia ! strongly suggestive of,'diablerie,' .but is for all that extremely, interesting., II We have been the native* of Wairarapa to publish.; the following report of a meeting held at' Gladstone : A Urge' Maori meeting was" held "on the 15$. instant at Waipoapoa, Gladstone, whiobwaa not coucluded until the. 21stj all the native chiefs bf'the Wairarapa being present.. The object of ithe'meetiiig' was to ,take jntp consideration Messrs! Bryce's and Atkinson's two Bills," viz.,. the Native Reserve and the Crown and 1 Native Land Bating Bills! 'We all consider that if the.said bills become law it will be injurious to the interests of the Native Raee,'ahd we haveall unanimously agreed that we will never consent to suoh Acta becoming law. It ia taking all power oat of bur hands, arid allowing the' Government to do as they like. We are going to send delegates to all 'the' Native tribes of New Zealand to verument to have the! Bills' thrown ojit! We.will;reaißt them : to,the death,'"whai; ever the consequences maybe.: -j"^ Insurance atjeata are;modeßt for superlative bashfulness commend us to sub-agents'. Yesterday one'of the; latter fraternity signalled the mail trail at! Kuripuni tostop. The engineer shut ..off j steam and the guard prepared to receivej passengers, when, lo I, amid the loudj laughter 'of the travellers, the, «üb-j agent explained that .his; ...objaot;! in{ arresting the train was to post a letter in l the guards letter box. He was proceeding,' it is said, to explain the benefit of insur-j ing in his particular society to the official!) in charge, when the train, amidst a cloud of smoke and bad language, moved 'on/ j The Maßterton Rifle Volu.nteers.parado 1 for inspection and exeroiae on theJoili inat,, at 7.30 p.m., and the school cadets on the same afternoon, ... j The Masterton Odd Fellows meet' this evening, . " '','.' . ' . ! Last Friday week, a sperm whale was willed ashore in a small riyer about three miles from .Unti. it .ineuauted' about fourty-five feetin lengtli|and has been taken possession of ; by Mr E. Meredith,, junior, Who set,hands to'work to boil- down rthe blubber. Three hundred, 'gallons.' ,havt already been 'qbtaine'd. from the caroase, and half of..it.still,,remaina f 'tp b'« rehdeied down. Whales are:frequently seen off this, coast,' and ithis.jsj "no't'ithe first piize of the kind that has been secured, . .. , ;i ; ~.,lfapjland Harehave forsale,soobjishels'of pump seedpotato oats.any onereq'uiriiig a first class sample should call' at .Papp andHare's.—Aovt. ; ','".., j A special rneetiun of the' Masterton ■Borough Council on the the loan question will be held this evening. Mr Ward'ell, R;M., /sits .'at Greytown to-day. '".'",. ■■ I The adjourned meeting of the Mas'tpr ton' Park Trustees fell through yesterday, the only members in attendance bjsijig, Messrs Boddington and Payton. ' Messra Lowes and ] torus, 'cntnpleied their sale of Mr McOardle. nurßery ; plants; yesterday, Prices ruled a little .juwer than on Saturday, and aomo excellent bargains were obtained. The sale, as ai whole, realised more money-Uhani arff previous one of the kind in-the district. If the promoters of the' Masterton Woolen Factory only knew the large quantities of Colonial Tweed, CkhingV Flannels, and Blankets that are weekly turned into cash at Eapp and Hare's. Emporium, there would be no difficulty in getting rid of shares in this W venture. When you pass Rapp lan? Hare's Emporium,'please • call ?. and inspect their stock of New Zealaiid'raa'de: Blankets.—Advt. ; ' : • i The Committee' appointed to oanvass' the District with regard to the Taratahi Butter and Cheese Factory ."met" at ,My Booth's house laae night; wheh,'by com' paring notes, it was found97s,Bharesiwere taken ui, arid 423 cows guaranteed, j The. whole thing has taken well there, and the! undertaking is generally popular,-. ' ' The inspection parade of the Cartefto'n Eifleßtonk place on Monday'evening in the Public Hull; Lieuts. Bennett and Crawford, Surgeon Watte, Drill Instructor Bezar, and 26 rank and file' being in attendance. After a.hour's drill a'meeting was held, when Lieut. Bennett'W. unanimously elected captain, amid much cheoring. It was decided to let the election of Sub-Lieut, stand'over till the hex) meeting. A letter from the seoretary of the Match Committee as. to'« match between second class'shots-was refer/JBj! to the Match Committee.. The appointment of a secretary was directed to stand over till Monday next. Itwas deoldetho move the target to the range on Mr Hannah's ground.' """In" Sergt-Major Bezar attended at the Otty torton School and rjf score of the boys, who shaped remarkably well considering jt- was only; their second , .parade. _x ; - ! .j |j > ■\ -The Vestry of St, 'Mark's ioharoh met. last night; ihe Rev. W. T. iWestiern in ohair. Mr W. Booth reporjed that the carpet for tho chancel, the mattiris,vand one kirplier, had been made a gift to the church. Sunday. the-17th' inst., wai. fixed itit the consecration ofS the bhurohj Mr Price gave notice of motion for next :meeting« that 'the ,'pews be 1 lit. The 'Chairman was requested to ask the, Revs,' Paige and (White" to take the-morning and evening .'Sunday succeeding the consecration! j ,• A'meetihg v of tKe WairarapV Institute Committee was held at Greytown evening. Present—Messra Porritt .(cjiairj, man), Kimberly,-flollardr-Webe!terr and Loasby. '> readiiftem Mr Coleman Phillips, accepting office' arvidePresident,'and one fromiMriO., 1 Nation-/ declining to act as Comraiiteman at present! The Treasurer reported a oredit' balance in the Bank at £23 5a lid. Ad account for £2lßs 6d r waa passed for pay. ment.' was'resolved "that MriNation's,, acceptedjY.apor that tht filling of the vacanoy be lefijubtil* fuller -ttettingj^Ahei_Oommitt»i 1 •

The final winter entertainment takes f Kplace Hall, Carterton, on » ';ir ■ %S; "■.''' •'■'■ \ «. TenderKartrinvited by Mr 6, Fapmn, ' erection of additiop|a 'ffieEltetiMni Hotel. , k lorns announce w ' 'Saturdlyfbict a sale of garden aeedsjm : 'bulk, Bnitableior the present Beaeon, V' \ : ' "^Messrs & Co. notify that they have purchased the whole of the ■atpotin-^W l of,Mr4..,%Jes, bootmaker e|,.WerilngtpTiVar7d~will"hpTd a"clearinjf:j sale'of ft at'their hriok store, Masterton, . > rlepjeMetl-at bygain prices. , pome wellpreparedpialnuroirTKe^Foy^ town Town Hall sitting accomodation halve been prepared, so that intending . visiton to the Philharmonic Society's - ''first concert, on September 21it can select their seats. The most favored of them are being rapidly taken up. . : The following team will represent Greytown in the matoh against " Our Boys," ; to'be played in Greytown on Saturday mxti-Fairbrother, Burch, Baillie, Terry , 1: and G,,Humpheries, J., and W. Beard, J. and, A! JijMell; Var>hlm}jflawke, Harris, Tuliy and truimas: 'llmfirg'elioiei: Udy, Winteringham, and G! Humpheries, Mr Ronaldson will be umpire for the visitors, and as !ome r of them return ■. byt%4fteraoon-bin,)the/malo.hlwi!li . (Commerioß at 12.30 ' be held at Gr,eytown pti .Thursdiiy'af terboon. ; "At<'a;cobgregationa). ;meeljni» of the Prisbyterian iOrjarcb,iWaßter|on,. J jVhioh ,was held l laßt's6vening,!,lhe;;queVtipn .'of the cßev.' Jv' MMtertdn" was' 2 dj&cussed.^.Mr:" ; Yu'Jpj occupied th9,ch'air;,"ahd resolutions were 'carried'irl whiohf irrliletheJcbngregation. ; jdisplaimed any_ deslre'td 1 bias' ; Mr>MoKee'ii ; iaotiofa/ it.''expre's'sed{theygr«i|pcatjpnoil, , tci remain "in ihe ■ jdiatrict. McKee ; has labsolutely decided'to'accept the post !whioffllaß.:bßfi^offere"d/.t6lbim3t ( ;Wai? / 1 jmate, and-will leave within a very few daya. The congregation, we are informed will arrange for,a formal leave taking, by whidh'it wiljhavean opportunity of expressing in an appropriate' manner its sense oftheir paetofslong i serviceß to 1 are rife as to Mr MoKefl's'probaole'successor, but we understand' that ; they arejill , «B;v/ell.aB ?Uc