THE LONGHURST PETITION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1341, 31 March 1883, Page 2

THE LONGHURST PETITION.

His Excellency tlio Governor'politely but severely reprimanded yesterday the deputation which waited, upon him on behalf of the notorious Longhurst. A short time ago we were invited by the Secretary of the movement to assist in creating an agitation in favor of this criminal, We declined to do so, first because we wero not in a position to judge the facts of the case, and secondly because we had more confidence in the sagacity and intelligence of the judge who tried .the case and of the ministers who reviewed it than we had in the ipse dixit of the man in the street. A good many speeches of his Excellency the Governor have already been reported; in the Press, bat the one which shows him up. in;the best light,' vk, as a mail ; w)io' ; will fearlessly discharge a disagreeable duty, is that in which he snubbed, the friends;;of Longliurst; ■ ■■'ss■ dbyriofc' , suppose the latter avo dissatisfied.; have been and iW to; them is soine sort of a|diß-;

'' '";.|i'"r 'G t .W. .S.clim]eiv;nii'ribn.tfco.3 his (irst show fur this Benson of driiperyinillinery :&'pJV forthis .-..evening, wlioii the windowswill be brilliantly;, illuinindted for .the occasion. : /; .:v- ;:; : . ; W : :

Thoitime for receiving tenderß for the" erection of a bridge at Mnhgapakeha-'has been extended by tho East. County Conncillill noon of Wednesday next the 4th -April...

Wo notice tho railway authorities have erected steps at tho Masterton railway station so tint passengers entering the 'busses are not so liable to accidents as before. Tho chances might be even more reduced if a light was placed so that the stops could bo seen at night. On our fourth pago will bo found a Salvation Army oxtract, "Tho Bristol Brigado Banking Away," "A Sporting Libel Action,"and "What Horticulturist Ought To Learn." Messrs Kudarz and Verno,'illusionists and snti-spiritnalisls, who have, just arrived in Wellington from Australia, contemplate visiting:. Masterton- at an early date. Mr It Hopkirk, of Wellington, will preac'i tn-nmri*..T/ in.tho Presbyterian Church at Ma;:iei'!(in.

On Monday, the Oth April, Mr P. H. Wood will sell at the residence of Mr McNub, near the railway station, the whole of Ids household furniture and effects. Mr MetS'ab is about leaving the district,

"vHoince Bent," the most genial and amiiiiim star that travels the Australasian co'onies, arrived at Masterton hist evenin;:, and arranged with our local amateurs to giro Bntrrtainmenls in the Theatre Royal on Wednesday and Thursday evenings next. The progmmino will consist of the latest minstrel Sonus, jokes, anecdotes, sketidies, and Horace Bent's successful lm li-squo of Archibald Forbes, entitled " The Experiences of a Raw Oorrciijiondciit." Horace Bent was in this district some years, and tho impression made then on our mind was thai he is one of the few comedians who can be wonderfully amusing and entertaining without being in the slightest degree coarse or vulgar.

.Mr W. Bell, of Deniaon .House, Mastarton, announces the opening up of his auturnn and winter' unoda. The display 'of drapery mid millinery at Mnsterton this evening should bo well worth seeing, judging fiom the various announcements in our advertising column:.

Professor Allen hold fonh from hid bugey opposite the Foresters' Arms' Hotel, Greytoivn, .on Thursday evening on the merits of his electro-magnetic pud, and sold a quantity to the trusting public at 5s each. He. signified his intention of lecturing in tho hall at a future date.

The sash and door factory at Greytown had a narrow escape from fire on Thursday. It appears that some chips and shavings caught alight in the online room, and blazed furiously fur :i short time, but fortunately there was plenty of help at hand, and with buckets and hose tho fire was got under before any serious injury was effected.

We direct special attotinn to the splendid stock of (I W. Schroder, Hall of Commerce, (Read Advt. on our front 1 page.) We are fjlml to sen one of our leading drapers has introduced to Masterfon a superior class of drapery hitherto not procurable in the Wairarapa, consequently a considerable amount of money will be retained in the district, Hint otherwise be sent away to procure tho novelties, which are now obtainable at The Hall of Commerce; A grand display of tsupet b goods will take place to-night,-Advt. A meeting of the Finance Committee of Mnsterton Fire Brigade was held last evening,—Present: MessrsPiiyton, (Chairman(, G. Dixon and Sellar. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed tho treasurer reported a crodit balance of £l2 18s 6d. Accounts to the, amount of £6 Is 8d were passed for payment. Tho secretary was instructed to apply to the Borough Council for chimney lines collected by that body, It was decided thit future meetings of the comrnifee should tako place on tho second Wednesday in every mouth. The meeting then adjourned, The services in the Wesloyan Church will bo taken on Sunday next by the Rev Lewis Hudson, late o( Wellington, As Mr Hudson'is known to many Masterton residents and is a preacher of ability full congregations arc anticipated. The General Synod opens at Napier next week, The Bishop of Wellington went through Mnsterton yesterday to attend it. A meeting of tho Standing Committee of the Wellington Diocesan Synod was held last evening. Present—Archdeacon Stock in the Chair), Revs U. J, Thorpe, H. Coffey, T. Fancouri, Messrs Powles, Quick, Franco, Wilson, and Ruus Marten. The Treasurer (Mr Powles) reported that the Wangaimi parfsh had paid up nil arrears, and that tho Carterton district hud entered into an agreement with their clergyman that he should accept i'2s less stipend than that allotted to hnn by Synod. Also that the clergy stipend's due, including arrears from tho December quarter amount to £1347. to meet which there were sums doe from parishes and districts in the shape of promised subscrii tioiia, &0,, amounting io £l9B for last quarter, and £7lB for the current quarter, so that, lusnming every penny of promised subscriptions &0., to be paid in full, which was very unlikely, there would still be a deficit of £432. A Ion" discussion took place on this report, and it was resolved on the motion of Mr Rous Marten, seconded by the kov. R. Coffey' -(1) That, with reference to the Carterton agreement, the Standing Committee could not recognise any which contravened the Sym.il regulations, (2) That all defaulting parishes and districts', bo required immediately to pay out of' their offertories and collections tho sums which they have failed to provide in accordance ' with' their assessment, (3) That the financial position of the fund is exceedingly critical in view of the Treasurer's report, and that it is necessary for immediate stops to be taken to reduce the diocesan liabilities within the diocesan means of payment, also that the President bo respectfully requested to consider the advisability of convening a meeting of the Diocesau Synod as soon as po'ssible, in order that fresh arrangements may be made. After some other business the meeting, adjourned.—Evening Post. Our weather reporter writes aa follows: — l| The following roturna are fur the past fortnight, The weather has been pleasant, and free from the uauul equinoctial gales up to,tho 30th mat,, when a-change took place, It rained henvily in the, morning, one quarter of an inch was registered between 7 and 8 o'clock a.ni, The wind was in the south and south west. Towards night a Btroug gale set in from the south west, which, it is hoped, may not prove disastrous to bur coasters.On the 28th the barometer stood at 3010 inches; and since then it has gradually receded to 29.55 inches, and appearod steady■ .ori,the. night of tho '3oth. Probably we! may iuivo: strong winds for.adayVor' two,; The barometer has been high theaetwo v,'eelißj tboiiiieanreadiiigbeiu.s; 20.80'. inohog anrj thermean"tJievnVpuie tot- for t.ho same, "time 61 Fall, ■'■Raiii ''-has ■' falleK-oh-;'fpar.'(lays,--giyj^ ;thfot\fo:*weKksi-V Total;; rainfall;; for/the: •'mohtliv 2.415 inchoa; iiridfor tho-year iri6hes^Bhewipg';th

The first-parade of the Maitorlon Volunteers under the new roculntions was hold last evening, there being about thirty present, under the command of Oolor-Sergoant J. Williams. The company were putthrough theirfacingsby Drill Instructor Bezar. As none of the com-' missioned officers wore present, the meeting arranged to hi) held fell through. Notice is given of the intention of the Maß'.orton Borough Council to skrike a gunoral rate of Is in tho £ and a library rare of Id in the £ on all property within tho Borough payable in two equal instalments

Edward Price, who when arrested by Constable Poarce Rave his name as George Pearco, was brought before W. Booth Esq, J.P., at Carterton on Satuiday morning (in two charges of obtaining goods under false protonces, and committed for trial on both. In tho first ho had obtained goods from Messrs Yeitoh and Allan for which he had given a valueless cheque for £l9. In the other he had obtained some rings from Mr Barnard, jeweller, and had other jewellery put aside to the amount of nearly M), promising to. call and give a cheque for the same; 'Failing to do so the matter was' reported' to Oonstablo Darby. Mr E. W. Muir, teller tit the Bank of New Zealand proved the presentment, of the cheque for £l9, and that tho accused had never had an account with the bank. -

The average return of the wheat harvest in South Australia this season is /four and a-half husbols to the acre. ■

During tho past fifteen years jjthrco thousand live hundred churches 'have been built iu America.

A singular change of fortune has just happened'to a poor man entirely without means, who has recently been working in gardens at Forbes, N.S.-W. Last mail brought him a letter stating that he had been left by his father, a wealthy Irish gentleman, property to the value of £200,000; also, £30,000 to another brother, who is a swagman. Among the gossip.circulating in sportcircles (says tho Melbourne World) is that during the present year a party of English footballers, will risit Australia, and ylaya series of matches with tho leading,clubs here, Such a game, doubtless, would excito a great deal of attention, and would not only have a profitable tour, but exercise a beneficial influence-upon thecobnies,

(sir E, Wood has been named Sirdar, or Commander-in-Chief,- and Pasha Forik. Tho Jesuits driven from Franco have established Ihoms'elves in considerable numbers in Turkey.

Dr Yates, of Shanghai, says the Chinese pay £'30,950,400 annually to quiet tho spirits of their ancestors, The Emperor of Russia has ordered the emblazonment of a new coat-nf-iums which he will adopt after the coronation, The Calumet Irou and Sieol Oo's mills at Chicago will be closed shortly, reducing 2000 hands to idleness,

The Emperor of Austria recently told a delegation of Jews from Presburg that ho should novor cease to protect thern and their co-religionists against their enemies, from whatever quarter they may arise,

It is during these days of business that a clergyman, on seloctiug a chapter of the Bible to read in church, first looks at tho end of the last verso to make sure that no patent medicine advertisement is hitched on. , Tho cornor stouo of the first new Lulhetan church built in Leipsic during tho last throe hundred years was recently laid. J

• The action of moisturo is very obvious to the general observer. The distance to which roots will travel in searoh as it were of moisture, and the way io which luxuriant growth and intricate ramification are promoted when access to wat6r is obtained, are similar facts. Too frequently drain pipos get choked with a mass of roots whoso slruotnre has been changed, and whose excessive growth has been stimulated by the presence of copious supplies of moisture. If there is an equal supply of water all round, the growth of the roots will be uniform, but if, as is more often the case, there is more water on one side than on the other, then the root will curve Io the side where there is tho fullest supply, and Iho power thus exerted to get at the water is greater than that of gravity. When tho tip of tho root is covered with grease, the root does not bend to the wot surface, on which account Mr Darwin aud his son infer that senaitivenoasto moisture resides specially in the tip. The relation these movements and this growth bear to the processes of nutrition carried on by the root are too obvious to need further comment.

Messrs Moody and Sankey, the Evangelists, who are now in Dublin, set apart one night for soldiers of the garrison, who attended in largo numbers, nearly 400 being present. Mr Moody's address had a visible effect on the soldiers, and when he called upon those who desired to be prayed for to stand up, nearly 300 in uniform rose, and afterwards attended an inquiry meeting,

Professor Wiggins storm has not eventuated, Tho fateful ides of March have passed with nothing moro important than a welcome down-pour of rain, welcome to the parched country and welcome to the drapers, who hope to sell their stock of garments suited for such weather. Wo aro quite willing (o help our customers to provide against a "rainy day," by offeiing our "Sampro Secco" cloak, which is a most useful and necessary garment, thoroughly waterproof, and very light in weight, to bo had in Navy blue and black and in all sizes, Each cloik is provided with a neat satchel of the same material to carry it when not required to bo worn, We would also invite inspectors of some really choice fur lined and circular broche cloaks, edged with fur and lined with quilted silk. Wo have a few charming imitation and real seal skin jackets in length.from 36 to 45 inches that have only to bo seen io be co\ etedat Tames Smith's To Aro Bouso Wellington.-[Advt.]