The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1883. DYNAMITE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1339, 29 March 1883, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1883. DYNAMITE.

Some twenty-five yeara ago we. remember seeing occasionally an elderly invalid who was known as the son of tjie Right Hon. Spencer Percival, an English Premier, who was assassinated in the year 1812. In English circles the lapse of fifty years had not altogether effaced a .memory of a inline which was foreign to British'instiucts -and almost unparalleled in British annals.- During the twenty-five years which have elapsed since the period which we recall, Englishmen have been gradually but surely made familiar with assassins' handy work. Year after year outrages have increased in number and extent until the home of our youth is almost as dangerous a spot to livo as a continental country during a revolutionary paroxysm. Detectives are told off to guard all eminent statesmen, soldiers are placed in charge of public buildings, and free, and peaceful England is more a past memory than a living reality. A horde of dynamite revolutionists apparently threatens every European community. They have their agents in every country, and no crowned head is safe from them, These murderous associations still appear to be gathering in number and strength, and no doubt if severe repressive measures are not taken they will some day come boldly into the open and war against society, not by isolated outrage, but by a direct and systematic aggression. It would be a good thing for Europe if its different nations entered into an alliance to suppress organised •assassination. If the money and men which are now devoted to the creation of vast armaments against foreign foes could be directed to the eradication of the social outlaws who in every country are sapping the foundations of law and order, the task of putting down dynamite might be accomplished. Socialist movements for tho freedom and advancement of suffering and persecuted peoples would have the sympathy of all good t men if they were dissociated from dynamite and unstained by murder and sudden death. Changes amounting 1 almost to revolutions are necessary in Enrope to enable all classes of society to live and thrive;. but who call hope that such changes can be brought about, either by dagger or dynamite. In England now, people look for their daily outrage in the papers every morning aa a matter of course. The Radicals are the dominant power- in political circles, and outside them dynamite reigns supreme, Surely the time for change has arrived I

Tho usual parade of the Ureytown Rifles was held on Tuesday evening, when thero were about twenty, present, under the command of Lieut, Cameron. The recruits were put through an hour's drill in slow and quick time, and acquitted themselves well. Messrs. Trotman and Humphries are, the successful tenderers for the erection of • the Greytown Police Court, The tender whs for i 220. Two other tenders were received, the highest being £260. The Board of Reviewers for the Greytown Borough District sat yesterday with dosed doors, Drßuller (says the Manawatu Standard) is just completing a palatial residence,in Wellington, the contract price of which is over £3OOO.

, At a meeting of the Education Board yeswday the following' business was transactedMr JV R, Blair was unanimously. elected chairman. The new school at Tinui will be erected as soon as funds are available. ;It was decided to publish the marks obtained by the scholarship candidates. f35 was • granted tor repairs and alterations to the buildings at Feaiberston. Tlie account for , an addition 18 at.Carterton was passed; The repairs and alterations for Kaitara were left with the architect to carry out. As soon as ,the ; deeda for the school site at Wangaehu are in the hands of the Secretary, tenders will bo called for the erection of the building. The Board decided to urge all committees to enforce the compulsory claims of the Education Act, bo that all children ot school age might reap the benefit of free; education.;?; The fallowing tenders Were accepted!—Fernridge,additions, CI E. Daniel; Olareville,' additions, Trot nun arid Humphries j Waihenga, additions, W. Benton. Several matters' were received too late for -the present meeting,'and had to stand over.

Mr Fielding has in -his window a sample of tine. filbens grown I his season by Mr G, H, fhute of luripuni, The quarterly summoned meeting of Gourt Loyal Enterprise, A.O.F. tnkea place at the Foresters hall, Masterton,this evening. ' ;• f .'The usual monthly meetingef the Mas-< terloil Institute Committee was heldjast evening, Present—Messrs, Bish (Ghair. man), Boddington, Sellar, Grundy,Hoef'g, and Payton. The minutes of the previous meeting wera read and confirmed, The .Treasurer.- reported .-vt.Hafr* .Council;had deducted from the Institute ia BUiri ot seven pounds odd for rates, and' also held a balance of from tho Town Lands Trust grant which belonged to the Inauiute. It was resolved—That: applications for these monies be made. The following, accounts | were passed for payment:—G. W. Dutton, ID 13s 10d; D. Crewe,; £llO a; Mrs.-Bennett, IIG Os lOd j and ; E. Feist £1 2s fid. As this nieeiinx was the last one of. the present Committee, Mr Payton moved that the Borough Coimoil he recommended to allow the subscribers'to° the Institute to elect a committee for the ensuing year. •Mr Boddington seconded, but doubted whether.itwould meet with success from

the Borough Council. He had felt for a long time that the bulk of the ratepayers took very little interest .in tho affairs of the Institute, Mr Hogg opposed the motion, as it was unwise, for the present committee to condemn themselves.He thought that the affairs of the Instutute had been satisfactorily managed during .ilie past year. Again, he thought that

the interest of tho ratepayers should be encouraged by'giving them tyeffullest privilege. Mr Grundy, thought it. would be a pity to limit the franchise, and

possibly the election might arouse some interest m the Institute among rate'' payers. Mr Payton, in.reply,- said he would be only too glad, if ratepayers took an interest in the election of a to leave it in their hands. It was simply

because they were indifferent to the privilege that he moved liia resolution, The motion was then put, and lost by tht the ousting yote of the Chair, The annual report drafted by the Secretary, with the balance Bheet, were read and approved of, and it waa decided that a special meeting should be convened for their final adoption.

, The oongresatinnal mealing at the Presbyterian Church, Masterton, was well attended last evening, Mr Mo being in the chuir, The question of selecting a minister to fill the vacant charge was fully discussed, and a majority of'lhose present being favorable to the Rev Mr Porter, it was decided that a call should be given to this gentleman; Mr Porter ts a young minister, recently out from Home, and now supplying a temporary vacancy at Prebbleton, near Ohristchurch, We notice by the" Bunbridge Chronicle" thatt the local presbytery held a special meeting at County Down in November last to,ordain the Rev R. J. Porter,- who hud been nominated by the Board of Missions for New Zealand work. At a banquet which followed, the chairman in proposing Buccess to the newly ordained minister, said—lt is with mingled feelings of sorrow nnd congratulation that I propose this sentiment. I have had the pleasure of knowing Mr Porter since I came to to" this congregation, sixteen years ago, Ho is the eon of one of the oldest nnd moßt respected families in the congregation. 1 have watched his oaroer in school nnd collego days with much.interest, and I have enjoyed pleasant and irequont intercourse with him in private, and I can say I have known few young men of whom there is so much good, and so little evil to be t<>ld. The; Presbytery that have.licensed him, and that have this day ordained him, have cortiOed their high opinion of his character' and attainments by the credentials they have given hira, nod the numerous and Buttering testimonies they have thjs day borne to his character and qualifications for the sacred offlco and honorable appointment to which ho has now been ordained, The Mission Board have shown their estimate of him by calling bim to a field of labor, the most extensive, interesting, and hopeful in connection with the British Empire, and the mission field of the Irish Presbyterian Church. While, therefore we part with our young brother with aincere regret, wo congratulate him on his honourable designation to the colonial field, and assure him of our best wishes for his happineas and usefulness. The sympathy we naturally feel, with him in parting with frtonds by whoth he has been so esteemed, is considerably mitigated by one event of great importance in his life that hat recently happened. That he might go forth as a Scriptural Bishop wanting no qualification, Mr Porter has had the good sense and grace to become the "husband of one wife." In this one acquisition he hus secured to himself ample compensation for the pain of separation from nil his other friends; And those of us who have had the pleasure of even a brief acquaintance with this accomplished and courageous ladyl will readily acknowledge that Mr Porter lias been , quite as fortunate in the choice of a wife as in the ecclesiastical appointment he has obtained. We wish them both a long find happy and useful life.

The Maaterton Fire Brigade held a. meeting last evening, at which Captain Muir was in the chair. After the minutes «{the previous meeting had been confirmed the Secretary reported that ho was in communication with the directors of the Theatre Royal Company, re stationing representatives of the Brigade in the Theatre when publio performances were in progress. He also stated that a meeting of the Finance Committee to consider the requi tmsiits of the Brigade had been arranged fur this evening. The Chairman brought before the meeting a dispute which.arisen between the fo.eman andbrancliman on the occasion of the Into fire, After some discussion an expression of regret" frotrt Branohman Dixon for a breach of discipline was accepted, and the matter passed over,;, The accuracy of a report which appeared in this journal as to tho time which elapsed .in geuing to work at the late Sre was dis-' cussed and the Secretary' was instructed to contradict it, and to further explain that on this occasion seven members of. iho Brigade were;recruits, and that three of them had hot even attended apractice. The Chairman reported that their engine keeper had recently thoroughly neglected his duties, and moved that he be dismissed, - The Secretary in supporting tho motion, stated that on tho occasion of the late fire he was hnder the influence of. liquor.ln dismissing the engine keeper lit was decided that a months pay should 'be deducted from his .salary for gross neglect of duty, and that a day's pay Bhould' be tjiven, together,with the thanks of ' the Brigade to Lieutenant Keeßter and Foreman Dixonj- who on the day folluwing|tlie fire cleaned the hose, repaired the engine, and did generally the work left undune ( by tho engine keeper. There was also some discussion bb to effeota of the undue liberality-displayed in dispensing spirits and beer at the late fire.- A number of young lads on this occasion became disgracefully intoxicated, and we are pleased to learn that the brigade expressed itself -strongly' against such 'practices, : Lasf evening the brigade pumped for; # :;cb.uple of hours at the Abyssinian well in Queen-street, and injietidito get a'i it again this evening.' fit is saiisfaiitoi'y to . see that our. local firemen are'so promptly taking,steps to obviate the inefficiency which was manifested atHh#late fire.

; The Property.Taxaasesßment HeviewerS sit at Carterton ta day. MrPi.Hi-Wood.il initruoted to sell on Saturday i-April,7th;vfttJ 2 p.m., . merohandise/haraess,; aaddlea, furmtare,^ c >i ~ ■ Messrs .stook Bale i takes':place;on Wenesday nojtt, April 4th, They, to theories altep.cly advertiao'd- . fifteen" oalveß;>a*Btnall]bV'of lieef, and store . t /

Mr Arnold, the well-known basket maker of .Kurjpp),,.haß^oen i; plyjng..;hiß. trade atAVanganui during"thepastfew' weeks,-but has no intention of settling in that township. • ■'

A pair of black polled bulls'were landed in Masterton yoaterday and. attracted som e attention,,being of breed, a stamp of animal in this district. They.bavearrived'from Dunedin to tlie order of Messrsigaijdyside Roberts is Co/? of Akitio, who> intend, we under- 1 stand, to oroas their shorthorn cows with them. They appear.'to/be admirably fitted for hilly country;-being long, low, and; hardy. ' ' X At yesterdny's meeting of the Education Board a communication was read from MrR, Lee, Inspector- .of' Schools, who' suggested that he should be permitted to visit sohools in other parts'of the colony, and pointed out the practical benefit that would be derived from suohan inspection. In the event of the Board adopting the suggestion, he asked to be.allowed steamer and railway fares and the usual travelling allowance, and that hs should be allowed acouple of months' leave of absence. Mr Bunny remarked that lliii would be a very pleasant holiday for Mr Lee; but Mr Hutchison, apart from the question of expense, was of opinion. : ibat it was' a desirable thing to change inspectors from one place.to another. Ultimately, it was agreed to allow Mr Lee a'month's leave. —Post. | -• '' '

The Anglican Bishop of Wellington ib axpooted to arrive at Maaterton to-mor-row en route (or it visit to Napier.

Thei New Zealand Timespublishes today a report of the Carterton Bam and Ewe Fair which took place more than a month .ago. Better late than never 1

The Masterton Amateur -.Christies are, endeavoring ,to secure the services of the, renowned Horace -Bent for their opening performance.

Professor ; Wiggips. storm has not evon--tuatcd. Tlia fateful ides, of' Maroli have passed with nothing more' important than a. welcome down-pour of rain, welcome to the parbhed oountry arid welcome to the drapers,, who hope to sell, their stock of garments suited for such weather.- - We' are quite' willing to help our customers to provideagainst a'• rainyj day,".by offeiing our. Sampre Secco" cloak, -which is a most-, useful and necessary garment, thoroughly' '.waterproof, and very light in weight, to wf had in Navy blue and black and in all sized.Each clo tk is provided with a neat satchel • of the same materiil to carry it when not, required to be worn. We would also invite inspectors of some raally choice fur lined and circular broche cloaks, edged with fur and lined with' quilted; silk. We have a few .charming imitation and real seal skin jackets in length from 36 to 45 inches that haveonly to.be seen to be covetedat Tames Smith's TeAro Houso Wellington,—[Advi.]